GCTV broadcast takes a new angle
GCTV News, formally MBC-4, is taking a new approach to reach more students and the Milledgeville community. A new twist on news will hopefully draw more viewers.
Senior Michael Wiggs has worked hard to make an appealing news show for students.
“We want to be an interactive show and get the name out to new students and transfer students,” Wiggs said. “We want everyone to watch the news every Thursday to see what is going on around campus.”
The first 30-minute show will air Sept. 17. at 5 p.m. on channel 4 (for Charter Communications subscribers) or channel 58 for those in residence halls. New episodes will air every Thursday at 5 p.m. and re-runs will air every other weekday at 5 p.m.
The current producers, Dustin Wilson, Kristen Hall and Michael Wiggs, agreed that MBC-4 lacked structure. They are aiming for more consistency from semester-to-semester and year-to-year with GCTV News. The producers have spent countless hours trying to make the show more campus oriented.
GCTV News works closely with Bobcat Media Productions, a Registered Student Organization. Most of the volunteers for GCTV are members of this organization. Volunteers can shoot story packages, do set design, photograph, create story ideas or work as a reporter.
Senior Kristen Hall hopes that more students will want to watch the show as an alternative source of news.
“We have brainstormed for I don’t know how many hours,” Hall said. “We think it will be a fun way for the community and campus to get involved.”
The show will have several new segments including birthday announcements, as well as fashion and entertainment. In addition, local weather will be featured in a segment called “In Your Backyard.” Students will be able to e-mail their birthdays to the show and they will be announced on air.
The “In Your Backyard” segment was created to be an interactive part of the show. Reporters will go to student friendly places downtown and report the weather. It’s another effort to get the GCTV News name out to everyone on campus.
GCTV News will also have a sports segment. Not only will reporters cover GCSU sports, but they will cover intramural sports and some college football highlights.
“For our features section, we are going for more of the ‘Today Show’ vibe,” Hall said.
Rochelle Smalls is the station’s hard news reporter. Although her stories are world news, she chooses stories that are relatable to college students.
“I volunteer so much of my time because I love the combination of writing and presenting the material verbally,” Smalls said. “I am always running around lugging a camera, but I have to prepare myself for the career world.”
Steve Price is an assistant professor of mass communication at GCSU. Although producing the show can be hectic and chaotic, Price said it is very rewarding.
“Working for the news station creates a hands-on experience for students” Price said. “It will prepare them for jobs and internships.”
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on Sep 18 2009. Filed under News.
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