2008 Woodie Awards
Station sets on-air precedent
News airs despite lack of equipment
Issue date: 11/2/05 Section: News
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Adam Henson
Editor-in-Chief
Vision News Channel 48 is making history on North Greenville's campus starting this week. The student-run television station aired the first of a weekly news broadcast on Monday, Oct. 31.
The half-hour broadcast was taped in the new television studio in the George E. Bomar department of mass communication an hour before the 6 p.m. scheduled broadcast because of the station's current inability to broadcast live.
"We have been working on a news broadcast since the beginning of last semester," said Jacob Via, sophomore broadcast media and station manager. "We aired one program last semester, but we didn't have all of the equipment we needed. Since then we have been focusing on getting that equipment, as well as getting our new studio up and running."
"The first taping went well. I am extremely proud of our students," said Shurajit Gopal, mass communication faculty. "The program looked quite professional."
"Ever since I came to North Greenville we have been working slowly towards this," said Gopal, who arrived at North Greenville in August 2001. "We didn't have a video department and only a few old cameras and broken tripods. We have expanded step by step with the Lord's help."
"Our biggest difficulty has been the fact that we are still operating from the cable room in the old Foster student center," said Via. "It is frustrating because it splits the station."
Even with the entire mass communication department's expansion, the video department still doesn't have everything that it needs to be fully functional.
"The most exciting thing about the news program is that we were able to go on the air with the equipment that we have been given," said Via. "We are thankful for everything that we have been given, but it has been frustrating not having everything that we need. For instance, we had to use a computer monitor as a makeshift teleprompter cMahan, sophomore broadcast media and co-anchor/news reporter for Channel 48. "When I got here [the school] didn't have it, but the school's process of working towards making it available has made it evident that this is my calling in life."
Vision News Channel 48 is hoping to be able to broadcast live by the end of the semester. "We want to be able to broadcast live, but before we can do that our fiber optic cables have to be ran to the master control room,' said Via.
The station's next news broadcast will air Monday, Nov. 7 at 6 p.m.
Editor-in-Chief
Vision News Channel 48 is making history on North Greenville's campus starting this week. The student-run television station aired the first of a weekly news broadcast on Monday, Oct. 31.
The half-hour broadcast was taped in the new television studio in the George E. Bomar department of mass communication an hour before the 6 p.m. scheduled broadcast because of the station's current inability to broadcast live.
"We have been working on a news broadcast since the beginning of last semester," said Jacob Via, sophomore broadcast media and station manager. "We aired one program last semester, but we didn't have all of the equipment we needed. Since then we have been focusing on getting that equipment, as well as getting our new studio up and running."
"The first taping went well. I am extremely proud of our students," said Shurajit Gopal, mass communication faculty. "The program looked quite professional."
"Ever since I came to North Greenville we have been working slowly towards this," said Gopal, who arrived at North Greenville in August 2001. "We didn't have a video department and only a few old cameras and broken tripods. We have expanded step by step with the Lord's help."
"Our biggest difficulty has been the fact that we are still operating from the cable room in the old Foster student center," said Via. "It is frustrating because it splits the station."
Even with the entire mass communication department's expansion, the video department still doesn't have everything that it needs to be fully functional.
"The most exciting thing about the news program is that we were able to go on the air with the equipment that we have been given," said Via. "We are thankful for everything that we have been given, but it has been frustrating not having everything that we need. For instance, we had to use a computer monitor as a makeshift teleprompter cMahan, sophomore broadcast media and co-anchor/news reporter for Channel 48. "When I got here [the school] didn't have it, but the school's process of working towards making it available has made it evident that this is my calling in life."
Vision News Channel 48 is hoping to be able to broadcast live by the end of the semester. "We want to be able to broadcast live, but before we can do that our fiber optic cables have to be ran to the master control room,' said Via.
The station's next news broadcast will air Monday, Nov. 7 at 6 p.m.