UCTV (University of Connecticut)
| UCTV | |
|---|---|
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| Owned by | University of Connecticut |
| Picture format | Standard Definition |
| Slogan |
For Your Viewing Pleasure Blowin' up yo' SET! (former) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | American English |
| Broadcast area | Campus Televisions |
| Headquarters | Storrs, CT |
| Website | uctv.uconn.edu |
Availability | |
| Cable | |
| Huskyvision | 14 |
UCTV is a student television station run entirely by undergraduate students on the Storrs campus at the University of Connecticut's "Huskyvision" cable system. UCTV can be seen on channel 14 on the UConn campus. UCTV offers its members hands on experience in the broadcast and entertainment industry, including practical experience in broadcast news, sports, entertainment, advertising, marketing, finance and studio operations.
History
UCTV, the nation's only fully student-run college television station, first launched back in 1991 on the Storrs campus of the University of Connecticut. Later that year, puppetry majors Mark Gale, Tim Lagasse, Dave Regan and English Major Andy Heidel launched UCTV's first-ever show, a puppet comedy known as "Egghead and Shively." With Gale playing Egghead, a one-eyed puppet with a smoking addiction, and Lagasse portraying Shively, a caffeine-addicted puppet with a receding hairline, the show's four episodes were a hit on the UConn campus and quickly launched UCTV into campus-wide prominence. In the 22 years that have followed, UCTV has generated many well-known productions spanning a wide variety of genres, from news and sports, to music and sketch comedy among others. In the 2008-2009 academic year, UCTV reached the height of its production capabilities, rolling out a comprehensive 24-hour schedule featuring 20 student-made programs, including four sports shows, two talk shows, and even its own reality show. The station also reached the height of its on-campus popularity and involvement, with over 100 students volunteering at UCTV as of 2009. 2011 marked the introduction of UCSPAN as a new department, offering event coverage of campus events, including club sports and UConn Homecoming coverage. UCTV has been consistently airing live sports and news broadcasts since 2012, and still continues to provide a wealth of creative and professional development to the numerous student employees and volunteers.
Location
UCTV's studio is currently located in Suite 409 of the University of Connecticut Student Union building. When it first began back in 1991, UCTV was located in the basement of the Wilbur Cross Library. The station then moved to a small house on King Hill Road next to Ted's Restaurant and Bar. It later moved to the ground floor of the Vinton Dormitory in the Towers Quadrangle student housing complex. When UConn completed construction and renovation on its new Student Union, there was a spot for UCTV, complete with a (now newly renovated) green screen studio, master control room, editing suite, lobby and small office for Board Members. The station can still be found here, in Room 409 next to WHUS, the campus radio station.
Current Productions
Advertising
Advertisements and promotional videos for local clients, with an emphasis on professional broadcast TV spots and online marketing.
News Productions
UCTV News
Live broadcasts, twice weekly
Sports Productions
UC Sports
Live weekly broadcasts allow viewers to get an inside perspective on UConn athletics. Highlights and packages are displayed while members of the Daily Campus and WHUS analyze the latest news on each sport at UConn.
StorrsNation
A weekly live broadcast, recapping the latest game updates and news on UConn and professional sports. A host and analyst break down and analyze the latest pro sports stories, play games including a hashtag war.
UCSPAN Productions
On-campus event coverage, including club sports, homecoming, and cultural center events.
Board of Directors
| Academic Year | General Manager - Hamsa | Productions - Hunter | Finance | Operations | News | Sports | Music/Entertainment | Marketing | Advertising | UCSPAN | Training/Equipment | Human Relations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991–1992 | Rob Vietzke (1991–1992)
Amanda Jewsbury(1991–1992) Chris Short(1991–1992) |
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| 1992–1993 | Chris Short (1992)
Jay Fiedler (1993) Tara Curtis (1992-1993) |
Jessica Ryan | ||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Kelly Langdon | Jessica Ryan | ||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | ||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Jessica Ryan | |||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Lorne Lakin (1996)
John McCurdy (1997) |
JP Kelly | John McKenna | Ghiroli | ||||||||
| 1997–1998 | JP Kelly | Alycia Glide | ||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | JP Kelly | Tim Larkin | ||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Chuck Johnston | Joe Marino | Joe Kingsley | Tim Larkin | Kristen Mullaney | Matt O'Brien | Kathryn Talactac
Melinda Landino |
John McLaughlin | Meghan Smeriglio (Training)
Crystal Amaral (Equipment) | |||
| 2000–2001 | Chuck Johnston (Fall '00)
Meghan Smeriglio (Spring '01) |
Mike Wininger | Vivek Sukumaran | |||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Meghan Smeriglio (Fall '01)
Crystal Amaral (Spring '02) |
Daniel Guertin | Kelly McCabe | Vivek Sukumaran | Dara DeCroce | Chris Collins | ||||||
| 2002–2003 | Vivek Sukumaran | Chris Collins | Kelly McCabe | Andrew Pelletier | Dara DeCroce | Christian Senger | David Laster | Nick Aquilino | Eric Hole | Michael Suppe | ||
| 2003–2004 | Eric Hole | Ryan Mankus | Laura Melchionna | David Laster | Daniel Hutcherson | Michael Suppe | Joe Waller | Peter Finch | ||||
| 2004–2005 | David Laster | Maurice Nelson | Laura Melchionna | Frank Archambeault Jr. | ||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Maurice Nelson | Allison Lampner | Laura Melchionna
Thomas Murawski (2006) |
Frank Archambeault Jr. | Samantha Freda | Meghan McCormick | Kristi Hancock | Dana Timmons | Dana Timmons | |||
| 2006–2007 | Whitney Jefferson | Allison Lampner (2006)
Joe Drew |
Thomas Murawski | Pauley Chea | Julie Amenta | Meghan McCormick | Thomas Wood (2006) | Samantha Freda | Nicholas Hennessey | Heather Warren | ||
| 2007–2008 | Thomas Murawski | Julie Amenta | Sara Bombalicki | Ryan Green | Caitlin Nuclo | Daniel Ferguson | Kerry McConnell | Samantha Freda | Brandon Cardwell | Nicholas Hennessey | ||
| 2008–2009 | Thomas Murawski | Julie Amenta | Sara Bombalicki | Ryan Green | Kristin Zuvich | Daniel Ferguson | Kerry McConnell | Austin Keneshea | Daniel Simonelli | Justin Mintzes | ||
| 2009–2010 | Ezra Okon | Kira Crimi | Mateo Gonzalez | AJ Jorgensen | Kyla Hickey | Daniel Willis | Joey Homza
Noëlle Horelik (2010) |
Noëlle Horelik
Joey Homza (2010) |
Nick Cinea | Mike Schiraldi | ||
| 2010–2011 | Mateo Gonzalez | Chelsea Miller | Ryan Riggio | AJ Jorgensen | Scott Mamrosh | Daniel Willis | Keith Marron | Joey Homza | Kate Bradley | Mike Schiraldi | ||
| 2011–2012 | Mateo Gonzalez | Chelsea Miller | Ryan Riggio | AJ Jorgensen | Amy McDavitt | Marco Ventimiglia | Robert Quinn | Amanda Price | Heather McVey | Nathan Murphy | discontinued (see "Head of Training" below) | |
| 2012-2013 | Nathan Murphy | Cristobal Ortega | Alfred Garcia | Rosario Scalise | Gabrielle Levesque | Chris Dugan | Sam Tracy | Amanda Price | Rachel Eldracher (2012)
David Friedman (2013) |
William Pritchard | -- | |
| 2013-2014 | Gabrielle Levesque | Cristobal Ortega | Alfred Garcia | Rosario Scalise | Chloe Kryszpin | Chris Dugan | Sarah Benitez | C. Bea Angueira (2013)
Ola Kaminska (2014) |
David Friedman (2013-2014)
Rachel Eldracher (2014) |
William Pritchard (2013)
Jaelyn Morgan (2014) |
-- | Sara Tewksbury |
| 2014-2015 | C. Bea Angueira | Brooke Foti | Laura Snyder | Kyle Hastings | Rachel Bauer | Anthony Aidonidis | Lisa Murawski | Ola Kaminska | Ryan Glista | Jaelyn Morgan | -- | Sara Tewksbury |
| 2015-2016 | Jaelyn Morgan | Eric Weeks | Laura Snyder | Kyle Hastings | Kasey O'Brien | Anthony Aidonidis | Tony Tyson | Ola Kaminska | Ryan Glista | Aleksandra Rusowicz | -- | Joshua Malboeuf |
| 2016-2017 | Hamsa Ganapathi | Hunter Young | Stephen Porcello | Kyle Hastings | Grace Enright | Anthony DiBernardo | Michelle DelMazio | Bianca D'Agostino | Matthew Bilmes | Connor Mitchel | -- | Joshua Malboeuf |
Additional Staff
| Academic Year | Head of Training | General Assistant | Productions Assistant | Finance Assistant | Operations Assistant | Archivist | Web Developer | Executive Assistant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-2009 | -- | -- | Marcella Rooney | Ezra Okon | AJ Jorgensen | Carla Humphrey/Mike Schiraldi | -- | -- |
| 2009–2010 | -- | -- | Chelsea Miller | Ryan Riggio | Ryan Green | Ethan Ide | David Furnes | -- |
| 2010-2011 | -- | -- | -- | Marco Ventimiglia | -- | discontinued | David Furnes | -- |
| 2011-2012 | Scott Mamrosh | -- | TBA | Alfred Garcia | TBA | discontinued | David Furnes | Cristobal Ortega |
| 2012-2013 | Sara Tewksbury | Brooke Foti (2013) | Nicole Biancuzzo (2013) | -- | Tomasz Walczak | -- | David Furnes | discontinued |
| 2013-2014 | discontinued | Maddie Chesbro | Brooke Foti (2013)
Sarah Alder (2013-2014) |
Laura Snyder | Kyle Hastings | -- | Jorge Llivichuzhca | -- |
| 2014-2015 | -- | Samantha Faragalli | Eric Weeks | Ashley Uliasz (2015) | -- | -- | Jorge Llivichuzhca | -- |
| 2015-2016 | -- | Prakriti Kumar | Hunter Young | Ashley Uliasz (2015) | Keregan Schoenherr | -- | Jamie Buck | -- |
The Website
UCTV launched its own website in 2003 at uctv.uconn.edu. Since then, the site has undergone a number of transformations in order to expand the site and make it more interactive for viewers. In 2008, the new uctv.uconn.edu website was launched, offering staff profiles, picture galleries and full episodes of all UCTV shows. The site was further improved in the spring of 2010. Plans are currently in the works to offer live streaming video of UCTV-14 on the website.
Recently Discontinued Shows
Entertainment
Applause
Behind the Curtain
The Breakdown
Cappella
Class Acts
Frontier
Get in Bed
Hunting Lodge Shore
Joey Homza: More Famous Than You
Laughing Gas
Make Your Own Damn Sandwich
The Morning After
Nutmeg Kitchen
The Noelle Show
Past Temps
♯Trendin' Topic
Shenanigans
The Survivors
UCTV Classics
UConn Idol
Up Close and Personal
News
Wake Up UConn
Sports
Dog Fight
EMANews
Gettin' Dirty
Marco Mania
Overtime
ProStyle
Awards
In 2016, UCTV was awarded ‘Best TV Newscast’ in the College Media Association Apple Awards. [1]
References
- ↑ "On Air: UCTV" UConn Today. <http://today.uconn.edu/2016/03/on-air-uctv/>.