2008 Woodie Awards
WSRU-TV: SRU's home for news, views and reviews
Campus TV station offers five diverse, student-produced shows
By Liz Glazier
Rocket Assistant Focus Editor
Issue date: 11/2/07 Section: Focus
"During our weekly show, we go over the weekend movies and talk about which ones we thought were good and which movies weren't," Hansell, 22 said.
Ashton Ruby, a senior communication major, produced a new program, "XRU," a variety show he created from many ideas he had for a show.
"I had already been involved with helping the TV station and I had a few ideas for different skits and segments that could potentially be a show," Ruby, 22, said.
"XRU" gives students a chance to talk about anything they want. Hosted by senior communication majors Emily Huebner and Brittney Miller, the show normally includes campus news, entertainment reviews and skits.
One segment on "XRU" is a skit called Pittsburgh Talk, which is something similar to the famous Saturday Night Live skit that has a discussion about the Chicago Bears, except that Pittsburgh Talk is about everything dealing with Pittsburgh- sports, Primanti Brothers sandwiches and Iron City Beer, to name a few.
"If I like it, it will be on," Ruby said. "I haven't turned away any ideas yet."
"Off the Record" is a show all about sports. Hosted by Caleb Pardick, a senior communication major, and Nate Daymut, WSRU-TV's vice president and a senior communication major, this show covers both SRU and national sports.
One of the several segments on this show is "Did You See That?" which takes a look at the odd aspects of the sporting world.
Barnett said that based on viewer e-mails, WSRU-TV's most popular show is "SRUnderground," hosted by Alan Jaquith and Tony Maiocco.
Jaquith, a senior communication major and the station's treasurer, said he and Maiocco, a senior communication major and the station president, have been doing the show for a little over two years.
On "SRUnderground," the two hosts talk about music and current events in the music world. They said they will line up the music videos they are going to play in advance, but other than that, there is essentially no preparation.
"We don't use a script," said Jaquith, 22. "We just fly by the seat of our pants."
A class-based show "Around the Rock," produced by Barnett's Communication Project class, takes on the project of producing its own show midway through the semester.
"This assignment is so the students can get more experience," Barnett said. "It is also great because it helps get more materials for their portfolios."
"Around the Rock" covers the news occurring on and around the SRU campus.
Each day, these shows play in a two-hour cycle at noon, 4 p.m., 8 p.m. and midnight. The order of the shows changes from week to week.
There is only one requirement for show hosts-they must be a communication major.
"As long as you've got the time and are willing to put forth that time to do the show on a weekly basis, you're golden," Jaquith said.
Ashton Ruby, a senior communication major, produced a new program, "XRU," a variety show he created from many ideas he had for a show.
"I had already been involved with helping the TV station and I had a few ideas for different skits and segments that could potentially be a show," Ruby, 22, said.
"XRU" gives students a chance to talk about anything they want. Hosted by senior communication majors Emily Huebner and Brittney Miller, the show normally includes campus news, entertainment reviews and skits.
One segment on "XRU" is a skit called Pittsburgh Talk, which is something similar to the famous Saturday Night Live skit that has a discussion about the Chicago Bears, except that Pittsburgh Talk is about everything dealing with Pittsburgh- sports, Primanti Brothers sandwiches and Iron City Beer, to name a few.
"If I like it, it will be on," Ruby said. "I haven't turned away any ideas yet."
"Off the Record" is a show all about sports. Hosted by Caleb Pardick, a senior communication major, and Nate Daymut, WSRU-TV's vice president and a senior communication major, this show covers both SRU and national sports.
One of the several segments on this show is "Did You See That?" which takes a look at the odd aspects of the sporting world.
Barnett said that based on viewer e-mails, WSRU-TV's most popular show is "SRUnderground," hosted by Alan Jaquith and Tony Maiocco.
Jaquith, a senior communication major and the station's treasurer, said he and Maiocco, a senior communication major and the station president, have been doing the show for a little over two years.
On "SRUnderground," the two hosts talk about music and current events in the music world. They said they will line up the music videos they are going to play in advance, but other than that, there is essentially no preparation.
"We don't use a script," said Jaquith, 22. "We just fly by the seat of our pants."
A class-based show "Around the Rock," produced by Barnett's Communication Project class, takes on the project of producing its own show midway through the semester.
"This assignment is so the students can get more experience," Barnett said. "It is also great because it helps get more materials for their portfolios."
"Around the Rock" covers the news occurring on and around the SRU campus.
Each day, these shows play in a two-hour cycle at noon, 4 p.m., 8 p.m. and midnight. The order of the shows changes from week to week.
There is only one requirement for show hosts-they must be a communication major.
"As long as you've got the time and are willing to put forth that time to do the show on a weekly basis, you're golden," Jaquith said.
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