BTMM news & events
Amir Abed joins ESPN as editor
Amir let us know that it was fellow BTMM grad and collaborator, Zeb Stokes who recently opened up the opportunity for him to move on to ESPN. Earlier this month he accepted a position as an editor at ESPN's Bristol, Connecticut studio. BTMM chair, Dr. Betsy Leebron Tuttelman first introduced Amir and Zeb. www.myspace.com/aabededitor
Paid multimedia internship for PhiladelphiaEagles.com
July 2008 - January 2009 Monday through Friday, plus Home Games The intern will be responsible for filming locker room interviews, practice, and game footage in order to create 2 to 3 minute packages for the website and Comcast On Demand. He or she will also set up video, audio, and computer equipment for live broadcasts. Must be able to operate professional cameras and the ability to shoot football from the sideline is a huge plus but not required. Must be familiar with Final Cut Pro, Apple Motion, Adobe Photoshop, and the Mac platform. Must be able to work and live at Eagles Training Camp in Bethlehem,PA from July 21st to August 13th (no weekends). Ideally, one can work Friday from 10am to 6pm Monday through Friday during the season. We meet 4 hours before kickoff for home games and are usually working until 3 hours after the game concludes. Some road games will also be available to travel on but not required. If interested, please email resumes to me by June 23rd. I will contact applicants the following week to set up interviews. Feel free to call or email me if you have any questions. Ryan McCann Philadelphia Eagles Multimedia Producer One Novacare Way Philadelphia, PA 19145 Office: 215-339-6783 Cell: 215-518-6426
Vacker's experimental documentary to be screened in Beijing
Barry Vacker's experimental documentary Space Times Square will be screened in Beijing, at the Communication University of China (the most prestigious media studies university in China). The film will screen twice during the Student Film Festival (June 8-10), where it will be included in the "Professional Exhibition." The screening was made possible by XiaoLin Yu, a 2008 BTMM graduate, and Peng Wan, a current MFA student in Film and Media Arts (and graduate of Communication University of China). They also oversaw the production of Chinese subtitles for the film.
Congratulations to recent BTMM M.A. graduate Katie Donnelly
Katie's article, “Youth Participation and Media Literacy on The-N.com” was published in Studies in Media and Information Literacy Studies (SIMILE), an online journal published by the University of Toronto Press. Katie is currently employed as a research associate on the fair use media literacy project in the Media Education Lab.
Abstract . The N is an edgy nighttime network for teens that is owned by Viacom and currently available in 55 million homes. The network's website, available at http://www.The-N.com, offers teenagers a variety of forums in which they can interact with media and with each other, including message boards, games, quizzes, and exclusive web-episodes (“webisodes”) of their favorite programs. While The N's main goal is not media literacy, many of the website's features offer teens and preteens the chance to actively participate in their own media culture – whether by playing at media creation through mash-ups and games, or by deconstructing The N's advertising and programming on the message boards. Through this type of active participation, users can potentially acquire media literacy skills.
You can access the publication through this link.
New section of Advanced Digital Audio has been added for the fall
This 12:40 - 4:30 workshop will take place on Wednesdays in AH 113. The course emphasizes advanced mixing and signal processing techniques including mix automation and preparation of files for export to video, multimedia authoring software and inclusion on the web.
BTMM Festival and awards winners
BTMM students, their parents, relatives, friends, faculty and staff attended a standing room only screening on Wednesday, May 7. The award categories and winners were:
AUDIO: 3rd place, Mike Romano; 2nd place, Anthony Albanese, Suzanne Frelund, Ykeshia Milbourne; 1st place, Jessica Ayres, Aimee Howell, Don Manigly, Jimmy DePre
BUSINESS PLAN: 3rd, Donalyn Gorham; 2nd, Zeb Stokes; 1st. Hugh Abbott Jr.
COMEDY: 3rd, Christopher McManus, Melissa Anneman, Ashley Buster, Ryan Piccone; 2nd, Kelly Gillins, Tae Lim, Jonathan Massaquio, Kristin Sugden, 1st, John Noga
EDITING: 3rd, Max Hall; 2nd Place, Mike Gazzara; 1st, Ashley Nearhoof
MUSIC VIDEOS: 3rd. Maura Feeney; 2nd. Andrew Nelson 1st; Mary Schwind
ORIGINAL SONG: 1st, John Massey
PRODUCTION PROPOSAL: 1st, Andrew Nelson
RADIO: 1st, Stephanie Austin; 2nd, Lamar Brown, Amiee Howell, Jes Ayers; 3rd, Kelly Gillins and Jimmy DePre RESEARCH PAPER: 3rd, Sherai Burley and Quamilah Vann-Dixon; 2nd, Jessica Ayres; 1st, Elizabeth Keeley and Michelle Wojtanowski
SCRIPT: 3rd, Brad Allen; 2nd, Andrew Nelson; 1st, Rob Bailey
SPORTS PACKAGE: 3rd, Dan Cymerman and Rob Sanderson; 2nd, Randolph Waller, Kelly Gooley and Brendan Bailes; 1st, Michelle Grottenthaler, Adrian Sperl, Betsy Yoder and Hanna Teclaw-Stasulli
TV PACKAGE: 3rd, Kelly Gillins and Rob Sanderson; 2nd, Katelyn Zumpino and Dustin Land; 1st, Aubrey Clerkin and Jeff Frandsen
WEBSITE: 3rd, Ashley Shewell; 2nd, Adam Teterus; 1st, Sean Svadlenak
"Arts at Your Side" documentary screening on May 7 at 11:15
The Department of Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Mass Media in conjunction with The Arts and the Quality of Life Research Center presents the new documentary "Arts at Your Side" 11:15am in room 201 Annenberg Hall on Wednesday, May 7th.
“Arts at your Side” is a documentary produced entirely by BTMM students. This dramatic, heartwarming film focuses on programs offered in Philadelphia that improve the quality of life through the use of the arts. Among the programs spotlighted are a songwriting program for Kensington youth, a drawing program for cancer patients, and a music program for patients with spinal cord injuries. This screening is free and open to the public.
Marc Farzetta now doing some on-air show hosting at 610 WIP
Jim Kinney reports tha he recently heard BYTMM grad Marc Farzetta on the air at 610WIP Sports Radio. Marc is also working in the promotions department and helping out on The Morning
Show.
New summer II online course looks at the culture of Facebook
"Your Rights in the Digital World" examines citizenship in the online environment with an emphasis on digital activism, First Amendment freedoms, the culture of Facebook and blogging, and intellectual property/public domain rights. This online course (4 s.h.) is BTMM 4890 Topics in Media Telecomm, and is cross listed with BTMM MA 8310 Intermediate Topics in BTMM.
BTMM Department to offer a wide range of courses this summer
The BTMM Department will be offering more than fifteen different courses over the summer. A significant number of the courses will taught online. Click on summer courses to see the course list.
New Latin American Media course for fall 2008
0823 LATIN AMERICAN MEDIA/CRN: 092172
This class fulfills the GENERAL EDUCATION WORLD SOCIETIES REQ
OR CORE 'IS' REQUIREMENT, and can be used as a BTMM elective.
It is a lower division class.
From to the music of J-Lo and Shakira to the style of the TV
show Ugly Betty to Bart Simpson's bad Spanish (no problemo!),
Latin American influences are increasingly evident in U. S. media
and culture. The influence goes both ways: U.S. media and
culture have had great impact in Latin America. This class
focuses on Latin American media as key institutions within the
region and also as they interact with the United States.
Media systems are so intertwined with society that
understanding them requires understanding where they come
from, so we will look at Latin America itself first – where is
it? what are its characteristics? The class will then
examine Latin American media and the ways that Latin American
people have reacted to U.S.influence. We will also explore
the growing presence of Latino media in the U.S. and in
Philadelphia. Contact: Nancy Morris, BTMM/SCT
nancy.morris@temple.edu/215-204-8394
Governor Ed Rendell appoints Dr. Howard Myrick to PPTNC
Dr. Howard Myrick was recently appointed to a five year term as a member of the Pennsylvania Public Television Network Commission.
The Swearing/Oath was given by Judge Gwendolyn Bright on Wednesday, March 19th 2008 at 11:00am at the Court House at 1301 Filbert Street. Click here to view the PDF.
Openings remain for fall, including online cybermedia courses
Check out Intro to Cybermedia (3 s.h.) and Cybermedia Workshop (4 s.h.).
Philly.com Internships for local music and entertainment scene
Philly.com intern ops that are really prime.
Multi-media interns / journalists to cover local music and entertainment scene.
Do you know some with these characteristics ?
· Knows that Traditional media is changing fast, and will NEVER be the same.
· Web savvy
· Likes to blog and/or write.
· Like to take digital pics
· Is interested in learning about and working w/ digital video, audio and editing
· Loves social networks ( myspace, facebook, )
· Loves to go to shows, talk with bands
· Is a music freak ( all genres )
· Always looking to learn
Send them our way.
People like these will be in great demand from ALL media, in 2008.
TV, Radio, Newspaper, and pure-plays
And especially right here at Philly.com
Mel Taylor
Online Revenue Strategy for Local Media
267-625-5313
Multimedia Consultant Mel Taylor working in a Web 2.0 world
Click here for an FMQB interview with BTMM alum, John Jurgatis who took the radio name Mel Taylor and now heads up Mel Taylor and Associates, a Philadelphia based consulting firm that develops online revenue strategy for broadcast, newspaper and media companies.
Meet the Television News Directors on Thursday, April 10
Get an exclusive opprtuniity to meet the movers and shakers of our local newscasts with Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware News Television Directors. Plan now to join us for this lively and freewheeling power breakfast as we welcome panelists:
Chris Blackman, Vice President of News, NBC10
Micheline Boudreau, News Director, WHYY, Delaware News Bureau
William Jobes, Director of News and Public Affairs, NJN Public Television
Michelle Murray, Sr. Director of News Programming, Comcast SportsNet
Susan Schiller, Vice President & News Director, CBS3
Kingsley Smith, Vice President News Director, FOX29
Moderator: Paul Gluck, Executive Director, Drexel University Kal and Lucille Rudman Institute.
WHERE: Berakis Hall COST: NATAS, PPRA & Chamber Members $ 25.00
Free NATPE broadcasting career workshop on Saturday, April 12
WPHL-TV
5001 Wynnefield Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19131
(215) 878-1700
*Parking is available in lot in front of the station
Saturday, April 12, 2008
9:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m. PDF of event flyer
The Educational Foundation of NATPE, the National Association of TV Program Executives, in association with WPHL-TV, WPHL-TV, The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia invite students and faculty from colleges and universities in the Philadelphia and surrounding areas to attend a FREE workshop on Saturday, April 12, 2008.
The day will start with breakfast at 8:00 a.m., presentations from 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. followed by lunch and networking with the panelists.
This is the 14th in an acclaimed series that has taken place in New York, Miami, New Orleans, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Austin, Washington DC, Boston, St. Louis, Phoenix, Atlanta and Denver.
The goal of the workshop is to inform students of the many careers in the communications field and to prepare and guide them through the process of working in the industry.
Career Workshop includes:
• A panel discussion with representatives from various TV stations, production houses and ad agencies telling how they got started and what’s it like to work in this exciting business.
• Topics addressed: preparing resumes, interviewing successfully, networking and developing a career strategy
Study of health messages and North Philadelphia Latinos
“Interpretations of Health Messages among North Philadelphia Latinos,” a study of how Philadelphia Puerto Ricans interpret media messages about smoking, was recently concluded. This project was also called “Speaking of Health/Hablando de Salud.” It was funded through a Pennsylvania Department of Health grant to Temple from the money that the tobacco industry is paying states to settle health-related lawsuits. The study was directed by BTMM faculty member Nancy Morris, as Principal Investigator, with BTMM professor Renee Hobbs as Co-Principal Investigator. Over the course of the four-year project, SCT graduate students Dawn Gilpin, Melissa Lenos, Suman Mishra, Pamela Poe, Tom Polcari, and Silvia Valkova also participated in this research. Information about the project is available at the Web site.
New Media Women Entrepreneurs to fund journalism start-ups
J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism is seeking to fund three
women-led start-ups that will generate new ideas in the world of news
and information and model a spirit of journalistic entrepreneurship.
Funded by the McCormick Tribune Foundation, the New Media Women
Entrepreneurs initiative will provide $10,000 in funding to each of the
three winners to launch their ideas and blog about the process over the
next year. The funding is part of a unique initiative to address issues
of opportunity and innovation, recruitment, and retention for women in
journalism.
The initiative will fund and reward new Web sites, mobile news services,
or other ideas that offer interactive opportunities to engage, inspire,
and improve news and information locally, nationally, or among a
community of interest. These can be solo ideas or team projects headed
by women.
Funding guidelines and further information are available at the
program's Web site.
Contact: http://www.newmediawomen.org/
BTMM students are working on a documentary about art therapy
This semester the students in BTMM’s capstone television
production course, “Producing and Directing,” are working on a
remarkable project. In partnership with the Arts and the
Quality of Life Research Center, which is based at Temple
University, the students are producing a longform documentary
program about art therapy, and the many ways in which art
makes Philadelphia (and the world) a beautiful place to live.
To make it more manageable, instructor Dustin Morrow, who is
acting as the executive producer of the project, broke the
documentary down into shorter segments, each focusing on a
different program run by the Research Center. In the course,
several small teams of students are working simultaneously on
different segments, which will be tied together at the close
of the semester into one cohesive documentary. Each
production group is led by a BTMM graduate student.
Not long after Morrow joined the advisory board of the Center
two years ago, he was approached by its Director, School of
Music Professor Cheryl Dileo, about producing a documentary.
Morrow, a passionate advocate of art therapy and arts
programs, immediately saw the emotional draw of the concept,
and the good that a well-produced documentary could do for the
Center in securing future grant funding. He also felt that
the project, because of the sensitive nature of the subject
matter, would pose an ideal challenge to his upper-level
production students, and would make a perfect fit for the
Producing and Directing course.
The students are currently documenting two programs: “Singing
for Tomorrow,” an innovative songwriting program for
inpatients with spinal cord injury at the Shriner’s Hospital
for Children, which helps children express their feelings and
facilitate their coping with their injuries; and “Hear our
Voices,”
a theme-centered music therapy program for at-risk youth in
the Kensington South area of Philadelphia, which provides
children with a creative outlet for the exploration of issues
relevant to their lives, like violence, family life, drug use,
anger management, school, and peer pressure. The students
will move on to documenting other programs in the latter half
of the semester.
For Morrow, the great reward of the course has been witnessing
the commitment of the student producers. “I have not seen
this level of maturity, responsibility, and passion in a
student crew before. I’m proud of them.”
Eugene Martin's documentary selected for film festival
Eugene Martin's documentary, The Bloodlines Video Diary Project has been invited to have its world premiere as an official selection at the 2008 Philadelphia Film Festival. The screenings will be in early April.
Barry Vacker's essay selected as text for Peter Grasner's book
Barry Vacker's essay, "Lone Stars, Lost Amidst the Big Bang," was selected as the text for SIGNS, the latest photography book by Peter Granser. The book is being published this spring by the German art book publisher Hatje Cantz. Vacker's text is in both German and English. Photos from SIGNS are currently featured at the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago, as well as several galleries in Germany. Amazon link and Hatje Cantz site
Vacker's documentary included in Cinema du Reel fest in Paris
Barry Vacker's experimental documentary, "Space Times Square" was selected for inclusion in the Videotheque at the 2008 Cinema du Reel Festival (March 2-18) in Paris, at the Centre Pompidou. According to Cinema du Reel, the film was one of 300 selected (out of 2500 entrants) to be in the Videotheque for showings to "journalists, buyers, programmers and cinema owners, both french and international."
Eugene Martin and SCT colleague awarded a $50,000 grant
Eugene Martin and Kimmika Williams-Witherspoon will collaborate on a duel set of community based arts and culture projects in a partnership with the Village of Arts and Humanities (The Village) in North Philadelphia. Martin will oversee the creation of a one-hour documentary television program based on the oral histories of four generations of African-American women recorded by students at both Temple University and teens at The Village. Williams-Witherspoon will oversee the creation of spoken word performances and plays that her Theater students will create with African-American women from the Fairhill section of North Philadelphia. Fifty neighborhood women spanning four generations will be interviewed. In collaboration with Kumani Gantt, Executive Director of The Village, Martin, Gantt, and Williams-Witherspoon will create original works made from the sounds and images of real women who anchor households, survive incredible odds, and struggle to make a living for their children, grandchildren, and family members.
Eugene Martin awarded a $5,000 fellowship
The fellowship is for documentary and narrative work in media arts from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. This prestigious award is given only to 73 artists, from all disciplines, across the state. Martin is currently in post production on his feature length documentary, The Bloodlines Video Diary Project, and is also editing his television show, The Beirut Boys, for Independence Media Channel 35 for their original series Philadelphia Stories
Jo Ann Caplin receives a $50,000 grant
Jo Ann Caplin has just received a $50,000 grant from the Dreyfus Foundation for her Science+Art Project.
BTMM alumna now directs the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival
BTMM alumna, Olivia Antsis was recently appointed the Director of the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival. Olivia is a video artist who was a cinematographer and editor for Professor Barry Vacker's digital film "Space Times Square." She received her BA from Temple in 2000, graduating Magna cum Laude. In 2005, she earned her MFA from The University of the Arts. Professotr Vacker points out that Olivia is a great role model for BTMM students looking for careers in the arts or film.
Renee Hobbs and MMC doctoral student co-author guide
MMC doctoral student Kelly Mendoza and BTMM professor Renee Hobbs co-authored the study guide for WGBH's "Growing Up Online." The guide will have an online interactive quiz for parents, readings, and a discussion guide for the film. Look for it online at: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kidsonline/
Zizi Papacharissi receives contract offer from Polity Press
The tentative title of the book is Digital Politics: A Private Sphere - Broadly speaking, the book addresses how digital media alter how we perceive public and private spaces, and how this in turn affects the way we function as citizens.
Polity Press, based in London, has published the works of influential social and critical theorists, including Theodor W. Adorno, Jean Baudrillard, Pierre Bourdieu, Jacques Derrida, Jürgen Habermas, Paul Virilio and Slavoj Zizek, and leading media scholars, including David Buckingham, Elihu Katz, Douglas Kellner, Geert Lovink, Niklas Luhmann, Maxwell McCombs, Joshua Meyrowitz, John Durham Peters, Mark Poster, Michael Schudson, Roger Silverstone, John B. Thompson and Janet Wasko. Polity recently issued a Digital Media and Society series, with titles from Nancy Baym, Leah Lievrouw, Mark Deuze, Roger Silverstone and others published or in writing. This is the series under which Dr. Papacharissi has been signed.
Temple graduates working in Radio and Television
Tiana Sherrod, who goes by "Egypt" on the air, appeared recemntly on the Maury Povich show. Tiana was a on air at WPHI Philly 103.9 FM, and was co-host of Home Delivery (sometimes called ‘HD’) on the WB TV network in 2004 and 2005.
Dave Gibson is now the assistant producer of the John DeBella morning show at WMGK. He was an intern and they liked him so much that DeBella recently promoted Dave to assistant producer.
Sam Hagopian, works with the engineering staff at Greater Media and does some board-opping for Sports Radio 950 (WPEN).
Jo Ann Caplin publishes article on art conservation
Jo Ann Caplin has an article in the magazine of the Chemical Heritage Foundation Winter edition, 2005/2008. The name of the article is "Treasure of Biloxi: Art Conservation in the Wake of Katrina". http://www.chemheritage.org/pubs/magazine/feature_biloxi_p1.html
The Disney/ABC Television Group comes to campus December 5
Walt Disney Studios and The Disney/ABC Television Group have the most comprehensive and diverse talent development programs in the industry. ABC discovers and nurtures the finest talent, preparing them for careers in acting, writing and directing. You are cordially invited to participate in a round table discussion to learn more about our programs, such as:
* The Disney/ABC Writing Fellowship Program
* The ABC/DGA Directing Fellowship Program
* The ABC Casting Project
Renee Hobbs to appear on Voices in the Family November 26
On Monday, November 26 at 12 noon on WHYY radio (91FM), "Monitoring Kids' Media" will be airing, featuring Renee Hobbs of Temple University, Dan Romer of the University of Pennsylvania, and Judith Sachs of Parenting Teens Online on a special episode of the series, Voices in the Family, hosted by Dr. Dan Gottlieb. It will re-air on Sunday, December 2nd at 6 am.
Renee Hobbs and Cost of Copyright Confusion for Media Literacy
Renee Hobbs wins Outstanding Media Educator Award
"Common Sense Media," an AMLA organizational member, recently announced their 2007 "ONnie" and "OFFul" awards for the best and worst in media this year. The group also announced the winner of the Outstanding Media Educator Award, which was none other than our own Renee Hobbs.
Barry Vacker writes and directs experimental documentary film
Barry Vacker's experimental documentary film, SPACE TIMES SQUARE, was accepted for screening during the 2007 International Digital Media and Arts Conference, held this year in Philadelphia. Barry was the writer and director.
The film will screen in a juried art exhibit called: iDEAs 07: Beyond Boundaries. The exhibit, including an array of digital art, is being held at the F.U.E.L. Collection on Thursday and Friday, November 8-9.
SPACE TIMES SQUARE is 24 minutes long and will be screened in a one hour loop (with several other films) as an installation. Thus, there should be screenings every hour while the gallery is open.
Jo Ann Caplin's experimental film will be showcased at iDEAS 07
SPACE TIMES SQUARE, an experimental film produced by Jo Ann Caplin, is being showcased at the F.U.E.L. Gallery in Philadelphia as part of the International Digital Arts Association Conference.
The film is about Times Square as the space where all media converges. It will be shown on a continuous loop in the last room of the Gallery, and is the longest of the several presentations.
Justin Blasi is now assistant promotion director at WMMR
Justin Blasi, a former radio student of Jim Kinney's, is now assistant promotion director at WYSP.
SCT Student Development Panel
The SCT Student Professional Development Center invites you to a Panel Discussion featuring these young Temple Alumni:
-Letizia Rubino, Marketing Manager, WCAU-TV, NBC 10
-Brian Torrence, Director of Marketing and PR, Phoenixville Hospital
-Kristen Graham, Producer and Reporter, philly.com.
Friday, Nov. 2nd from 9:40-10:30 am in Annenberg Hall, room 3.
All students are welcome. If you have any questions, please contact Dana Saewitz at dsaewitz@temple.edu
Betsy Leebron Tutelman has Teaching Case accepted at USASBE
Congratulations to Betsy Leebron Tutelman whose Teaching Case, "The League for Entrepreneurial Women: The Gestation of an Organization" has been accepted for presentation at the 2008 United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference in San Antonio, Texas. This acceptance is especially noteworthy given the record number of submissions that were received this year.
Dr. Leebron Tutelman's Teaching Case will be part of the 'FamilyBiz + Minority/Women/Ethnic: Teaching Cases' session, which is scheduled for presentation on Friday, January 11.
Lew Klein honored as one of 75 Greatest Living Philadelphians
On October 11, Lew Klein was honored by the Philadelphia Eagles as one of the 75 Greatest Living Philadelphians. Lew has been a faculty member for 55 years. He is also the Chair of SCT's Board of Visitors.
To read more about the most recent honor for this distinguished member of the BTMM faculty, click here.
Deidra Green works in multimedia and radio
Deidra Green is currently working at RedLasso, a leader in multimedia content search. She is also an intern at Wired 96.5.
David Krieger to produce morning show on Wired 96.5 FM
David "Seacrest" Krieger was recently hired for a full-time postion at Wired 96.5. He will be a producer on Chio in the Morning. David will continue to be on the air on the weekends.
BTMM students win 2007 scholarships
Congratulations to BTMM students Jeff Hearn, Sean Maxwell and Jamie Lee Strenchock, who have all won the $3,000 Lew Klein Excellence in the Media Scholarship from the School of Communications and Theater.
Congratulations as well to the winners of this year's BTMM Scholarships, which were announced at the May 7 End-of-Year Awards Celebration:
- Howard Rice Award: Michael Crowley A $250 award funded by BTMM Adjunct Professor Howard Rice to graduating seniors with academic excellence and future potential.
- Faculty Scholarships: Deidra Green and Gregory Nothstein $1,000 awards given by the BTMM Department to recognize outstanding undergraduate students.
- Marilyn Fife Scholarship: Lindsey Granger One scholarship awarded annually (this year for $1,000) in honor of the late faculty member in BTMM's predecessor, the Radio-Television-Film department, to a minority and/or female student whose work "would promote or enhance the effective participation of women and minorities in broadcasting, cable television or some still-to-emerge telecommunications technology."
- John Roberts Award: Michelle Loughrin $2,000 award in honor of former Radio-Television-Film Department chair John Roberts, given to BTMM students with the highest academic and professional standards in their field.
- Stephen E. Eisenthal Memorial Award: Eric Watts A $2,000 award in honor of Stephen Eisenthal, given annually to one junior or senior with a planned career in the technical area of broadcast production.
Alumni answer: What can you do with a degree from SCT?
All SCT students were invited to hear from five prominent SCT alumni on Wednesday, April 11th from 2:40-4:00 pm in Annenberg Hall, room 3.
The panelists included:
- Rich Murray - Filmmaker and co-founder of RuffNation Films.
Director of the feature "Snipes" as well as over 100 music videos - Bruce Lev - Director of Creative Services and Partner at LevLane Advertising
- Lauren Lipton - Reporter, Anchor and Editor for KYW Newsradio since 1985
- Danielle Cohn - Vice President, Marketing & Communications for the Philadelphia Convention Center and Visitors Bureau
- Jason Pinardo - Filmmaker, Location Manager and Production Assistant for "Invincible", "National Treasure" and "Snipes"
Recent Temple grads working in Television
Among the gainfully employed "Temple Updaters" are: Jenny Joyce, who is now a reporter for News 12 in New York; Jennifer Epstein, a reporter and traffic anchor for Fox News in Miami; Monica Madeja, a reporter and anchor at KRCG13 in St. Joseph, Missouri; Tor Smith, a Web master at Fox 29 in Philadelphia; Megan Henry, a producer for WFMZ in Allentown; Matt Pellman, a traffic reporter for Channel 6 in Philadelphia; Sid Zweigbaum, a producer and sports anchor for KXD in Anchorage, Alaska; Chris Papst, a KCWY News 13 morning news anchor; Britney Diehl, who does news and sports reports for Cable News 12 in the Poconos; Joe Cappasso, who reports for WINK TV in Ft. Myers, Florida; and Chris Winkler who is the studio coordinator at Rowan University and an editor for NFL Films.
Temple grads in Radio, Television and Recording
Temple grads who are currently working in radio in the Philadelphia market include:
- Dan Oleksiuk began his television career with America's Next Top Model. He has since worked his way up to a position as Production Coordinator on Dancing with the Stars.
- Janine Mack is now a production assistant for WWOR, My9News in New York City. Janine was an intern for NJN News, the Newshour with Jim Lehrer and WPVI (ABC 6 in Philadelphia). She is also the webmaster for the Garden State Association of Black Journalists.
- Recent grad John Marks produces and hosts programs and delivers on air sports updates for Sports Talk WPEN.
- Sarah Purcell is working in the WMMR promotions department.
- Mike Lanza is doing some part-time air work for WRDW (Wired 96.5) here in Philly.
- Bill Lee is doing Street Team work, as well as copywriting and production for Greater Media's WMMR, WPEN, WBEN, and WMGK.
- Ryan Kanofsky is now with sports/talk WPEN. He is a producer and he also does live sports updates.
- Rhea Hughes and Anthony Gargano are both Temple alums and full-time air personalities on WIP. Rhea is part of the morning crew and Anthony does mid-days. Marc Farzetta also works at WIP in the promotions department and does a bit of producing.
- Kristen Herrmann is the producer for the Jaxon show on WMMR in the afternoons. She was hired within weeks of graduation. She interned for the morning show during the spring, when she was in Jim Kinney's 171 class.
- Jessica Fry is the on air personality "Casey" at Philadelphia's Wired 96.
- Tiana Sherrod, who went by “Egypt” on the air at WPHI Philly 103.9, was co-host of Home Delivery (sometimes called ‘HD’) on the WB Television network in 2004 and 2005.
- Sarit Rus works in the programming department at Channel 17.
- Jason Peifer was doing production and co-hosting a show on WRTI in 2005.
- Mia Harvey was working at WPHI and WPLY doing office and promotions work in 2005.
- Meghan Burke was working at WRTI in 2005.
- Marc Farzetta is now working in the 610WIP Sports Radio promotions department and helps out on The Morning Show.
- Andrea Duffy does voiceover work and works in the traffic department at WMGK/WMMR. Joe Carminati is working in the engineering and promotions departments at WMGK/WMMR. Rob Templeton is working in the promotions department at WMGK/WMMR.
- Janella Senica (using a different name) was an announcer for WPHI, Philly 103.9.
- Troy Podell is an account executive at WPHT in Philly.
- Noah Goldstein is now a full-time recording engineer and assistant at the world famous Electric Ladyland Recording Studios in New York City.
- Bill Sullivan is now a recording engineer at Studio 4 recording studios in Conshohocken and Jeco Music Studios in New York City. Bill also works as a sound engineer at the Trocadero in Philadelphia.
- Sherri Starcher works for Right Brain Revenue, a promoter of "rock art shows" throughout the country. One of these shows is now being put on by WMGK at the Shops at Liberty Place. The exhibit is a collection of 200 pieces of art that were created by musicians such as John Lennon, Ron Wood, Grace Slick, and Miles Davis.
- Andrea Duffy is now commercial production director for WBEN, BEN-FM in Philly.
- Dama Lewis is now producing traffic for the CW Philly WakeUp News.