Interested In Joining Buckeye TV?
Have
you ever wondered what it would look like to be a part
of a fast paced television environment? Buckeye TV provides
an excellent opportunity for anybody interested in the
field of television broadcast to get first hand experience
and training.
Buckeye TV has a wide
variety of departments that are working on a multitude
of projects. Below is a list of some of the current
activities of Buckeye TV. If any of the following sound
interesting to you then we hope you consider joining
our team.
News:
* Creating a weekly news journal with in-depth reporting
which airs each week at 6:30 p.m.
* Provides an excellent opportunity to learn about the
differences between print journalism and broadcast
* Using BUCKITV.OSU.EDU to bring the stories that are
seen on the air to a print form for people to have an
opportunity other than the lantern to get involved in
print journalism
Sports:
* Starting to cover some sporting events live on Buckeye
TV
* Working with WOSU to produce a sports show which will
air on both WOSU, as well as Buckeye TV this spring,
"Buckeye Sports Night", slated for a five-six
episode run later this quarter
* Continuing to develop show and production ideas in
concert with WOSU.TV
Broadcast Operations
/ Information Technology:
* Building an operations department responsible for
photography, production, post, and other broadcast operations
aspects of a fully functional television station
* Recently upgraded our network connection with a fiber
backbone to OSUNET with 100 megabits of bandwidth
* Working to use the Ohio State network infrastructure
to stream video in order to do remote live broadcasts
* The continued development of this Web site: BUCKITV.OSU.EDU
Marketing
* Working to develop an on-air marketing strategy to
individualize our station
* Creating eye catching, informative promotions that
utilize the station's best marketing asset - its on-air
signal
Sales
* Responsible for selling on-air advertising and program
sponsorships to finance the station's operations
* Starting to spread the word to area businesses about
the affordable advertising opportunities available to
them via Buckeye TV
Music
* Continuing to develop a relationship with record labels
both locally and nationally to increase our collection
of videos to air on Buckeye TV
* Continued development of a show that highlights some
of the latest trends in music at Ohio State, Music on
Campus
Above are just a few
examples of the many projects currently underway at
Buckeye TV. If you would like work at the station in
these areas or if you are interested in building additional
areas of focus at the station, join the Introductory
Program!
What is the Introductory Program?
The Introductory Program is a pass/fail theatre 693
class that lasts for one quarter. While enrolled you
will be responsible for being involved at the station
in any number of departments for a minimum of three
hours per week.
The Position
Program
The Buckeye TV position program is a theatre 405.10
class in which you recieve a letter grade for your performance.
Anyone who has completed the introductory program is
eligible to be in the Position Program. This course
is more intense with a requirement of six hours per
week in one department that students are interested
in. Position students work exclusively with a department
of their choice.
For more information
on Buckeye TV opportunities:
Contact Dave Fisher, Staff Advisor at fisher.674@osu.edu
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