| Show Television studio facelift gets T J Jr r ir- ir i j i ii i i i i J Enrollment nr In in tele o is the highest ever eVer Rachel Rach l Contributing Writer ONE hundred and thirty thousand dollars worth of new equipment along with Steve Brown previous NBC sportscaster helps give broadcast department a face lift The broadcast department at responsible for new bid on broadcast equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment worth and got the bid paying bid paying for equipment Equipment includes includes includes in in- two new studio cameras several monitors 14 studio lights two two camera pedestals worth each and two fluid heads worth about each The broadcast department hopes to undergo an entire facelift in the spring of 92 where they will switch format and go to the newest industry standard beta cam earn A face lift will cost approximately approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap proximately and will entail redoing the entire studio The money will come not only from but also from industry industry industry in in- donations Besides all the new equipment the broadcast department has added Brown as a communications communications com com- instructor Brown has a bachelors bachelor's degree degree degree de de- de- de gree in communications and journalism from Utah State University and has been in broadcasting for 20 years I Iwas Iwas Iwas was mid-life mid crazy and I needed a change He has always had a desire to teach and wants to help better prepare the students to meet the changing demands of the broadcast industry Brown also owns his own video production company and hosts time half-time for the Utah Jazz Enrollment in offered at is the highest its it's ever been with more than stud students registered in one class alone according to Bob Trim director of production at television facilities Trim said are gaining in popularity because students are recognizing the convenience of going to class in the comfort of their own home while earning credit toward their degree In addition addition addition addi addi- tion students are able to 10 video tape classes and face no parking space b battles help people living in rural areas of the state who are unable to commute to the campus is the only school studio in the state that has has' produced new this year according to Trim produced at r. r 4 1 joi td cost much less les's than if produced at an outside studio Trim estimated the cost of producing Descriptive Astronomy at another studio would have been 7 11 mil mil- lion Production costs at were approximately Trim said that the use of student technicians helps to keep the cost down while providing valuable hands on experience for students interested interested interested inter inter- ested in pursuing a career in TV production Trim who came to in January 1991 brings with him 15 years of experience in TV broadcasting and arid tion don He has produced and directed Descriptive Astronomy that is is- being offered offered offered of of- this quarter He is producing Math also being offered this fall quarter Plans for new at at are in planning stages now for 1992 They include Math and History Trim described the future of at the TV production studio as quite bright may be seen on channel 9 No cable is needed For st students dents interested interested interested inter inter- ested in more information call 0 J r SJ I j I rJ 1 11 1 |
