Duke Union Community Television
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| Duke Union Community Television | |
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| Durham, North Carolina | |
| Branding | Cable 13 |
| Slogan | Turn on. Tune in. Watch Duke. |
| Channels | Analog: 13 |
| Owner | Duke University |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Website | www.cable13.com |
Duke Union Community Television (Cable 13) is the student-run television station[1] at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Cable 13 functions as a portion of the Duke University Union[2] and is one of the first [3] [4] all student-run television stations in the nation. Since its inception in 1976[5] Cable 13 won four Telly awards for "excellence in college broadcasting." Although Duke offers no major in communications and Cable 13 has been moderately funded, it was the largest student-run television station in the United States at least until 2003.[3]
Today approximately 100 students work for Cable 13. [6]
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[edit] History
Cable 13 in its first years shot with borrowed equipment and broadcast in black and white. Its early offerings included a Jimmy Buffett performance at Cameron Indoor Stadium and several live feeds of Duke basketball games. Competing with five other channels at Duke, Cable 13 attracted a segment of the student audience.[3]
In the mid-1990s Cable 13's soap opera Ivy Tower won numerous awards and was picked up by other college stations.[3] Ivy Tower (produced by Stephen Zapotoczny, producer of 'We Were Soldiers') was broadcast by over 60 college stations in the nation in 1995.[citation needed]
In 1995, Cable 13 renovated its facilities and began using the television broadcasting industry's standard digital equipment. As a result, ESPN and Jefferson Pilot Sports asked Cable 13 to provide sporting-event highlights, and the National Association of College Broadcasting called Cable 13 a "model station."[7]
After the "Zapotoczny era," Cable 13 experienced a decline in programming. A large block of its evening schedule was spent broadcasting live drunken call-in shows. In 2003, a group of students renovated the studio, built a permanent set, and produced the first fully scripted, pre-taped show in nearly ten years, "The Nan Show."
Dan Abrams, the chief legal correspondent for NBC News, former host of The Abrams Report, and the current General Manager of MSNBC, anchored occasional newscasts aired on Cable 13 when he was at Duke.[8]
Sports Illustrated reporter Seth Davis[9] (also one of three in-studio hosts for March Madness along with Greg Gumbel and Clark Kellogg) and ESPN's Jay Bilas have produced and hosted shows for Cable 13. Many celebrities have appeared on Cable 13, including Adam Sandler, Kevin Nealon and Mike Krzyzewski.
In 2005, Duke's University Archives began to house all of Cable 13's early programming and documentation, including video tapes and news clippings. The tapes include interviews with William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, and Terry Sanford, as well as cultural and sporting events.[10] Programming after 1982 is still housed on site at Cable 13.
[edit] Recent Presidents
- Mike Marion (2002 - 2003)[11]
- Kevin Parker (2003)
- Wai Ping Chim (2004)
- Andrew Galanopoulos (2004 - 2005)
- Lawrence Gan (2005 - 2006)
- Orcun Unlu (2006 - 2007, 2007 - 2008) [12]
- Jonathan Karp (2008 - 2009) Jonathan Karp of Long Island, NY is the current Cable 13 President.
Cable 13 has begun broadcasting hit movies for Duke students and started developing more student programming in its 30th anniversary in 2006. The station now broadcasts 24/7. [13]
[edit] Notes
- ^ CBI College TV Links. College Broadcasters, Inc.
- ^ Duke University Union. Duke University Union
- ^ a b c d Feature: Cable Thirteen. The Chronicle. 30 January 2003.
- ^ TV station looks to enhance reputation with new shows. The Chronicle. 16 November 2005.
- ^ I want my CABLE 13. The Chronicle. 18 September 1996.
- ^ Struggling Cable 13 seeks to modernize. The Chronicle. 11 February 2008.
- ^ Cable 13 receives national recognition as model station. The Chronicle. 31 August 1995.
- ^ Alumni profile: The Report on Abrams. The Chronicle. 22 June 2006.
- ^ Out of the Ordinary. The Chronicle. 21 November 2002.
- ^ Inventory of the Cable 13 Videotapes, 1976 - 1982
- ^ Student News Goes On Air. Duke Office of News and Communications. 3 December 2002.
- ^ Duke University Office of Student Activities and Facilities Directory
- ^ DSG talks music, movie exchange. The Chronicle. 19 October 2006.
