Marquette University Television

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MUTV
1131 W. Wisconsin Ave. #424
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233
Branding MUTV 99
Slogan Your Campus News Source
Channels Analog: 99 (CCTV - Cable)
Affiliations mtvU, CNN,
CBS, OSTN
Owner Marquette University
Founded 1976
Call letters’ meaning Marquette
University
TeleVision
Website mutv.mu.edu

Marquette University Television (MUTV) is an American television station run by students of the Diederich College of Communication at Marquette University. MUTV is considered a co-curricular activity of the Broadcast and Electronic Communication Department and is advised by full-time faculty member Barbara Fleming Volbrecht. The students produce three shows a night (Monday - Thursday), one from each department: Entertainment, Sports, and News. The station is seen as a valuable learning tool for students to find what they enjoy and hone their skills within the context of a television station.

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[edit] About

Marquette University Television was chartered by Marquette University in 1976 and is a registered student organization with the Marquette University Student Government and Office of Student Development. MUTV was formed through the diligent work of Bob Turner, former head of the Instructional Media Center, students Steve Olson and George Wensel, and other students and Marquette faculty and staff. Kenneth Shuler, a former engineer, is legend for making MUTV possible by running the campus cable system. As the story goes, during the night Ken would go to work running cables through offices and in tunnels under Wisconsin Avenue. Many of the original engineers died in a plane crash in the 70's that nearly crippled the program's success. George Wensel, who later went on to be a major force in sports telecasts and has a Sports Emmy Award named in his honor, died in a drowning accident in 1995. Ken, Bob, and George live on through the annual scholarships awarded to creative and innovative broadcasting students.

[edit] Awards

  • 2008 Bronze Telly Award for Shake Well Before Serving in the TV Programs, Student category
  • 2008 Bronze Telly Award for Here Comes Your Man in the TV Programs, Student category
  • 2008 Bronze Telly Award for Here Comes Your Man in the TV Programs, Use of Humor category
  • 2008 Bronze Telly Award for MUTV News in the TV Programs, Use of Graphics category
  • 2008 Best Newscast for MUTV News by the Milwaukee Press Club
  • 2008 Best Newscast for MUTV News by the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association
  • 2008 Best News Story for Nicole Gates's package Student Votes Count? by the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association
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Cornelius

[edit] Mascot

MUTV's mascot is Cornelius the Armadillo. A former general manager of MUTV had a pet armadillo whose name was Cornelius. When Cornelius died he had it stuffed and gave it to the station. Cornelius still lives in the MUTV office, though he has suffered some abuse over the years. Cornelius can occasionally be seen on the air in MUTV entertainment shows.

[edit] Current Shows

  • MUTV News - News show with an emphasis on Marquette topics (nightly).
  • The Locker Room - Marquette Athletics spotlight show (bi-monthly).
  • Sports Time - Sports news every Monday (weekly).
  • Face Off - Two sports gurus battle for the infamous One Minute of Fame (weekly).
  • Double Overtime - Sports trivia game show (bi-monthly).
  • Bottom Line - Sports round-table discussion (weekly).
  • One Heck of a Week - Entertainment news discussion (weekly).
  • Shake Well Before Serving - Weekly sketch comedy show (weekly).
  • Marquette Superstar - A contest to find Marquette's first singing sensation (weekly).
  • Passport to Heaven - Late night comedy-news show (weekly).

[edit] Specials

MUTV occasionally runs special programs during the year.

  • Marquette University Student Government Election Show - The day of the annual MUSG election, MUTV produces a one hour newscast featuring packages and live interviews with the President and EVP candidates.
  • Marquette Madness - MUTV, in conjunction with the Marquette University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Tri-Marq Communications, broadcasts the annual Marquette Madness event to Channel 99 and GoMarquette.com.
  • Marquette Women's Volleyball - MUTV broadcasts select Marquette Women's Vollyball games from the Al McGuire Center to Channel 99 and GoMarquette.com.
  • Marquette Women's Basketball - MUTV broadcasts select Marquette Women's Basketball games from the Al McGuire Center to Channel 99 and GoMarquette.com.
  • Marquette Men's Basketball - MUTV broadcasts select Marquette Men's Basketball games from the Bradley Center exclusively to GoMarquette.com.
  • MUTV Production News - MUTV's News and Production crews switch places for the night. The news team performs all production duties, and the production crew prepares and presents the evening's newscast.

[edit] Staff

[edit] General Managers

MUTV was started by students and continues to be student run. It is led by the General Manager, as selected by the Student Media Board at the end of each academic year. An incomplete list of former general managers follows:

Academic Years Person
1976-1978 Steve Olson
1995-1996 Ron Giordan
1996-1997 Devin Farmer
1997-1998 Christy Overberg
1998-1999 Eric Kent
1999-2000 Jen Chisholm
2000-2001 Bill Spiva
2001-2002 Bruno Giglio
2002-2003 Kevin Delaney
2003-2004 Ryan Bigney
2004-2005 Jenna Santoianni
2005-2006 David M. Kelly
2006-2007 William Malinowski
2007-2008 Allison Craft
2008-2009 Elizabeth Cohen

[edit] Current Staff

The MUTV Staff for the 2008 to 2009 academic year is as follows:

Position Person
General Manager Elizabeth Cohen
Station Manager Kevin Tracy
Client Productions Director Meghan O'Connell
News Director Patricia Marra
Asst. News Director Laura Picardo
Asst. News Director Sabrina Bong
Asst. News Director Gretchen Clark
Sports Director Ritchie Donnelly
Asst. Sports Director Brad Galli
Asst. Sports Director Jonathan Ficke
Entertainment Director Charles Campillo
Asst. Entertainment Director Theresa Kennedy
Asst. Entertainment Director Valerie Gamsky
Production Director Mallory Jones
Asst. Production Director Christopher Cwik
Programming/Distribution Director Leif Brostrom
Programming/Distribution Director Matthew Perkins
Promotions Director Lauren Ciarrachi
Historian Jessica Johnson
  • Note: MUTV's News, Sports, and Entertainment staffs are also executive producers of their respective shows in conjunction with the General Manager and Station Manager.

[edit] Production

Students utilize the newly renovated facilities of the Instructional Media Center for nearly all aspects of show production. The IMC features two large video production studios (Studio 6 and Studio 7) with complementing control rooms. Control 7 is utilized for show taping and Control 6 is used to control Channel 99 programming. All shows are recorded live-to-tape on the MiniDV format and do not go through any post-production. In 2006 the entire facility was upgraded and renovated for all brand new, state-of-the-art broadcasting equipment, making Marquette HD capable.

[edit] McNeill Broadcast Laboratory

The McNeill Broadcast Laboratory features eight PC workstations with the EZNews Newsroom System with AP Wire. Students use the lab to create rundowns and scripts for the nightly shows. Adjacent to the lab, the MUTV office has three additional EZNews workstations.

[edit] Studio 7

Studio 7 is a 2-story, 30' x 45' sound stage with fifteen mobile lighting grids for easy light placement and focusing. The room once served as the university library.

Equipment list (Studio 7 and Control 7):

[edit] Studio 6

Studio 6 is a single-story, 20' x 25' studio with a stationary lighting grid.

Equipment list (Studio 6 and Control 6):

[edit] Audio Studios 2 and 4

Audio studios 2 and 4 are two full audio studios. 4 is set up like a classroom and 2 is smaller and features a separate recording room.

Equipment list (both studios are exactly the same):

[edit] Media Lab

The IMC's Media Lab features nine Avid Xpress Pro editing stations. Seven stations are in the media lab and two are in adjacent, private booths. All stations are networked to a 2.5TB LANShare server for central storage of projects. Four of the stations also include Adobe After Effects

[edit] PC Workroom

The PC lab features six computers loaded with the full Adobe Creative Suite, Macromedia Studio, and Chyron Lyric. The computers are networked to both Chyron character generators enabling the students to create and save graphics on the live CG machines.

[edit] Remote Kit

MUTV's remote kit travels to the Al McGuire Center, Alumni Memorial Union, Weasler Auditorium and any other location a live multi-camera event needs to be broadcast from.

Equipment list:

  • Grass Valley Group 100 1 MLE Video Switcher
  • Ikegami HA-200 Camera w/ Studio Kit
  • Sony DXC-3000 Cameras w/ Studio Kit (up to three)
  • JVC GY-DV500 Hand-held Cameras (up to three)
  • Canon GL-2 Cameras (up to three)
  • 5x Hotronic AP-41 Frame Stores
  • Panasonic Ramsa 8-Channel Audio Console
  • EV 635 Stick Microphones (up to eight)
  • Shure SM-57 Microphones (up to two)
  • EV Shotgun Microphones (up to two)
  • Clear-Com Intercom and IFB System w/ Telephone Hybrid

[edit] Client Productions

The Client Productions Department is a full-service production house within the station that is available to record events or produce works for hire. Commonly requested to document speakers and concerts on the Marquette campus, the department also utilizes a Polycom Video Conference box to act as a remote interview site for PBS affiliates. The Client Productions Department also travels to area events, providing live video support and/or taping services.

Their rate card is available on the MUTV website.

[edit] Remotes

In the early days of MUTV, Big Fred and Little Fred were the remote trucks that enabled MUTV to go off and shoot events like Marquette Men's Basketball. The trucks were hand-built by the engineers and students and Big Fred, specifically, was a used bread truck. MUTV broadcasted Men's Basketball on a tape delay since a microwave transmitter was not available. 3/4" tape was driven from the Bradley Center to Johnston Hall. A microwave transmitter was eventually purchased, but it was almost immediately struck by lighting and rendered useless. The trucks were valuable assets to the program, though, were difficult to maintain. One day Big Fred and Little Fred were driven away and were never returned.

A remote fly-pack was built at the start of the 2006-2007 school year, utilizing equipment replaced during that summer's digital upgrade. The kit, see equipment list and description above, is a valuable tool for MUTV, allowing them to do remotes once again. The kit has traveled to the Al McGuire Center, Bradley Center, Weasler Auditorium, Varsity Theater, and Alumni Memorial Union to broadcast sporting events, political debates, and other events. The students utilize both the equipment in the fly-pack and equipment in the Johnston Hall control rooms (video and CG support) to make the broadcasts successful. Video is sent to Johnston Hall over a network of fiber optic converters placed in key buildings on the Marquette campus. A telephone link between intercom systems allows seamless communication between the remote and Johnston Hall.

[edit] Outlets

MUTV utilizes cable channel 99 on the Time Warner Telecom cable network on the Marquette Campus. The channel is a part of a special package for Marquette by Time Warner that lets Marquette cablecast on channels 95, 96, and 99 to all university owned buildings (including dorms and apartments), as well as some off-campus apartments occupied entirely by students. Channel 95 is the dormitory movie channel and channel 96 houses Marquette Radio.

MUTV operates on channel 99 Monday through Thursday 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM. mtvU is aired on the channel during off-air hours.

MUTV launched their first Video-on-Demand service in fall of 2003. Shortly after, the project was shelved due the the lack of content being produced for it. The service was revived in spring of 2007, taking the form of a UFO-based Flash Video Player. In February of 2008, MUTV acquired access to the university's QuickTime Streaming Server and thus converted their Video on Demand Service to Quicktime. An on-going initiative to have all MUTV shows available in Video-on-Demand will be continued in fall 2008 by the Programming/Distribution Department.

For sporting events, a live stream of MUTV is available in the All-Access player at GoMarquette.com.

[edit] Logos

MUTV 5 logo
197x - 198x

MUTV box/cube logo
199x - 2006

MUTV Armadillo logo
May 2006 - May 2007

MUTV 99 logo
May 2007 - present

[edit] External links

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Marquette University Student Media