Station News
Check out the latest news and happenings from ATV. (Were you looking for the website for ATV News?)
Happy Summer, and Congrats to Our Graduates!
ATV would like to wish all of you a happy and restful summer!
We would also like to take the opportunity to congratulate all of ATV’s outstanding seniors who are graduating this weekend:
- Mike Conte, Co-Producer of ATV News and Former Programming Director
- Zach Drescher, Programming Co-Director and Co-Producer of SportsZone
- David Grant, General Manager
- Stacy Hill, PR/Marketing Co-Director
- Elizabeth Stephenson, Operations Director and Former Co-Producer of ATV News (graduated Fall 2011)
- Meghan Sweeney, Station Contributor
- Eric Wilkens, Co-Producer and Co-Host of SportsZone
Stay tuned for another great year of ATV in 2012-13!
Movies and Munchies with ATV on Wednesday
As part of SOC Week, ATV is excited to present “Night of the Living Dead” as part of our Movies and Munchies with ATV, happening this Wednesday evening, the 28th, at 7:30pm in the Weschler Theater (MGC 315).
You’ll also get to see some of ATV’s latest productions, and get some free ATV schwag that we’re giving away! Plus, the first 20 attendees will get a free SOC T-Shirt.
Oh, and did we mention the food? Yep, free popcorn and other snacks will be provided as well.
So come on out, find out more about ATV and how to get involved, and enjoy a cult classic movie with your friends and SOC classmates!
New Spring 2012 Broadcast Schedule in Effect
ATV has just launched a new TV broadcast schedule for the Spring 2012 semester.
Our new schedule shortens our primetime hours to 7 PM-1 AM each night and significantly revamps our daytime schedule; however, our special Comedy and News & Politics theme nights remain as before. Most of our shows are now airing in new timeslots, so do make note of the new schedule to plan on catching your favorite ATV shows.
We’re also excited to welcome three new shows to ATV in 2012:
- The After Party, a right-of-center news commentary show discussing political news and current events, spun off of Capitol Politics.
- ATV Shortz, a new variety show of short films and comedic sketches, blending together the best of two now-retired ATV shows, The Screening Room and Uncle Sketch.
- Time’s Up!, a new trivia game show featuring student contestants as they try to beat the clock.
Be sure to tune in during primetime seven nights a week to catch your favorite shows:
- News & Politics Night – Mon & Thurs: ATV News, ATV Special Broadcast, The After Party, and Capitol Politics
- Comedy Night – Wed & Sat: The American Dream, I Have News for AU, Mission Improv-Able, and ATV Shortz
- Tues & Fri: SportsZone, Tech tAUk, and Time’s Up!
- Sundays: Potpourri Night, featuring the biweekly premiere of ATV News
For more information, contact Zach Drescher & Josh Feldman, ATV’s Programming Directors.
Spring 2012 General Interest Meeting, Thursday 2/2
ATV will be holding its General Interest Meeting for Spring 2012 on this Thursday, February 2, at 7:00 PM in our studio at Mary Graydon Center 256. Free pizza will be provided for those attending.
Come to find out about all of the opportunities to get involved at ATV, whether it be working on our shows (in front of the camera or behind the camera), participating in our Public Relations or Productions Departments, working with cameras, directing, editing, or a variety of other jobs. No prior experience is required to get involved.
In particular, you’ll have the opportunity to learn how to get involved with our three newest shows this semester: The After Party, ATV Shortz, and Time’s Up!
So if you’re interested in getting some great hands-on experiences working in film or broadcast journalism, be sure to join us on Thursday at 7 PM to find out all the ways that you can get involved with ATV!
ATV Launches New Logo and Brand Campaign
ATV is excited to announce the official launch of our new logo and brand campaign for the 2011-12 academic year! This launch is the result of many months of hard work by our awesome Public Relations/Marketing Directors, Blakely Despres and Stacy Hill, along with many other current and former ATV leaders.
Our new logo represents ATV’s recent efforts to redefine ourselves as a legitimate television station with outstanding programming, and as a leader among the college television stations in Washington metro area. Our new brand also reincarnates and modernizes our slogan, “Turn Us On,” as we seek to encourage AU students to tune in their televisions to channels 2 & 15 or connect with us on our website.
Speaking of our website, we are also launching a completely new design for our website that fully incorporates our new branding. The new design is the first iteration of a semester-long project to refine the user experience of our website to make it easier to navigate and connect with our shows and departments. More improvements to the website will be rolled out over the course of the semester.
Finally, following today’s launch of the new logo, we will begin embarking on a multi-branched branding campaign with the purposes of increasing our exposure across campus, promoting our incredible lineup of shows, and encouraging students to get involved with ATV and participate in our shows and departments.
If you’re interested in participating in our branding campaign, we are seeking out new members to join our Public Relations/Marketing Department. Contact our PR Directors, Blakely Despres and Stacy Hill, for more information.