The HAM Channel (Fairfield University Student Television)
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The HAM Channel is a student-operated closed-circuit Student television station
channel offering a regular season schedule of original programming written by, starring, and produced by Fairfield University
students under the direction of the Media Center.
In keeping with their new method of getting to their audience, the format of their programming has changed from the traditional half-hour shows on the campus CCTV channel to the new method of uploading segments to YouTube
that are 3–10 minutes in length.
This new format has also given way to new programming which the Ham Channel is currently producing.
The only traditional analog show still on the CCTV channel is the Ham Channel's flagship program, Into It!, which has be re-vamped with a new host and a new format. The show features a new host,a monologue, various guests from the campus, and still allows fans to call in to the show. The show, which airs at 7:30 on Tuesday nights, aims at being a talk show and variety show loosely formatted on programs such as Late Night with Conan O'Brien
and The Daily Show
.
, the student radio station at Fairfield University.
The concert is popular and has showcased previous up-and-coming headlining musicians such as Howie Day
, Matt Nathanson
, Aloha
, and The Alternate Routes
.
Stagstock is also recorded and broadcast by the HAM Channel using their 32 feet (9.8 m) television production satellite
uplink
truck.
studio and field cameras and a Blu-ray projector.
The Media Center also operates a 32 feet (9.8 m) television production satellite
uplink
truck that can transmit and receive digitally encoded television signals from geostationary domestic satellites. Fairfield University is one of few colleges in the nation to have this technology allowing campus programming and international news organizations including CNN
, MSNBC
, Fox News and Bloomberg Television
to be broadcast worldwide from the University.
The Media Center Staff has won national recognition for its Award-Winning Programs and production of Multimedia Presentations for the University. Some of the most recent honors have included the Crystal Award of Distinction from the Communicator Awards 2005 Print Competition; two Awards of Excellence from the Videographer 2005 Awards; and the Platinum BEST of Show from The Aurora 2005 Awards.
Student television station
A student television station is a television station run by university, high or middle school students that primarily airs school/university news and in many cases, student-produced soap operas, entertainment shows, and other programming....
channel offering a regular season schedule of original programming written by, starring, and produced by Fairfield University
Fairfield University
Fairfield University is a private, co-educational undergraduate and master's level teaching-oriented university located in Fairfield, Connecticut, in the New England region of the United States. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1942, and today is one of 28 member institutions of the...
students under the direction of the Media Center.
Change in Format
To keep up with the changing times of the digital age - starting in the Fall of 2007 - the HAM Channel changed its primary media from analog cable TV to videos on the internet. The HAM Channel is now capable of reaching a global audience and viewers have the added convenience of choosing when and where to watch the programming. While the analog channel 64 still exists and is still in use, the new home for Ham Channel programming is their YouTube page.In keeping with their new method of getting to their audience, the format of their programming has changed from the traditional half-hour shows on the campus CCTV channel to the new method of uploading segments to YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
that are 3–10 minutes in length.
This new format has also given way to new programming which the Ham Channel is currently producing.
The only traditional analog show still on the CCTV channel is the Ham Channel's flagship program, Into It!, which has be re-vamped with a new host and a new format. The show features a new host,a monologue, various guests from the campus, and still allows fans to call in to the show. The show, which airs at 7:30 on Tuesday nights, aims at being a talk show and variety show loosely formatted on programs such as Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. Late Night aired weeknights at 12:37 am...
and The Daily Show
The Daily Show
The Daily Show , is an American late night satirical television program airing each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. The half-hour long show premiered on July 21, 1996, and was hosted by Craig Kilborn until December 1998...
.
New Shows
- Let's Be Frank - The Ham Channel's Frank Romano tries out various jobs on campus. Frank as a sideline helper at a soccer game, Frank mowing lawns with the grounds crew are some of the jobs Frank tries out. This program aims at being similar to the current show Dirty JobsDirty JobsDirty Jobs is a program on the Discovery Channel, produced by Pilgrim Films & Television, in which host Mike Rowe is shown performing difficult, strange, disgusting, or messy occupational duties alongside the typical employees. The show premiered with two pilot episodes in November 2003...
. - Fairfield Cribs - MTV CribsMTV CribsMTV Cribs and CMT Cribs, depending on which channel it airs, is a franchise reality television program that originated on the MTV Networks' MTV. It later aired on its CMT channel that features tours of the houses and mansions of celebrities. The first show aired September 2000...
, but set at Fairfield University. The show features students' beach houses, townhouses, and dormrooms that stand-out in some way. - haMtv - This show highlights and interviews different bands, reviews CDs, and often shows performances from various concerts in the local area.
- Barone Appetite - This show taches students, in a HAM Channel take on the Food NetworkFood NetworkFood Network is a television specialty channel that airs both one-time and recurring programs about food and cooking. Scripps Networks Interactive owns 70 percent of the network, with Tribune Company controlling the remaining 30 percent....
, how to cook some basic meals with the stirfry stations located in the dining hall of Fairfield UniversityFairfield UniversityFairfield University is a private, co-educational undergraduate and master's level teaching-oriented university located in Fairfield, Connecticut, in the New England region of the United States. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1942, and today is one of 28 member institutions of the...
. - News 64 - The long-running, college Emmy-nomiated news program that keeps students up-to-date on the campus happenings. It adapted to the new format of the Ham Channel with reporters uploading indivudial stories on the YouTube page.
- Key Eats - This show exposes students to all the local places where they can get a good meal.
- Bedtime Stories - This show features a James LiptonJames LiptonJames Lipton is an American writer, poet, composer, actor and dean emeritus of the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University in New York City. He is the executive producer, writer and host of the Bravo cable television series Inside the Actors Studio, which debuted in 1994...
-esque host who reads the viewers a children's story whilte smoking a fake pipe and sitting in a smoking jacket next to a fireplace.
Previous Shows
- At the Buzzer - This long running show features Fairfield University students giving sports recaps, interviews, and all sort of things for sports maniacs.
- Into It! - This live show features guests from on campus, trivia, and a large fan base that calls in and offers their views.
- News 64 - The news shows review of the big stories of the week, plus an occasional special campus feature.
- The Cutting Room Floor - The HAM Channel's oldest show, this show reviews the movies that college students are most likely to see, whether in the theatre, about to be released, or new on DVD.
- Sen. Lieberman Interview - In 2006, The HAM Channel in conjunction with The Fairfield Mirror and WVOFWVOFWVOF is the student-run college radio station at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut. As of August 2008, the station has been a partner with Connecticut Public Radio and carries Connecticut Public Radio and NPR programming.-History:...
were granted an exclusive interview with United States Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) in the midst of his highly contested re-election campaign.
Stagstock
Stagstock is an annual outdoor concert at Fairfield University each September to start off the year. It is produced by the HAM Channel with help from WVOFWVOF
WVOF is the student-run college radio station at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut. As of August 2008, the station has been a partner with Connecticut Public Radio and carries Connecticut Public Radio and NPR programming.-History:...
, the student radio station at Fairfield University.
The concert is popular and has showcased previous up-and-coming headlining musicians such as Howie Day
Howie Day
Howard Kern "Howie" Day is an American singer-songwriter. Beginning his career as a solo artist in the late 1990s, Day became known for his extensive touring and in-concert use of samplers and effects pedals in order to accompany himself...
, Matt Nathanson
Matt Nathanson
Matt Nathanson is an American singer-songwriter whose work is a blend of folk and rock music. In addition to singing, he plays acoustic and electric guitar, and has played both solo and with a full band. His work includes the platinum-selling song "Come On Get Higher".-Early life and college...
, Aloha
Aloha
Aloha in the Hawaiian language means affection, peace, compassion and mercy. Since the middle of the 19th century, it also has come to be used as an English greeting to say goodbye and hello...
, and The Alternate Routes
The Alternate Routes
The Alternate Routes are an American rock band out of Bridgeport, Connecticut formed by Tim Warren and Eric Donnelly in 2002 while studying at Fairfield University....
.
Stagstock is also recorded and broadcast by the HAM Channel using their 32 feet (9.8 m) television production satellite
Communications satellite
A communications satellite is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purpose of telecommunications...
uplink
Uplink
A telecommunications link is generally one of several types of information transmission paths such as those provided by communication satellites to connect two points on earth.-Uplink:...
truck.
Notable Interview Subjects
The HAM Channel has been able to interview several "big-names" in recent years:- Cory BookerCory BookerCory Anthony Booker is the Mayor of Newark, New Jersey. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Booker is a former Newark City Councilman...
- Mayor of Newark, New Jersey - Mika BrzezinskiMika BrzezinskiMika Emilie Leonia Brzezinski is an American television news journalist at MSNBC. Brzezinski is co-host of MSNBC's weekday morning program Morning Joe, where she provides regular commentary and reads the news headlines for the program...
- co-host of MSNBC's Morning JoeMorning JoeMorning Joe is a weekday morning talk show on MSNBC, with Joe Scarborough discussing the news of the day in a panel format with co-hosts Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist. It was created as the replacement for Imus in the Morning, which was canceled in April 2007 after simulcasting on MSNBC since 1996... - Monica CrowleyMonica CrowleyMonica Crowley is an American conservative radio and television commentator, and author based in New York City. She has her own radio show and is a regular commentator on The McLaughlin Group, a Fox News contributor, and Washington Times columnist.-Education:Crowley holds a B.A. in Political...
- Fox News TV anchor and conservative political commentator - Mia FarrowMia FarrowMia Farrow is an American actress, singer, humanitarian, and fashion model.Farrow first gained wide acclaim for her role as Allison Mackenzie in the soap opera Peyton Place, and for her subsequent short-lived marriage to Frank Sinatra...
- Golden Globe AwardGolden Globe AwardThe Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign...
-winning actress and humanitarian - Joseph Lieberman - United States Senator from ConnecticutConnecticutConnecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
- Jon MeachamJon MeachamJon Meacham is executive editor and executive vice president at Random House. A former editor of Newsweek and a Pulitzer Prize winning bestselling author and a commentator on politics, history, and religious faith in America, he is a contributing editor to Time magazine and editor-at-large of WNET...
- editor of NewsweekNewsweekNewsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
and bestselling author - MaeMaeMae was an American alternative/indie band that formed in Norfolk, Virginia in 2001. The band's name is an acronym for "Multi-sensory Aesthetic Experience," based on a course taken by drummer Jacob Marshall while a student at Old Dominion University....
- Indie Band - Brian WilliamsBrian WilliamsBrian Douglas Williams is the anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, the evening news program of the NBC television network, a position he assumed in 2004...
- news anchor and managing editorManaging editorA managing editor is a senior member of a publication's management team.In the United States, a managing editor oversees and coordinates the publication's editorial activities...
of NBC Nightly NewsNBC Nightly NewsNBC Nightly News is the flagship daily evening television news program for NBC News and broadcasts. NBC Nightly News has aired from Studio 3B, located on floors 3 of the NBC Studios is the headquarters of the GE Building forms the centerpiece of 30th Rockefeller Center it is located in the center... - Diane Wilson - renowned environmentalist, co-founder of Code PinkCode PinkCode Pink: Women for Peace is an anti-war group that is mainly composed of women. It has regional offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York City, and Washington, D.C., and many more chapters in the U.S. as well as several in other countries...
and author of "An Unreasonable Woman" - Fareed ZakariaFareed ZakariaFareed Rafiq Zakaria is an Indian-American journalist and author. From 2000 to 2010, he was a columnist for Newsweek and editor of Newsweek International. In 2010 he became Editor-At-Large of Time magazine...
- host of CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPSFareed Zakaria GPSFareed Zakaria GPS is a weekly public affairs show hosted by journalist and author Fareed Zakaria. As of November 2011, the show airs Sundays at 10am Eastern Time and 1pm Eastern Time on CNN. The show also airs Sundays at 1200 and 1900 GMT on CNN International...
and editor of Newsweek International
Steering Committee
A Steering Committee of eight students works closely with faculty and staff on management of the channel and production of scheduled programming for the season.2008-2009 Steering Committee
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Station Manager | Dave Grazynski |
| President | Chelsea Whittemore |
| Vice President | Maria Vlahos |
| Senior Executive Producer | Matt Woolley |
| Executive Producers | Tom DiPirro and Julia Haltof |
| Associate Producer | Eve Seiter |
| Senior Marketing Director | Christina Dunne |
| Marketing Directors | Maggie Andrew and Aileen Monahan |
| On Air Creative Team | Mike Girandola and Brian Gillespie |
| New Member Mentor | Karl Bratty |
| News Director | Laura Zervoudakis |
| Technical Director | Merrick McQuilling |
Media Center
The Media Center is the 15000 square feet (1,393.5 m²) facility located on the ground floor of Xavier Hall that houses The HAM Channel along with the New Media: Film, Television, and Radio major and the Campus Television Network. It contains two fully functioning television studios with control rooms, editing bays, a head end and classrooms. In keeping the technological changes in the field, the Media Center has invested much into High DefinitionHigh-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
studio and field cameras and a Blu-ray projector.
The Media Center also operates a 32 feet (9.8 m) television production satellite
Communications satellite
A communications satellite is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purpose of telecommunications...
uplink
Uplink
A telecommunications link is generally one of several types of information transmission paths such as those provided by communication satellites to connect two points on earth.-Uplink:...
truck that can transmit and receive digitally encoded television signals from geostationary domestic satellites. Fairfield University is one of few colleges in the nation to have this technology allowing campus programming and international news organizations including CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
, MSNBC
MSNBC
MSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
, Fox News and Bloomberg Television
Bloomberg Television
Bloomberg Television is a 24-hour global network broadcasting business and financial news. It is distributed globally, reaching over 200 million homes worldwide. It is owned and operated by Bloomberg L.P...
to be broadcast worldwide from the University.
The Media Center Staff has won national recognition for its Award-Winning Programs and production of Multimedia Presentations for the University. Some of the most recent honors have included the Crystal Award of Distinction from the Communicator Awards 2005 Print Competition; two Awards of Excellence from the Videographer 2005 Awards; and the Platinum BEST of Show from The Aurora 2005 Awards.
Fairfield Alumni in TV, radio, film, and other media
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- News Anchor, News Channel 8, WTNHWTNHWTNH is the ABC-affiliated television station for the state of Connecticut that is licensed to New Haven. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 10 from a transmitter in Hamden. Owned by the LIN TV Corporation, the station is sister to MyNetworkTV affiliate WCTX and the two...
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winner
- Jeanne Begley ’84 - Producer/Director, AE's BiographyBiography (TV series)Biography is a documentary television series. It was originally a half-hour filmed series produced for CBS by David Wolper from 1961 to 1964 and hosted by Mike Wallace. The A&E Network later re-ran it and has produced new episodes since 1987...
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winner
- Joe DeCamara '00 - Co-Host, Kruk and DeCamara Show, Sports Talk 950; Executive Producer, Jody Mac Show
- Patricia E. Hutton '85 - Executive Vice President & CFO, NBC Universal StudiosUniversal StudiosUniversal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....
- Burt Kearns '78Burt KearnsBurt Kearns is an American television and film producer, writer, director, journalist and author, known for his influential work in reality television and his controversial 1999 tabloid television memoir, Tabloid Baby.-Early career:...
- Founder, Frozen TelevisionFrozen TelevisionFrozen Television is a television production company specializing in documentaries and entertainment programming. Frozen Television was founded by Brett Hudson and Burt Kearns and is affiliated with the motion picture production company, Frozen Pictures....
/Frozen PicturesFrozen PicturesFrozen Pictures is a motion picture, television and multimedia production company founded and operated by veteran producers and writers Brett Hudson and Burt Kearns, and is affiliated with Frozen Television....
, Author, Tabloid BabyTabloid BabyTabloid Baby is a 1999 memoir by veteran journalist and television news producer Burt Kearns detailing his years as producer on tabloid television shows like A Current Affair and Hard Copy. Regarded as the definitive work on the rise and fall of the tabloid television genre...
, Producer, A Current Affair
- Chris Miles '03 - Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter, WDBJWDBJWDBJ is the CBS television network affiliate station serving the Roanoke/Lynchburg television market. It transmits its digital signal on UHF channel 18. It is owned by Schurz Communications of South Bend, Indiana...
- Robert J. Murphy, Jr. '71 - Senior Vice President, TV News Coverage, American Broadcasting CompanyAmerican Broadcasting CompanyThe American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
- Donna SavareseDonna SavareseDonna Savarese is a two-time Emmy Award winning television journalist and news anchor most recently with KMOV in St. Louis, Missouri, the CBS affiliate. She anchored the 6pm newscast Monday-Friday. Prior to KMOV, Savarese was the weekend anchor and reporter at KIAH in Houston, Texas...
- News Anchor, News 4 St. Louis, KMOVKMOVKMOV, virtual channel 4, is the CBS-affiliated television station in St. Louis, Missouri. KMOV is owned by the Dallas-based Belo Corporation, with its studio and office facilities in St...
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& Edward R. Murrow Award winner
- Cory Shields - Executive Vice President, Communications, NBC UniversalNBC UniversalNBCUniversal Media, LLC is a media and entertainment company engaged in the production and marketing of entertainment, news, and information products and services to a global customer base...
; former reporter, producer & host, PM MagazinePM MagazinePM/Evening Magazine was a television series with a news and entertainment format. It was syndicated to stations throughout the United States...
- Carmen Wong UlrichCarmen Wong UlrichCarmen Wong Ulrich is an American television & online journalist, and personal finance expert at CNBC where she was the former host of "On the Money," a personal finance program. She is currently a contributor to The Dr. Oz Show and iVillage...
- Host, CNBC's On the MoneyOn the MoneyCNBC's On the Money, hosted by Carmen Wong Ulrich, is a television program that focuses primarily on personal finance, a programming departure from CNBC's "investor focused" weekday programming....
- Bill Watson - News Anchor/Reporter, WBZ Newsradio 1030WBZ (AM)WBZ is the call sign for an AM radio station in Boston, Massachusetts owned by CBS Radio, itself owned by the CBS Corporation. Originally based in and broadcast from Springfield, Massachusetts, WBZ was the first commercial radio station in the United States...