Marquette University Television

For other uses of the initials MUTV, see MUTV.
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 a student television station at 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.

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.

Awards

Student Commitment is an initiative by WISN-TV to capture the college student perspective on the 2008 political elections by college students. Students from UWM's PantherVision also participate in the project.
Cornelius

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.

Specials

MUTV occasionally runs special programs during the year.

Staff

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
1976-1978Steve Olson
1983-1984Kevin Welsh
1984-1985Jim Culhane
1985-1987Jeff Wunderlich
1987-1988Wendy Whitney
1988-1989Steve Berlowski
1989-1990Kevin Boyd
1991-1992Kevin Klimek
1992-1993Matt Croft
1993-1994Katie Maloney
1994-1995Tracy Smurawski
1995-1996Ron Giordan
1996-1997Devin Farmer
1997-1998Christy Overberg
1998-1999Eric Kent
1999-2000Jen Chisholm
2000-2001Bill Spiva
2001-2002Bruno Giglio
2002-2003Kevin Delaney
2003-2004Ryan Bigney
2004-2005Jenna Santoianni
2005-2006David M. Kelly
2006-2007William Malinowski
2007-2008Allison Craft
2008-2009Elizabeth Cohen
2009-2010Patricia Marra
2010-2011Samuel Bringardner
2011-2012Loreta Dilaveri
2012-2013Peter Aksamit
2013-2014Francesca Reed
2014-2015Nina Guzman
2015-2016Brian Georgeson

Current Staff

The MUTV Staff for the 2015 to 2016 academic year is as follows:

Position Person
General ManagerBrian Georgeson
Executive News ProducerHannah Kirby
News ProducerHalle Gordon
News ProducerErin Neuhengen
Executive Sports ProducerMichael Beiermeister
Sports ProducerPatrick Thomas
Sports ProducerMatt Unger
Executive Entertainment ProducerKatelyn Stamas
Entertainment ProducerJuliana Falk
Entertainment ProducerSophia Millay
Production DirectorVicki Clancy
Asst. Production DirectorPaula Tews
Asst. Production DirectorMaggie O'Keefe
Asst. Production DirectorMolly Hass

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 has direct access to all gear (including cameras and graphics) in Studio 6. All shows are recorded live-to-tape on the MiniDV format, as well as digitally on the M-Series iVDR. In 2006 the entire facility was upgraded and renovated for all brand new, state-of-the-art broadcasting equipment, making Marquette HD capable.

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):

Studio 6

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

Equipment list (Studio 6 and Control 6):

Audio Studios 2 and 4

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

Equipment list (both studios are exactly the same):

Media Lab

The IMC's Media Lab features nine Apple Inc. iMac 5K Retina Display video editing workstations that have both Avid Media Composer and Adobe Premiere Pro. Seven stations are in the media lab and two are in adjacent, private edit bays.

PC Workroom

The PC lab features seven Microsoft Windows computers loaded with the Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Audition, and Chyron Lyric. The computers are networked to the Chyron character generators, enabling offline graphics work to be done in the lab while the control rooms are in use.

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:

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.

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 broadcast 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 lightning 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.

Programming/Distribution

MUTV utilizes Public-access television cable TV channel 99 on the Time Warner Cable feed to the Marquette campus. 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 suspended due to workflow inefficiencies. The service was revived in spring of 2007, taking the form of a UFO-based Flash Video player. In February 2008, MUTV acquired access to one of the University's QuickTime Streaming Servers and thus converted their Video on Demand Service to QuickTime. An ongoing initiative to have all MUTV shows available in Video-on-Demand is continued by the Programming/Distribution Department. In 2008, MUTV purchased a Mac Pro to handle the duties of putting content online on the MUTV Website and YouTube.

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

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External links

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