96 Ten years of broadcasting for TV-19 Harding niversity's cable access channel, TV-19 celebrated its 10th birthday this school year. According to Dr. Lou Butterfield, one of the faculty advisor for TV-19 , the idea for a cable access channel to be fully op rated by Harding students was created when a representative from the local cable t levision channel asked the university if they would be interested in having a channel on the new cable system in White County. Stan Green, former director of public relations for Harding, and Dr. Mike James, a professor in the communication department and a faculty ach·i 'Or for TV-19, approached the president of the university at that time , Dr. Clifton Ganus, about the concept. Dr. Ganus approved the idea, and thus Harding nivcrsity's cable access channel, which "-'as on channel 12, was born. Although many changes have 9ccurred at TV19 in the past 10 years, including a name change, one thing has and will always remain th same. That one constant is its purpose. Dr. Butterfield said, "Our number one purpose is education. If it were not for education, \Ye would not be on the air. Other purpos - include public relations for Harding and information for the community, but educating our communication tudents is th top priority at TV19." When asked what made TV-19 different than television stations at other colleges and universities , Dr. Butterfield emphasized experience. He said, "We are one of the few schools that offers total hands-on experience for our television students. Most chools make the student wait until their junior or senior years, or even \\'hen they are graduate students. Organizations "At Harding, we get students into the studio and working with the equipment their freshman year. o, when they graduate , they have four years of experience in a tel vision studio." Also, according to Mr. Steven F1ye, a faculty advisor for TV-19, another difference that he encountered at the 1991 Alpha Epsilon Rho Broadcasting Society ;-;ational Convention in Los Angeles, Calif., was the fact that Harding is one of the few schools that ha live, week-night newscasts five days per " ·eek. In the future, TV-19 will hopefully have the teleYision studio all to themselves. This year, and in years past, the television tudio was not only used by TV-19, but also for institutional production done by the Harding University Public Relations Office, the Admission Office, and , ·arious other departments. According to Dr. Butterfield, next year's addition of the new Bible and World Missions building will include the construction of an Institutional Television Studio in that building to be used by these departments. Dr. Butterfield said, "With th addition of the new studio, hopefully TV-19 will be able to totally take over the present studio and not have to wony about interfering with anyone else." A well as achieving its educational goals this year, TV-19 also fulfilled its other purposes of public r lations for Harding and informing the local community. Dr. Butterfield said, "We received a lot of positive feedback from the community, and that is very encouraging to our ' tudent who produced and participated in the programs. - David Jacobs Scott Lacey keeps the songs corning. Lacey was a deejay for KHCA, Harding's radio station. Mark Merchant and David Keeney careful! monitor the progress of a newscast. Pro grarnming was one of the many differen activities in which students at TV-19 par ticipated. SSHA. lst row (I to r): Gwendolyn Lane Tammy Austin, Arny Shollenbarger, Sharr non Adams , Carla Tipton. 2nd row: Me~ Gillespie, Stephanie Aston , Jana Fitzh ugh Andrea Beach , Tracy Sharp , Rebecc Weaver (sponsor) , Laura Beth Knight Denise Ortbals.
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