HU16 GETS A FACELIFT COMMUNICATION NEWS STUDIO ON DEPARTMENT 'S DISPLAY WORDS Alex Petry I I PHOTOS Kazu F11jisa111a H U16, Harding's student-run television station, received a massive verhaul in 2 1 following fundrai in effort from the department of c mmunication and the ad,·ancement ffice. The year-long fundrai er called up n alumni fr m the deparonent of communication a well a current faculty and parent. of current rudent to donate for the renovation of the H 16 rudio. Amy eweU an alumna of the department, and her hu band cott eweU matched the d nation received by the department. The ne\\' studio .,,,·a named in hon r of the ewells f r their dedication to the growth f H 16 pr ductions. The renovation to the rudio included all-new video and audio pr ducti n equipment, a " ell a acce to technology that allo,ved H 16 co be broadca ted in I lD for the fir t time. The total cudio upgrade c . tab ut 160 000, which lark Prior, direccor of H 16 and H \'ideowork , knew would pro,·e helpful for . tudent 'education. "'\ ith thi upgrade it will benefit our tudent. becau e th equipment that we have in tailed i [what they'll] find in the indu. try," Prior .aid. In addition to the impact the ren vated studio had on tudent 'ability to "·ork with up-t -date production equipment, Dr. 'inger Black tone, a si tant professor of communication and new direct r for H 16, belie ed that the new tudio helped make H 16 m re pre agi u amon c llegiate broadcast . "H 16 i a reflection f who we are be ·ond chi campu ," Black tone aid. '\X'ith chi new eru we are ho,,·ing people that we are playing f r real.' enior public relation major Dor thee Garcia wa. one of two rudio manager for H 116 and she agreed that the new rudio help d H 16 garner national attenti n. 'La t year, we entered everal ne'l.v ca t ro the ouch Central Broadca ting ociety's annual competition and [qualified] for the emifinals,' Garcia aid. 'If we can advance in regional and national competitions with our old equipment, imagine \: hat we can d after this upgrade.' Garcia al beli ved that the upgraded tudi created a urge of incere t in I J 16 acr s campu . 'I' e noticed that everyone i ju t getting in e ted , ith everything from . rudent to pr fe or ' arcia aid. " rudent stay back after cla e to help .,,,;th the c n tructi n f graphic and are already trying to u e the set f r pr jeer in cla e .' \X'ith all the new p ibilitie f r experimenting with broadca t the H 16 team looked forward to learning ab ut more opportunitie the remodeled tudio pre ented them. I Dr Ginger Blacks one, assis an professor o communication and news director for HU16, shows Presiden Bruce Mclarty how o use he new cameras dunng he 1V studio unveiling on Aug. 30, 2017 In the Reynolds Center for Music and Communication.The new 1V studio was home to HU16's LNe at Five broadcast, which were live newcasts hosted by communication studen s. // Photo by Kazu Fu11sawa The new 1V studio, located In the Reynolds Center for Music and Communication, includes a new robotic camera revealed during the unveiling. The 1V studio garnered interest from studen s and faculty all over campus who hoped to view and use it or school proJects. // Photo by Kazu Fujisawawa 0 0 ~ ~ C z 0 ~ 6 z )> z 0 ~ C Cf) 0 00 w
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