By: Jayden Ford
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You tune in biweekly to their newscasts, but do you ever wonder what goes into them? The UIW Comm Arts department fosters a creative learning environment and is a place for students to be themselves. The student run news station, UIWtv, is open to all students to build a community and prepare themselves for broadcasting careers.
McKenna Moczygemba, one of UIWtv’s multimedia journalists, tells us, “And its let me kind of make and shape myself for my future career by letting me explore all those avenues and kind of realizing I am a people person, I can talk to people, I can do an interview. But I’m also really good at the creative aspect.” Students in TV practicum class receive hands-on experience producing UIWtv’s biweekly newscasts. From directing, writing packages, and even anchoring, UIW students are in control.
“It’s kind of like a second family to me, and so I really love going outside and getting other people’s stories and creating them into a package. But I also love helping other people create their packages and their voices so, it’s really just like a really nice community to be in.” says Ellie Vallor, UIWtv Entertainment Anchor.
Collaboration is crucial for the newscast production and wouldn’t be possible without the hours of work put in by UIWtv’s officers, and student volunteers. Often referred to as a comm- unity, UIW’s Comm arts department prepares broadcast students for their careers and gives them a team to make sure that each of their goals can be achieved. For more on UIWtv and their crew, you can follow them on Instagram and subscribe to their YouTube at UIWtv!
