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The Daily OrangeCitrus TV to produce first Spanish show
By Aleksey Shats
Posted: 2/25/08, 12:40 AM EST Section: News
"I met with executive staffs of two campus organizations, National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) and La LUCHA, and got their support for the program," he said. "A lot of the people at those two organizations have been really key in helping get this show off the ground."
Once CitrusTV approved Tarr's proposal, the pilot show was taped on Dec. 2, 2007. The pilot show ran entirely in Spanish and featured news, sports, entertainment and weather segments. The pilot show was made available for viewers on YouTube, Tarr said.
The pilot episode was anchored by members of the NAHJ and other Spanish-speaking students, said Michelle San Miguel, who anchored the news segment of the show. A sophomore broadcast journalism and international relations major, San Miguel said she had to go on Spanish network Web sites to find information for the stories featured in the broadcast.
"One of the things we're striving to do with this newscast is to educate people about important issues that are taking place in Latin American countries," she said. "This newscast will help students who have little knowledge or want to learn more about these countries."
"CitrusTV Noticias en Espanol" officially became part of CitrusTV programming on Jan. 23, Tarr said. The show will first appear on CitrusTV Web site every two weeks on Sundays. The program is currently looking for students to fill on-air and off-air positions.
"At first it will be available online," Tarr said. "CitrusTV is putting together a new Web site, and we know we're going to be on that Web site and that's kind of where we will be for now. We do have a blog, and that blog is kind of the center for our show that informs people of any news and updates with the show.
"The hope is to eventually have it on RTN or another channel, so that people in the community and at Syracuse University can see it," he said.
Information about "CitrusTV Noticias en Espanol" can be found at ctvenespanol.blogspot.com, he said. On-air auditions will be held on Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A sign-up sheet will be posted outside the television station beginning Wednesday for students to choose an audition time.
ashats@syr.edu
Once CitrusTV approved Tarr's proposal, the pilot show was taped on Dec. 2, 2007. The pilot show ran entirely in Spanish and featured news, sports, entertainment and weather segments. The pilot show was made available for viewers on YouTube, Tarr said.
The pilot episode was anchored by members of the NAHJ and other Spanish-speaking students, said Michelle San Miguel, who anchored the news segment of the show. A sophomore broadcast journalism and international relations major, San Miguel said she had to go on Spanish network Web sites to find information for the stories featured in the broadcast.
"One of the things we're striving to do with this newscast is to educate people about important issues that are taking place in Latin American countries," she said. "This newscast will help students who have little knowledge or want to learn more about these countries."
"CitrusTV Noticias en Espanol" officially became part of CitrusTV programming on Jan. 23, Tarr said. The show will first appear on CitrusTV Web site every two weeks on Sundays. The program is currently looking for students to fill on-air and off-air positions.
"At first it will be available online," Tarr said. "CitrusTV is putting together a new Web site, and we know we're going to be on that Web site and that's kind of where we will be for now. We do have a blog, and that blog is kind of the center for our show that informs people of any news and updates with the show.
"The hope is to eventually have it on RTN or another channel, so that people in the community and at Syracuse University can see it," he said.
Information about "CitrusTV Noticias en Espanol" can be found at ctvenespanol.blogspot.com, he said. On-air auditions will be held on Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A sign-up sheet will be posted outside the television station beginning Wednesday for students to choose an audition time.
ashats@syr.edu
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