Students from the Department of Communication are heading up a new television show featuring all of the different sports on campus.
The show, spearheaded by senior broadcast journalism majors Morgan Jones and Brian Petree, will recap the week’s sporting events and exciting social club games.
Working with the communication department’s TV16, students have many opportunities to obtain real life experience.
“Sports are a major part of every college, and we have the ability and opportunity to really do some things other schools couldn’t even dream up,” Petree said.
Their plan is to start with volleyball, football and soccer, as well as the opening club and intramural sports.
Jones and Petree encourage anyone to be involved. The show will work with reporters who go out to film games. The team will bring the footage back to pull out the highlights, record standups in the studio and edit it together. The show will then air weekly on TV16.
“I’m most excited that it’s real life: we will have in- depth coverage of teams on the rise,” Petree said. “Our ultimate goal is to have a live, college game day type show in front of the stadium for the last home football game.”
They are excited about what the show will bring.
“Harding is unique in that it can even offer us an opportunity like this, and I can’t wait to see how the show progresses over the semester,” Jones said.
Communications instructor Ginger Blackstone is excited for the show to begin as well.
“We’ve done sports shows in the past and I’m really excited about bringing it back,” Blackstone said. “I hope it’s a show we can continue producing each semester with new students.”
Petree said he hopes for the show to continue even after he graduates.
They have not chosen a name for the show yet, but are brainstorming.
“We want the name to captivate the audience and be exciting for viewers; something that will make them excited about sports and want to watch,” Jones said.
The first episode is set to air Sept. 11 on TV16.
