UIWtv airs first spring show after auditions

By Marisa Allen LOGOS STAFF WRITER

UIWtv, an award-winning student media at the University of the Incarnate Word, did its first live show Thursday, Feb. 9, for the spring after holding auditions in January for anchors..

Over the course of three days, anchor hopefuls tried out in the studio that has spawned shows earning a record number of regional Lone Star Emmys and the 1922 Dr. Marjorie Yambor Signature Station of the Year award from the Broadcast Education Association.

UIWtv is under the new management of Operations Director Markus McGuire, who served last fall as assistant operations director to Antonio Bocanegra II, who graduated in December. period, UIWtv held auditions for news anchors to cover stories for the Spring semester.

“I know we’ve always been known for winning [Lone Star] Emmys, and a lot of them are under our previous operations director,” said McGuire, a communication arts major concentrating in multimedia-production. “However, my goal is to come in and show UIWtv that we’re still a team.”

Besides his fellow work-studies on the production crew, the UIWtv team includes a number of volunteers who lend their hands in many roles: photographer, videographer, and editor, to name a few. Volunteers can earn community service hours required for graduation. They also can learn skills, savvy and confidence to apply for future work-study positions in leadership roles. Openings are anticipated this fall for multimedia journalist, technical director, and program director.

Auditions are held in the fall and spring for anchors.

Elizabeth Lopez Rendon, a junior management engineering major, was among those auditioning recently. Rendon said she became interested in joining UIWtv because of her passion for television in particular, but in general she has a love for media, modeling, acting, and television.

“During 2021, I acted in the Mexican novela ‘Qué le Pasa a mi Familia?’ by Juan Osorio as executive producer, and by Televisa Productions,” Rendon said.

“The same year, I was an anchor of the UIW Campus Bajio virtual Pep-Rally.”

Nursing major Emily Reyna, who has been a part of the UIWtv family for four semesters now, said she has loved every second of it. When she auditioned the first time two years ago, she was open to any role, she said, but now prefers news

. “I am someone who strongly believes in the importance of the news and the impact it has on communities, so I thought being able to be a part of such an important role would be a good opportunity,” Reyna said.

“I had previously done theater and some camera work, so I decided why not give news anchoring a shot. Being able to work together with such amazing, intelligent, creative people is a blast. We really are like a small little family always looking out for each other on and off camera.”

Fyi

UIWtv’s newscast is live 12:30-1 p.m. Thursdays on YouTube on Feb. 23, March 9, March 30, and April 13 this spring.

See previous broadcasts posted at uiwtv.org or https://uiwcommarts. com/uiwtv/