the initials mutv see mutv . mutv 1131 w. wisconsin ave. 424 milwaukee wisconsin 53233 branding mutv 99 slogan your campus news source channels analog 99 cctv cable affiliations mtvu cnn cbs ostn owner marquette university founded 1976 call letters meaning marquette university television website mutv.mu.edu marquette university television mutv is a student television station at the diederich college of communication at marquette university . mutv is considered a co curricular activity of the broadcast and electronic communication department and is advised by full time faculty member barbara fleming volbrecht . the students produce three shows a night monday thursday one from each department entertainment sports and news . the station is seen as a valuable learning tool for students to find what they enjoy and hone their skills within the context of a television station . contents 1 about 2 awards 3 mascot 4 specials 5 staff 5.1 general managers 5.2 current staff 6 production 6.1 studio 7 6.2 studio 6 6.3 audio studios 2 and 4 6.4 media lab 6.5 pc workroom 6.6 remote kit 7 client productions 8 remotes 9 programming distribution 10 logos 11 external links about edit marquette university television was chartered by marquette university in 1976 and is a registered student organization with the marquette university student government and office of student development . mutv was formed through the diligent work of bob turner former head of the instructional media center students steve olson and george wensel and other students and marquette faculty and staff . kenneth shuler a former engineer is legend for making mutv possible by running the campus cable system . as the story goes during the night ken would go to work running cables through offices and in tunnels under wisconsin avenue . many of the original engineers died in a plane crash in the 70 s that nearly crippled the program s success . george wensel who later went on to be a major force in sports telecasts and has a sports emmy award named in his honor died in a drowning accident in 1995 . ken bob and george live on through the annual scholarships awarded to creative and innovative broadcasting students . awards edit 2008 chicago midwest emmy for student commitment in the advanced media feature hard news category student commitment is an initiative by wisn tv to capture the college student perspective on the 2008 political elections by college students . students from uwm s panthervision also participate in the project . cornelius mascot edit mutv s mascot is cornelius the armadillo . a former general manager of mutv had a pet armadillo whose name was cornelius . when cornelius died he had it stuffed and gave it to the station . cornelius still lives in the mutv office though he has suffered some abuse over the years . cornelius can occasionally be seen on the air in mutv entertainment shows . specials edit mutv occasionally runs special programs during the year . marquette university student government election show the day of the annual musg election mutv produces a one hour newscast featuring packages and live interviews with the president and evp candidates . marquette madness mutv in conjunction with the marquette university department of intercollegiate athletics and tri marq communications broadcasts the annual marquette madness event to channel 99 and gomarquette.com . marquette women s volleyball mutv broadcasts select marquette women s volleyball games from the al mcguire center to channel 99 and gomarquette.com . marquette women s basketball mutv broadcasts select marquette women s basketball games from the al mcguire center to channel 99 and gomarquette.com . marquette men s basketball mutv broadcasts select marquette men s basketball games from the bradley center exclusively to gomarquette.com . mutv production news mutv s news and production crews switch places for the night . the news team performs all production duties and the production crew prepares and presents the evening s newscast . staff edit general managers edit mutv was started by students and continues to be student run . it is led by the general manager as selected by the student media board at the end of each academic year . an incomplete list of former general managers follows academic years person 1976 1978 steve olson 1983 1984 kevin welsh 1984 1985 jim culhane 1985 1987 jeff wunderlich 1987 1988 wendy whitney 1988 1989 steve berlowski 1989 1990 kevin boyd 1991 1992 kevin klimek 1992 1993 matt croft 1993 1994 katie maloney 1994 1995 tracy smurawski 1995 1996 ron giordan 1996 1997 devin farmer 1997 1998 christy overberg 1998 1999 eric kent 1999 2000 jen chisholm 2000 2001 bill spiva 2001 2002 bruno giglio 2002 2003 kevin delaney 2003 2004 ryan bigney 2004 2005 jenna santoianni 2005 2006 david m. kelly 2006 2007 william malinowski 2007 2008 allison craft 2008 2009 elizabeth cohen 2009 2010 patricia marra 2010 2011 samuel bringardner 2011 2012 loreta dilaveri 2012 2013 peter aksamit 2013 2014 francesca reed 2014 2015 nina guzman 2015 2016 brian georgeson 2016 2017 hannah kirby current staff edit the mutv staff for the 2016 to 2017 academic year is as follows position person general manager hannah kirby executive news producer phil pinarski news producer kevin wells news producer larson seaver executive sports producer connor basch sports producer kellan buddy sports producer andrew goldstein executive entertainment producer allie atsalis entertainment producer michael hendricks entertainment producer dennis tracy production director paula tews asst. production director cliff noonan asst. production director tara schumal asst. production director alex langosch production edit students utilize the newly renovated facilities of the instructional media center for nearly all aspects of show production . the imc features two large video production studios studio 6 and studio 7 with complementing control rooms . control 7 is utilized for show taping and has direct access to all gear including cameras and graphics in studio 6 . all shows are recorded live to tape on the minidv format as well as digitally on the m series ivdr . in 2006 the entire facility was upgraded and renovated for all brand new state of the art broadcasting equipment making marquette hd capable . studio 7 edit studio 7 is a 2 story 30 x 45 sound stage with fifteen mobile lighting grids for easy light placement and focusing . the room once served as the university library . equipment list studio 7 and control 7 ross video synergy md 2.5 mle video switcher 3x grass valley group ldk 300 16 9 sd video cameras 2 with teleprompters 2x miranda kaleido alto hd multi image display processors 2x sony 50 inch plasma displays control room panasonic 37 inch plasma display studio sony 20 inch crt display studio chyron duet hyper x character generator grass valley group m series ivdr video disc recorder panasonic aj sd255 dvcpro deck jvc professional minidv deck panasonic vhs deck wheastone audioarts r 55e sound board sound byte digital cart computer marantz pmd 320 compact disc player 4x shure slx wireless lavalier microphones digital rts zeus intercom 4x wireless ifbs studio 6 edit studio 6 is a single story 20 x 25 studio with a stationary lighting grid . equipment list studio 6 and control 6 ross video synergy 100 md 1 mle video switcher 2x ikegami ha 400 16 9 sd video cameras with teleprompters miranda kaleido alto hd multi image display processor sony 50 inch plasma display control room panasonic 46 inch rear projection display studio sony 20 inch crt display studio chyron duet micro x character generator grass valley group m series ivdr video disc recorder panasonic aj sd255 dvcpro deck jvc professional minidv deck panasonic vhs deck wheastone audioarts r 55e sound board 4x shure slx wireless lavalier microphones digital rts zeus intercom 4x wireless ifbs audio studios 2 and 4 edit audio studios 2 and 4 are two full audio studios . audio 4 is set up like a classroom and audio 2 is smaller and features a separate recording room . equipment list both studios are exactly the same wheastone audioarts r 55e sound board marantz pmd 570 solid state recorder compact flash recorder 2x marantz pmd 320 compact disc player marantz professional cassette deck shure sm 7b vocal microphone windows pc adobe audition sony acid pro media lab edit the imc s media lab features nine apple inc. imac 5k retina display video editing workstations that have both avid media composer and adobe premiere pro . seven stations are in the media lab and two are in adjacent private edit bays . pc workroom edit the pc lab features seven microsoft windows computers loaded with the adobe creative suite adobe audition and chyron lyric . the computers are networked to the chyron character generators enabling offline graphics work to be done in the lab while the control rooms are in use . remote kit edit mutv s remote kit travels to the al mcguire center alumni memorial union weasler auditorium and any other location a live multi camera event needs to be broadcast from . equipment list grass valley group 100 1 mle video switcher ikegami ha 200 camera w studio kit sony dxc 3000 cameras w studio kit up to three jvc gy dv500 hand held cameras up to three canon gl 2 cameras up to three 5x hotronic ap 41 frame stores panasonic ramsa 8 channel audio console ev 635 stick microphones up to eight shure sm 57 microphones up to two ev shotgun microphones up to two clear com intercom and ifb system w telephone hybrid client productions edit the client productions department is a full service production house within the station that is available to record events or produce works for hire . commonly requested to document speakers and concerts on the marquette campus the department also utilizes a polycom video conference box to act as a remote interview site for pbs affiliates . the client productions department also travels to area events providing live video support and or taping services . their rate card is available on the mutv website . remotes edit in the early days of mutv big fred and little fred were the remote trucks that enabled mutv to go off and shoot events like marquette men s basketball . the trucks were hand built by the engineers and students and big fred specifically was a used bread truck . mutv broadcast men s basketball on a tape delay since a microwave transmitter was not available . 3 4 tape was driven from the bradley center to johnston hall . a microwave transmitter was eventually purchased but it was almost immediately struck by lightning and rendered useless . the trucks were valuable assets to the program though were difficult to maintain . one day big fred and little fred were driven away and were never returned . a remote fly pack was built at the start of the 2006 2007 school year utilizing equipment replaced during that summer s digital upgrade . the kit see equipment list and description above is a valuable tool for mutv allowing them to do remotes once again . the kit has traveled to the al mcguire center bradley center weasler auditorium varsity theater and alumni memorial union to broadcast sporting events political debates and other events . the students utilize both the equipment in the fly pack and equipment in the johnston hall control rooms video and cg support to make the broadcasts successful . video is sent to johnston hall over a network of fiber optic converters placed in key buildings on the marquette campus . a telephone link between intercom systems allows seamless communication between the remote and johnston hall . programming distribution edit mutv utilizes public access television cable tv channel 99 on the time warner cable feed to the marquette campus . mutv operates on channel 99 monday through thursday 6 30 pm to 9 30 pm . mtvu is aired on the channel during off air hours .