Ahlburg cuts ribbon for renovated station
Newly upgraded Tiger TV broadcast station inaugurated at event last Friday, Jan. 29
Sneha Janardhanan
Issue date: 2/5/10 Section: News
The state-of-the-art, high-definition Tiger TV facility was inaugurated last Friday in the new Tiger TV studio in the Richardson Communication Center when President Dennis Ahlburg cut the ceremonial ribbon.
Attendees included Jeff Wentworth, Texas state senator; Renee Flores, executive director of AT&T External Affairs; Suzanne Williams-Rautiola, co-founder of Tiger TV and retired faculty advisor; William Christ, chair of the communications department and other various faculty members, students and staff.
The ceremony began with a welcome address by Christ, followed by speeches from several of the other distinguished attendees. After the ribbon cutting, tours were given of the studio for anyone who wanted to see the renovated facilities. Renovations to the studio were made possible by a $5 million grant from AT&T, $1.6 million of which was allocated to the Tiger TV studio. The new facilities will enhance the quality of video production and provide for a wide array of production styles and methods.
"These facilities will not only open up new learning opportunities, but it will open up their minds to new ways of introducing, filming and editing their work," said Ray Wang, senior and station manager for Tiger TV, during a brief address to the crowd.
According to Christ, this major renovation, along with the previous radio station renovation, would have been impossible without AT&T's generous contribution and support.
"They are investing in us so that we can invest in you," Ahlburg said in his speech.
According to Ahlburg, the new equipment and the upgrades will not only benefit communications majors and students involved with Tiger TV, but will also benefit all the students of the Trinity community who choose to enjoy the quality as viewers.
Williams-Rautiola also believes that this renovation will not only be a major positive aspect during recruitment of new students, but will also spur the creativity of students by not binding them to the limitations of older technology.
Attendees included Jeff Wentworth, Texas state senator; Renee Flores, executive director of AT&T External Affairs; Suzanne Williams-Rautiola, co-founder of Tiger TV and retired faculty advisor; William Christ, chair of the communications department and other various faculty members, students and staff.
The ceremony began with a welcome address by Christ, followed by speeches from several of the other distinguished attendees. After the ribbon cutting, tours were given of the studio for anyone who wanted to see the renovated facilities. Renovations to the studio were made possible by a $5 million grant from AT&T, $1.6 million of which was allocated to the Tiger TV studio. The new facilities will enhance the quality of video production and provide for a wide array of production styles and methods.
"These facilities will not only open up new learning opportunities, but it will open up their minds to new ways of introducing, filming and editing their work," said Ray Wang, senior and station manager for Tiger TV, during a brief address to the crowd.
According to Christ, this major renovation, along with the previous radio station renovation, would have been impossible without AT&T's generous contribution and support.
"They are investing in us so that we can invest in you," Ahlburg said in his speech.
According to Ahlburg, the new equipment and the upgrades will not only benefit communications majors and students involved with Tiger TV, but will also benefit all the students of the Trinity community who choose to enjoy the quality as viewers.
Williams-Rautiola also believes that this renovation will not only be a major positive aspect during recruitment of new students, but will also spur the creativity of students by not binding them to the limitations of older technology.
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