WOLV (TV)
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WOLV-TV is the Student television station
Student television station
A student television station is a television station run by university, high or middle school students that primarily airs school/university news and in many cases, student-produced soap operas, entertainment shows, and other programming....

 of the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
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 in Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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. It is operated entirely by students, though it receives assistance from university housing, and its stated mission is to educate students in all aspects of television production. The station broadcasts year-round on channel 55 in all campus buildings including dormitories, though it produces material only during the regular school year. WOLV-TV is currently a Sponsored Student Group that operates on the ninth floor of South Quad at 600 East Madison Street. It is a subsidiary of the Michigan Cable Network. Although its name is similar to the callsign format of a broadcast station
Terrestrial television
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, it is only available on closed-circuit cable and not over-the-air.

History

A group of students led by Danny Schway (President), Scott Doyne (Vice-President), and Jeff Holzhausen (Sports Director) formed WOLV-TV during the 1994-1995 academic year. The station had no studio at that time and it largely focused on airing Michigan Ice Hockey Games. Despite its limited abiilties, WOLV-TV earned the outstanding new organization award, and has continued functioning since that time. WOLV-TV was granted a studio, control room, and office on the ninth floor of South Quad a few years after its creation. It now operates out of that workspace, which it shares with the Michigan Cable Network. The station adopted a new Constitution in 2009, which is still in force. Starting in the spring of 2010, WOLV students began broadcasting baseball and softball games live on BigTenNetwork.com for BTN. These Student U productions later re-aired on the linear Big Ten Network. This new venture is just the beginning of WOLV's involvement with BTN. In the 2010-2011 school year, WOLV will broadcast more than 50 events for The Big Ten Network.

Operations

WOLV-TV operates under a Constitution written in 2009, though said document is revised annually. The station is led by an Executive Board, which is chaired by the General Manager. The station is divided into six departments, each led by a Director, and each having certain responsibilities.

Current Executive Board

Name Position
Chelsea Hunersen
General Manager
General manager
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Margaux Sax
Programming Director
Lauracindy Plague
News Director
News Director
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David Nows
Sports Director
Sports Director
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Katherine Bail
Entertainment Director
Lauren Blanchard
Director of New Media
Hadas Brown
Publicity Director


Programming

WOLV-TV currently produces ten shows including a twice-weekly news report. These shows are broadcast regularly throughout the year. All shows on WOLV-TV are 30 minutes in duration.

Current Shows

Program Hosts Description
Ebuzz
Katherine Bail, Marissa McKay, and Matt Singleton Program featuring Hollywood news,celebrity interviews, movie reviews and more; plus recaps of all the popular television shows, full coverage of awards shows, and celebrity gossip.
Newsfeed
Lauracindy Plague, Lauren Blanchard, Jade Hanson, Hadas Brown, Ben Maynard, and Nicole Yadon Ann Arbor's only local newscast, featuring stories from around Ann Arbor, weather reports from meteorological students at the university, and specials on university events.
Overtime
Overtime
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Adam Brewster and Denny Blount The only Michigan hockey wrap-up show on television with highlights, analysis, and player interviews.
Wolverine Sportsnite
Sam Fink, Abby Lieberman, and Allison Reid This weekly wrap-up show focuses solely on Michigan sports.
Turned On
Katt Riley and Diana Rosenbach This entertainment production of WOLV-TV focuses on providing advice about safe sex, relationships, and life.
Varsity Blue
Adam Brewster, David Nows, and Kevin Twill An insiders look at the Michigan football team produced by Michigan student fans, for Michigan student fans.
Wolverine Alleyoop
Brad Hewlett, Chelsea Hunersen, and David Nows Highlights and analysis on the latest UM Men's and Women's basketball games, plus NBA and NCAA predictions and insight from analysts.
You Say Maize, I say Blue
Alex Assaf and Denny Blout The program on all things sports with interviews with sporting personalities from across the campus.

Former Shows

Program Hosts Description
Reasonably Late (2010-2011)
Katherine Riley and Lissette Valdez  A forum for student issues. Discussion takes place on everything from celebrity “hot topics” to the latest political issues.
All Around Ann Arbor (2010-2011)
Nick "Hollywood" Tejeda  An entertaining program focused on educating freshman, sophomores, and even juniors and seniors, on what it means to be a student in Ann Arbor.
Inside Michigan (2006-2007)
Darren Cunningham This show provided an in-depth investigative report on an aspect of Michigan life every week.
Keepin' It Real (2006-2007)
Stephanie Mansour and Kenn Szawala  A Doctor Phil style talk show.
Culinary 101 (2007)
Leah Steckler  An introductory cooking show featuring international cuisine. Produced by Pablo Schott.
Michigan Amp (2005-2006)
Tom Shea  WOLV-TV's music show, featuring interviews and live performances with bands and performers from the UM community, Ann Arbor, and nationwide.
Michigan in Motion (2006-2009)
Jake Serwer  Originally a music show in its first season, which exposed talented student musicians, Michigan in Motion ultimately focused on providing a funny perspective on campus life. Serwer took a sometimes irreverent look at the unusual, humorous and often bizarre people, student groups and stories that made up the variety of life at UofM. The show included personal interviews and features, both inside the studio and on location.
The Big Shtick (2001-2003)
Matt Engelberg and Dani Steinberger  A fast-paced and graphics-heavy talk show that touched on more than 20 topics per week.
Caroline in the Kitchen (2009)
Caroline Dunbar  A cooking show featuring campus cuisine.
Peomp $heott or Peomp Sheott (2005-2006)
Dinkar Jain and Tony Brieschke Perhaps one of WOLV TV's strangest, most popular, and most random shows to have ever aired, Peomp $heott was an improvisational comedy show. Helped along by Sean King, George Mike, John Zhang, Steve Nannes, and many other guests, the show was an unforgiving satire of campus events, political issues, and sports headlines. For a brief period, the show also included a Peomp Cribs segment where students from around campus would subject their dwellings to the scrutiny of the unpredictable hosts.

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