A.M. Arkansas fills once-empty UATV niche
Traveler Staff
Issue date: 11/12/08 Section: News
A new morning talk show on UATV means UA students never have to wake up alone again, the four show hosts said.
Students who tune in to "A.M. Arkansas" can expect hosts Zach Jordan, Molly Kaminski, Tina Korbe and Adam Roberts to reveal little-known campus secrets, poke fun at the tedium of college life and provide useful tips to experience Fayetteville to its fullest, Roberts said.
"The idea is to do a morning show like 'Regis & Kelly' or 'Good Morning America,' but with a UA focus," Roberts said. "Knowing what plays are opening up in New York isn't going to interest students, but offering practical tips about what to do in the area will."
Each episode of "A.M. Arkansas" will feature a guest interview, how-to demonstration, weekend suggestions and additional segments, all tailored to a specific theme. This Friday, the theme is "Re-energizing."
"'A.M. Arkansas is a great way to start your weekend off on a positive note," Roberts said. "It also just gives you practical advice, as well. For example, this week, I will show you the cheapest place on campus to buy a bottle of soda - it's not where you might expect."
"A.M. Arkansas" fills a previously empty niche of UATV programming, UATV station manager Dan Phillips said.
"To my knowledge, this is the first live morning show we have ever had on the channel," Phillips said. "I myself wake up early on Fridays, and it is nice to have a local morning show to get me going at the end of the week."
Roberts said the four hosts wanted to provide something different for UATV viewers. "A.M. Arkansas" is no run-of-the-mill recitation of news, politics, gossip and sports, he said.
"It's so much fun! We put a lot of work into it, but it's really a very stress-free production," Roberts said. "A.M. Arkansas lets us just be goofy and let our personalities show without worrying about reading from a prompter."
"A.M. Arkansas" might represent a departure from UATV nightly news broadcasts, but it upholds an important UATV standard, technical director Jonathan Weaver said. It is completely student-produced.
Even when it comes to production, however, "A.M. Arkansas" isn't exactly typical: Weaver is the show's entire technical staff. This means he single-handedly handles lights, cameras, graphics, sound - everything except for whatever is coming out of the hosts' mouths.
"If you've worked in TV before and you see the quality of our show, you realize just how incredibly amazing Jonathan is," Roberts said.
Weaver said the hosts make his job easy.
"They are always eager to help make the broadcast look as good as possible," he said.
The first episode of "A.M. Arkansas" aired 7:30 a.m. last Friday, but the show is scheduled to air regularly 8 a.m. Fridays. For more information, students can "become a fan" of "AM Arkansas" (no periods between A and M) on Facebook.
Students who tune in to "A.M. Arkansas" can expect hosts Zach Jordan, Molly Kaminski, Tina Korbe and Adam Roberts to reveal little-known campus secrets, poke fun at the tedium of college life and provide useful tips to experience Fayetteville to its fullest, Roberts said.
"The idea is to do a morning show like 'Regis & Kelly' or 'Good Morning America,' but with a UA focus," Roberts said. "Knowing what plays are opening up in New York isn't going to interest students, but offering practical tips about what to do in the area will."
Each episode of "A.M. Arkansas" will feature a guest interview, how-to demonstration, weekend suggestions and additional segments, all tailored to a specific theme. This Friday, the theme is "Re-energizing."
"'A.M. Arkansas is a great way to start your weekend off on a positive note," Roberts said. "It also just gives you practical advice, as well. For example, this week, I will show you the cheapest place on campus to buy a bottle of soda - it's not where you might expect."
"A.M. Arkansas" fills a previously empty niche of UATV programming, UATV station manager Dan Phillips said.
"To my knowledge, this is the first live morning show we have ever had on the channel," Phillips said. "I myself wake up early on Fridays, and it is nice to have a local morning show to get me going at the end of the week."
Roberts said the four hosts wanted to provide something different for UATV viewers. "A.M. Arkansas" is no run-of-the-mill recitation of news, politics, gossip and sports, he said.
"It's so much fun! We put a lot of work into it, but it's really a very stress-free production," Roberts said. "A.M. Arkansas lets us just be goofy and let our personalities show without worrying about reading from a prompter."
"A.M. Arkansas" might represent a departure from UATV nightly news broadcasts, but it upholds an important UATV standard, technical director Jonathan Weaver said. It is completely student-produced.
Even when it comes to production, however, "A.M. Arkansas" isn't exactly typical: Weaver is the show's entire technical staff. This means he single-handedly handles lights, cameras, graphics, sound - everything except for whatever is coming out of the hosts' mouths.
"If you've worked in TV before and you see the quality of our show, you realize just how incredibly amazing Jonathan is," Roberts said.
Weaver said the hosts make his job easy.
"They are always eager to help make the broadcast look as good as possible," he said.
The first episode of "A.M. Arkansas" aired 7:30 a.m. last Friday, but the show is scheduled to air regularly 8 a.m. Fridays. For more information, students can "become a fan" of "AM Arkansas" (no periods between A and M) on Facebook.
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