All eight executive board members are busy this summer, all for different reasons.  Check out what your FPTV crew is up to!

 

Jen Connors – Executive Producer of Sports

I’m working at the conference center on campus helping with the conferences and different groups that come up here over the summer and use our facilities. Conferences haven’t started to come up yet so we’re busy getting everything set up for when they do. I’m staying on campus but I’m going back to New York for a couple of weeks at some point I think.

I’m working through a list of television shows that I’ve always wanted to watch but never had time to when I’m not working or antagonizing you at work. I’m also brushing up on some sports knowledge so I can improve my duties as next year’s Executive Producer of sports.

I’m writing an album review in a couple of weeks and I want to do a movie review at some point.  That’s how I’m spending my summer vacation.

 

James Connelly – Executive Producer of Entertainment

This summer is panning out to be my busiest summer yet. I am talking busier than the Busy World of Richard Scary. I am currently a sports intern at Fox 25 and during this internship I have already been able to attend and help report from the Bruins game seven against the Tampa Bay Lightning. It is a crazy experience when Bruins goalie Tim Thomas is climbing over you trying to get to his locker for the reporters to hurl questions at him. Also I have been able to cover some great local high school sports and it is great to get outside of the studio.

I quickly realized I needed a job this summer so I knew I could not do another summer of landscaping. So I called my summer camp job and I am working days at the camp and nights at Fox. On an FPTV note I am thrilled to get back up to Rindge to have in my opinion FPTV’s biggest year. I am taking over as Executive Producer of Entertainment. In my opinion the station is fueled by our entertainment shows and for this year I plan to set the bar so high that Andre the Giant would have to stand on his toes to reach it. I have said in the past we will keep the staple shows on FPTV’s entertainment branch. Shows such as Roommatezand Kool Kidz will return for the Final Seasons and Raven Made will be back for season two.

Summer time at the Fitzwater Center (photo: Michael Davies)

As high quality as I thought Kool Kidz was this semester there was one problem TWO EPISODES does not cut it one bit. I am currently working on the Final Season and am hoping for five or six 30-minute episodes for FPTV’s Fitzie Award Winner for Best Show. Roommatez, well it has been said in the past, but for people to keep watching I think the best slogan for this season would have to be “Roommatez: We’re Bringing the Crazy.” I think Roommatez needs to be almost out of control this year and I will be working on that this summer. Also Raven Made... come on people this is a great show and a great looking show GET THOSE VIDEOS IN! As for new shows Joe Show has not been renewed for another season but instead a spin off called Ally has been brought to the FPTV network and should really bring a fresh look to talk shows on FPTV and finally a show not dominated but all dudes! Also for new shows Eric Taverna will be hosting a new show called Game Over which is a show that has been in the works for half a year now and its finally in a position to go through and will open all sorts of doors for students who love video games. What I can tell you now as I hammer out the rundown and shape the show it will involve Eric hosting the show with a co-host which I am currently in the search for and there will be two guests on every week the show is filmed. It will be a very interactive show and I say that because this is not some review show.

Game Over will share the spot light with Roommatez as most interactive campus show. And on a smaller note I am trying to start a mini series based on a Multi-Cam project called Roll Record. So overall this is a crazy summer but never have I been so excited to come back to school and I think students new and returning are going to be very impressed in what they see.

 

Eric Taverna – Technical Operations Director

I am interning at the Medfield Local Channel 8.  So far so good! My mentor, Peter Fasciano, is a genius and I am learning a lot of technical information. I am also working at Moe’s at the Hanover Mall.

I went to Canada this past weekend for an F1 race. I am finding time to spend with myself almost everyday, long boarding like Alex Terrill, and enjoying chewing tobacco.

 

Alex Terrill – Executive Producer of Commercials

I am currently working several different jobs this summer. Every Tuesday and Wednesday I work 8am to 6pm editing short eight-minute Psychology Learning videos. The videos are based off a college textbook and they will be using the videos that my coworker and I are editing.

Every now and then I get a call from Joe Cavellero, producer of the World Championship Fighting, and edit online shorts for him based off of the passed event footage as well as help film the events. I am a Buser/Runner/Barback every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at a high-end restaurant called “5 Corners Kitchen” in Marblehead, Massachusetts.  I am also helping my dad with construction work such as building and installing wooden fences, cleaning gutters and painting.

What I do in my free time usually involves filming my friends long boarding. I am enjoying the nightlife in my area as a 21 year old and have had some good times with friends watching the Bruins win.

 

Mathew Overdeput – Co-Director of Programming

So far, I went to Europe for ten days to visit my family in Ibiza. It was awesome. Everything was great! I was so happy to see my family and be exposed to the European culture once again. I saw David Guetta live at Pacha Ibiza…fabulous show.

After arriving home from Europe, I found out my internship I had planned for, fell through the floor. They had to cut the program due to monetary problems. I already burned the bridges with other places, so I manage to secure my part time job back at T-Bones. While working for T-Bones, my manager heard of my internship and offered me an internship at the T-Bones Headquarters. I’ll be working two different jobs, but for the same company. One as a Host/Busser, the other as a Business Intern.

As far as that goes, I managed to luck out with my internship and work, and will be working/interning and enjoying the summer with my friends from home.

 

Bobby Driscoll – Co-Director of Programming

For the summer I am working at Red Bones catering in Somerville, Massachusetts. I will also be helping out at my city’s Public Access Channel, RevereTV.

 

Samantha Deabay – Executive Producer of News

During the summer I will be going into my third year as a director of summer programs at East Lyme Aquatic and Fitness Center, where I will be planning and teaching swim lessons for the center as well promoting other summer programs that are being offered for children.  I will also be a nanny for two young boys named Mika and Maddux through out the summer months.

Already this summer I have visited St. Pete Beach Florida where I got to enjoy four days of warm weather and sun while being beach side at the Don Cesar Resort.  I also went to cover the Republican debate at St. Anselm’s College where I along with three other Franklin Pierce students where able in interview Republican candidates or their representatives.  Through this I will also be a student mentor for the Presidency and the Press, which is a conference for high school students interested in media that’s from July 16th through July 20th and held on Franklin Pierce’s Rindge Campus.

 

Michael Davies – FPTV Station Manager

Although the Rindge campus is significantly quieter than during the academic year, it feels like the year never ended.  Not only because it feels like fall with the current temperatures, but I have also increased my workload from previous summers.  This summer I am working at the Fitzwater Center Depot during weekdays and interning at WHDH Boston on the weekends.

I have managed to have some time off however.  I attended a Red Sox game at Fenway Park and also found time to donate blood for the American Red Cross.  I also celebrated James’ 21st birthday at a local bar.  It still feels weird to be old enough to go to adult places!  A few weekends ago, I saw my sister walk across stage to receive her diploma from Simmons College.  Seeing her receive this made me realize how valuable time can be.  I really want to cherish my last year at Franklin Pierce University and have zero regrets. That means increasing my responsibilities as station manager.

A glance at the new-look FPTV office

My goal as station manager is to reconnect FPTV with the Franklin Pierce community.  That may sound cliché, but I noticed how few people utilize FPTV as a way to broadcast to the entire campus.  Reestablishing old alliances could result in more commercials, more news stories, and more opportunities for people to support FPTV.  I intend on emailing people in charge of community services and other large groups on campus.  I also want to keep our valuable website running!

For the Depot, I will be manager next year so I have been responsible for taking inventory and cleaning computers.  I also made a ton of signs so my employees do not mess anything up!  A large portion of the summer will be dedicated to burning library VHSs to DVDs.

The most eventful working this summer has come from my channel seven news internship.  It is a true blessing to be working in the sports department.  For those of you who are unaware, I love sports.  I am in charge of logging Red Sox games and post game interviews.  My boss told me I will be doing a lot this summer, including a chance to film stand-ups at Fenway Park.  My goal is to ask a lot of questions and never slack off.  I am hoping my time at WHDH evolves into something after I graduate.  That is a story for next summer.

As you can tell, I am extremely excited for the upcoming semester and I want FPTV to reach a new level.  I am here for our faithful viewers and want to make being a part of FPTV an enjoyable experience.  Enjoy your summer ladies and gentlemen!