MCTV 26

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station_branding = MCTV 26
analog = Cable 26
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founded = October 14, 2004
location = West Windsor, New Jersey
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owner = Mercer County Community College
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homepage = http://www.mctv26.org

Mercer County Television (MCTV) channel 26, is a cable television station in West Windsor, New Jersey, owned & operated by Mercer County Community College (MCCC). The station is transmitted to all of Mercer County, New Jersey, USA, via cable channel 26 on the Comcast, Cablevision and Patriot Cable systems, reaching a potential 88,000 households. Tony Bruzaitis is the station's Director of Operations, while Professor Steve Voorhees is the Director of Student Programming.

Student Programming

Original student programming was introduced on MCTV in 2004 and mainly airs during the primetime hours of 8-11 each night. During the college winter and summer breaks, each production takes a hiatus until the following semester.

Oct. 2004 - Present: Mercer County News Live (MCN Live)
Nov. 2004 - April 2007: [http://latenightseries.com/ Late Night Series] (variety show)
Nov. 2004 - Present: Mercer County College Men's & Women's Basketball Game Broadcasts
Oct. 2005 - Present: What Might Happen? featuring Alvyn Haywood (public affairs program that has featured such guests as jazz legend Doris Spears and Sirius Satellite Radio personality Riley Martin)
Sept. 2006 - Present: Dish It Out (cooking program hosted by Chefs Doug Fee and Frank Benowitz)
Jan. 2007 - Present: Split Decision (sports debate program hosted & produced by Carl Baus)

[http://www.mccc.edu/~voorhees/schedule.html Click Here for the Weekly Primetime Schedule]

MCN Live

On Thursday, October 21, 2004, Mercer County News Live (MCN Live), the official student news of MCCC, debuted at 5:30pm EST as the first student-produced program on MCTV. This twenty minute news broadcast was produced by Danielli Weiden and directed by Robert Mirabella. The first MCN Live featured anchors Sharon Seeman, Wilmar Luna, Christopher Curto and Antranig Deryan. The show continued live every Thursday on a weekly basis.

Beginning in September 2005, MCN Live expanded to two live broadcasts a week on Tuesdays & Thursdays at 5:30pm. In January 2006, MCN Live was honored by the Communicator Awards with an Honorable Mention in live cable news. More changes occurred in Spring 2006 when the position of Video Producer was introduced to the staff. Beginning Spring 2007, MCN Live went back to a single weekly broadcast on Thursdays due to expanding production demands.

MCN Live Producers & Directors:
Fall 2004 - Producer Danielli Weiden, Director Robert Mirabella
Spring 2005 - Producer Danielli Weiden, Director Robert Mirabella
Fall 2005 - Producers Jennifer Joyce, Francois Priale (replaced by Kelly Capers), Director Wilmar Luna
Spring 2006 - Producers Jennifer Leigh, Kelly Capers, Video Producers Jeff Weiss, Chris Curto, Director Tom Carroll
Fall 2006 - Producers Andrew Froening,Mike Gradzki, Video Producers Jesse O'Neill, Joshua Miller, Director JJ Leaver
Spring 2007 - Producer JJ Leaver, Video Producer Mike Stellino, Director Kyle Lutz
Fall 2007 - Producer Jennifer Leigh, Video Producers Jon Geier & Ray Denson, Jr., Director Mike Stellino
Spring 2008 - Co-Producers Vibha Patel & Reed Goldy, Video Producers Jon Geier & Matt Barnosky, Director Mike Stellino
Fall 2008 - Producer Nick Donnoli, Video Producer Vince Giovacchini, Director Chrysti Neuman

pecials

MCCC Live Annual Commencement Ceremonies, Mercer County High School Boys' & Girls' Basketball Championships, Live Town Hall Meeting with New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine (2007), Annual Yule Tree, Aspirations (Mercer County High Schools Annual Literary Awards Program), MCCC Spring Jazz Concert, MCCC Fall & Spring Theatre Performances, MCCC Baseball, and Student Documentaries & Original Short Films

Awards

2005 Communicator Award: Honorable Mention in live cable news for MCN Live
2006 Bronze Telly Award for the student documentary: The World of Storytelling Arts
2006 Silver Telly Award for the live coverage of the Mercer County High School Basketball Chmampionships
2007 Aegis Awards Finalist for the CTI Marketing Video
2007 Videographer Award of Distinction for the live coverage of the MCT Basketball Championships
2007 Silver Telly Award for the Art of Food Presentation Instructional Video
2007 Videographer Award & DV Award Honorable Mentions for Cooking Program "Dish It Out"
2008 Bronze Telly Award for Mercer Street Friends Documentary 2008 Videographer Award of Distinction for Dish it Out

External links

* [http://mctv.mccc.edu/ MCTV 26 Student Programming Website]
* [http://www.mccc.edu/ Mercer County Community College Website]