Miami-Dade College Partners With mun2 To Produce ``Chat''; First Program to Air Saturday, July 19th at 7 p.m.Entertainment Editors/Education Writers MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 2003 Miami-Dade College has partnered with mun2 television, the leading cable network targeting young Hispanics in the United States Hispanics in the United States, or Hispanic Americans, are American citizens or residents of Hispanic ethnicity who identify themselves as having Hispanic Cultural heritage.[1] According to the 2000 Census, Hispanic Americans constitute roughly 12. , to produce the weekly interactive show "Chat," the first talk show to provide a forum for young U.S. Latinos. MDC's North campus will provide its production facility for the taping of 26 episodes of "Chat," and mun2 will provide the school with a producer, director, post-production and editing. The rest of the production crew will be comprised of students. "This partnership with mun2 television provides a great opportunity for our students to be practitioners in their field of studies while they are still in college," said North Campus President Dr. Jose A. Vicente. In addition, mun2 will offer a student scholarship for a second-year TV student in the amount of $2,000, a 16-week student internship internship /in·tern·ship/ (in´tern-ship) the position or term of service of an intern in a hospital. internship, n the course work or practicum conducted in a professional dental clinic. and broadcast Public Service Announcements for MDC's School of Entertainment and Design Technology (SEDT SEDT Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia Tarda, X-Linked ). "We're thrilled thrill v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills v.tr. 1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly. 2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture. for the opportunity to produce 'Chat' in our North Campus. This will further extend the excellent relationship that exists between our two organizations and provide unique career opportunities for our TV students," said Randall W. DeWitt, SEDT Director. The half-hour interactive program gives mun2 viewers a voice, allowing them to exchange ideas and discuss controversial topics honestly, without feeling persecuted or censored cen·sor n. 1. A person authorized to examine books, films, or other material and to remove or suppress what is considered morally, politically, or otherwise objectionable. 2. . The first episode of this weekly co-production will air on July 19th at 7 p.m. ET/PT. "This is a win-win situation for everyone--the academia in Miami-Dade, mun2 and certainly our viewers whose views will be reflected by a cross-section of young Latinos," said Yolanda Foster, Vice President of Programming at mun2 television. "We look forward to expand this type of partnership to other cities and colleges alike." Miami-Dade College is a state-supported college with six campuses and numerous outreach Outreach is an effort by an organization or group to connect its ideas or practices to the efforts of other organizations, groups, specific audiences or the general public. centers. It is nationally recognized as one of the largest colleges in the country, serving more than 163,000 students each year in both credit and noncredit non·cred·it adj. Of, relating to, or constituting an educational course that does not offer credit toward an academic degree. courses. mun2 television is the only national cable TV alternative for young U.S. Latinos. As part of NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. Cable Networks, mun2 offers a fresh, new and authentic programming line-up reaching more than 5.8 million households. Launched in 2001, mun2 is a division of Telemundo, which is wholly-owned and operated by NBC. |
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