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10/26/2015
LIVE! From New York, It's Suffolk Community College, Live-TV Production Vehicle a First for Community College in State
Suffolk County Community College has been
producing live-to-web television productions for approximately eight years, but
this year the college's productions received an upgrade.
Surrounded by state-of-the-art live television production equipmentand prepping for the recent live broadcast of Suffolk's annual Dig Pink athletic event are Suffolk County Community College Radio and Television Production program graduate Kaylee Johnson, at left, who is joined by Suffolk County Community College President Dr. Shaun L. McKay, center, and Professor Alan Bernstein. |
The College just took possession of a state-of-the-art high definition mobile
production vehicle outfitted by a Massachusetts production tech company owned
by a former student and graduate of Professor Alan Bernstein's radio and
Television Production program at Suffolk County Community College.
"'We've been working on the vehicle for more than a year." said
Bernstein who added the vehicle has twice as much space.
"The new vehicle," Bernstein said, "can handle more equipment,
allows students to stand and is spacious enough for several students and an
instructor. It's a unique piece of teaching equipment unlike anything on any
SUNY campus," Bernstein added.
"Professor Bernstein and his students are now working in an environment
identical to what would be encountered in a real-world live television
production," said Suffolk County Community College President Dr. Shaun L.
McKay.
Suffolk County Community
College Radio and Television Program alum Dave Haralambou owner of By Request
Communications in Marlborough, Massachusetts, at left, built out the new
production vehicle for the College. Haralambou is with Suffolk County Community
College President Dr. Shaun L. McKay, center, and Professor Alan Bernstein, at
right.
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Bernstein said his students produce up to four live web broadcasts each
semester including concerts, athletics and graduation. Bernstein said
each broadcast requires up to month of preparation.
"We set a high standard - a high bar," Bernstein said, " and I
find it most rewarding when I'm out working in the industry and work with
former students. It's a thrill."
And thrilled, Bernstein should be. His program has produced distinguished
alumni, including:
- Keith Dinielli, Class of 1990, a producer for The Voice and two-time Emmy Award winner
- Jason Kornweiss, VP of Operations, NBC Television Network
- Vinnie Fusco, General Manager, Stamford Media Center, NBC