#3 ¿What’s Good, D.C.?:  Producer’s Perspective

Selina Musuta, WHUT

#3 ¿What’s Good, D.C.?: Producer’s Perspective

No Comments 16 December 2010

I produced the third show of the November 30 taping of ¿What’s Good, D.C.?.  I volunteered to produce that episode’s show on sexually transmitted diseases and infections.  Despite 5 years of experience in producing weekly and daily radio shows, this was my first time producing a television show.  Television and radio are really different.  Producing [...]

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Behind the scenes at <i>¿What’s Good DC?</i>

Danielle Scruggs, Fellows, Gallery, PMC, Photos, WHUT, Ward 1

Behind the scenes at ¿What’s Good DC?

No Comments 17 November 2010

I took photos on the set of WHUT studios when we taped our first two episodes of ¿What’s Good DC? on Tuesday, Nov. 9th. The topics were School Reform (produced by fellow Mike Janssen) and Dropping Out (produced by fellow Ariel Valdez). It was a pretty hectic (understatement of the century) but exciting day.

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Illa Jams

Photos, Selina Musuta, Video, WHUT, Wards

“Will the DJ be standing there?”

2 Comments 11 November 2010

“Will the DJ be standing there?  Is he going to be at that table? “, says one of the WHUT tech crew, pointing at the mini stage set up during the full rehearsal of WGDC (¿What’s Good DC?).   I say, “yeah…and she’s sitting right next to you”. I met Illa Jams, in August. She was [...]

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Found Art: Poetry on Georgia Avenue

Fellows, Latoya Peterson, WHUT, Ward 1

Found Art: Poetry on Georgia Avenue

No Comments 28 October 2010

DC has a reputation for being a boring, staid city – except for all the places where creativity flourishes. Here is a quick video I made documenting some poetry scrawled on the side of a door. I later saw that same poem in another doorway on U Street, so clearly the artist was on a [...]

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Fellows, Ivana Jackson, WHUT

The Evolution of “¿What’s Good DC?” Part 1

1 Comment 25 October 2010

I embarked on the journey of creating a television series that captured the voice of a demographic in DC that is often voiceless. I didn’t know what I was getting myself into. However with increasing youth violence and high STD/STI rates someone needs to talk to our youth. I coordinated focus groups to connect with [...]

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Does Baseball Live in DC?

Ivana Jackson, WHUT, Ward 1

Does Baseball Live in DC?

No Comments 03 September 2010

Baseball, baseball and more baseball; during my first week at WHUT Howard University Television station I was overwhelmed with discussion of the history of baseball and Ken Burns. The PBS household name is soon to release a new documentary entitled “The Tenth Inning.” The documentary is a new dynamic exploration of baseball. However with the [...]

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