La Salle 56 news

Two More La Salle 56 Producers Win Broadcast Pioneers Scholarship
La Salle 56's Kimberly Davidow and Gabriella Sacidor were among ten local college students selected for this year's Annual Broadcast Pioneers Scholoarship Award presented by the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia. Kim is a producer/host for both Your News Update and Backstage Pass. Gabby is a producer/host for Q&A.
Click here to see Kim and Gabby with the other winners. (Front row, 1st Gabby, 2nd Kim)

La Salle 56 Wins Broadcasting Award
Focus on Philly, hosted by Matt DeLucia ('07), has won the 2007 PA Association of Broadcasters Award for Outstanding Public Affairs Program/Series. Focus on Philly takes a look at the social and economic issues facing Philadelphians. The show airs Mondays at 5:30pm and Tuesdays at 11pm on La Salle 56.

Temple student admires La Salle 56
La Salle's neighbor down the street, Temple University, extends kudos to our station.
Click here for the Temple article

Communication majors help stream video
La Salle's Athletic Department started streaming Explorer basketball games in January 2007 with the help of Communication majors.

La Salle 56 Producer Interns & Networks at Cannes Film Festival
Senior Communication major and La Salle 56's Q&A producer Stephanie Viano was recently an intern at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival in France. When she wasn't working at the event, Viano made contacts in the film industry, did a little celebrity watching, and attended four red carpet screenings. Shown here, Stephanie is with former Vice-President, Al Gore at the world premiere of his environmental film, "An Inconvenient Truth."

Producer Serves as La Salle's 2006 Commencement Speaker
SportsLine and SportsTalk Philadelphia co-host/producer Ben Rosehart served as La Salle University's Commencement Speaker on Sunday, May 14, 2006.
Click here for more on Ben!

Com Student, Torino Intern Awarded Broadcast Pioneers Scholarship
Communication major and La Salle 56 producer, Brandon Davidow, was recently selected to be a 2006 recipient of a Broadcast Pioneer Scholarship. Davidow, who worked as an intern for NBC's coverage of the Winter Olympics in February, was selected from a record number of applicants, along with fellow peer recipients from Rowan University, Temple University, University of Delaware and Cabrini College.
The students will receive a $1500 scholarship Wednesday, April 19, 2006 at The Bala Country Club, where the guest speaker for the event will be Caroline Foy Welch, VP of Programming, Channel 6.
Davidow joins fellow Lasallians, Matt DeLucia '07 and Ben Rosehart '06, who are recent awardees of the scholarship. Both DeLucia and Rosehart, accepted the honor in 2005. Click here to visit the Broadcast Pioneers Web Site for more details.

Two La Salle Com Majors Win Broadcast Pioneers Scholarship
Matt DeLucia of La Salle University, Producer for La Salle's cable TV station and Benjamin Rosehart of La Salle Univeristy, Executive Producer were among six local college students selected for this year's Annual Broadcast Pioneers Scholoarship Award presented by the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia.
DeLucia and Rosehart will be honored along with the four other award recipients at the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia monthly luncheon on Wednesday, April 20, 2005 at The Bala Country Club.
Click here to visit the Broadcast Pioneers Web Site for more details

12 COM Majors to Work as NBC Interns at Winter Olympics!
Twelve La Salle University Communications majors will be working as NBC interns at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy during February. Only six universities nationwide were invited to participate in the internship program with NBC: La Salle University, Syracuse University, George Washington University, The University of North Carolina, Ithaca College and Iona College. Click here for the full story!

COM Student Spends Summer As TV Reporter for NJN's 'NJ Works'
Matt DeLucia, Commmunication major, class of 2007, is getting real-world experience this summer as a reporter for NJN Public Television on the show, NJ Works.
"This was a great and exciting opportunity offered to me when a producer caught my show on La Salle 56. The apprenticeship allows me to go beyond a traditional internship and get on-air experience via broadcasts in NJ, PA, DE, and NY, " said Delucia.
If you would like to catch Matt "on-air," he will be appearing this Wednesday and every other following Wednesday. . The show airs at 6:30 PM and he will come on about 10 minutes into the show and again approximately 5-10 minutes later. The re-broadcast of the show can be seen on Saturday's at 9 AM. Please consult your local listings for the channel in your service area.You can also watch segments of NJ Works online at http://www.njn.net/television/njnseries/njworks or find out more about Matt