We Run This Show: Kayla Hill '13

This week's student spotlight proves that you don't have to be an upperclassman to play a big role at D3TV. Kayla Hill '13 is only a sophomore, but she has already taken on a prime director position at the station!

As a freshman, Kayla was involved the weekly Training Show that helps teach newcomers the station's equipment, but this semester is her first time being truly involved in the studio. In addition to her participation in the Training Show, Kayla's television experience mainly comes from taking D3TV advisor Larry Abed's Television Production and Televisual Literacy course, which gives students of all ages and experience levels a chance to learn the ins and outs of the station in a classroom setting. Kayla enjoyed the course so much that she wanted to get involved in the station's operations. Currently, Kayla serves as the Archivist for the station, and she is responsible for organizing the station's tape archives and pulling out past programming that current students and viewers will still enjoy.

Like many other DePauw students, Kayla has also put her media interest to use for WGRE, where she hosted a show at 4 AM on Saturday mornings. When she's not hard at work in campus media outlets, Kayla enjoys watching "The Source" or cooking shows. Kayla also shows that members of campus media outlets don't always have to be pursuing a career in the media: she hopes to someday become a linguist and national translator. Kayla has enjoyed her experience in the television station and thinks it is a fun social outlet. "Get a group of friends and think of show ideas," she suggested. If your friends are not interested in being part of on-campus media, Kayla also said that giving the Training Show may be a good place for you to start and a great way to meet people!

Being involved in D3TV (or even just a fan!) can lead to some cool experiences, as our alumni and student spotlights have shown. If you are a D3TV fan, find us on Twitter at @d3tvdepauw! If you are a DePauw student and tweet a suggestion to your followers to follow our Twitter by noon on Friday, April 1st, you will be entered to win one of FOUR tickets we are giving away to the Union Board's Spring Concert! It's just one of the ways that being a D3TV fan can really pay off!