If you have watched any D3TV shows during the 2010-2011 school year, you can thank Morgan Burke and Ashley Nelson. Morgan served as General Manager of the station for the fall semester while Ashley is currently in the role, and together, they are this week's student spotlight!
In addition to sharing the role of General Manager, Morgan and Ashley have quite a bit of other things in common. Both came to DePauw with no television experience and decided to take a risk by being involved in D3TV. Although they both ultimately ended up taking on the role of General Manager, Morgan and Ashley have held a variety of positions within the station, including spending time as News Director for Ashley or the Director of Operations and Engineering in Morgan's case. A major part of Morgan and Ashley's D3TV experiences includes spending time work on "The Source," D3TV's weekly news show. "The Source," however, is where the similarities end!
For many D3TV viewers, Morgan is best known as the host of "The Defense of Liberty," an entertainment/talk show that he developed during his first year on campus that is still running today. Morgan is definitely not one to shy away from controversy; he frequently covers divisive issues on "The Defense of Liberty," and he enjoyed another former D3TV favorite, "DRL," because of host Michael Shropshire's controversial video topics. Morgan also got the chance to show off his opinionated side when he wrote columns for The DePauw. In addition to voicing his own opinion, it is no surprise that one of Morgan enjoys watching opinionated television shows such as "The Daily Show" with Jon Stewart. Currently, Morgan is working on "The Defense of Liberty," "The Source," and a DePauw-centered version of "The Bachelor" that Ashley created.
Like many DePauw seniors, Morgan is applying for jobs and attempting to determine his next step in life. Morgan hopes to put some of the skills he acquired at D3TV to use in his career, and he is applying for positions in political media groups that will allow him to use his video production skills. DePauw students who are interested in breaking into the media industry should seriously consider spending at least a semester at D3TV, according to Morgan, who credits the station with giving him the skills to take on roles from video editing to producing. "When I interview for jobs, I have a leg up because I know how to use a lot of the equipment and won't have to be taught-which goes a long way towards getting hired, as a lot of people who apply have never worked with TV equipment before," he said. "So just throw yourself out there, you don't have to go my route and produce a show, you can always apply to be on the board, but just let loose, and maybe it'll turn out that you like it."
While Morgan is in front of the camera and sharing his opinions, Ashley has spent most of her time at D3TV behind the scenes working to create the programs you see on the station. Ashley got her start at the station in a rather unique way, since she was not involved in any other media outlets on campus and thought she would be dedicating her free time in college to softball. When she was going through sorority recruitment, Ashley met a woman involved at D3TV who suggested she get involved, and the rest is history! Ashley got her start in promotions but quickly moved on to news and began producing "The Source," which became her favorite show on the station. Although she has learned plenty about the television world through D3TV, Ashley is torn between pursuing a career in production or marketing, and she is even considering law school. Currently, Ashley is inspired by one of her favorite television shows, "The Bachelor," and is working to create a version of the popular reality show for DePauw's campus. Ashley enjoys working with Morgan and the rest of "The Bachelor" team (Rob Weidner, Colin Chocola, Megan Kovach, Lara Naanouh, and Brian Alkire) and can't wait for the final product to make it to the airwaves. Ashley and Morgan came up with their own show concepts, and Ashley encourages any DePauw students to get creative and come up with their own ideas too! No experience is required, and getting a show started is as simple as emailing Ashley (ashleynelson_2012@depauw.edu). "We have a great Board of Directors this semester and each and everyone of them are good at what they do so don't be intimidated, just swing by the station and talk to one of us or Larry Abed and we can get you started," she said. "You can do almost anything at D3TV whether you want to work behind the scenes or produce your own show, or even anchor for "The Source." The options really are unlimited so stop by today or shoot me an email."
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