Broadcast studios and services

Media Relations has an expert in broadcast communications with network news experience who can help:

• Arrange access to on-campus radio and television studios
• Identify and book broadcast-ready experts on deadline
• Select locations to film and conduct interviews on campus
• Provide video elements and handout tapes of campus footage
• Secure permits and parking

Please contact:

Roxanne Makasdjian
(510) 642-6051
roxannem@berkeley.edu

On-campus broadcast studios

The campus has two studios with satellite uplink capabilities and ISDN lines, making it convenient for campus experts to respond to broadcast media requests.  Both are managed by professional staff who answer media calls quickly and work with broadcast outlets to set up an interview. These studios are used regularly by major broadcast networks such as National Public Radio, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, NBC, ABC, CBS, MSNBC, Fox News Channel and CNBC.

Main studio

Operated by: Educational Technology Services, or ETS

Location: 111 Dwinelle Hall, on the south side of campus

Radio broadcast services: High-quality audio connection via ISDN line

Television broadcast services: Fully-equipped multi-camera studio for in-studio taping or live interviews. Tape feeds available. Direct fiber connection to the SBC hub in San Francisco for uplink capabilities. Through the hub, connections can be made to Vyvx or any satellite service provider worldwide.

Rates:  See http://ets.berkeley.edu/AboutETS/Rates/#broadcast

Booking contact: Jim Richards, (510) 642-1736

Web site: http://ets.berkeley.edu/BroadcastServices/

Broadcast media lab at the Graduate School of Journalism

Operated by: The Graduate School of Journalism

Location: North Gate Hall, on the northern edge of the campus, at the intersection of Hearst and Euclid avenues

Radio broadcast services: Professional audio booth with ISDN connection for live and taped interviews

Television broadcast services: Single-camera studio that can accommodate one or two people for live or taped interviews. Beta and DV feeds available. Fiber connection to the SBC hub in San Francisco for uplink capabilities. Through the hub, connections can be made to Vyvx or any satellite service provider worldwide

Booking and rates: Milt Wallace, (510) 642-2440

Web site: http://journalism.berkeley.edu/resources/tvstudio/

Filming on campus

Broadcast media may film open, outside areas of campus and people at a distance, but they need an OK to go inside buildings, so as not to disturb classes or other campus business. They also need permission to film anyone who could be identified easily on TV. To film in a classroom, individual professors or instructors can decide whether to allow a reporter in. Media Relations can seek permission for all your requests.

B-Roll handout

Video of UC Berkeley is available in Beta and DVcam formats. To request a copy, contact (510) 642-6051.