Banana Slug News

Banana Slug News is a broadcast news program at the University of California, Santa Cruz. As a subset of Student Media at UCSC, the news group broadcasts live on UCSC's on-campus television station, SCTV Channel 28.

BSN became a broadcast journalism class in Fall 2005 in response to the elimination of the Journalism Minor at UCSC. As of Winter 2010, BSN ceased receiving its university funding and became an independent, student-run journalism program.

Banana Slug News is the only television News Source on the UC Santa Cruz campus.

Format

Three times a quarter news team members film, write, edit, and produce segments on news pertaining to the campus and surrounding communities.

Anchored through the use of a virtual set, current events are intercut with prerecorded news pieces ranging from voice-over recaps of events to full-length investigative news reports.

Features

The main core of the program features news developments from The Two weeks between production nights.

There are two reoccurring features:

SlugCenter - an anchored segment that delivers UCSC sports highlights and upcoming home and away events.

Global News - A prerecorded segment where news from around the world is reported on.

Lead Staff

Banana Slug News

Executive Producer - Ruby Tarzian (January 2012 – Present)
Visual Producer - Mared Hidalgo (January 2012 – Present)
Story/Writing Producer - Aubrie Goslin (January 2012 – Present)
Technical Directors - Maggie McFarren and Alex Owens

Previous Executive Producers

Ryan Anderson (2010–2011)
Pierce Crosby (2010–2011)