UI's station plans to 'air' on the side of more content
By Christine Des Garennes
Sunday September 21, 2008
John Dixon
Kate Brickman stands in front of the news set in the teaching studio at the Richmond Studio in Urbana. Brickman has been hired as the University of Illinois' first program coordinator for UI-7, the university's cable TV service.
UI-7, the long-underutilized cable station owned by the University of Illinois, is poised to undergo a bit of revitalization.
For the first time in its existence, the channel has a staff – of one – and although the international news programs are no longer airing on the channel, there are plans to add more programming to the rotation.
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