MUTV launch party premieres season shows

The channel offers programs in sports, entertainment and comedy.

By Megan Donohue

Published Oct. 2, 2009

MUTV/Channel 23 Columbia had its third annual launch party Thursday in Stotler Lounge to promote and premiere each one of the station’s programs this season.

"Basically it's a way for the shows to really get going and to give them their first goal," General Manager Katy Goodman said. "Something that we have implemented this year is deadlines for shows all semester long. In the past it has been the launch party was their first and only real deadline."

"The Prowl" is returning to channel 23 this season to bring MU entertainment and cultural updates on national, local and university levels.

This season, "The Prowl" will be producing a new show entitled "Mannerisms."

"It's basically 'The View' for men," "The Prowl" Executive Producer Erik Shute said. "It's a lot of guy talk. If you are a fan of the movie 'I Love You, Man,' you will like 'Mannerisms.' We figure if Diane Sawyer can be up there this often, why can't we be."

"Mannerisms" features a four-man panel, which brings up topics and discusses them. Their first episode featured an interview with Bad Fish, a ska band that performed recently at The Blue Note, and new music and movie reviews, Shute said.

"23 News Now," also known as "Now," will enter its third season since being retooled and launched on Feb. 16, 2008.

"I know that they have been covering things on campus as well as in the city of Columbia, and filming a lot of MSA meetings," Goodman said.

"23Sports" returns with co-anchors Josh Frydman and Austin Kim, who host the show with different analysts who give students perspectives on their favorite sports, players and plays.

"Tailgaters" precedes "23Sports" daily with anchors Daniel Eisner and Wayne Martino to give opinions from campus sports, to competitors to professional sports.

A late night show, "The Dynamo Effect," which is taking a hiatus this semester, will premier in January 2010, and will showcase different on-campus organizations and people working to improve the world and MU.

"Triple Play," a sports trivia show, features three rounds where three contestants compete against each other to showcase their sports knowledge.

"Reacharound Clubhouse" is, as MUTV's Web site explains, a "stream-of-consciousness journey with slightly above-average writing and a healthy amount of awkwardness."

It features live local performances, on-the-spot interviews, cartoons and original short films.

The station also shows over 20 movies a month, and can be viewed off campus mainly in Columbia and Jefferson City.

To better keep up with MUTV, students can view the MUTV guide online.

"Right now we publish on our Web site through MU Info on Wednesdays, and we are trying to get it back into print," Marketing Director Chris Schmidt said. "We had it in print last year."

MUTV guide, which has been published since last January, is usually produced online on the first Wednesday of every month and should be published this upcoming Wednesday, Schmidt said.

Students can look forward to seeing MUTV more often this year, Schmidt said.

"We are going to do an October scare month, and basically people are going to see us out and about more," Schmidt said.