CHSTV

CHSTV is a news program produced by the students of Carlsbad High School in Carlsbad, California. All broadcasts are run, edited and performed by students. The program debuted in 2001.

Awards

At the end of its first year on the air, CHSTV won four prestigious National Student Television Awards from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. In June 2003, four CHSTV students were flown to Washington, D.C. to accept the awards.

After its second year of broadcasting it won two additional National Student Television Awards (Regional Winners), the iVIE Grand Recognition Award, and the San Diego County Fair's Best of Show Award.

In early 2006, three CHSTV students won Emmies. CHSTV also won the IVIE award for high school journalism. Most CHSTV students start their journalism careers in middle school at Valley Middle School, where they have their own news program, VMSTV.

In 2007, CHSTV won two additional Emmies for Technical Achievement and for a story on a sobriety checkpoint. Also in 2007, CHSTV's Teacher, Doug Green was nominated as the Student television president.

Channels

Time Warner Cable carries CHSTV live Mondays and Fridays at 9:25AM PT on Time Warner channel 3. CHSTV is also seen live at that time every weekday through their official website. The website also has past episodes available in the archive section.

CHSTV has interviewed several celebrities, such as Robin Williams, Katie Couric, Tom Hanks, Ryan Stiles, Larry King, and Jason Alexander. CHSTV has also been included in an article in the November 25, 2002 edition of Newsweek.

During the 2007 wildfires in southern California, Multiple CHSTV students covered various spots as the firestorm raged on. One story by reporter Max Miller was seen by 7 million viewers on the Channel One network.

External links

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