By: Kate Gutierrez, Taylor Wilder and Carolyn Cruze

Photos By: Taylor Wilder

Welcome back UO Students! Here at Duck TV we hope you’ve had a wonderful break. Although the weather might be a little chilly, our news and sports segments are heating up faster than ever!

Each reporter and producer is working hard to keep up with the current news surrounding student life. “We usually look at relevance to students for a story,” said producer Emily Kirk. Her goal as a producer is to keep the student community informed with timeless stories that are significant to the student population. Although the format of the news never changers the stories do. “It’s fun not knowing what is going to happen,” said Kirk. She enjoys the real life spontaneity of news and the experience that each member of the team gains.

As for sports news with the basketball team ranked number ten in the AP Polls and the football team’s recent win in the Fiesta Bowl, sports is more than a big deal at the University of Oregon. Producer Preston Hiefield is excited to report on further athletic accomplishments here at the university. He feels as though Duck TV is making important changes to better the student-run network.

“Overall, the staff has a better understanding of what to get done on a weekly basis,” he said. “We also have a bigger online presence this year than last year. For example, we went to the Washington State basketball game and were able to put it on a blog [on the Duck TV website]. In years past, this game would not have been covered because the show airs on Wednesday night so it would have been old news.”

Both the sports network and news network are facing new and different challenges.

“Studio production on Sundays is always a bit of a challenge,” Hiefield said. “There are about 15 staff members and everyone has different schedules. We also have to try and teach people while directing and balance all at the same time while trying to make the best show we can.”

Kirk has different challenges on the news network. “We can’t [always] find people who want to be interviewed for a story or who want to be filmed,” she explained. “You can’t have a news segment without outside opinion.” Despite these challenges, Duck TV strives to put out quality news.