ENT NEWS Archive
5/13/21 4:30pm
Clash of the Hosts
For our final show of the semester, everyone in the ENT Tech Production class for Spring 2021 comes together for a professional game show looking back on the highlights of our previous episodes of this season.
5/6/21 4:30pm
Cooking At The Clinton
'The Clinton,' a world-renowned restaurant that brings flavor and elegance together in a generational gem, features an array of Italian foods in Queens, New York. For over three generations, the Babich family has been able to stir the spoon in the right direction to continue to evolve, while maintaining the history of great food and hospitality at 'The Clinton.' The current owner, Robert Babich, gives us an inside look at how the restaurant operates, and how it has been impacted by Covid-19.
4/29/21 4:30pm
Is Cryptocurrency a Game Changer?
Wondering about how to invest in cryptocurrency? We'll be joined by crypto investors Jason Guillaume and Mark Paul to find out. They'll reveal their insight from their own gains and losses and introduce our viewers on how to get started in this new world of investing.
4/22/21 4:30pm
NFT: The New Frontier
Exploration of new spaces and places is in the DNA of history's greatest minds. The relationship between cryptocurrency and digital art has unlocked a new frontier for inquiring futurists. Podcaster and NFT expert, Cryptematical joins the show to shed light on what this new utility can mean for the entertainment industry.
4/15/21 4:30pm
Terror Inn April
'Escape from the Gravesend Inn' is City Tech's Virtual Haunted House that provides visitors a spooky experience like no other. Today's episode will discuss how battling COVID-19's restrictions brought forth a new level of creativity for this production. We'll talk with Sean Mulvihill, who plays the role of Bartholomew in the show, Fatma Oukili, video editor for the online website, and Veneita Mohabir, stage manager of the live online performances about the challenges of converting this classic show to a virtual one.
4/08/21 4:30pm
Trip to the Cirkus
Our focus will be on interviewing the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus on how they’ve been managing the show during covid. Ellia will discuss her role as stage manager for the live event. Keith will give us some history as well give us a performance. And John will discuss the inner workings of how the program is produced virtually.
Return of the grads
3/25/21 4:30pm
With graduation season soon approaching, many students worry about what the job market looks like now one year after COVID. Today we chat with two recent grads of City Tech, Kyiana Small and Leslye Orellana on their experiences trying to make it in the entertainment industry.
3/18/21 4:30PM
LINKED MELODIES
The new wave of artists is taking over! We hear from three amazing artists and how they lay their brushes on a track, creating their own masterpieces. We'll have an intimate conversation with our own “Andeo” Jake Babich and “The Legato Fox” Darrill Forde and special guest vocalist “Celestiiiia” Mary Bustos, giving us insight into their creative process and what influences the music they are currently making.
3/11/21 4:30pm
Open Your Ears to the Electroacoustic Summit
Today's episode will highlight the 2021 New York City Electroacoustic Improvisation Summit, featuring the Co-Founder and Director Adam Wilson, a professor in the Entertainment Technology Department at City Tech. Our host Darrill Forde chats with Adam about how this year's live concert will be run virtually.
ENT News written and produced by the City Tech Entertainment Technology Department. Through out the spring 2021 semester students will produce a live streamed 30 minutes news program.
The fall 2020 semester episodes are below.
Episode 1 The Switch to virtual
Air Date: Sept. 22, 2020
Air Time: 4:30pm
The first episode of ENT News in the Fall of 2020, The Switch to Virtual, will be diving into the shift of the Entertainment Technology Department from In-person class sessions to online. Our special guest John McCullough, Chair of the Entertainment Technology Department, will guide us through the obstacles and challenges of changing classes that rely on hands-on labs into online versions of classes
Episode 2 - Your Voice Matters
Air Date: 10/01/2020
Air Time: 04:30PM
Description: In this episode we will be interviewing Brooklyn Voters Alliance member, Amanda Ritchie and The Center for Popular Democracy member, Brandon West. We'll be discussing the importance of voting, as well as voting rights. We will also go over how to register to vote and alternatives to in-person voting.
Episode 3 - Esports Club Switch up
Air Date: 10/05/2020
Air Time: 04:30PM
Description: On our third episode, we will dive into how Covid has changed the E-sports club from attending in-person meetings and hosting weekly game tournaments to competing online. John Cruz, President of the club and Jose Calderin, a past president of the club, will give us a behind the scenes look at how Covid has changed how the club operates and what they have planned for the future.
Episode 4 Tech Production Graphics Department
Air Date: 10/13/2020
Air Time: 04:30PM
Description: In this episode, we will get a behind the scenes look at Entertainment Technology students who are creating graphics for all the different projects being produced in our Technical Production class this semester. See some of your current classmates discuss their current projects and show us the workflow that has been developed to work online during this special semester at City Tech.
Episode 5 - The Creative Youth Society
Air Date: 10/20/2020
Air Time: 04:30PM
Description: In this episode we are going to have a conversation with Sharon Miller, founder of The Creative Youth Society. The Creative Youth Society supports NYC youth experiencing adversity by teaching them creative skills that empower & inspire them to explore professional leadership within the creative industries. We will be discussing topics such as The Creative Youth Society’s galleries & workshops as well as Sharon Miller’s experience as a City Tech Alumni.
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ENT News Fall 2020 Episode 6 - The Gravesend Inn Will Reclaim Souls Again
Air Date: 10/27/2020
Air Time: 04:30PM
Description: In this episode, we will chat with Todd Robbins, Director of The Gravesend Inn and storyteller extraordinaire about his involvement in the Haunted Hotel. He’ll give us a preview of some new developments we can look forward to when the Haunted Hotel returns in 2021. He’ll also give us a sneak peak at some other projects he’s currently working on.
ENT News Episode 7 Striking a Chord
Air Date: 11/03/2020
Air Time: 04:30PM
Students in the ENT Department are usually seen backstage, but some of us have the talents to play on stage as well. In this episode, we will talk with Jacob Babich & Nick Mallios, two talented guitarists who are also enrolled in the ENT Department. They will tell us how they got into music, what inspires them, how their creativity is affected by social distancing, and what they see as their goals when stages are open again.
Talent Behind Tech
Episode 8
Air Date: 11/10/2020
Air Time: 04:30PMDescription: Students from the ENT Department do more than just work behind the scenes, there is more than meets the eye with our City Tech students. In this episode, we’ll talk with Jonathan Garcia, an aspiring hip-hop artist and Adam Yong, an aspiring music composer. They’ll share with us the projects they're currently working on as well as their hopes for the future involving their passions after graduating from City Tech. Live at 4:30 but you can watch it later on the same links YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym9gjbwK7Yc
Twitch Link: https://www.twitch.tv/citytechent
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Episode 9 Escape from the Gravesend Inn
Air Date: 11/17/2020
Air Time: 4:30 PM
The Gravesend Inn is a live experience that ENT students have successfully staged for many years. It's been known to scare the living daylights out of the people who go inside. In this episode, we talk with Ginger Chavez, Adewale Adegbemigun, and Jennifer Deane, three talented students that are part of the team transforming the Gravesend Inn into an online experience. They discuss how they came up with the puzzles, how they designed the interactive website, and the challenges in transforming the Gravesend Inn into a virtual experience.
Fall 2020 Episode 10 - A Successful Thanksgiving in the Kitchen
Air Date: 12/01/2020
Air Time: 04:30PM
Description: Sibel Yalin, one of our very own ENT classmates, shows us how she prepared her Thanksgiving dishes, including some that are vegetarian and from the cookbook, “Plenty More” by Yotam Ottolenghi.
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBFnqNRhxMM
Twitch Link: https://www.twitch.tv/citytechent