CUNY TV

City University Television

Country	United States
Broadcast area	New York City
Headquarters	Graduate Center, CUNY,New York
Programming
Picture format	SDTVATSC/HDTV720p
Ownership
Owner	City University of New York
History
Launched	1985
Links
Website	tv.cuny.edu
Availability
Terrestrial
WNYE-TV	Channel 25.3

CUNY Television Studios located at the Graduate Center

CUNY TV/ˈkjuːni/is anon-commercial educational stationof theCity University of New York,based inNew York City.It offers telecourse programming in various subjects ranging from mathematics, physics, and biology to history, art, and social studies. It also provides cultural programming with shows inGerman,Spanish,andFrench.The station was first established in 1985. In 2007, the station became a full-capacity HD studio and post-production facility complete with a six-camera mobile production truck.

History

The station was first established in 1985 as CUNY TV.

In 2009, the station transitioned toHDTVand began broadcasting on cable inSDand onWNYE-TVdigital channel DTV 25.3 in 720p HD.

In 2012, television and radio studios at CUNY TV were renamed "Himan Brown TV & Radio Studios,afterHiman Brown,an American radio producer and director. Since 1999, the station has won numerous television industry awards, including 18New York Emmy Awards,numerous Telly Awards, and Communicator Awards, for its variety of series and programme specials.

Original programming

The station airsAmy Goodman'sDemocracy Now!thrice a day. The station also airs many classic and foreign films, like Professor Jerry Carlson's and City College'sfilm studiesprogram's show,City Cinematheque.Public affairs shows also includeBaruch College's forums. The station also produces and co-produces several original series at its studios; after the original airing on cable, the shows are archived and uploaded to the station'sYouTubechannel.

Current originals

Source:

• 219West,CUNY Graduate School of Journalism's monthly news magazine that covers the New York City area;
• A Slice of New York,studio talk show hosted by reporter Mike Gilliam;
• Arts in the City,a monthly look at the lively arts scene in the New York metropolitan area, hosted byCarol Anne Riddell;
• Asian American Life,monthly series about the fastest growing immigrant group in the country, living in the New York metropolitan area, hosted by Ernabel Demillo;
• Black America,an in-depth conversation that explores what it means to be Black in America;
• Bob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV;
• City Cinematheque,world film series, hosted by Professor Jerry Carlson, includes a lively discussion with scholars, film professionals, and critics;
• CityWide,monthly talk show covers business and public affairs in New York City (Archive);
• Conversations with Jim Zirin,interview show about understanding and interpreting national and world events;
• CUNY Forum,an hour-long monthly forum to discuss in New York City government and politics;
• Keeping Relevant,hosted by former New York City Council memberRonnie Eldridge,formerlyEldridge & Co.;
• Italics: The Italian American Magazine,hosted by Anthony Julian Tamburri;
• LATiNAS,half hour magazine show about Latina women nationwide, hosted by Tinabeth Piña;
• The Laura Flanders Show,weekly series reporting on the social critics, artists, activists & entrepreneurs building tomorrow's world today, hosted by journalist Laura Flanders;
• The New York Times Close Up withSam Roberts,a weekly show discussing the big stories with journalists covering them and with leading newsmakers;
• Nueva York,multiple New York Emmy award-winning seriesexplores Latino culture in New York City;
• One to One,public affairs interviews by journalist Sheryl McCarthy;
• THEATER: All the Moving Parts,monthly show profiling theatre creators hosted by Patrick Pacheco;
• Urban U,formerly "Study With The Best" a New York Emmy award-winning monthly magazine show about CUNY institution, its students, faculty, and alumni;

Former programming

• African-American Legends,profiled prominent African-Americans, hosted byRoscoe C. Brown Jr;
• Art or Something Like It;
• Black Writers in America,nationally syndicated;
• Brian LehrerTV;
• Brian Talks New York,was a weekly show hosted by theWNYCradio hostBrian Lehrer;
• Canapé,series devoted toFrenchcultural events in New York City and theUnited States;
• Building New York: New York StoriesandThe Stoler Report - New York's Business Reportseries about real estate and business leaders of the Metropolitan region;
• City Talk;
• Day at Night;
• DiverseCITY,monthly magazine show about New York City's neighborhoods and ethnic communities;
• Independent Sources,series about New York's ethnic and immigrant communities;
• Jewish Women In America;
• MetroView;
• Moyers & Company;
• POTUS 2016 with Brian Lehrer;
• Pat Collins’ Spotlight on Broadway,a monthly program focusing on Broadway's new productions as well as established hit shows;
• Science & U!,explores the world of science, for audiences of all ages;
• Science Goes to the Movies,series that looks at the science in contemporary motion pictures;
• Study With The Best,magazine-style show profiling success stories fromThe City University of New York;
• TimesTalks,was a long-running talk show co-produced withThe New York Times;
• TheAmerican Theatre Wing'sWorking in the Theatre;
• The Open Mind,weekly nationally syndicated conversation series hosted by Alexander Heffner (initially hosted by its creator Richard D. Heffner from 1956 to 2013);
• The Urban Agenda;
• Theater Talk,was a New York Emmy award-winning nationally syndicated talk show about theatre;
• Tony Guida's NY,a talk show hosted by New York City journalistTony Guida;
• Women in Theatre;
• Women to Women;

Most of CUNY TV's former programming is archived on the station'swebsite

External links

• Official website