Northwestern News Network
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The Northwestern News Network, commonly known as NNN, is the student television news and sports service at Northwestern University
.
NNN is funded by the Medill School of Journalism
, serving the Northwestern
and Evanston
communities. Headquartered on Northwestern's Evanston campus, NNN's studios are located on the fourth floor of the McCormick Tribune Center and on the second floor of John J. Louis Hall.
The Northwestern News Report is NNN's flagship newscast, covering news "from around campus and around the world." The newscast airs live at 7 p.m. CT on Mondays and Wednesdays during the academic year on NU Channel 1, online at nnntv.org and weeknights at 10 p.m. on ectv.com Evanston Public-access television
channel 6.
NNN Sports Night, a sports news television show, airs live on Thursdays at 7 p.m. CT. online and at 10 p.m. on Evanston Public-access television channel 6.
Party Lines, the network's weekly political show, is available on Vimeo.
channel.
Students at the Medill School of Journalism began producing newscasts in the basement newsroom and studio of Fisk Hall on a set acquired from WMAQ-TV
in 1989. In September 1991, the university opened a new television studio and broadcast newsroom, donated by the Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation, in the Barbara and Garry Marshall Studio Wing of John J. Louis Hall. Evanston Stories, a television news magazine produced by undergraduate students at Medill, aired on Evanston Public-access television
cable TV channel 6 from 1992 to 1995. Students began producing television newscasts under the Northwestern News Network name in 1993. Early newscasts were sporadic and screened at campus dormitories during late-night snack events, called "munchies."
By 1995, NSTV had ceased to be a production company, instead directing its energy at producing a single sketch comedy television show, which assumed the title of the former production company. NNN split off into a new Associated Student Government-recognized B-status student group funded by Medill. The group was derecognized by ASG in the winter of 1999.
After years of struggling, NNN's flagship newscast, renamed the Northwestern News Report, relaunched on May 24, 1999. The following fall — with support from Medill's new broadcast chair, Joe Angotti, who helped make NNN a department priority — the Northwestern News Report began broadcasting on a regular, weekly schedule. Newscasts aired on Evanston Public-access television channel 6 on Wednesdays at 9 p.m. and on television kiosks at the Norris University Center throughout the week. A second night of the Northwestern News Report was added in September 2001. The newscasts were broadcast on Evanston Public-access television channel 6 on Mondays at 10 p.m. and Wednesdays at 9 p.m.
NNN's Web site, nnntv.org, launched on May 22, 2001.
NNN Sports Night, an NU sports highlights and analysis show, debuted on Oct. 10, 2002.
In January 2003, NNN moved from John J. Louis Hall to its new studio across the street, the Garry K. Marshall Studio in the McCormick Tribune Center.
The network began streaming the Northwestern News Report live on its Web site on Feb. 16, 2004.
In January 2005, NNN broadcasts were added to the lineup of NU Channel 1, marking the first time students living on campus could watch NNN programming in their dormitory rooms.
NNN has also produced several special reports, including Showdown in Kosovo, Election 2000, Election 2002, Operation Enduring Freedom and AIDS in Chicago.
On March 31, 2001, the Northwestern News Report was awarded first place by the Society of Professional Journalists for a non-daily, student-produced newscast. On April 13, 2002, the Northwestern News Report was awarded first place Outstanding Newscast by the Illinois News Broadcasters Association. On March 25, 2006, nnntv.org won first place awards for Best All-Around Student Broadcast Station and for Online Feature Reporting. On March 15, 2008, NNN Sports Night won a first-place College Emmy Award in the Best Newscast category.
Wednesdays
Thursdays
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| Package
| Show
| Composer
| Years Used
|-
| NNN Music Package
| Northwestern News Report
| Jonathan Bloom (J00)
| 1999-2000
|-
| NNN 2000
| Northwestern News Report
| Jonathan Bloom (J00)
| 2000-2002
|-
| River Music
| Northwestern News Report
| Paul Winter
(WCAS61)
| 2002-2004
|-
| News in Focus
| Northwestern News Report
| John Hegner
| 2004-present
|-
| Where the River Flows
| NNN Sports Night
| Collective Soul
| 2002-2004
|-
| The Defender
| NNN Sports Night
| Garrod and Hays (Megatrax)
| 2004-present
|-
| Summon the Heroes
| NNN Election 2000
| John Williams
| 2000-present
|}
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
.
NNN is funded by the Medill School of Journalism
Medill School of Journalism
The Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications is a constituent school of Northwestern University which offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. It has consistently been one of the top-ranked schools in Journalism in the United States...
, serving the Northwestern
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
and Evanston
Evanston, Illinois
Evanston is a suburban municipality in Cook County, Illinois 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, bordering Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, and Wilmette to the north, with an estimated population of 74,360 as of 2003. It is one of the North Shore communities that adjoin Lake Michigan...
communities. Headquartered on Northwestern's Evanston campus, NNN's studios are located on the fourth floor of the McCormick Tribune Center and on the second floor of John J. Louis Hall.
The Northwestern News Report is NNN's flagship newscast, covering news "from around campus and around the world." The newscast airs live at 7 p.m. CT on Mondays and Wednesdays during the academic year on NU Channel 1, online at nnntv.org and weeknights at 10 p.m. on ectv.com Evanston Public-access television
Public-access television
Public-access television is a form of non-commercial mass media where ordinary people can create content television programming which is cablecast through cable TV specialty channels...
channel 6.
NNN Sports Night, a sports news television show, airs live on Thursdays at 7 p.m. CT. online and at 10 p.m. on Evanston Public-access television channel 6.
Party Lines, the network's weekly political show, is available on Vimeo.
History
NNN traces its history to Northwestern Student Television, a student-run television production company founded in 1987 to give students the opportunity to produce, write and direct television programming, including a talk show, Weekly Edition, for cable television and the Chicago Access Corporation Educational televisionEducational television
Educational television is the use of television programs in the field of distance education. It may be in the form of individual television programs or dedicated specialty channels that is often associated with cable television in the United States as Public, educational, and government access ...
channel.
Students at the Medill School of Journalism began producing newscasts in the basement newsroom and studio of Fisk Hall on a set acquired from WMAQ-TV
WMAQ-TV
WMAQ-TV, channel 5, is an owned-and-operated television station of the NBC Television Network, located in Chicago, Illinois. WMAQ-TV's main studios and offices are located within the NBC Tower in the Streeterville neighborhood, with an auxiliary street-level studio on the Magnificent Mile at 401...
in 1989. In September 1991, the university opened a new television studio and broadcast newsroom, donated by the Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation, in the Barbara and Garry Marshall Studio Wing of John J. Louis Hall. Evanston Stories, a television news magazine produced by undergraduate students at Medill, aired on Evanston Public-access television
Public-access television
Public-access television is a form of non-commercial mass media where ordinary people can create content television programming which is cablecast through cable TV specialty channels...
cable TV channel 6 from 1992 to 1995. Students began producing television newscasts under the Northwestern News Network name in 1993. Early newscasts were sporadic and screened at campus dormitories during late-night snack events, called "munchies."
By 1995, NSTV had ceased to be a production company, instead directing its energy at producing a single sketch comedy television show, which assumed the title of the former production company. NNN split off into a new Associated Student Government-recognized B-status student group funded by Medill. The group was derecognized by ASG in the winter of 1999.
After years of struggling, NNN's flagship newscast, renamed the Northwestern News Report, relaunched on May 24, 1999. The following fall — with support from Medill's new broadcast chair, Joe Angotti, who helped make NNN a department priority — the Northwestern News Report began broadcasting on a regular, weekly schedule. Newscasts aired on Evanston Public-access television channel 6 on Wednesdays at 9 p.m. and on television kiosks at the Norris University Center throughout the week. A second night of the Northwestern News Report was added in September 2001. The newscasts were broadcast on Evanston Public-access television channel 6 on Mondays at 10 p.m. and Wednesdays at 9 p.m.
NNN's Web site, nnntv.org, launched on May 22, 2001.
NNN Sports Night, an NU sports highlights and analysis show, debuted on Oct. 10, 2002.
In January 2003, NNN moved from John J. Louis Hall to its new studio across the street, the Garry K. Marshall Studio in the McCormick Tribune Center.
The network began streaming the Northwestern News Report live on its Web site on Feb. 16, 2004.
In January 2005, NNN broadcasts were added to the lineup of NU Channel 1, marking the first time students living on campus could watch NNN programming in their dormitory rooms.
NNN has also produced several special reports, including Showdown in Kosovo, Election 2000, Election 2002, Operation Enduring Freedom and AIDS in Chicago.
On March 31, 2001, the Northwestern News Report was awarded first place by the Society of Professional Journalists for a non-daily, student-produced newscast. On April 13, 2002, the Northwestern News Report was awarded first place Outstanding Newscast by the Illinois News Broadcasters Association. On March 25, 2006, nnntv.org won first place awards for Best All-Around Student Broadcast Station and for Online Feature Reporting. On March 15, 2008, NNN Sports Night won a first-place College Emmy Award in the Best Newscast category.
Newscasts
Mondays- Northwestern News Report - 7:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. CT
Wednesdays
- Northwestern News Report - 7:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. CT
Thursdays
- NNN Sports Night - 7:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. CT
News Music
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{| class="toccolours" border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse"
| Package
| Show
| Composer
| Years Used
|-
| NNN Music Package
| Northwestern News Report
| Jonathan Bloom (J00)
| 1999-2000
|-
| NNN 2000
| Northwestern News Report
| Jonathan Bloom (J00)
| 2000-2002
|-
| River Music
| Northwestern News Report
| Paul Winter
Paul Winter
Paul Winter is an American saxophonist , and is a six-time Grammy Award nominee.- Biography :Paul Winter attended Altoona Area High School and graduated in 1957...
(WCAS61)
| 2002-2004
|-
| News in Focus
| Northwestern News Report
| John Hegner
| 2004-present
|-
| Where the River Flows
| NNN Sports Night
| Collective Soul
Collective Soul
Collective Soul is an American rock band originally formed in Stockbridge, Georgia. Collective Soul broke into mainstream popularity with their first hit single, "Shine", which came from their debut album Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid, released in 1993...
| 2002-2004
|-
| The Defender
| NNN Sports Night
| Garrod and Hays (Megatrax)
| 2004-present
|-
| Summon the Heroes
| NNN Election 2000
| John Williams
John Williams
John Towner Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career spanning almost six decades, he has composed some of the most recognizable film scores in the history of motion pictures, including the Star Wars saga, Jaws, Superman, the Indiana Jones films, E.T...
| 2000-present
|}