Morning show time in the television studio today. This was the last IUSTV show of the school year.
The last taping of the school year falls to @BtownBfastClub. Hosts @julianna_merry and @MichaelSkiles13 are graduating, as are producer/directors Amy Gallagher and Ellie VanBuskirk.
Something like 11 years of collective experience on this show.@iustv is where the story begins. pic.twitter.com/Hyk3v6Th2E
— Kenny Smith (@kennysmith) April 30, 2021
This morning show in Studio 7, and the late night show they produced last night in Studio 5, will be online next Monday. Today, though, I can show you the sports shows from last night. Senior on the desk, his last show before graduation.
Mike is going to go out there and do some real good work somewhere. He’s a sharp guy.
I mentioned last night that the sports people have a few other graduating seniors. They’re a good bunch and they’ve brought a lot of leadership and talent to the table. The sports crew just gets a little bit better every year because of that sort of leadership. And this graduating group has been a big part of that evolution.
There are sophomores and freshmen and a senior on camera in this show.
Anyway, after this morning’s taping, we called it a year.
After more than 110 TV episodes, 40+ podcasts, 30+ Instagram interviews and more, we've wrapped @IUSTV's award-winning 2020-2021 productions.
Congrats to the graduating seniors. They’re leaving a great legacy of leadership.@IUSTNews @IUSTVSports @IUMediaSchool pic.twitter.com/HVmt9FHv1K
— Kenny Smith (@kennysmith) April 30, 2021
I woefully undercounted the podcasts there. Also, all of this was, of course, during a pandemic, wearing masks, social distancing and putting up with all of the safety measures we put in place, etc. They did it safely, and they’ve done it well.
Since we’re talking morning show, I should mention the two show runners.

Amy and Ellie are also graduating. Amy has been around the entertainment division of IUSTV since her freshman year, and Ellie has been on board for two or three years. Amy is going the talent agency route. Ellie is an aspiring director. Super sharp women, detail-oriented, get-it-done types. They’re going to do nice, great big things out there one of these days. Can’t wait to see it all come together for them.
And this evening we had a thing cancel at the last minute, and that’s how the semester ended, quietly, in an empty building, at 6 p.m.
He said, having spent the rest of the evening on a chair on the deck.