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Tiger TV’s return continues

Studio being renovated to facilitate weekly broadcasts

Ashley Strain, Managing Editor • February 13, 2024

The Catalyst / Mia Muzzi

Journalism students and Adviser Robert Rojas review paint samples.

NDB’s broadcast journalism program and news show, Tiger TV, continues its restart for the school year, initially offering bi-weekly live broadcasts via Zoom during the fall semester and now offering weekly broadcasts via YouTube during the spring semester.

Since it was re-equipped with new broadcast equipment during the summer, the basement studio space is active once again with student journalists learning and practicing their roles as engineers, news anchors and production assistants.

Work continues on the studio to improve and enhance the student experience. NDB parent Robert Sullivan volunteered his time and expertise in designing and building a new set for the news show. His experience stems from his work on the sets for Tri-School Productions.

Currently covered by green screen fabric as students decide on paint colors and the overall look, a new background and anchor desk await their on-air debut sometime during the semester.

The continuing renovations have made a positive impact on the production value of the broadcasts and the future of the renewed program, especially with the new Mass Communications concentration that will launch in the fall.

Tiger TV returns under the guidance of Journalism adviser Robert Rojas and with help of The Catalyst’s Editor in Chief Mia Muzzi and Managing Editors Ashley Strain and Ashley Turner. Members of the Journalism I through IV Honors class and the Journalism club participate in the planning, rehearsals, and production of each news broadcast.

Tiger TV was founded in the early 2010s by former NDB teacher Frank Ryerson, for whom the studio is named after. Under his leadership, Tiger TV became known as the only all-girls TV station in the Bay Area.

About the Contributors

Ashley Strain, Managing Editor

Ashley Strain is a senior at NDB. She has been a member of the Journalism Club since her freshman year and contributed as a Staff Writer for The Catalyst in those years. Last year, Ashley was enrolled in Journalism I and held the position of Sports Editor. She is now in Journalism II and is Managing Editor of The Catalyst and Director of Tiger TV, with hopes to continue her Journalism career in college and beyond. Ashley is a Link Crew Board member, as well as Ambassador Club member. She is the Captain of the NDB Varsity Competition Cheer team, which takes up a lot of her time outside of school. She also enjoys baking, writing, spending time with family and friends and going to the beach.

Mia Muzzi, Editor in Chief

Mia Muzzi graduated NDB after four years working for The Catalyst. She spent her freshman year as a Staff Writer, then during her sophomore year worked as the Arts & Life Editor and became the Managing Editor her junior year. She spent her last year as the Editor in Chief of The Catalyst. Muzzi plans to pursue a career in the field of journalism and is looking forward to expanding her knowledge in multimedia news outlets at a collegiate level, wherever she attends university. Outside of Journalism, her hobbies include reading, playing the guitar and drinking a lot of coffee. She also enjoys spending time with her friends and family, and especially loves trips to the beach.