The 老司机福利网 is hitting the airwaves.
UL 老司机福利网 will launch its new, monthly newscast at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1, when 鈥淯niversity Avenue: The News and Spirit of Louisiana鈥 will air for the first time. The monthly newscast will be broadcast on Acadiana Open Channel.
Anchor Chris Welty, multimedia specialist for UL 老司机福利网鈥檚 Office of Communications and Marketing, said 鈥淯niversity Avenue鈥 will highlight students, faculty and staff members, and topics related to areas such as research.
The newscasts will feature video packages that also are posted on the University鈥檚 website, louisiana.edu, or social media, he explained. 鈥淲e want to deliver content to as wide an audience as possible.鈥
The first 鈥淯niversity Avenue鈥 will feature a segment on recent campus improvements, including the new Student Union, and the refurbished Quadrangle.
Another piece will spotlight Angelina Narcisse, 92, who has worked in University dining halls for over 60 years, and is affectionately called 鈥淢om鈥 by many students.
The first 鈥淯niversity Avenue鈥 program will be rebroadcast several times on AOC 1.
鈥 9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2;
鈥 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 5;
鈥 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6;
鈥 noon on Thursday, Oct. 8;
鈥 9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9; and,
鈥 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10.
鈥淯niversity Avenue鈥 will be rebroadcast on AOC 2 at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11.
Acadiana Open Channel, or AOC, is a public access channel available to viewers whose cable provider is Cox or LUS Fiber.