Alumni Live: The Podcast

S7 Ep2: Building a Career as a Visual Artist: A Conversation with K. Lynn Smith and Daniel Hogan

Host Randy Strobl (2012) talks with visual artists K. Lynn Smith (2008) and Dan Hogan (2005) about their journeys from GVSU to becoming visual artists. They discuss their

S7 Ep1: Location Managing: A Conversation with Ashley Bunge

Host Randy Strobl (2012) talks with Location Manager Ashley Bunge (2008) about her career as a location manager and how she went from GVSU to working on big-budget films.

S6 Ep8: Study Abroad for Film/Video and Animation Students

Alums Caitlyn Shaw (2025), Callie Wynne (2026), and Bill Cuppy (1995) discuss the benefits of study abroad for film and video majors and the skills and stories they gaine

S6 Ep7: Producing for Post-Production - A Conversation with Kyle Flannery

Alumni and editor/producer Elena Chiu (2025) and Kyle Flannery (2018), a picture finishing producer at Harbor Picture Company, discuss the team involved in post-productio

S6 Ep6: Working in Sports Media: A Conversation with Jeff Donehoo

Current student Ashlyn Mendelsohn talks with alum Jeff Donehoo (2001) about his career working in sports media and his current role as a Senior Motion Graphic Designer an

S6 Ep5: Working in the Camera Department

Alums Jordan Skutar (Assistant Camera) and Jessica Tolliver (Director of Photography) talk about working in the camera department and the industry. Both work in Chicago.

S6 Ep4: Sound Editing: A Conversation between Joe McCargar and Dennis Dembeck

Retired GVSU Professor and Audio Engineer Joe McCargar talks with alum Dennis Dembeck (2013) about his career as a Sound Editor and Re-Recording Mixer working in NYC and

S6 Ep3: Production Sound Mixing: An Interview with Michael Piotrowski

Join host Mary Graff Ashley as she talks with GVSU alumni Michael Piotrowski about his experience mixing and recording sound across different locations, budgets, and dire

S6 Ep2: eSports: Media Creation for the Gaming Space

Host Samantha Drougel talks with alum Justin Woychowski, Chief Creative Officer of United eSports, about media creation in the rapidly growing eSports industry. Links: T

S6 Ep1: Graphic Novels: A Different Form of Sequential Art

Storytelling is at the heart of both filmmaking and creating graphic novels. Join alums Griffin Sheridan, Rory Webb, and Amanda Webb as they discuss their journey as stor

S5 Ep6: GVTV Episode 6 - Faculty Advisors: Guiding Students to Success

Host Randy Strobl talks with three generations of GVTV faculty advisors, Kim Roberts, Len O’Kelly, and James Ford about their mentoring students as they develop leadershi

S5 Ep5: GVTV - Episode 5 - Current Students Rebuild Post-Pandemic

Host, and former GVTV member, Randy Strobl talks with current students Izaak Che Rosales and Joshua Wylie about their GVTV experiences. As they rebuild the community afte

S5 Ep4: GVTV Episode 4 - Transforming the Studio into a Home

Hear how GVTV members from 2016 - 2021 transformed the studio into a home that inspired students to learn, build relationships, and explore new methods of sharing their c

S5 Ep3: GVTV - Episode 3 - Live Television, Telethons, and More!

This episode is dedicated to the memory of Tyler Wiewiora (1993- 2024). Beloved GVTV member and “everyone’s boom person”. You are missed. The third generation of GVTV fo

S5 Ep2: GVTV - Episode 2 - The Second Generation

Join second generation GVTV members Randy Strobl, Adam Burl, Jonathan Sessions, Steven Bellettini, and Former President John Tremblay as they reconnect and discuss how th

S5 Ep1: GVTV - Episode 1 - The Origin Story

Host Randy Strobl talks with GVTV  founder and first President, Jillian Austin, about how she grew “Happy Birthday Anthony!” into a student run television station that fo

S4 Ep13: Pitching: Tips for pitching projects in film classes

Join current students Caitlyn Shaw, CK Hamilton, and Cam Layson as they share tips for ‘pitching’ projects for script and fiction classes. To support GVSU film and video

S4 Ep12: Producing - From Indie Films and Corporate/Commercial Work

Join current student Liliana Bartels, Breana Malloy (2021) and Gillian Noonan (2021), as they dive into the world of film producing— from indie films to corporate commerc

S4 Ep12: Get Involved on Campus

Current students Caroline Hamilton, Caitlyn Shaw and alum Kyle Macciomei talk about how to get the most benefit from the college experience. From clubs to independent stu

S4 Ep11: Community Focused Media

Join us for a conversation about community media as host Randy Strobl from Detroit Public Television talks with Kerri VandeHoff, the Executive Director of the Coalition f