2008 Woodie Awards
Canadian TV station films on campus
Danny Dyer
Issue date: 2/19/08 Section: Other News
Salt and Light Television, a Catholic cable-TV station based in Canada, visited Houston earlier this month to film footage for 12 shows, eight of which will feature the University. One of their shows, "Witness," will feature in-depth interviews with Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, UST President Robert Ivany and the Rev. Robert Crooker. "What Makes a Catholic University," another of the projects, will focus on UST, its faculty and its students.
The Rev. Tomas Rosica, CEO of Salt and Light Television, gave the first presentation of UST's Lenten Lecture Series on Feb. 6. This year's topic is 'The Church and the Media,' and Rosica's speech centered on the legacy of Pope John Paul II as a pioneer in using the world media in the Church's service. For the final Lenten Lecture on March 12, a near-finalized version of some of the programs featuring UST will be shown.
Rosica became the chief operating officer of the network in 2003, after stepping down from his position as director of World Youth Day 2002 in Toronto, which drew nearly 200,000 youths from Canada, the U.S. and 172 other nations. Since its founding in July 2003, the network has consistently grown and is now carried by basic-service cable and satellite channels available to several million Catholic-Canadian households.
"The project is clearly a tribute to, and a legacy of, Pope John Paul II, and World Youth Day was the wind beneath our wings," Rosica told "Catholic News Service."
Salt and Light Television can be seen in the northeastern U.S. through a syndication with Boston Catholic Television. However, Rosica said he has spoken ETWN, a major American Catholic Television Network, and that it has also expressed interest in broadcasting some of the shows.
The Rev. Tomas Rosica, CEO of Salt and Light Television, gave the first presentation of UST's Lenten Lecture Series on Feb. 6. This year's topic is 'The Church and the Media,' and Rosica's speech centered on the legacy of Pope John Paul II as a pioneer in using the world media in the Church's service. For the final Lenten Lecture on March 12, a near-finalized version of some of the programs featuring UST will be shown.
Rosica became the chief operating officer of the network in 2003, after stepping down from his position as director of World Youth Day 2002 in Toronto, which drew nearly 200,000 youths from Canada, the U.S. and 172 other nations. Since its founding in July 2003, the network has consistently grown and is now carried by basic-service cable and satellite channels available to several million Catholic-Canadian households.
"The project is clearly a tribute to, and a legacy of, Pope John Paul II, and World Youth Day was the wind beneath our wings," Rosica told "Catholic News Service."
Salt and Light Television can be seen in the northeastern U.S. through a syndication with Boston Catholic Television. However, Rosica said he has spoken ETWN, a major American Catholic Television Network, and that it has also expressed interest in broadcasting some of the shows.