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journalism student hits MtvU
COOL ON CAMERA:
Julie Garcia says she's an MTV junkie. / Photo by
Rebekah Bradway
By Brooke Barker
November 17, 2006 | Being
in front of the camera and on-air is all in a day's
work for Julie Garcia, but being this week's MtvU pick
was quite the surprise.
"I just go for things
and if it works, it works," Garcia said. "When
MtvU said they wanted a script, I thought, 'This is
solid, this is actually happening. For the first time,
something is actually working out.'"
The self-described MTV
junkie applied for the chance to showcase her personality
through music by sending in a photo and describing why
she'd make a great host on MtvU from Utah State University.
Garcia was chosen to head up the Dean's List for the
week, nominating her top 10 songs and hosting her countdown
straight from Cache Valley.
"I would love to be a VJ for MTV one day,"
she said. "That's my dream job, and I know I'm
totally dreaming, but they are always looking for something
new."
A senior in broadcast journalism from Sandy, Utah, Garcia
has spent three semesters working with the on-campus
production of ATV News, Cache Rendezvous and Kickin'
Aggie Sports. She can also be heard broadcasting on
the radio waves at 94.5 VFX.
A fellow D.J. and friend at VFX, Wayne Thompson, also
appears in Garcia's Dean's List, introducing the number
10 song, "I Got Cha" by Lupe Fiasco. MtvU
staff liked Thompson's energy so much, producers offered
him his own chance to host a top 10 Dean's List.
"There's going to be a combination of popular videos
and new stuff on my list," said Thompson. "I
wanted to mix it up and shine on something new."
Broadcast journalism students, Huu Tran, Matthew L.
Glade, Kami Capener and Marques Chavez also make guest
appearances in Garcia's countdown as "her newsies,"
helping spotlight places such as Old Main, the "A"
and their newsroom.
"It was pretty fun,
and nice since she had already put a lot of work into
it," said Tran. "We knew she wanted it pretty
bad and is kind of a perfectionist, but I got to be
on it which was cool. It was worth it."
The students got involved helping Garcia shoot her stand-ups
for the dean's list as well as other shots included
in the countdown. Tran figures 80 percent of the footage
they sent in, ended up making the countdown.
"Julie owes me," he said. "She owes me
big."
After she graduates in December, Garcia plans to move
to Indiana and freelance with Palestra, an online news
source aimed at college students. She also plans to
send out her resume to news outlets across the country,
including MTV, and even try auditioning for a band or
two.
"I figure I might as well do what I want while
I'm young and don't have any strings attached or anything
holding me back," she said.
MtvU is a station devoted to college students with MTV
news as well as CBS news updates and plenty of programming
aimed at students across the country. In the past, MtvU
has hosted artists ranging from Taking Back Sunday to
Jack Johnson, as well as interviews with celebrities.
See Julie online at mtvu.com.
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