![]() "It is an absolute honor to be joining "The Talk" as a host! I am so excited for this new generation of such a long-standing establishment. He will join current co-hosts Sheryl Underwood, Amanda Kloots and Jerry O'Connell. Gbajabiamila appeared as a guest co-host on multiple episodes in June and July. His engaging personality, openness and quick wit really impressed us when he appeared as a guest co-host last season," said Heather Gray, executive producer and showrunner of THE TALK. “IU gives you so much experience and offers so many opportunities for professional work with professionals."It's a new day in daytime for season 12 of THE TALK, and we are thrilled to welcome Akbar to the family. “This opportunity lets students try out every position, whether that’s camera, video replay or teleprompter,” said Curl, who is studying sports media. Just ask senior Dustin Curl, who worked as a utility member for the show. “It’s important to (CBS) to continue to educate students and young people who are interested in getting into media about all of the different paths that they can take.”Īny experience is good experience for a future job. “When you go to apply for an internship or a job, you need to show that you have experience,” Salmanson said. The goal of the university tour, Salmanson said, is to give college students an opportunity to network within the world of media and see what careers are suitable for them. “I have a passion for sports,” the six-time Emmy Award winner told them. Lead CBS sports director Suzanne Smith talks to students about her career during a mentorship session Friday morning. The taping was just one of a full day of CBS-hosted activities, including mentorship sessions storytelling lectures featuring Visser, “Hoosiers” creator Angelo Pizzo, BA’71, and marketing executives Paige Westin and Kim Barrett of Facebook and MKTG, respectively and a “Joy of Cooking” demonstration. The episode included studio interviews with Olympic gold medalist swimmer Lilly King, BS’19, and football coach Tom Allen, as well as a pre-recorded interview with Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, BS’81. The live taping served as a “campus takeover,” said “We Need to Talk” producer Amy Salmanson. “By working inside the control room, students are able to see the flow of an actual television show.” “We’ve got professionals coming in from CBS, and they’re bringing the studio environment into the learning environment,” said Mike Gray, technical broadcast facilities manager at IU. Their roles included floor managing, running teleprompter, working with the operations department and controlling the studio cameras. Student volunteers, like Tilka, volunteered on the production crew. They were joined by NFL Hall of Fame journalist Lesley Visser. The episode, which aired that evening, was hosted by Emmy-winning reporter and analyst Tina Cervasio, WNBA All-Star Lisa Leslie, four-time Olympic swimming gold medalist and sports correspondent Summer Sanders, and the first-ever solo female NBA analyst, Sarah Kustok. Team members from The Media School, CBS and IU Radio-Television Services work in the control room during the taping. “There’s only so much you can learn in a classroom, but this experience helps you prepare to take on the real world.” “I think this opportunity is so crucial for students,” said Tilka, a senior studying sports media. ![]() Media School students filled those roles. Just like any television production, each taping requires a team behind the scenes. IU hosted “We Need to Talk,” a monthly CBS Sports talk show featuring 12 rotating female hosts, Friday, as the first stop on its university tour. But Friday’s show was different from the student productions he routinely works on - it was a live-to-tape broadcast of a nationally televised show featuring celebrity talent. It’s a familiar scene for Tilka, who has floor-managed plenty of productions in the Beckley Studio before. He points at the talent and moves behind the camera, and the show begins. His fingers count down: five, four, three, two, one. “Standby!” Michael Tilka shouts to the 30+ audience members in the Beckley Studio. ![]() Senior Michael Tilka gives instructions to “We Need to Talk” hosts (left to right) Sarah Kustok, Tina Cervasio, Lisa Leslie and Summer Sanders. ![]()
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