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TV,” Heiss said.Determined to modernizethe dating show previouslyshown on Cable 8, many im-provements have been madeto the program.“It is going to be some-thing you haven’t seen onCable 8 in avery longtime; a lot of fun and ex-citement,”Storm said.Heiss andStorm haveincorporated alot of 
 Rock of  Love
and
Fla-vor of Love
style gamesand competi-
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By Kelsey Carey
On this season of 
Get  Hooked Up!
there won’t beany long-stemmed roses,chains, clocks, or back-stagepasses. Much like the populardating shows on television,the twelve ladies competingfor the bachelor’s heart arevying for one thing eachweek- the coveted ring pop.The bachelor, CheyenneEady, was chosen for his out-going personality and funinterview. Erik Strom, thedirector of the show, andDaniel Heiss, the producer,believed that he was the bestchoice for the part and would-n’t scare viewers away bybeing too crazy.Likewise, the twelvewomen contestants were se-lected for their diverse andinteresting personalities.“We picked girls thatwould go outside the box…if they had a bad attitude com-ing in, they weren’t chosen,”Strom said.They asked girls the samequestionssuch as‘what isyour idealdate’ and‘how farare youwilling togo to win’and got awide rangeof answers.“Wepicked girlsthat we felt were people thatwe would want to watch on
By Julia Hagen
The weekend of Sept. 12,a few WSU students made atrip to Seattle to promote thecollege’s award winning tele-vision station, Cable 8 Pro-ductions.Although the first day wasfilled with advising boardmeetings and a dinner, thestudents got to work , settingup a booth just outside thecommunication building forthe next day.Raquel Marcelo, VP of Marketing and Alumni af-fairs, worked for most of theevent. Marcelo said she talkedto alumni and potential in-coming freshmen about theuniversity, its communicationprogram and Cable 8 itself.“We talked about how all
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Get Hooked Up 
gets a makeover
INSIDE THISISSUE:
Senior Spot-light
2
The Manhat-tan Corner
3
Record Num-bers
3
Cooks Cui-sine
4
Get HookedUp
5
Seattle Pro-motion
5
Crew Train-ing
5
Cable 8 promotes in Seattle
the P.L.U.G.E
OCTOBER 2009WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
Cable 8 BBQkicks off se-mester
Cable 8 staff,crew and castmembers feastedon burgers andhot dogs Sept. 20to celebrate thebeginning of thesemester. Bothnew and oldmembers partici-pated in teambuilding activitiesand discussednew ideas for theyear..
 
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“Senior Spotlight”highlights as seniorwho has made out-standing contribu-tions to Cable 8
Senior Spotlight: Samantha Johnson
By Danielle Gilbertson
It could be argued thatsenior communicationmajor Samantha John-son’s highly organizedpersonality, which sherefers to as “OCD,” ledher to hold the most repu-table position with Cable8 Productions.As President and Gen-eral Manager, Johnsonhas consistently been in-volved with the programfor two years. She saidher curiosity for televisionstarted at a young age.“I would sit and watchTV when I was younger andwonder how they didthings,” Johnson said.Her interest in televi-sion and broadcasting iswhat sparked her desire tocome to WSU’s communi-cation program, she said.While moving her stuff in to her dorm room fresh-man year, Johnson spotted aCable 8 flyer on the wall.“The flyer sparked myinterest and sounded likefun,” Johnson said.Johnson began her journey with Cable 8 work-ing on the crew of “GetHooked Up”. It was herethat she received behind thescenes training and learnedhow to use a camera.“My responsibility wasto follow the camera andlearn how to use it.,” shesaid. “As the semester wenton, I learned about the au-dio control and the graphicsmachine as well.”As her sophomore yearapproached, Johnson saidshe felt that she was begin-ning to understand howeverything came togetheron TV.However, it was notuntil her junior year that hercareer with Cable 8 wouldtake a huge leap. That year,Johnson had the opportu-nity to direct
 Always on the Movie
as well as
Get  Hooked Up.
“Once I saw the direc-tors and producers responsi-bilities, it made me want tobranch out and try some-thing new,” Johnson said.It wasn’t long until shewas approached by thepresident of Cable 8 andwas askedto applyfor presi-dent. po-sition.Aftera formalspeechand inter-view,Johnsonwaselected aspresident and general man-ager.Things began to fallinto place as she watchedherself grow from an inex-perienced freshman to ahighly trained professional,she said.Johnson said her broad-casting career will not endwith Cable 8. She sees her-self working with sportsbroadcasting as a technicaldirector for live sportingevents after college,.“Working for collegesports would be my ideal job” Johnson said.Johnson believes thatworking with Cable 8 hasopened up the door to op-portunities that she couldhave never imagined.Cable 8 has contributedto her real world experiencewith broadcasting.“It has created a systemof networks that I hope touse in my near future,” shesaid.As an experienced sen-ior, Johnson wants to leaveher advice to those involvedwith Cable 8 Productionsand potential new members.“Don’t just consideryourpositionas ahobby,but look at it as a job; it isa step-pingstone towhereyouwant togo. Cable 8 can take youplaces,” she said.Johnson urges studentsto get started involved earlybecause you never knowwhere it will take you.“It has opened up op-portunities that I could havenever imagined,” Johnsonsaid.
THE P.L.U.G.E
“Working for college sports would be my ideal job.” 
Samantha Johnson 
President and General Manager of Cable 8 Productions 
 
The Manhattan Corner
PAGE 3WASHINGTON STATE
By Marvin MarceloCable 8 Advisor
It’s been a whirlwind of ayear already and there havebeen some notable changes forthe College of Communicationand Cable 8 Productions.We have a new dean, Law-rence Pintak, and he has somegreat things planned for ourCollege and academic pro-grams. He’s already made someinternal changes that have beenvery beneficial for Cable 8.As of Sept. 1, KWSU andKTNW TV have been trans-ferred over to the College of Communication. What does thismean for the students runningCable 8 Productions? Cable 8Productions will now have ac-cess to the cable channel 24/7!They will need to provide pro-gramming for the cable channeleven while they are on break.It’s a terrific opportunity andtremendous responsibility forthis year’s leaders and crewmembers. Can anyone say“automation?”As we look into automation(again!) for the station, we look to our alumni for advice andguidance not only in this area,but in other areas as well. Iheard from the grapevine thatMike Harney is trying to set upa production critique group tohelp our students produce bettershows. Can we get other alumsinvolved with some of our otherareas of Cable 8 such as finance,operations, sales, marketing,PR, Web site development, Webstreaming, etc.?It was great to see some of you for dinner and beverages atSpitfire. Congrats and thank youto Kali Sakai (and newborn on9-09-09!) and Karen Temple-Rich for helping set things upand getting the word out for thedinner. I hope we can all meetagain next year for SeattleWeek.Until then, I hear we mighthave a casual get together forHomecoming. If you are comingto campus, remember to comeby and visit and reminisce aboutthe good ol’ days by watchingFriday afternoon’s newscast(12:15 roll time). It will allcome rushingback to you likePLUGE. Cheers!
Film
, a scripted drama aboutfriends that must decide what ismore important to them- themovie, their friendship or thegirl;
Cook's Cuisine
, a cookingshow for college students thatshows them how to cook morethan just Mac n' Cheese and
Studio 41
, inspired by EdwardR. Murrow's
See it Now
.Returning this year are
VideoUnderground,
Cable 8’s longestrunning show ;
The Mix
, an en-tertainment talk show;
 Alwayson the Movie
, a movie review
By Raquel Marcelo
 Over 200 people came to theCable 8 general meeting thisSeptember.The meeting introduced stu-dents to the club and informedthem on this semester’s showsand activities.This year's lineup includesnine programs, including sixreturning programs and threenew shows.New shows include:
Garage
show;
 Inside the Lines
, a weeklysports news show;
Get Hooked Up
,Cable 8 Produc-tion's longest run-ning dating showand
Wazzu Cribs
, ashow that takesviewers inside thefinest and mostoutrageous stu-dents' homes.
Students flood Cable 8 general meeting and auditions
Students listen to staff membersspeak about the various opportuni-ties Cable 8 has to offer.
“Cable 8 Productions will now have access to the cable channel 24/7! “ 
Marvin Marcelo 
Cable 8 Advisor 
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