Learning more about Parkinson’s Disease

The UCSD-TV crew recently visited the campus of UCSF to interview doctors on the cutting edge of Parkinson’s research. A program for medical professionals who deal with Parkinson’s patients as well a one directed at the families and caregiv…

The UCSD-TV crew recently visited the campus of UCSF to interview doctors on the cutting edge of Parkinson’s research. A program for medical professionals who deal with Parkinson’s patients as well a one directed at the families and caregivers of patients will premiere later this year.

New State of Minds Premieres in February 2010

State of Minds returns with all new stories from around the UC system. Take a look at how UC Davis is helping California’s plant and flower growers compete in the global market. Then, a welcome back to the UC students of Japanese descent who were interned during World War II. Also, new technology at UC […]

State of Minds returns with all new stories from around the UC system. Take a look at how UC Davis is helping California’s plant and flower growers compete in the global market. Then, a welcome back to the UC students of Japanese descent who were interned during World War II. Also, new technology at UC Santa Cruz that uses visuals to search the web and from UC Berkeley, a cross-disciplinary approach to saving the California Delta. Finally, a tour of The Loft, the new performance lounge that’s bringing nightlife to the campus of UC San Diego. Stay tuned for more information and be sure to check out the State of Minds archives.

About Shannon Bradley

Shannon Bradley is responsible for creating, producing, and selecting the public affairs programs for UCSD-TV and for “Prime: Vote,” a series of segments on elections and political issues for UCTV Prime, a YouTube original channel that launched March, 2012.  She also produced “A Cluttered Life: Middle-Class Abundance,” a three-part, UCTV Prime series in collaboration with UCLA’s Center on Everyday Lives of Families.

The UCSD-TV series she is currently working on include: To Be Musical, The Atlantic Meets the Pacific, Exploring Ethics, Mexico Moving Forward, The Helen Edison Lecture Series, The Revelle Forum, Osher UCSD, Writer’s Symposium by the Sea with Dean Nelson at Point Loma Nazarene University, and a human rights lecture series with Diana Kutlow of the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice at the University of San Diego.

Past projects include To Be Human, UCSD@50, The Body Politic, HemiScope, Encuentros, IDEaS, and State of Minds, a quarterly magazine program featuring stories from throughout the UC system that aired nationally on UCTV.

In addition, Shannon has produced several acclaimed documentaries on regional land use and urban planning, including Los Laureles Canyon: Research in Action, Building Consensus: Quarry Falls, The Making of Place: Solana Beach, San Diego Canyonlands, Designing for the Future and the six-part series, Path to Paradise. She also executive-produced The Devil’s Breath with Laura Castañeda.

Before joining UCSD in 1993, Shannon covered national politics in Washington for nine years, the last five for The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour on PBS. She also wrote for the Washington City Paper, Roll Call, and WUSA, the CBS television affiliate. She has a B.A. in Communication and Sociology from UCSD and a Masters degree in Journalism and Public Affairs from The American University in Washington, DC.

Shannon also taught the News Media Workshop, an upper division journalism class for the Department of Communication at UCSD from 1993-1999 and has lectured to the Freshman Honors Seminar at Eleanor Roosevelt College.

Contact Shannon Bradley: sbradley@ucsd.edu

About Rich Wargo

Science Producer, Rich Wargo

A native San Diegan, Rich received his BA from UCSD and his master’s degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His professional preparation is highlighted by extensive experience with production of film and television for features, documentaries and feature news for domestic and foreign broadcast media, including PBS Frontline, WDR Germany, 48 Hours and CBS Evening, NBC Nightly, and ABC World News. His works have been exhibited in major venues and media in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Berlin, Venice, London, Sydney, Mexico, South America, China and across India.

His programming has brought national and international recognition to UCSD-TV with Emmy, Aurora, Telly and United States International Film and Video Festival awards. Working at UCSD-TV interpreting and communicating science to the public is his career’s reward.

SCIENCE PROGRAMMING AT UCSD-TV

Science programming at UCSD-TV provides access to and interprets the activities of a preeminent research university for general audiences. UCSD-TV provides the public a spectrum of opportunities, from documentary treatments of high-profile research ranging from structural engineering to high-altitude field research as well as productions like the comical and critically acclaimed look at nanoscience When Things Get Small and several treatments of major NASA space-science activities, including the Hubble Space Telescope, the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer, the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Spitzer Space Telescope.

But science programming at UCSD-TV goes beyond broadcast. Through partnerships with campus and community, UCSD-TV has created and manages several long-running program initiatives that provide educational outreach and resources through the novel use of extended media and the internet to enhance the University’s commitment to serving our community and providing the finest opportunities for its future.

Contact Rich Wargo: rwargo@ucsd.edu