MTSU on WGNS: True Blue TV programs and apps, undergrad summer research experiences

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University representatives appeared on WGNS Radio recently to share information about True Blue TV’s broad array of programming and new apps and a summer research program for undergraduates on campus.

They appeared on the live “Action Line” program with host Scott Walker broadcast on FM 100.5, 101.9 and AM 1450 from the WGNS studio in downtown Murfreesboro. If you missed it, you can listen to a podcast of the June 17 program.

Middle Tennessee State University representatives appeared on the June 17 WGNS Radio’s “Action Line” program from the station’s studio in downtown Murfreesboro, Tenn. Pictured, from left in order of appearance, are, Ty Whitaker, senior manager of True Blue TV; and MTSU undergraduate students Tatyana Martinez and Ian Wilson, and Dr. Donny Walker, assistant biology professor. (MTSU photo illustration by Jimmy Hart)

Guests included:

• Ty Whitaker, senior manager of True Blue TV at MTSU, who discussed the university channel’s varied program offerings and ways to watch, which includes streaming services, Comcast Xfinity, AT&T U-verse, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and more.

Launched in 1999 as an educational resource channel, True Blue TV is now the premier hub for video content and live event programming from MTSU. True Blue TV broadcasts from MTSU’s Center for Educational Media, a part of the College of Education. It is operated by MTSU’s Division of Marketing and Communications under license from the Murfreesboro Cable Television Commission.

• Dr. Donny Walker, assistant biology professor, and MTSU undergraduate students Tatyana Martinez and Ian Wilson, who discussed their participation in the National Science Foundation’s “Research Experience for Undergraduates,” or REU, grant programs this summer.

Walker is leading an REU at MTSU, hosting the two students, who will be researching the experimental evolution of skin microbiomes — a host’s natural and beneficial microorganisms — in response to a fungal pathogen.

Students, faculty and staff who are interested in guesting on WGNS to promote their MTSU-related activities should contact Jimmy Hart, director of MTSU News and Media Relations, at 615-898-5131 or via email at jimmy.hart@mtsu.edu.