A picture of the new OWTV manager, Ozgur Akgun.
The Old Westbury TV studio welcomes new TV manager Ozgur Akgun this fall 2018 semester.
“I think one of the aspects of this job is group work,” said Professor Akgun. He is the new TV manager for the OWTV studio. This year the SUNY Old Westbury media outlets are running the campus a bit differently. The Old Westbury Catalyst, OWWR, and OWTV are all linking together to spread news on campus.
Professor Akgun is originally from Turkey. He earned his Bachelors, Masters, and PhD from Istanbul University in Turkey. His focus was on radio, television, and cinema during his time at the university. With his degree he worked in advertising. “I worked [in the industry] for about 10 years,” said Professor Akgun. I worked with brands like Hundi, Ford.”
Professor Akgun has experience in improving a TV studio. During his time as a PhD student at Istanbul University he was Co-Director and Co-Manager of the broadcasting studio. “As an undergrad I knew there was a studio, but you know it wasn’t open because it was so old,” he said. “When I [was doing] my PhD, as a student, as an undergrad student I knew what I would have loved to have.”
The previous TV manager was Professor Jing Wang. Though she is no longer at the school, Professor Akgun believes “she did a nice job picking up a nice group of people.” He assures that he does not plan on making major hanges until the next semester. “First I need to understand the culture here, and the community, and the need of the community.” The OWTV studio received a state grant that will go towards improvements at the TV studio next semester.
“The studio is open to anyone,” said Professor Akgun. “The student can come from any major or even a faculty member or staff.” Professor Akgun’s determination and expression for collaborations help show that the student media outlets collaboration will be a success.
