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Media Center

Alumni and current students crowded around the news desk in Studio C of the media center during the 20th Anniversary celebration. Photo by: Matthew Lin
January 28, 2019

20th Anniversary of ATVN

Familiar faces joined new ones as alumni, faculty and students celebrated the 20th anniversary of the student-produced broadcast Annenberg TV News (ATVN) in a packed lobby of more than 200 people at Wallis Annenberg Hall.

Kate Sequeira
The new politics desk editor, Austin Peay ’20, double-major in law, history and culture and classics from USC Dornsife (R), meets with Dan Toomey ’20, a broadcast journalism major and one of four managing editors for Annenberg Media. Photo by: Ashley Dizo
October 1, 2018

Media center opens new politics desk

Since the USC Annenberg media center opened in 2014, the 22,000-square-foot, glass-walled production hub has helped students create a flood of inspired multimedia content. With its recording studios, cameras, control rooms and green screens, the center seems to have everything an aspiring storyteller could want.

Ted B. Kissell
A live studio production is underway with anchors seated at a curved desk facing cameras and teleprompters. Bright studio lighting and large display screens show weather graphics and broadcast visuals. Crew members and equipment are visible, highlighting

Studio C

Studio C is a professional-quality on-camera broadcast studio for recording and livestreaming. Using several versatile sets operating out of a relatively small space, students produce news shows using a news desk set and 35-foot LED screens along with a more cozy interview nook. Annenberg TV News (ATVN), the award-winning live... Read more


Five people sit around a table wearing headphones and speaking into microphones during a podcast recording. The room is acoustically treated and branded with a colorful “ARN” sign on the wall. Multiple boom arms, audio gear, and laptops emphasize a collab

Podcast/Radio Studio

This professional-quality audio and video studio comes equipped with audio and video mixers and a control room for the full live production experience. Radio programs and podcasts are produced here, and everything can be livestreamed to YouTube going with modern trends. It is the home of Annenberg Radio News and... Read more


A modern broadcast booth features a host seated at a desk with microphones, monitors, and control equipment. Large windows reveal a busy newsroom or public space just outside. Overhead studio lights and mounted cameras create a professional production env

Creator Pod

A versatile DIY studio designed to be the future of digital production, the Creator Pod (formerly known as Studio A) allows students to practice getting comfortable on camera and using a teleprompter, and produce their own work through open studio bookings. That can include on-camera in-person or remote interviews, live... Read more


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