Step behind the scenes of BGTV, where a dedicated team of students work together to bring creative ideas, footage, and entertainment to Bishop Gorman High School.
BGTV is a platform where the students at Bishop Gorman High School are able to perform production skills, experiment with creative ideas, and keep the school entertained with different segments and content. Students must start their broadcasting journey with the “Intro to Broadcasting” course, then move their way up to the official class of BGTV.
Breanna Cross ‘26 says she decided to join the class because, “I wanted to be able to shoot and produce packages for the school to see. I joined this class to be able to learn about different types of equipment that make the show really come together.”
Members of BGTV work hard to come up with all parts of brainstorming the script, shooting for packages for BGTV5, for the Friday BGTV show, and getting all the clips and film with voiceovers in order to edit for the upcoming show every Friday. The entire process requires plenty of commitment and collaboration.
Sarah Emery ‘25 tells how the entire process plays out and said, “we put the script on the teleprompter and get all of the packages into the computer, then start recording, play the intro, then camera one goes up on the floor director. The anchors and the person on the teleprompter start rolling the script. At the end, while the anchor outro, the technological director begins playing the outro music and creeps the volume up until it is all the way up.”
The different events, from school and student achievements to fun skits, BGTV is a well known production that the students have watched grow over the years. It is a fun way for the students in broadcasting to engage with the school and spread important information in their own clever ways. There have even been some changes in the development of BGTV, from switching the entire production to the new student union, and the use of brand new equipment to improve the quality of their filming. These improvements, including better quality cameras, a set for the anchors, and more opportunities to be creative with their scripts.
Alongside these new advancements, Cross states, “the class has really expanded and the new building with all new equipment has helped the program to evolve. We have gotten a lot of opportunities with the program over the years.”
As a senior that took BGTV for the past year and got to experience it all first hand, Emery says, “BGTV is a great class to work together with others as well as learning how a whole production happens. If you want to have fun filming with others as well as being featured on the actual show, then this class is something for you and something that you should try out.”
BGTV and BGTV5 are both productions of the school that really allow both the students and broadcasters to connect through the spirit of Bishop Gorman High School.
Speaking more on the BGTV5 episodes, Lily Reech ‘26 said, “I really enjoy how BGTV5 changed from just every Monday, to everyday, as it allows me to pay more attention to the announcements and people anchoring in a visual, fun way every morning.”
These two parts of BGTV will continue to grow and become a bigger part of the school’s journalism community. The hard work and dedication to the entire process of the shows are well appreciated and known throughout the school, and will be something that definitely grows over the next few years.
