LIN
TV Corp. (NYSE: TVL), a local television and digital media company,
is pleased to announce that Joshua Chagani is the recipient of its 2009
Minority Scholarship and Training Program.
Mr. Chagani, a junior at Elon University in North Carolina, was chosen
out of approximately 50 student applicants nationwide. He will receive a
two-year scholarship, for up to twenty thousand ($20,000) dollars per
year, that he can use toward tuition, fees, books, and room and board.
In addition, LIN TV will provide Mr. Chagani with hands-on broadcast
training through a paid summer internship program at WALA-TV and WBPG-TV
in Mobile, AL, where he will gain valuable experience in all areas of
television station operations.
Mr. Chagani is highly versatile in digital media. He has experience in
web site design and animation as well as in producing films, including
camera operations, sound editing and special effects. While at Elon
University, Mr. Chagani produced several films and documentaries,
including: “A River’s Reach”, a feature film highlighting globalization;
“D.E.E.P. Impact”, a Multicultural Center awareness video; and water
conservation television commercials for a local television station.
“As the media industry continues to reinvent itself, we want to provide
an opportunity for talented students to pursue their goals in
journalism,” said Vincent L. Sadusky, president and chief executive
officer. “This scholarship is a well-deserved recognition of Joshua’s
accomplishments. We encourage his continued hard work and ambition.”
“Earning one of the industry’s most prominent scholarships is a
tremendous honor and it will undoubtedly open up many doors for me,”
remarked Joshua Chagani. “I am truly grateful.”
For more than a decade, LIN TV has awarded scholarships to ambitious
students pursuing a wide spectrum of fields in or relating to broadcast
television and digital media, ranging from producing and engineering to
broadcast journalism, community affairs and sales. Students are selected
for the Minority Scholarship and Training Program based on criteria,
including academic achievement, passion for broadcasting and desire to
contribute to the overall advancement of the industry.
LIN TV’s 2008 Minority Scholarship recipient, Allyn Hoang, now a senior
at the University of Texas, will intern at KXAN-TV in Austin, TX, this
summer, in the News Department. Both Minority Scholarship recipients
will be offered full-time permanent positions at a television station
owned and/or operated by LIN TV upon graduation and successful
completion of the program.
About LIN TV
LIN TV Corp., along with its subsidiaries, is a local television and
digital media company, owning and/or operating 27 television stations in
17 U.S. markets, all of which are affiliated with a national broadcast
network. LIN TV’s highly-rated stations deliver important local news and
community stories, along with top-rated sports and entertainment
programming, to 9% of U.S. television homes, reaching an average of 11
million households per week.
LIN TV is also a leader in the convergence of local broadcast
television and the Internet through its television station web sites and
a growing number of local online innovations that reach 15% of U.S.
broadband households. LIN TV is traded on the New York Stock Exchange
under the symbol “TVL”. Financial information about the company is
available at www.lintv.com.
LIN TV
Courtney Guertin, 401-457-9501
courtney.guertin@lintv.com
