FAMU-TV 20 is an educational access channel operated by the School of Journalism and Graphic Communication. It reaches more than 80,000 households.
The anchors are broadcast journalism students Tanya Glover and Valeria Sistrunk (co-anchors on the main news desk), Samone Davis (sports) and LaCrai Mitchell (weather).
The newscast has been a staple among the FAMU TV-20 offerings. Its popularity has garnered opportunities for students and has contributed to the exposure of the program.
“This live newscast is really opening doors for our students,” said Leonard Horton, news director for News 20 at Five. “In the five years we’ve done live news, this newscast has become a major recruitment tool for the FAMU School of Journalism and Graphic Communication. We get so many tour groups with students ranging from all ages coming to view our live broadcasts and observe our post meetings.”
Students enrolled in the advanced TV news course will also produce a live webcast airing Fridays at 12:30 p.m. In addition, News 20 at Five will post daily news updates via Twitter at www.twitter.com/news20at5.