GCU News went behind the scenes of the first live "Lopes Lately" broadcast by the Future Broadcasters Club.
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Student anchors Melodi Hankins and Kyle Schmidt during a "Lopes Lately" preshow run-through at the new broadcast studio in the Technology Building. Sept. 29, 2025. -
Student anchors Melodi Hankins and Kyle Schmidt during a "Lopes Lately" preshow run-through at the new broadcast studio in the Technology Building. Sept. 29, 2025. -
Broadcasting faculty advisor Michele Fortin reviews the show itinerary with student anchor Kyle Schmidt (right) in the control room prior to the "Lopes Lately" broadcast on Sept. 29, 2025. -
Junior Tatum Fox, "Lopes Lately" executive producer, jokingly gives cues to the student anchors prior to the live broadcast on Sept. 29, 2025. -
Student anchor Melodi Hankins (left) and executive producer Tatum Fox on set before the live broadcast of "Lopes Lately" on Sept. 29, 2025. -
Andy Zulla, technical director, and senior Zoey Petersen, "Lopes Lately" assistant director, review the show script in the new control room before the live broadcast on Sept. 29, 2025. -
Junior Tatum Fox, "Lopes Lately" executive producer (second from left), along with professional advisor Heidi Goitia, host of ABC 15’s “Sonoran Living,” review the show script with student anchors Melodi Hankins and Kyle Schmidt before the live broadcast on Sept. 29, 2025. -
Student anchors Melodi Hankins and Kyle Schmidt during the live broadcast of "Lopes Lately" on Sept. 29, 2025. -
Student anchor Kyle Schmidt during the live broadcast of "Lopes Lately" on Sept. 29, 2025. -
Students work behind the scenes in the new control room to produce the "Lopes Lately" live broadcast on Sept. 29, 2025. -
College of Arts and Media Dean Dr. Craig Detweiler and Assistant Dean of Theatre and Dance William Symington watch the action through a window to the control room during the "Lopes Lately" live broadcast on Sept. 29, 2025. -
The "Lopes Lately" broadcast cuts to a student reporter on location at the Missions Fair. Sept. 29, 2025. -
A student broadcast technician watches the bank of monitors in the control room during the "Lopes Lately" live broadcast on Sept. 29, 2025. -
Student anchors with faculty and the production crew of the "Lopes Lately" broadcast on Sept. 29, 2025.
