VTV was started in 1998 by a group of students looking to develop a way to expand the creative horizons for students on campus. Over the years, VTV has become one of the largest media groups on campus and is involved in many events that happen at Villanova. The station is always on air on a closed circuit channel - VTV 17.
JULIA LULL is a senior Communications major and Spanish minor, hailing from Rochester, NY. This is her second year as the General Manager for VTV, and she is very excited about all the wonderful things VTV will accomplish before the year is over. In her spare time, Julia enjoys making documentaries, reading books, and baking.
LOUIS RICCARDI, from Springfield, NJ, is a senior Marketing Major and co-generally manages the E-Board. When he is not co-comprehensively commanding the E-Board, he spends most of the time keeping sucka’s from selling smack to the kids. You may also see him riding around campus on his unicycle, Cleopatra.
MARIA FARROW s a junior chemical engineering major from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This is her second year on the e-board and she is thrilled to help integrate movies in with awesome student content. Outside of VTV, she loves to sing and is the director of her a cappella group, the Villanova Haveners.
MONIQUE CUMMINGS is a Senior Communication major from Brooklyn, NY. This is Monique's third year with VTV and her second as the News Director for Villanova's number one News show. This year she hopes to expand Nova News and to make the news even more delicious.
JAMIE MARINO is a junior Communications major and Psychology minor from Glen Rock, NJ. She is the Sports Director for VTV. Her goal this year is to continue improving Wildcat Watch Live, and add some new and exciting elements.
BRENDAN GARRITY - Straight from the 203 in the constitution state, Brandon Garrity (aka DJ Gritz) began as one of the original anchors of the hit show Wildcat Watch Live. After his star performance on camera, he created a short show known as Top 25 Live. His dedication and expert knowledge of TV production has given him the honor of being a Co-Sports director, along Matt “McCarthyism” and Jaime Marino. This year, Gritz will be graduating with a Communication major hoping to produce sports television shows in the future. Not only is he a Party Rock with Ricky Stefany (aka MC Duke), Brendan enjoys Nova athletic games, hosting a radio show, and living the Party Rock lifestyle.
MATT MCCARTHY, a junior Political Science and Economics double major, hails from the hard streets of Bay Shore, NY. After working as a head anchor on Wildcat Watch Live for one year, he worked his way to his current position of Co-Sports Director for the current year. He and the other Co-Sports Director Brendan Garrity will be bringing a new hit sports show to VTV this year. Aside from his work on the sports division of VTV, he enjoys dominating intramural sports, making Emmy nomination worthy speeches in the courtroom for Villanova’s Mock Trial Team and of course, gathering support for his 2023 presidential campaign.
DAVID ELLIS is a sophomore Mechanical Engineering major originally from Rochester, NY. He is the Technical Director for VTV’s Sports Department and will help jumpstart a few on-location sports shows around campus this year that can be seen on Channel 17. Dave actively trains for Triathlons and 5K’s when he is not held up in the basement of CEER studying or pretending to be an athlete while working for VU Athletics.
RICKY STEFANY, Director of Underwriting and Client Relations, is a junior Marketing Major from Flemington, NJ. He became inducted into VTV his freshman year and has blessed the club with his presence ever since. He is hero to some, a legend to others, but a friend to all, especially the ladies. He is dedicated to his work and often spends countless hours in the studio pondering life’s mysteries. In his spare time he enjoys writing/making movies and making cash money.
MATT MAHONEY is a junior from Bridgewater, NJ. This will be his second year as a member of VTV and the executive board. He is the Technical Director for the Comedy Department. One goal he has this year is to create comedy shorts to put on the VTV YouTube channel and to air on the VTV TV channel. In his down time, Matt likes to snowboard, play guitar, and play lacrosse for the Villanova Men’s Club Lacrosse Team.
BRANDON CELENTANO is a Junior Political Science Major from Bedminster, New Jersey. As VTV's Training Co-Director, it is his job to train all the station's members on how to use various hardware and software. This year, he hopes for VTV to become more involved in filming on-campus events. This past summer, Brandon spent 10 weeks working at a lobbying firm in Washington, D.C.
ROB JENNINGS is a junior Communications student serving his first year as co-training director for the VTV board. Rob spent a year and a half studying film and television at Savannah College of Art & Design and is looking forward to getting involved with VTV. Rob is from Chester Springs, PA.
ASH MAMMEN is a junior Biology major hailing from Begenfield, NJ. He is one of the three technical directors on the VTV Executive Board, specializing on the Nova News program of which he was a former Politics reporter and Features Correspondent. His goal for the year is to make Nova News more interactive and inclusive to the students of Villanova and create a structured order within the Nova News staff of cameramen, editors, and reporters. He will also work with the Nova News director, Monique Cummings, to create the News Morning Show and an opinionated new section. As for interesting facts, he once accidentally drove a van into a lake and almost drowned. He manages his family’s water store, a business that sells water. He likes cats. He used to live on a farm in India and his job was to manage the chickens and he is very skilled in handling chickens.
DAVID COPPOLA, Assistant Marketing Manager is a junior Political Science and Sociology double major from Forked River, NJ. He is the Marketing Director for VTV and wants to make awesome posters for the station. After Villanova, David plans to attend law school.
ROB VERRONE - Queens, NY is where Rob Verrone was born and raised. At Villanova’s School of Business is where he now spends most of his days. Studying Info Systems and Directing Marketing & Special Events for VTV around the school. Until Rob graduates in 2015 all good, he wants VTV to be popular around the neighborhood. Interestingly, Villanova told him he couldn’t live in Bel-Aire.
LAUREN DUGAN is a freshman Communication and English double major from Flemington, NJ. She is an Anchor on both VTV's "Wildcat Watch Live" and "Nova News" shows. As the Executive Board Social Media Director, her goals for the year include increasing VTV's presence on campus and on the web through Twitter and Facebook sites.
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