By Courtney Campbell
Many Elon University freshmen finding their niche on campus involves being chatty in classes and signing up for a plethora of clubs.
Junior Joseph Del Vecchio, entered Elon his first year as solely a business major.
“I never planned on joining anything with television,” he said. “I wasn’t even a comm major when I got here.
He is now co-executive producer of Etalk, an entertainment talk show, along side junior Abbey Maloney and is double majoring in Marketing and Strategic Communications.
Del Vecchio first got involved by accident. After winning an Biscuitville competition, requiring him to write a speech for free food for a semester, he was noticed by one of the show producers, alumna Lindsey Nicole ’14, who thought he was hilarious. She contacted him and asked him to join the show.
He went to a meeting and, though one of the only boys in the organization, he was immdiately hooked.
“What I love most are the people,” Del Vecchio said. “They are all so much fun and friendly, and they are always so willing to help to produce a good show.”
Del Vecchio rose the ranks through Etalk, beginning as a cameraman who occasionally appeared on weekly websites to director and now executive producer. He applied to be executive director because he cares about the organization and believed he has good organizational skills to help Etalk succeed.
As executive producer, Del Vecchio needs to plan out a budget, work behind the scenes in the directors chair and make sure the entire show runs smoothly.
Etalk is filmed live-to-tape, meaning the show is not run live, but the team tries to record it as though it is. This year, Del Vecchio has worked to make improvements in professionalism — last Sunday, they filmed their first live-show for a pre-Emmy broadcast.
“We’re making progress,” Del Vecchio said. “I can’t wait to see what the rest of the year holds.”
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