A new program produced by University Communications will make its national debut Thursday at 4 p.m. on the Big Ten Network.
Ken Goldstein, UW-Madison professor of political science, will host the show Office Hours."" The show will feature some of the most intelligent community members at UW-Madison and cover topics ranging from stem-cell research to studying the criminal mind.
Peter Kleppin, senior university relations specialist at University Communications, is in charge of managing the logistics of the show.
""[The show] will not only showcase [the professor's] knowledge but do it in such a way that is informative to the general public,"" Kleppin said.
Though the show is only transitory, the Big Ten Network provided UW-Madison, Penn State and Northwestern University an hour of primetime showing a week, which will stream in April. Kleppin said University Communications hopes ""Office Hours"" will fill the allotted hour.
""The quality of programming that we've been producing, between the three of us, is reasonably good,"" Kleppin said. ""We've got shows that are in post production right now and [the Big Ten Network] knew we could fill the programming slots.""
Thursday's episode will focus on the nation's current economic state, with guests Mike Knetter, dean of the Wisconsin School of Business, and Morris Davis, assistant professor at the Wisconsin School of Business.
Students and faculty can watch the show on Dish Network channel 439, Direct TV channel 610 and Charter cable channel 73.
- By Brandice Altfillisch
