| Tony Ruggieri | Production Supervisor |
Tony has worked at City TV for 17 years. He is proud of the awards Channel 18 has garnered for productions such as "Impressions in TIme: A Story of Santa Barbara" which received an Emmy Award in 2001. Tony maintains a high standard for City TV productions, including the airing of live City Council and other public meetings, plus special local-interest documentaries such as "Re-Use It." |
| Chris Bell | Production Specialist |
Chris brings his local television experience with Santa Barbara County to CityTV. It is Chris' touch that marks "Inside Santa Barbara" segments with a high degree of energy, competency and artistic flow. He helped City TV to win the Emmy for "Impressions in Time." Chris is an accomplished underwater and landscape photographer. He is happily married to his wife, Marilee. |
| Christy Zwicke | Production Assistant |
A Film Studies Graduate from UCSB, Christy enjoys creating projects for City TV. She is the Producer of the clever and entertaining gardening show "Garden Wise Guys," and produced the NATOA Award-winning educational Video "El Estero: Keeping Santa Barbara Clean and Healthy." She is also a contributor to Inside Santa Barbara with the food segment, "Cookin' with Christy." Christy is a devoted cinephile who loves to watch movies from around the world. |
| Rachel Acenas | Communications Specialist |
Rachel is the host of City T'V's newsmagazine show "Inside Santa Barbara." Along with Channel 18, you can also watch Rachel reporting for KEYT Channel 3 News, the ABC station here in Santa Barbara. She is a native San Diegan and graduated with a Bachelo'rs Degree in Mass Communications at UCLA. Rachel enjoys going to the beach, traveling, and trying new and exotic food. |
| Dominique Blocker | Production Aide |
Dominique recently made her way back to the West Coast after working in television and radio in New York. She is looking forward to expanding her television and production skills here at City TV. Originally from San Diego County, she graduated from the University of Southern California with bachelor degrees in Theatre and Entertainment Communication. Experiencing new places, health and happiness are her favorite things. |
| Rogger Vivar | Production Aide |
Rogger Vivar brings a wealth of experience to City TV from his many years in radio
and television in South America. Born and educated in Peru, Rogger is producer of City TV's spanish language show "Nuestra Ciudad". Rogger takes an active role in the local community serving on the boards of different non-profits and as an associate pastor for Calvary Chapel in Santa Barbara. |
| Matt DalZuffo | Production Aide |
Matt was born and raised in Santa Barbara, and has always had an interest in cinematography and was creating simple movies at a young age. He started working at city TV in late 2005 and thinks its great. He's still learning a lot every day that he can use in his own films. After graduating high school, he plans to stay local or go over seas for college and continue to pursue a career in cinematography. |
| Jeffrey Goodvin | Production Aide |
Jeffrey T. Goodvin is a Brooks Graduate in 1990 who has worked in the Motion Picture and Video business for 17 years. He started out working as an assistant for Francis Ford Coppola, and then worked for Panavision Cameras in Chicago. He also was a TV photojournalist from 2000 to 2007, and now he is back in school at SBCC and works for City TV. |
| Dalina Michaels | Production Aide |
Dalina loves working for City TV! She is a Santa Barbara native and graduated from Bishop Diego HS and later Westmont College with a degree in Communication Studies and Theatre Arts. She has been reporting for Inside Santa Barbara since 2000 and has also had the opportunity to do special features and voice over work for the City. Dalina enjoys performing with local community theatre companies, cooking, and practicing sign language. Her favorite thing to do is spend time with her husband, Mike. |
| Van Tieu | Production Intern |
Van comes to City TV with a passion for news after writing for several newspapers in San Jose, Ca. She loves working at City TV and hopes to have a rewarding career in broadcast journalism. Currently, Van is a junior at UCSB majoring in history with an emphasis in Afro-American history. She likes to make others laugh and to trying new things- especially extreme sports and food. |
| Becky Oxborrow | Production Intern |
Becky, originally from central California, just moved to Santa Barbara and is currently attending UCSB as a freshmen. She discovered her passion for video production after spending two years as a production manager for her high school’s news show. Becky is majoring in Film & Media studies and hopes to gain more experience while working at City TV. She plans to one day work in the film industry after graduating from college. |