(KBC-TV Studio Control Room)
NAME: Stefanie Bae
SPOT ON THE SLANT: Host/Reporter
TOP 3 TV SHOWS ("That I Don't Think Should've Been Cancelled!"):
1. Roswell
2. Arrested Development
3. Dirty Sexy Money
4. Lipstick Jungle
5. Las Vegas
This list can go on and on...
WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW IS:
1. I'm a Professional "TV on DVD" watcher and can finish seasons in record time!
2. I can eat a Big Mac in less than a minute; and
3. I used to love to fly but after I watched Final Destination I've been scared. DAMN YOU FINAL DESTINATION!
RANDOM FACT THAT I KNOW AND THINK YOU SHOULD KNOW IS:
1. I Graduated from Purdue Majored in Business Managment and Minored in Psychology and Communications;
2. I've done various Fashion Shows, Hair & Clothing Modeling and Model for a clothing site - www.shopecarg.com
3. On the weekends I promote Asian Night Life Parties at Chicago Clubs
NAME: Albert “Always Cool (like an Air Conditioner)” Corvera
SPOT ON THE SLANT: only male on actual show, intern, features, comedy shows, movies
TOP 3 TV SHOWS:
1. Seinfeld
2. Family Guy
3. Sportscenter
WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW IS THAT I'M ALSO:
…a full time sports journalism student at Columbia College Chicago. I’m in the last semester of the five year college plan. I’m addicted to sports as if it were a drug. I will always love my sports teams more than a significant other (don’t you feel sorry for whomever falls for me?). As a print major, I am converging into the TV world, but I am in no way turning my back on the print world. Apparently TV and print people don’t get along. I don’t see what the problem is. Can’t we all just be friends?
RANDOM FACT THAT I KNOW AND THINK YOU SHOULD KNOW IS:
…Mike Ditka versus a hurricane. Who would win? Ditka. Well what if the hurricane was named Ditka?
Name: Leon "Good Mood" Fornelli
SPOT ON THE SLANT: Director, Camera Operator, Set Designer, Idea Maker
TOP 3 MOVIES:
1. A Bronx Tale
2. Anything by Wes Anderson
3. Anything with Christopher Walken
WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW IS:
...I have a sketch comedy group here in Chicago called The Robot Zombie Apocalypse. I Have been known to wear a ghostbusters suit or a chicken costume out on the town, and I'm not just talking about Halloween. I dont want to grow up, but when I do I want to be a superhero, and if that doesnt work out I would like to makes films.
A RANDOM FACT THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW IS:
...a fear of long words is, ironically, called "Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia"
NAME: Connie Lee
SPOT ON THE SLANT: Reporter
TOP 3 FAVORITE MOVIES:
1. Slumdog Millionaire
2. The Devil Wears Prada
3. Now and Then
WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW IS THAT I'M ALSO:
...a certified pharmacy technician. I take in scripts, fill them, and fix insurance problems. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a lot of stressful work, but rewarding as well! Working as a reporter and a tech has really taught me a lot about patience, hard work, and the importance of having a keen sense of detail.
RANDOM FACT THAT I KNOW AND THINK YOU SHOULD KNOW IS:
...An aglet is the plastic thing on the ends of shoelaces. A bit trivial, but cool, huh?
NAME: Marco Nguyen
SPOT ON THE SLANT: Host/Reporter
TOP 3 FAVORITE TV SHOWS:
1. Family Guy
2. Two and A Half Men
3. Rob and Big
WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW IS THAT I'M ALSO:
...I secretly watch chick flicks by myself…ooopps…I guess its not a secret anymore and I like penguins.
RANDOM FACT THAT I KNOW AND THINK YOU SHOULD KNOW IS:
If you have 3 quarters, 4 dimes, and 4 pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar. Also, the 57 on Heinz ketchup bottles represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.
NAME: Kristine Ostil
SPOT ON THE SLANT: Reporter
TOP 3 FAVORITE MOVIES:
1. Dirty Dancing 
2. Crash
3. Forrest Gump
WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW IS THAT I'M ALSO:
…a book lover-I’m reading about four books right now! I also love to run, especially with my husky, Elle Train, and I’m the biggest tea drinker.
RANDOM FACT THAT I KNOW AND THINK YOU SHOULD KNOW IS:
...it takes 13 hand blinks to go from green to red for city traffic lights. Keep that in mind when you're crossing those photo-enforced intersections without time counters!
NAME: Matthew Peerbolte
SPOT ON THE SLANT: Editor
TOP FAVORITE MOVIE AND BOOK AND TV SHOW:
1. The Empire Strikes Back
2. The Wheel of Time
3. Entourage
WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW IS THAT I'M ALSO:
...an aspiring filmmaker and one day make an epic saga in the likeness of Lord of the Rings / Braveheart / Gladiator.
RANDOM FACT THAT I KNOW AND THINK YOU SHOULD KNOW IS:
...the Civil War was not about slavery - it was about individual state rights and there's nothing civil about war.
NAME: Jonald Jude Reyes
SPOT ON THE SLANT: Executive Producer and Overall watcher of "The Slant" stuff
TOP 3 FAVORITE MOVIES:
1. Goodfellas
2. Royal Tennanbaums
3. American Beauty
WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW IS THAT I'M ALSO:
...a sketch comedy/screenplay writer and filmmaker. "That Asian Thing" (thatasianthing.com) is my first film - go watch it now! I'm also trying to get better at wine tasting but after 3 or 4 glasses, everything tends to taste the same.
RANDOM FACT THAT I KNOW AND THINK YOU SHOULD KNOW IS:
...the voice of Shaggy on the original Scooby Doo cartoons was done by Casey Kasem.
NAME: Nathalie Fay Tadena
SPOT ON THE SLANT: "intern specialist"
TOP 3 FAVORITE TV SHOWS:
1. Sex and the City
2. Will and Grace
3. Family Guy
WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW IS THAT I'M ALSO:
...a student at Northwestern University hailing from New York!
RANDOM FACT THAT I KNOW AND THINK YOU SHOULD KNOW IS:
... Most people will eat an average of 8 spiders while sleeping in their lifetime.
SPECIAL THANKS TO: KBC-TV Crew, including all our awesome interns; Mr. Myong H. Hong; Donald, Scott, & Kevin Bae; Matthew Bae (for naming "The Slant"); Vic Melecio; and of course, all our viewers, sponsors, and supporters!!
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