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tony ruggieri
Tony Ruggieri
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
Chris Bell
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 julin
Christy Zwicke Production Assistant
A Film Studies Graduate from UCSB, Christy enjoys creating projects for City TV. She produces the sustainable landscaping show "Garden Wise Guys," and wrote the Emmy-nominated documentary "In Plain Sight: Public Art in Santa Barbara." She is currently producing and hosting an in-depth series on various City topics, the first show being "Commute Smart: The Long Ride Home." Christy is a devoted cinephile who loves to watch movies from around the world.
Rachel Acenas
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
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
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 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.

Jeff Goodvin Jeffrey Goodvin
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.
Van Tieu Van Tieu
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 Becky Oxborrow
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.
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Last Updated July 21, 2008