It can be difficult to find healthy alternatives to Convo on campus. But senior Spencer Stadnik is attempting to make it easier for students with his new show called, “Feeding Time with Spencer Kane.”

“What I’m trying to go for is to show college students how to eat well, because that’s a com-mon problem these days – like the freshman 15 and all of that,” Stadnik said. “So, I’m just trying to make that awareness and show them that it’s not that difficult to eat healthy and prepare meals just right in your dorm given the right equipment.”

The show’s first episode was taped on Wednesday, Feb. 13 in the food lab. Although the show has yet to premiere on AUTV-20, Stadnik and the crew hope to have the episodes running in March. Although Stadnik does all of the cooking himself, there are small segments that include other students. Right now, there is a small taste-test segment that includes senior Tim Hawk and sophomore Chris Beisel.

However, Stadnik said he hopes to expand the show for more people.

“What I’m hoping for in the future is to get more people to come in and cook with me,” he said. “Maybe get the President to come in or get some prestigious people to come in – just to make the show a little more interesting. Because it’s not always interesting talking to myself cutting up toma-toes or something.”

Journalism and Digital Media Professor Tim McCarty is part of the crew for Stadnik’s show and he said he is happy about the way things are going. Stadnik went to the Family and Consumer Science depart-ment and got in touch with a nutritionist who gave him recipes for the show, and McCarty said that sets his show apart from other cooking shows.

“That makes it far better than most of the stuff that’s on the air because most of it’s about a per-sonality or a cook,” he said. “Plus, he’s really good on camera, he’s a terrific performer and he’s very comfortable on camera. He’s a joy to work with.”

Another additive to Stadnik’s show is his promise of affordable food. Bernadette Paul, the school nutritionist, is giving her students the recipes that Stadnik plans to use. The students will then go to local stores, such as Walmart, Buehler’s and Aldi, to find the cheapest products.

“That’s some really great infor-mation that I could add to the show as well,” Stadnik said. “I’m trying to go for meals that are deli-cious, nutritious and affordable.”Since Stadnik is a senior, this will be the first and last semester that he will be the star of his own show.”

However, both Stadnik and McCarty hope to continue the show with different students.

“I’m sure that somebody else will see that this is a really excellent opportunity for them,” Stadnik said. “And I’m hoping that they’ll see that and it will con-tinue on after I’m gone. The TV station right now, [is] just doing news and sports and I think it’s good to add a little more zest into the segments a little bit.”McCarty agreed and said he was already thinking about the years to come. He said that this show is a big turning point for the Journalism and Digital Media department.

“That’s when we know we will have turned the corner, turned this big tub around, and we’ll have the wind at our back, is when the content exists or the program exists and now we’re plugging students in,” he said. “As we grow, we can make our students more aware of the value of having a radio station and a TV station.”

Stadnik said he is very happy and proud of the show. He said he is looking forward to more epi-sodes and to the AUTV-20 debut, but he is mainly excited that his idea is being put in motion.

“It’s entertaining and it’s infor-mative all at the same time,” he said. “And it’s just a great expe-rience and I’m happy that the gears are turning and it’s finally happening.”