Behind-the-scenes look at WPSU’s The Investment

Surprise meeting turns into a unique TV viewing experience for an NPC employee

When a supervisor asked me (Chris Sherbine) to have a chat in his office, I didn’t expect the conversation to be about a Shark Tank-like television show. Although, having worked at NPC for over a decade, I really should have been prepared to expect the unexpected.

As a sponsor of the WPSU television program The Investment, NPC was invited to send representatives to attend the live TV taping at WPSU’s studios in Innovation Park, State College, on April 7, 2018. In exchange for clearing my calendar on a Saturday afternoon in April, and perhaps writing a small article for the company website, I would have the opportunity to see the production of a television show. It seemed like more than a fair trade­, even before the mention of a free lunch, so I accepted.

In addition to NPC marketing manager Jamie Eichenlaub and myself, Brandon Horton and Nick Stahl were also given an opportunity to represent NPC at the taping. Brandon and I have worked together in NPC’s document processing department for several years, and are both members of the company’s content creation team. Nick is an IUP communications major who plans to spend his summer as an intern in NPC’s marketing department. He also has direct experience with studio production, and I looked forward to hearing his perspectives on the WPSU equipment.

WPSU studios

WPSU’s staff and facilities make genuinely great first impressions. Their personnel were quick to express appreciation for NPC’s ongoing patronage — NPC has sponsored The Investment each year since its inaugural season in 2016 — and appeared eager to answer any questions we had about their work. WPSU also took us on a tour of their impressive studios, which we gladly accepted. WPSU’s interior has a clean, modern aesthetic and the facility also proves quite versatile; I was surprised to learn that they tape part of The Investment in their lobby.