2020

In spring 2020, from the Today Show to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, live in-studio television shows across the nation were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As stay-at-home orders were put in place across the county, Brandon Hall’s March took some unexpected turns. He was working in a temp job for Paramount Pictures, a common job for workers trying to break into the film industry, when his wife had a baby. About a week later, he was laid off from his job as employees had to start working from home.

Now more than ever, people are finding new ways to connect during the pandemic. The students who produce television for USC’s official campus television station, Trojan Vision, are no exception. Especially, USC senior Michelle Au, who served as the Trojan Vision station manager last year.