Sam Cassiano
Morning News Anchor/Producer, Host of Friday Night BluesSam Cassiano is a native Californian who spent his formative years in the Bay Area. An army brat, his family toured Germany and Japan before settling in El Paso in 1973. Initially a Communications Major at UTEP, a radio internship at KPAS-FM 94, the PASS launched his broadcasting career. He can be heard as the morning news anchor on KTEP during NPR's Morning Edition, and Friday evenings at 10 pm as the host of Friday Night Blues.
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Join this edition of On Film with guest host Carlos de la Torre to discuss this controversial decision is fellow moviegoer, writer, cinephile, and former creative associated programming at Alamo Drafthouse is Oscar Garza. -
Join this edition of On Film with host Charles Horak and special guest, Jeffrey Everett art Director of the new book Luchadores vs. Everything. -
David Varela , comittee member of the Jewish Federation of El Paso and Las Cruces, joins host Carlos De La Torre to discuss the 10th annual Jewish Film Festival, highlithing the event's cultural significance and upcoming screenings. -
Drew Mayer-Oakes served as film commissioner at the El Paso, Texas Film & Creative Industries Commission, after eleven years as director at the San Antonio Film Commission. -
This past week the first major film award program named "The Best Films and Performances of 2025" and El Paso got its close-up in the best picture winner. -
The Film Salon, has been sharing classic films in film history with audiences for over two decades and kicks off the year with a series honoring a legend, Robert Redford, with a standout legacy. -
Amongst the many we've lost this year who brought cinephiles joy is the late great Rob Reiner. Join this edition of On Film with guest host Carlos de la Torre and special guest, Michael De La O, to discuss Reiner's career and impact in film. -
The world celebrated this week the 250th Anniversary of Jane Austen's birth and its a good time to discuss just what has sustained Austen's popularity in culture and cinema. -
Jaqueline Baylon's documentary, Until He Is Back, was short-listed for a nomination for last year's academy awards in the Best Documentary Short-Film category. Now, Baylon is in town after screening her film both in El Paso and in Ciudad Juárez on behalf of the United Nations via the International Organization for Migration. -
UTEP's Digital Media Production Association has been shaping minds and equipping students with knowledge for different media careers to include film and television, a like minded aspect of individuals getting together to help tell eachother's stories is strengthen by organizations such as the Digital Media Production Association.
