CENTER TV

Center TV is a monthly half-hour TV magazine featuring news on shows, current schedules, interviews and special behind-the-scene segments.

Center TV is only on Bright House Networks Tampa Bay On-Demand Channel 340.

Meet the Host of Center TV – Ann Poonkasem

Ann Poonkasem graduated magna cum laude in 2000 where she received the Outstanding Senior Award from the University of South Florida with a bachelor of music in music-vocal performance with a minor in communications. She also received her second bachelor's degree in mass communications-broadcast news in May 2002 at USF. Ann plans to continue her graduate studies at the University of South Florida starting this fall. Ann is active not only on campus organizations but throughout the community as well. She has volunteered her time for such agencies as Hands On Tampa (H.O.T.) as a volunteer and ambassador, New Life Dwelling Place, The Joshua House, Clare Bridge, Shriners Children's Hospital, Metropolitan Ministries, Habitat For Humanity. Aside from her volunteer work, Ann has been involved with pageants for about ten years - emceeing, judging, and competing. She has held the titles of Miss Plant City 1998 (won the non-finalist talent award in voice at the Miss Florida Scholarship Pageant), Miss Largo 1999, Miss University of South Florida 2000, Miss Tampa 2001 (won first place for the Miss Florida Community Service Award), Miss Dream Girl America 2001-2002. Ann was also the 1998-99 Homecoming Queen of her university. Recently, Ann placed among the Top 15 out of 55 contestants at the Miss Florida USA 2003 Pageant where she also won the "Miss Amity" award. Her love of performance led her to win the first annual Golden Key International Honor Society's Performing Arts Showcase Award in voice in 1998 where she was chosen from a pool of nearly 120 entrants from across the United States, Canada, Australia, and Malaysia, to perform at their international convention in Los Angeles, California, all-expense paid. Ann has performed at many USF commencement ceremonies including her own, as well as former USF President, Betty Castor's farewell ceremony, and current USF President, Judy Genshaft's inauguration event. Aside from hosting Center TV, Ann is hosting a national show called Hi-Rev Tuners, which airs weekly every Sunday nights at 10:30 p.m. Eastern/9:30 p.m. Central on the Speed Channel.