Raw Time
| Raw Time | |
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| Genre | Music television |
| Created by | Dave Prewitt |
| Showrunner | Dave Prewitt |
| Presented by |
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| Production | |
| Production company | Zomba Recording Corporation |
| Original release | |
| Network | Austin Public Access |
| Release | 1990 – 2007 |
Raw Time (stylized rAw TiMe) was an American public access, late-night television show that ran on Austin Public Access from 1990 to 2007.[1] Produced and hosted by Austin public access personality Dave Prewitt, the show featured music videos of national bands, with an eclectic mix of genres. The show garnered a cult following for the call-in show segment, which had a reputation for drunk and disorderly callers: clips of the 1999 goth-dressed co-host "Tinarina" (a.k.a. "Tiffy") running the call-in segment went viral in the early 2020s.
Production
The show was produced in part by Zomba Recording Corporation. The format was a music video reel inter-cut with call-in segments, hosted either by producer-host Prewitt or a co-host. The call-in segment was not screened beforehand, so the show became famous for attracting prank calls and hecklers, as well as Prewitt and his co-hosts' quick wit in responding to them.[2][3]
Accolades
The show received the 1994 Austin Chronicle "Best Public Access TV Show" reader's choice award, tied with Dave Prewitt's other Austin Public Access show CapZeyeZ.[4] It was also a co-winner of the 1994 Billboard Music Video Awards "Best Local/Regional Rock Show" award.[5]
Legacy
Mike Judge of Beavis and Butthead credited Raw Time with introducing him to the music video for The Jesus Lizard's Glamorous, off 1993's EP Lash: he aired the music video in 1995 S5E18 "Party".[6]
Tinarina
In 1999, a 16-year-old girl in goth fashion going by the stage name "Goth Princess Tinarina" or "Tiffy" began co-hosting the call-in segment for Raw Time. Tinarina garnered attention for how she handled raucous callers, particularly sexual harassment. Her stint as co-host only lasted six months. In 2017, Dave Prewitt uploaded clips of Tinarina to the Raw Time archive Youtube channel; they gained attention during the 1990s nostalgia wave of the 2020s, particularly on TikTok in 2024.[2][7]
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References
- ↑ Curtin, Kevin (11 January 2019). Hernandez, Raoul (ed.). "DaveFest 4" (PDF). Austin Chronicle. Vol. 38, no. 20. p. 46. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - 1 2 Jean, Maci (March 7, 2022). "Aural History: What Ever Happened to "rAw TiMe?"". Afterglow. University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
- ↑ Langer, Andy (September 1, 1995). "Captain CapZeyeZ". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
- ↑ "Best Public Access TV Show 1994". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
- ↑ Russell, Deborah (November 19, 1994). "Warner/Reprise's Green Day Shows 'Maximum Vision'". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 1, 48.
- ↑ Curtin, Kevin (August 19, 2019). "Cable Access Hero "DaveTV" Exits ATX". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
- ↑ Talley, Trevor (July 23, 2024). "10 Best Public Access Shows of All Time, Ranked". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2026-07-20.