Here's a fun idea...

dress like your favorite GCTV or WMCB personality!

In a new twist on "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon", Tom McLean (host of "Imagine" on WMCB) and GCTV's Technical Assistant, Alicia Brody, go in for the twin look while walking around downtown Greenfield during the winter months.

Could you be mistaken for one of our DJs, hosts, staff, or producers? If so, how about sending us a picture?

Local Bias Going On Short Hiatus

Fans of "Local Bias" do not despair! Though no new episodes of "Local Bias" are set to be recorded until after the new year, the show will continue to air throughout the holiday season. We'll air some of host, and executive producer, Drew Hutchison's favorite episodes while he and producer Jimmie Bailey take some well deserved time off to be with their families. If you missed them the first time, in the coming weeks you'll have another chance to hear the views of John Ward (discussing nuclear and sustainable energy), Dan McKenna the president of Principle Profits Asset Management, Inc. (on responsible investing), and author Eve Brown-Waite ("First Comes Love, Then Comes Malaria"). Enjoy!

Thanksgiving Traditions On GCTV

Thanks to Robin Mead of Montague Community Television and our own station manager, Scott MacPherson (who will not only be helping to film the event but who will be racing back to our studio afterwards to ensure it gets on the air), we will be broadcasting this year's Thanksgiving Day Football Game between Greenfield and Turners Falls High Schools even though it's not taking place here in Greenfield. That will air at 7PM on Thanksgiving Day followed by our other Turkey Day favorite, the public domain movie "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians". Don't miss a very young Pia Zadora's debut performance in this holiday classic. For more information on the movie, check out the top rated user comment at www.imdb.com.

Town Meetings From This Week

***All the meetings are now up.***

Due to the number, length, and variety of locations involved with the productions of town meetings this week it is taking us a little longer than normal to get them all up on our Video on Demand service. The School Committee Meeting from November 12th is up in its entirety. The School Committee Meeting from November 17th and the Town Council Meetings from November 18th & 19th are in the process of being converted (we have to split them up into hour long segments in order to fit) and parts of them will be up by midday on Monday. We hope to have them all up by Tuesday. Thanks for your patience and understanding in this matter.

Personal Story: Bulletin Board Notice Encourages Fun

Some of you may know that part of my job here at GCTV is to check our mail@gctv.org address. Occasionally, public service announcements are sent to that address instead of psa@gctv.org. I usually just forward them on but sometimes they catch my eye and I want to learn more. In this case, it was a PSA about this past weekend's fundraiser for AIDS CARE/Hampshire County. On Sunday afternoon a couple of friends of mine and I attended the Chocolate Dessert Buffet & Silent Auction in Northampton. It was great fun; my friends and I laughed a lot, ate some yummy deserts, and even bid on a few items for this good cause---I came away the top bidder on a set of hilarious greeting cards (I'll post a pic on here later). It didn't cost an arm and a leg to participate but it did help people. There are many great events in our community and I encourage you to check out any of the ones you see posted between our regularly scheduled programming. You may be in for a real treat! ---Alicia

Experimenting with Embedding our Blog

Exciting things are happening with our website, www.gctv.org, including embedding our blog posts. Keep checking back for updates!

New Hours and Page on Facebook!

*Trumpet Fanfare* GCTV is able to stay open later! Our hours are now 10AM to 8PM Monday through Thursday and 10AM to 6PM on Fridays. Please stop by and take advantage of this extended editing and recording time.

*Bugle Fanfare* Become a fan of GCTV on Facebook! Our brand new page on Facebook will allow you to keep up to date with all the news and information from us (like expanded hours, volunteer opportunities, interesting specials like the Steve Alves film series, and much more) without leaving the comfort of your own space on Facebook.

Russ Brown in costume!

Russ Brown, co-host of "Dukes of Sports", had a cold and missed the Masquerade Party last month. Our intrepid reporters here at GCTV were, however, able to get a hold of a photo of Russ and his lovely wife, Mary, in their costumes on Halloween. Enjoy!

Steve Alves' Film Series Begins Airing Tonight on GCTV!

Throughout November and December, GCTV will be showcasing local filmmaker Steve Alves by airing his collection of films about Western Massachusetts. The series, entitled "Where We Live", will begin tonight at 8PM with an interview, conducted by Franklin County Chamber of Commerce President Ann Hamilton, in which Steve Alves discusses all the films in the series. This interview will be rebroadcast on Friday, November 6th at 7PM. It's a great way to learn more about Steve, what he does, and the subjects of his films. Click here to go to our website for more information, including a list of air dates and times.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

From Shiloh (canine producer of "Franklin County Matters"), and all the rest of us here at GCTV, "Arrrrgh! Have a fun and safe weekend everyone! Woof!"

Rag Shag Parade Today!

Our live coverage of Greenfield's Rag Shag Parade will begin at 5:30PM. Hosts David Peck and Amanda Jo Parker will provide color commentary and interview some of the participants. As many of you know, Dave is a co-host of "Fat Guys on Film" and a very funny guy. Amanda Jo is on loan to us from Bear Country 95.3, where she is the afternoon On-Air Personality, and she also has a great sense of humor. Don't miss this special event! Also, make sure to check out www.gctv.org after the parade for pictures of the winners.

Meet our hosts:

Amanda Jo Parker

David Peck

Thanks for supporting us this weekend!

Together we raised $500 for GCTV and WMCB! Approximately 80 people had a great time laughing and dancing at The Greenfield Grille on Saturday night. The costumes were great and a photo album will be up soon. Special thanks to our Event Sponsors: Skip Hammond, Garry Longe, and Sue Dillon; Raffle Prize donors: John Doe Jr. Records, The Country Jeweler, Bicycle World, Le Petit Cafe, Brad's Place, Valley Tees, Greenfield Games, Jonathan Peterson, Baseball Treasures, and Greenfield Garden Cinemas; Emcee David Peck (co-host of "Fat Guys on Film"); our set up crew: Jason Mazzarino, Sean Griffin, Jeff Valluzzi, Jonathan Peterson, Opeyemi Parham, Jal Kelley-Clark, and Scott MacPherson; The Frugal Jazz Project (Drew Hutchison, Ted Wirt, and Adam Scotera); J & M entertainment; The Greenfield Grille; and to those of you who watched our "Dancing with Drew" video (it was viewed more than 330 times!). You guys are awesome!!!

It's not too late to party with us!

Tickets are still available, and will be sold at the door ($10 each, cash or check only), so come on down to The Greenfield Grille Saturday night at 8:30PM. The Masquerade Party will start with hors'douvres and a cash bar set to the music of The Frugal Jazz Project. At 9PM they will turn the music over to J & M Entertainment who will help everyone dance the night away until 1AM. Prizes will be awarded throughout the evening for the best costumes, but costumes are not required. Finally, if you haven't watched our "Dancing with Drew" video, please do. It's quite entertaining.

More Reasons to Come Party with Us!

This video was originally conceived as a spoof of the "Where the Hell is Matt?" videos but took on a life of it's own. Our star, Drew Hutchison (producer & host of "Local Bias"), just couldn't stop playing with the costumes provided to him by producer and camera operator Alicia Brody (GCTV Technical Assistant). Even Scott MacPherson (GCTV Station Manager), who edited this promo, could tell that it was a lot of fun to make. Special thanks to Peter John Ross, of Monkeyboy Records, who made his music available online for anyone to use, free of charge, as long as he is given credit.

Special thanks also go to our producers, volunteers, and supporters who made cameo appearances in the video and/or let us film on their property. These people include: George Gohl (co-host of "Fat Guys on Film"), Greenfield Town Councilor Mark Maloney, GCTV intern Jal Kelley-Clark, Brent Eaton (producer of "Windchanger", "Dark Horse", "Silly Wizard", "Eaton do Ryu", and "Encore Body Art"), and Al & Wendell at Bart's Cafe in downtown Greenfield.

Here's another suggestion for getting yourself on the web,

courtesy of "Homegrown" Producer, & GCTV Board Member, Travis Roy:

"I know you all have been thinking of easy ways to facilitate the
production of individual producer webpages. It may be worth checking
into Wikipedia as a publisher for something like this. Wikipedia is
free, has the ability to host text, pics, MP3s, videos (through
youtube emdedding), etc.. Plus the best thing about it: it's extremely
well indexed for general searching and it's widely adopted by most web
users. It could be used as an easy quick site or as an incubator for
producers that might eventually like to have their own domain name,
etc...."