How cool is this? As the Executive Producer and Director of Baystate Franklin Medical Center's "Healthbeat" were leaving our office on Wednesday, they mentioned that at least one episode of their show had been watched in India. Back in October a BFMC Stroke Specialist, Dr. Rajiv Padmanabhan, was featured on a segment about neurology. After finding out that we upload each episode of the program to our website's Video on Demand Player, Dr. Padmanabhan emailed the link to his relatives in India. Evidently, they gathered quite a few friends and relatives together, plugged their computer into a big screen TV, and had a blast.
In other news, you may have noticed that our logo is now on the bottom right corner of Cable Channel 15 around the clock. We were very excited recently to purchase a downstream graphics generator that enables us to have that "bug" on the screen 24/7. Next time you're channel surfing you won't be able to miss GCTV. :)
Hopefully, you also didn't miss the wonderful article that The Republican published about us on Sunday. Cori Urban wrote a great profile highlighting our important role as a medium for citizens to express themselves and stay on top of local issues. Read the piece for yourself on masslive.com.
Finally, we'd like to congratulate WMCB DJ/Host of "Speciocracy" Marian Kelner. Her book "As A Sailboat Seeks the Wind", a volume full of poetry, essays, and short stories, was published last month by Booksmyth Press. When asked about her accomplishment Marian gushed, "it's wonderful to be able to share my ideas and experiences with people in an easily accessible and engaging format".
Friday, January 28, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
Neither Snow, Nor Ice....
Well, a couple of snowstorms can't keep a good station down. Despite the weather, a lot of work got done around here this week: our former intern, Simeon, has returned to GCTV as a volunteer producing news stories for our website; we've been hosting a one-week high-school intern who's been working on a piece that we plan to upload to our homepage either today or Monday; Jamie Berger of "The Thrive Project" sat down with Dr. Andrew Blais for an in-depth conversation on "Local Bias"; Greenfield's Town Council held a joint meeting with the school committee as part of their regularly scheduled meeting in our studio on Wednesday night; and, finally, the producer of the "Sy's Fund" documentary used one of our editing suites to re-shape her program.
Those of you who watched our coverage of the town council meeting may have noticed a couple of new things during Wednesday night's broadcast. When we re-did our control room last year, our new switcher came with built in graphics. As everyone was getting used to the new cameras and other equipment, we decided to continue using our old graphic computer for the time being. Now, however, we've begun using the new system which is proving to be more convenient, more flexible, and faster. We've also upgraded our set pieces for local government meetings and, though we haven't quite finished rolling them out, viewers got a look at them for the first time during the meeting because that's what the Greenfield School Committee was sitting behind. The new tables are easier to move and store, throw less glare into the cameras, and provide more convenient access to microphones.
On a programming note this week, we hope you enjoyed the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day related shows we've been airing. Programs like "The Life & Death of Martin Luther King, Jr.", Greenfield Community College's "Living the Dream" ceremony, and "I Have a Dream" celebrate and honor this important American. If you missed them, we'll be replaying GCC's "The Life & Death of Martin Luther King, Jr." at 3pm on Tuesday.
Those of you who watched our coverage of the town council meeting may have noticed a couple of new things during Wednesday night's broadcast. When we re-did our control room last year, our new switcher came with built in graphics. As everyone was getting used to the new cameras and other equipment, we decided to continue using our old graphic computer for the time being. Now, however, we've begun using the new system which is proving to be more convenient, more flexible, and faster. We've also upgraded our set pieces for local government meetings and, though we haven't quite finished rolling them out, viewers got a look at them for the first time during the meeting because that's what the Greenfield School Committee was sitting behind. The new tables are easier to move and store, throw less glare into the cameras, and provide more convenient access to microphones.
On a programming note this week, we hope you enjoyed the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day related shows we've been airing. Programs like "The Life & Death of Martin Luther King, Jr.", Greenfield Community College's "Living the Dream" ceremony, and "I Have a Dream" celebrate and honor this important American. If you missed them, we'll be replaying GCC's "The Life & Death of Martin Luther King, Jr." at 3pm on Tuesday.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Senator Scott Brown at GCTV
Last week Greenfield Mayor William Martin invited Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown to our studio in order to interview the congressman on "Mayor's Memo". Despite the snowstorm, the two men were able to have a wide-ranging discussion about politics in general and issues that impact Greenfield residents specifically. If you haven't seen it yet, make sure to check it out in the "Mayor's Memo" category of our Video on Demand Player at gctv.org.
In other local government news, there has been a slight change in tomorrow night's Greenfield Town Council Meeting schedule. Instead of beginning at 7pm, the council's regular meeting will follow a joint meeting with the Greenfield School Committee. The two bodies are convening together, at 7pm in our studio, to begin the process of submitting statements of interest for renovations of Federal Street School, Newton School, and the Academy of Early Learning. Afterward the council will take up several budget related items, an appropriation of money for the celebration of Greenfield's 200th Anniversary as the county seat, and a Right to Farm ordinance. Remember, in addition to being televised live on Cable Channel 15, these events are open to the public and contain public hearings so feel free to come on down to 393 Main Street and participate in our democracy.
In other local government news, there has been a slight change in tomorrow night's Greenfield Town Council Meeting schedule. Instead of beginning at 7pm, the council's regular meeting will follow a joint meeting with the Greenfield School Committee. The two bodies are convening together, at 7pm in our studio, to begin the process of submitting statements of interest for renovations of Federal Street School, Newton School, and the Academy of Early Learning. Afterward the council will take up several budget related items, an appropriation of money for the celebration of Greenfield's 200th Anniversary as the county seat, and a Right to Farm ordinance. Remember, in addition to being televised live on Cable Channel 15, these events are open to the public and contain public hearings so feel free to come on down to 393 Main Street and participate in our democracy.
Friday, January 7, 2011
New Year, New Production Contracts
It's that time of year again folks! During the month of January, series producers who stop by to work on their shows will be asked to fill out a new production contract. This will give us your updated contact information and make our record keeping better. If you won't be in the office this month, please email alicia@gctv.org to make alternate arrangements.
The new year also brings new content to GCTV. Be sure to check our Video on Demand Player for the latest episodes of "The Western Mass Democrat" (featuring an in-depth, two-part, interview with John Olver), "Franklin County Matters" ("Slavery in the Connecticut Valley of Massachusetts" with members of the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association), "Healthbeat" (information about Primary Care Medicine and Hand Therapy), "Local Bias" (with guest Loren Feinstein), and more.
The new year also brings new content to GCTV. Be sure to check our Video on Demand Player for the latest episodes of "The Western Mass Democrat" (featuring an in-depth, two-part, interview with John Olver), "Franklin County Matters" ("Slavery in the Connecticut Valley of Massachusetts" with members of the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association), "Healthbeat" (information about Primary Care Medicine and Hand Therapy), "Local Bias" (with guest Loren Feinstein), and more.
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