Our producers were busy this week and one of the results of their work was that a new live episode of "Valley Homegrown" aired on Monday night. If you missed it, be sure to tune in tonight at 9 to hear St. Mix vs. the Industrial Revolution.
Another result of our producers' prolificness (ain't alliteration awesome?) is that our station manager was able to assign regular time slots to some programs that either didn't have enough episodes or weren't completed on a regular basis until now. "Kid Trivia", a jeopardy style game show for middle school students that was written about in last week's blog post, can now be seen on Wednesdays at 5pm and Fridays at 10:30am; "Student News", produced by Amherst High School pupils for the wider Pioneer Valley audience, is on at 10:30am on Wednesdays and Saturdays; and "Sacred Spaces", a contemplative show featuring music and the natural world, created by our very own Philippe Simon, will be airing at 8pm on Wednesdays. Check them out on Cable Channel 15 and enjoy!
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Friday, February 11, 2011
Friday, February 4, 2011
Snow Problem At All!
Though the storms limited our hours in the office this week, we were still working hard. Several news stories are in production for our homepage, producers were able to continue editing their shows, and a very special episode of "Kid Trivia" will be recorded this afternoon.
Greenfield Middle School Principal Gary Tashjian will visit our studio today to participate in a takeoff of "Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?" The producer of "Kid Trivia" is very excited to have Mr. T as a guest on the show and many of his students will be watching to see how he does when this episode premieres on Cable Channel 15 at 8PM tonight. Tune in and check it out for yourself!
On a sad note, GCTV would like to extend our condolences to the family and friends of Ed Targonski, who passed away on Sunday. "Polka Time with Ed Targonski" is a favorite of viewers and one of the longest running shows we air. Mr. Targonski was a great friend and fan of public access television, a prolific producer, and loved sharing his favorite music with everyone. You can find out more about his amazing life by reading Masslive.com's obituary.
Greenfield Middle School Principal Gary Tashjian will visit our studio today to participate in a takeoff of "Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?" The producer of "Kid Trivia" is very excited to have Mr. T as a guest on the show and many of his students will be watching to see how he does when this episode premieres on Cable Channel 15 at 8PM tonight. Tune in and check it out for yourself!
On a sad note, GCTV would like to extend our condolences to the family and friends of Ed Targonski, who passed away on Sunday. "Polka Time with Ed Targonski" is a favorite of viewers and one of the longest running shows we air. Mr. Targonski was a great friend and fan of public access television, a prolific producer, and loved sharing his favorite music with everyone. You can find out more about his amazing life by reading Masslive.com's obituary.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Weekly Wrap-up
As promised, we'll begin this post with the things we didn't have time to tell you about last week. On October 13th "The Western Mass Democrat" host Joe Gochinski recorded an hour long interview with Massachusetts Congressional Representative John Olver. The first half of this session will air on Cable Channel 15 in December followed by part two in January. On the 15th, Genevieve Fraser sat down with Dr. Andrew Blais to film the second in a three-part series of "Local Bias" episodes featuring the candidates running in the 2nd Franklin District State Representative race. Her program, as well as the first installment with Steve Adam, is running on GCTV and is available to watch online at GCTV.org as part of our Video on Demand Player (in the "Local Bias" category). Denise Andrews came in to our studio today to round out this group of shows and we hope to have hers online on Monday.
After the "Local Bias" crew was finished for today our studio was filled with youngsters and their parents for a taping of a new "Kid Trivia" episode by our youngest producer. Incidentally, the GCTV staff would like to send her our warmest birthday wishes! You go girl!
When we weren't assisting producers in our TV studio, the staff spent a lot of time this week prepping for next week's debate, FRCOG & Greenfield School Committee meetings, Greenfield's Rag Shag Parade, and of course our Masquerade Party. Producer Brent Eaton donated his time and talent to our cause by, once again, airbrushing the backdrop we'll be using at the Rag Shag when we take pictures for our website. If you're participating in the parade be sure to stop by our tents in front of Town Hall and get your picture taken. Then, make sure to check our homepage right after the parade for pictures of this year's winners.
GCTV in the News: The work of one of our producers was recognized recently by a major New Hampshire newspaper. Check out this article in the Keene Sentinel on the documentary "Sy's Fund".
Finally, we'd like to announce that GCTV has a job opening. To find out more check out the new "Opportunities" page on our website.
After the "Local Bias" crew was finished for today our studio was filled with youngsters and their parents for a taping of a new "Kid Trivia" episode by our youngest producer. Incidentally, the GCTV staff would like to send her our warmest birthday wishes! You go girl!
When we weren't assisting producers in our TV studio, the staff spent a lot of time this week prepping for next week's debate, FRCOG & Greenfield School Committee meetings, Greenfield's Rag Shag Parade, and of course our Masquerade Party. Producer Brent Eaton donated his time and talent to our cause by, once again, airbrushing the backdrop we'll be using at the Rag Shag when we take pictures for our website. If you're participating in the parade be sure to stop by our tents in front of Town Hall and get your picture taken. Then, make sure to check our homepage right after the parade for pictures of this year's winners.
GCTV in the News: The work of one of our producers was recognized recently by a major New Hampshire newspaper. Check out this article in the Keene Sentinel on the documentary "Sy's Fund".
Finally, we'd like to announce that GCTV has a job opening. To find out more check out the new "Opportunities" page on our website.
Friday, April 23, 2010
Weekly Wrap-up (with a Shout Out)
Being closed Monday for Patriot's Day was really nice and our staff took full advantage of the three day weekend to travel to all kinds of exotic places like NYC, New Jersey, and, of course, a goat farm in Shelburne Falls.
We hit the ground running on Tuesday morning, however, with Community Action's Mediation & Training Collaborative (TMTC) beginning an almost day-long shoot in our studio. Thanks to a grant, they were able to hire two of our independent producers (Jimmie Bailey & Drew Hutchison) to set up the technical aspects of the production and run cameras. Drew & Jimmie helped the shoot to proceed smoothly and, as Betsey Corner of TMTC said, "they were worth every penny".
On Wednesday, our studio was again in use most of the day---this time by three separate shoots and a tour. In the morning, we recorded a video statement, for our website, by one of the candidates in Greenfield's upcoming election (Don't forget to vote June 8, 2010!). After lunch, a group from Ludlow Public Access Television (LPTV) in Vermont stopped by to check out our facilities. They are about to move into a new space and were visiting several nearby stations to get ideas for their architect to use in the planning and renovation process. Not long after they left, Mayor Martin and Sandy Shields (Director of Greenfield's DPW) came in to tape a new "Mayor's Memo" focusing on Greenfield's Solar Farm project. When they had finished, Philippe and Alicia spent the rest of the afternoon setting up for the Town Council Meeting which was broadcast live from our studio that evening.
Thanks to a respite on Thursday, Alicia finally had time to evict most of the dustbunnies from our studio. Her thorough sweeping job means that when the crews for "Silly Wizard" and "Kid Trivia" come in to record shows this afternoon their feet will not be producing crunching sounds as they walk across the floor. Yay!
In other news, "Valley Homegrown" director Richard Roy is participating in the World T'ai-Chi and Qigong Day Celebration here in Greenfield this weekend. A group meditation for world peace and awareness of T'ai-Chi and Qigong will be held Saturday, April 24th, from 10AM to 11:30AM at Beacon Field. The event, which is sponsored by J. R. Roy Martial Arts Studio & Dial/Self, will be held rain or shine. It's free and Richard hopes that he'll see many of you there.
We hit the ground running on Tuesday morning, however, with Community Action's Mediation & Training Collaborative (TMTC) beginning an almost day-long shoot in our studio. Thanks to a grant, they were able to hire two of our independent producers (Jimmie Bailey & Drew Hutchison) to set up the technical aspects of the production and run cameras. Drew & Jimmie helped the shoot to proceed smoothly and, as Betsey Corner of TMTC said, "they were worth every penny".
On Wednesday, our studio was again in use most of the day---this time by three separate shoots and a tour. In the morning, we recorded a video statement, for our website, by one of the candidates in Greenfield's upcoming election (Don't forget to vote June 8, 2010!). After lunch, a group from Ludlow Public Access Television (LPTV) in Vermont stopped by to check out our facilities. They are about to move into a new space and were visiting several nearby stations to get ideas for their architect to use in the planning and renovation process. Not long after they left, Mayor Martin and Sandy Shields (Director of Greenfield's DPW) came in to tape a new "Mayor's Memo" focusing on Greenfield's Solar Farm project. When they had finished, Philippe and Alicia spent the rest of the afternoon setting up for the Town Council Meeting which was broadcast live from our studio that evening.
Thanks to a respite on Thursday, Alicia finally had time to evict most of the dustbunnies from our studio. Her thorough sweeping job means that when the crews for "Silly Wizard" and "Kid Trivia" come in to record shows this afternoon their feet will not be producing crunching sounds as they walk across the floor. Yay!
In other news, "Valley Homegrown" director Richard Roy is participating in the World T'ai-Chi and Qigong Day Celebration here in Greenfield this weekend. A group meditation for world peace and awareness of T'ai-Chi and Qigong will be held Saturday, April 24th, from 10AM to 11:30AM at Beacon Field. The event, which is sponsored by J. R. Roy Martial Arts Studio & Dial/Self, will be held rain or shine. It's free and Richard hopes that he'll see many of you there.
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