Locally Focused Producers

Our studio and editing suites were kept busy this week, and last, with a variety of projects. In addition, much of our equipment was in use shooting area events. Here's a sampling of what's been going on:

*"Storytime with Tom & Kat"---The first episode of this new show for children, featuring a human and a puppet reading classic stories, was completed on Monday. Look for it to begin airing in a regular timeslot on Cable Channel 15 soon.

*"As You Write It"---Writers from the Montague Senior Center shared their work at the Greenfield Public Library on April 16th and one of our independent producers recorded it all. Check our TV schedule sometime next week to find out when this will air.

*If you haven't yet checked out the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce Luncheon that we filmed on Earth Day, be sure to click on over to our Video on Demand Player. You'll find this very interesting lecture about green approaches to business, by Pulitzer Prize Nominee Daniel Goleman, in our "Special Features" category.

*The folks from "Healthbeat" and "Local Bias" both completed new shows this week. "Nurses' Week & Exercising" will begin airing on Monday at 6PM and Al Norman's discussion with Dr. Andrew Blais will start on Wednesday at 5:30PM.

*Local musician Laura Siersema also came in this week to edit one of her recent performances for air. If you weren't able to drive to Manchester (CT), to see her at The Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts Center, be sure to keep an eye out for this 45 minute video of her with Billy Klock on drums and Wim Auer on fretless bass.

*Thursday night was a busy one around town. While our staff was filming the school committee meeting, volunteers were recording a Greening Greenfield Energy Committee presentation and the annual Poet's Seat Poetry Contest.

*National Prescription Drug Take Back Day---Don't forget to bring your old medications (pills only, no liquids) to a drop off site tomorrow! From 10am to 2pm you can stop by the parking lot at the Franklin Jail and get rid of them safely and free of charge. We'll be there in the morning getting b-roll and doing interviews in preparation for a story on our website on Monday and in anticipation of promos for 2012.

All of this content will be shown on Cable Channel 15 in the near future and much of it will also be available on our website. In addition, there are programs in the works that didn't make it into this post so tune in and stay informed about your local community.

New Content on Our Youtube Channel

Musician, and independent producer, Laura Siersema has followed up her "All Souls Mid-week Music with Laura Siersema & Gary Snedeker" program with a series of videos on Youtube featuring the music from her new CD "Talon of the Blackwater". Laura worked with GCTV staffer Owen Weaver to add the music to still images of her album's artwork in Final Cut Pro on one of our Macs. The results are now available for viewing as part of the "Individual Producers' Videos" Playlist on our Youtube Channel. Here's a sample:

Excerpt from new Mid-week Music

Producer and musician Laura Siersema put together a half-hour GCTV show after she performed recently at All Souls Church as part of their Mid-week Music series. Here is an excerpt from that show.

Busy, busy, busy!

You can tell just from our list of upcoming events that this Spring is going to be very busy here at GCTV. In addition to all our volunteer opportunities, there are a lot of interesting events that will be held at GCTV starting with the Greening Greenfield Energy Committee's "Biomass 101" lecture on Tuesday April 7th. Stay tuned to this blog for more information.

Spring is also meeting season, and GCTV will be covering as many of them as we can, so our schedule is filling up. Make sure you plan well in advance to reserve any equipment, studio, staff, or computer time that you need.

New programming has also arrived: David Arfa's "Jar of Tears" (a Holocaust memorial project), a brand new "All Souls Mid-week Music" concert (featuring Laura Siersema & Gary Snedeker), "Northern Star Radio presents Musician John McHugh", and "Mayor Forgey's 2010 Budget Proposal Press Conference" have all joined our line-up so keep an eye out for them.