Live from the MassAccess Spring Mini Conference!

Today we're hosting approximately 80 staffers from public access stations around Massachusetts. We'll be bringing you updates throughout the day and we are taping the workshops. We'll let you know when these panel discussions will air on Cable Channel 15 and we'll post a photo album early next week.

Right now, we're in the middle of Session 1: Member Recruitment & Retention.

Representatives from Northampton Community Television (NCTV), Wilbraham Public Access Television, & Billerica Access Television are leading this panel where lots of good ideas are being shared.

Stay tuned for more updates as the day progresses.

One interesting thing that happened at our office.

On Thursday morning, the crews for "Local Bias" and "Last Stop, Bingville" arrived at our studio for their shoots. They were joined by Robert Tobey, host of "Bread & Roses" on Valley Free Radio down in Northampton. Robert was here to observe part of the shoots and to pick the brain of "Local Bias" host/producer, and WMCB Board member, Drew Hutchison. "Bread & Roses" will, hopefully, soon be televised on both Northampton Community Television (NCTV) & GCTV. Drew, along with our Technical Director---Scott, acted as great sources of advice and encouragement. For those of you unfamiliar with Robert Tobey, he is also a photographer and writer for the Valley Advocate. I caught him snapping some photos of us working and it made me smile. ---Alicia