Greenfield's Town Election will be June 14th and our candidate information page is now live on gctv.org. Click on over to find out who the candidates are and how they plan to work hard for the town by checking out pictures, bios, and video statements from them. For those of you who have asked us about debates, between the two candidates for councilor at large and between the three candidates running for school committee, one will take place in our studio this coming Wednesday, May 25th at 7pm. It is open to the public so come on down!
In other news---another new, locally-produced, show is joining our lineup. We promised you last week that we'd tell you more about how Shakespeare's plays will be gracing our airwaves. Life-long thespian, and active producer, Tom Roulston's new program "Reading Shakespeare" premieres at 5PM on Friday, May 27th, with a dramatic reading of "As You Like It". Over the course of the series Tom will read the bard's famous plays, an act or two at a time, while the script scrolls down one side of the screen.
Last week we also shared with you the fact that we would be saying goodbye to our part-time production assistant Otis Wheeler. We are happy to report that we will be welcoming his capable replacement, Ian Bauer, next week. Ian will be working three days a week helping producers with their projects.
Finally, a sad note about one of the FreeSpeech TV productions that we've been airing; the folks at "Grit TV" have stopped producing a daily news program. You can watch host Laura Flanders' goodbye message to fans by visiting this link: http://grittv.org/?p=16029.
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Friday, May 20, 2011
Friday, May 13, 2011
Weekly Round Up Potpurri
Another new, locally produced, show has been added to our lineup! “Tom & Kat” will debut on Monday, at 10:30AM, with “The Velveteen Rabbit”. This fun program featuring beloved children’s stories will also air on Tuesdays at 4PM. In addition, lovers of classic literature can look forward to Shakespeare on Cable Channel 15---but we’ll share more about that in a future blog post.
Our big event this week was, of course, hosting the Greenfield Kiwanis Club’s annual auction on Wednesday and Thursday. The event was a big success and everyone involved had a lot of fun. Big thanks go out to everyone who participated.
We have another big event coming up in two weeks in which we hope you’ll also participate. On Wednesday, May 25th, the candidates running in Greenfield’s Town Election on June 14th will all meet in our studio to participate in a forum and debate produced by Barbara Tillmanns. The two candidates vying for Town Councilor At Large (Cameron Ward & Mark Wisnewski), and the three people contesting for the two available school committee seats (Maryelen Calderwood, Daryl Essensa, & Keith McCormic), will answer questions from a distinguished panel of current & former local officials. The candidates who are running unopposed have been given the opportunity to address the public during this event as well. The program is scheduled to begin at 6:30PM and you are welcome to join us in the studio or to watch from the comfort of your own home. We'll also post it online within 48 hours and you'll be able to get to it from our election webpage. That page will go live on Tuesday, May 17th and will be a great resource for all your election needs. We'll post more details about that site next week.
In other political news, Roxann Wedegartner of the Greenfield Planning board sat down with Dr. Andrew Blais on Thursday to tape an episode of "Local Bias". Following up on last week's episode, with reasonable growth proponent Al Norman, this show takes a look at the proposed development on French King Highway from the other perspective. It will begin airing on Wednesday at 5:30PM.
Finally, we'd like to share a message with you from part-time Production Assistant Otis Wheeler: "Hey, folks! I hate to say it but I'm leaving again; it wasn't an easy decision but after thinking about it long and hard, I realized that I was spreading myself too thin, so I'm choosing to concentrate my energies on my primary occupation—Operations Manager at Bernardston-Northfield Community Television—and to make time for projects that I have in the works, such as producing and directing a film set in Greenfield, and editing a documentary on the pacifism of Mohandas Gandhi. I'll miss the friendly atmosphere of GCTV, and all the friendly faces, but I'll be sure to stop by regularly!" We'll miss Otis a lot but we wish him well. His last day as a GCTV Staffer will be Thursday, May 19th.
Our big event this week was, of course, hosting the Greenfield Kiwanis Club’s annual auction on Wednesday and Thursday. The event was a big success and everyone involved had a lot of fun. Big thanks go out to everyone who participated.
We have another big event coming up in two weeks in which we hope you’ll also participate. On Wednesday, May 25th, the candidates running in Greenfield’s Town Election on June 14th will all meet in our studio to participate in a forum and debate produced by Barbara Tillmanns. The two candidates vying for Town Councilor At Large (Cameron Ward & Mark Wisnewski), and the three people contesting for the two available school committee seats (Maryelen Calderwood, Daryl Essensa, & Keith McCormic), will answer questions from a distinguished panel of current & former local officials. The candidates who are running unopposed have been given the opportunity to address the public during this event as well. The program is scheduled to begin at 6:30PM and you are welcome to join us in the studio or to watch from the comfort of your own home. We'll also post it online within 48 hours and you'll be able to get to it from our election webpage. That page will go live on Tuesday, May 17th and will be a great resource for all your election needs. We'll post more details about that site next week.
In other political news, Roxann Wedegartner of the Greenfield Planning board sat down with Dr. Andrew Blais on Thursday to tape an episode of "Local Bias". Following up on last week's episode, with reasonable growth proponent Al Norman, this show takes a look at the proposed development on French King Highway from the other perspective. It will begin airing on Wednesday at 5:30PM.
Finally, we'd like to share a message with you from part-time Production Assistant Otis Wheeler: "Hey, folks! I hate to say it but I'm leaving again; it wasn't an easy decision but after thinking about it long and hard, I realized that I was spreading myself too thin, so I'm choosing to concentrate my energies on my primary occupation—Operations Manager at Bernardston-Northfield Community Television—and to make time for projects that I have in the works, such as producing and directing a film set in Greenfield, and editing a documentary on the pacifism of Mohandas Gandhi. I'll miss the friendly atmosphere of GCTV, and all the friendly faces, but I'll be sure to stop by regularly!" We'll miss Otis a lot but we wish him well. His last day as a GCTV Staffer will be Thursday, May 19th.
Friday, August 20, 2010
Election Season is in Full Swing!
As you probably know, two debates took place in our studio on Tuesday night. The Franklin County Democratic League hosted both forums, one for the 2nd Franklin District State Representative seat and one for the Northwest District Attorney position. While the debate was going on inside, several candidates had supporters out on the street holding signs and waving to passersby. Both formal events were well attended and you can watch them for yourself at gctv.org.
We're very pleased that our recording of recent debates, including those discussed above, piqued the interest of two other media outlets. Masslive.com and Northamptonmedia.com both asked for links to our event footage, which we happily provided.
In other election news, many of you know that we updated our State Primaries page several times this week to include more video candidate statements and greater Franklin County races. If you haven't checked it out yet, now is a good time to do so. In addition, Maureen Winseck, Greenfield's Town Clerk, would like us to remind you that the last day to register to vote, change your political party, or address, for the State Primary Elections to be held on Tuesday, September 14th, is Wednesday, August 25th. The Town Clerk’s Office will be open from 8:30AM to 8PM that day. Regular office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30AM to 5PM. If you have any questions regarding voter registration, please contact the Greenfield Town Clerk's Office at 772-1555 x112.
One final note that has nothing to do with politics: The Franklin County Fair Parade will be here before you know it. If you would like to help us record the event on September 9th please email alicia@gctv.org and let us know.
We're very pleased that our recording of recent debates, including those discussed above, piqued the interest of two other media outlets. Masslive.com and Northamptonmedia.com both asked for links to our event footage, which we happily provided.
In other election news, many of you know that we updated our State Primaries page several times this week to include more video candidate statements and greater Franklin County races. If you haven't checked it out yet, now is a good time to do so. In addition, Maureen Winseck, Greenfield's Town Clerk, would like us to remind you that the last day to register to vote, change your political party, or address, for the State Primary Elections to be held on Tuesday, September 14th, is Wednesday, August 25th. The Town Clerk’s Office will be open from 8:30AM to 8PM that day. Regular office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30AM to 5PM. If you have any questions regarding voter registration, please contact the Greenfield Town Clerk's Office at 772-1555 x112.
One final note that has nothing to do with politics: The Franklin County Fair Parade will be here before you know it. If you would like to help us record the event on September 9th please email alicia@gctv.org and let us know.
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