Frank Facchini, executive director of Southeastern Connecticut Television, Inc., was awarded the ACM-NE scholarship to attend the national conference in Pasadena this past summer. After a process nearly a decade long, Southeastern (SEC-TV) finally achieved the formal status of Community Access Provider in April 2014. SEC-TV has only one other employee and serves five towns […]
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Maine-ly Access – September 2015 report
by Sally Hebert (9/14/15) for CTAM Michael Wassennaur, the ACM President, attended our year-end meeting in June in Belfast. He spoke to the members regarding the importance of the national organization. P-E-T-E-R Pijoan gave a demonstration for broadcasting. It was a very interesting meeting. CTAM has a new board member, Donna Fisoli, from Harpswell. Welcome […]
ACM National Board Update
by Keith Thibault (9/11/2015) ACM national website The ACM National Board met in person at the National Conference on August 11. Our next meeting via conference call will be September 15. I will have a more updated report following that meeting. Briefly in the meantime: Public Policy The FCC is still welcoming comments as it […]
VAN of Vermont – September 2015 report
by Patrick Cody ♦ More about the Vermont Access Network is at their website. Data-Driven Protection? Vermont’s unique PEG Access annual reporting requirements may be leading the way towards protecting future funding. Since the inception of VT Public Service Board Rule 8, the rule governing cable television in the state, in 1994, PEG stations have been required to […]
ACMNY: We need more community access
According to Maryann Arrien of the Alliance of Community Media of New York there are vast areas of New York State that have either no Local Community Access TV channels, or an inadequate number of channels and staffing to support their operations, putting New York State residents at a disadvantage compared to other states in […]
Grant workshops in Somerville MA!
Are you a Non-Profit Professional? Artist? Performer? Filmmaker? Educator? Innovator? Collaborator? Then these upcoming workshops are for you! SCATV is offering two workshops with experienced grant writer and educator Ellen Gugel. The workshops are geared to anyone who is interested in learning how to research applicable grants and would would like to create successful grant proposals. Details: The first workshop will cover grant-seeking on Friday, September […]
Donald S. Berman, 1930 – 2015
Obituary notice for Don Berman was published in The Beverly Citizen. Camille Bartlett of Peabody Access Television recalled: “Don Berman was really the founding father of BevCam and a strong advocate for public access. He was always very helpful to me in Peabody, even showing his support during our ascertainment.” Mr. Berman was the 2009 […]
Another ACM-NE Mini-Grant Awarded
The Public Access TV Corporation of Great Neck, New York (PATV), will receive a $500 grant to support the Playwrights Showcase in Lake Success. Lake Success is one of 14 unincorporated villages within the Great Neck/North Shore community served by PATV. This event is an annual presentation of original one-act-plays followed by a Question & […]
Locally Celebrating Local Access
Earlier this month Somerville’s SCATV sent an invitation to their June 20 Community Vault screening. A news article previewing the celebration appeared just before, detailing how they put it together. But for those of us who couldn’t make the trip, how did it go? Erica Jones: “We had around 50 people come. It was magical to see […]
What It’s Like to Judge for a Festival
There are probably PEG operations that are smaller than ours: One G channel, one part-time coordinator, camera operators recruited from the high school, and a oversight commission of 5 volunteers. We submitted work twice to the regional video festival in past years, and the staff (such as it is) has been to watch the awards […]