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 […]
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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 […]
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 & […]
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 […]


