BCTV Annual Members Meeting is coming up on Thursday, October 8 at 6 PM in the BCTV Studio. This is when we get to tell our station's story - the people, the videos, the equipment, the high (and low) points of the year, and what we're aiming for next year. It's a perfect way to get to know BCTV, and the community we represent. Open to the public. Dinner provided. RSVP to: info@brattleborotv.org or 257-0888.
The VT Dept of Public Service (DPS) will be hearing input from community leaders on customer satisfaction with Comcast and with the local PEG access and programming (in this case BCTV) on Wednesday, September 9 in Brattleboro. If you received an email from the State, please attend this important hearing. Comcast is currently going through its 11-year renewal process with the State as BCTV is going through our 6-year contract renewal with Comcast. The Department of Public Service (DPS) will be conducting these meetings in every region of the State.
Steve Pappas, editor of the Times-Argus in Barre, VT and chair of the board of Central VT Television, was heard on VPR talking about his show on CVTV, the importance of PEG stations in Vermont, and how cord-cutting undermines the funding for PEG.
http://digital.vpr.net/post/pappas-public-access
8/17/15
The office will be closed on Friday, August 14 so that staff can attend the Alliance for Community Media Conference in Pasadena, CA. BCTV will attend the Hometown Media Awards ceremony to receive two national awards. The office will reopen on Monday, August 17.
The EPA awarded a total of $2 million in Brownfield Assessment and Cleanup Grant dollars to municipalities and organizations across the state of Vermont at a ceremony in Brattleboro on 8/4/15. Additionally, three communities in Vermont have been selected by the State of Vermont for inclusion in the Brownfields Economic Revitalization Alliance (BERA).
BCTV was there to record the ceremony. This program was shared with public access stations throughout the region.
To help BCTV craft a strategic plan that reflects the community's needs and preferences, please take this short online survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ComtyLeader
If you're a BCTV producer or volunteer, we have a separate survey for you!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ProdsVols
Thanks very much for your input and suggestions.
This just in! BCTV has won two national “Hometown Media Awards” from the Alliance for Community Media.
This marks the third time that BCTV's highlight reel of local programming has won a national award from the Alliance for Community Media.
Production Manager Roland Boyden produces the video each year for BCTV's Members Meeting to showcase the variety of video subjects produced annually and the stories "behind-the-scenes" of how those videos are created by volunteers and staff.
We laughed, we cried, we clapped -- and we recorded. Local high school graduations are an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the youth of the community, as well as the adults who teach and support them along the way. BUHS and Leland & Gray commencement ceremonies are on Channel 10, as well as online at these links:
Tune in to watch on cable channel 10 or online at this link:
http://www.brattleborotv.org/watch/channel-10
Look for BCTV staff and volunteers setting up Friday afternoon at Brattleboro Union High School, then again Saturday morning at Leland and Gray Union High School in Townshend.
Congratulations Class of 2015!
Check out the Channel 8 lineup for speakers from the Slow Living Summit, a conference held in the days leading up to the Strolling of the Heifers Parade each year, and in 2015 dedicated to exploring the theme "Food, Mindfully." Keynote speaker Alisa Gravitz, CEO, Green America; with artistic partner Susan Rosano, mosaic artist and muralist present this opening night plenary to help kick off the 2015 Slow Living Summit at the Latchis Theatre in Brattleboro, VT.