Citizen Media-Maker Awards

2019 Alliance for Community Media Nor’Easter Awards

1st Place Arts & Theater The Sparrow Falling Episode 3 – SAL DELGRECO, ROBERT JAMES

2nd Place Issues & Political Process CommUnity Conversations My Neighbor is Muslim – MIYAN ZAHIR MUHAMMAD MANNAN, TED HAKEY Jr.

2nd Place Children & Youth Creation Station – Rain Sticks – AyLiz BORAN

3rd Place General Talk Show Midlife Matters: Holocaust Special Edition – GEORGIAN LUSSIER

3rd Place Music & Performance Music with Purpose: Blues Stew – LISA CATHERINE, TOM BRADY, AARON STONE

Single Camera – Event Coverage StandUp 4 Human Rights Rally – ADELE HOUSTON

2019 Overall Excellence National
Budget Under 300K
WPAA-TV and Media Center What We Do Together

2018 About Access & Community Media
The Sparrow Falling News Package
3rd Place Middlesex Community College Students

2016 Rika Welsh Community Impact
Georgian Lussier Mid-Life Matters

2014 Overall Excellence New England
Budget Under 100K
WPAA-TV and Community Media Center

2013 Overall Excellence New England
Budget Under 100K
WPAA-TV and Media Center We Did It Together

2013 3rd Place – ‘Diversity Empowerment
# The African Dream Mandela Legacy

2012 1st Place
‘Diversity Empowerment ‘ winner Penn’s Pals Sophie’s

2011 1st Place ‘Documentary Event
OTPG Producer Adele Houston Home Of Free Speech

2009 1st Place ‘Community Impact’
GS Troop #60794 Livin’ Life the Right Way

2009 2nd Place ‘News & Magazine Series’
WPAA Independent Producer, Kathryn Robinson Creature Theater III

2009 3rd Place – ‘Children and Youth’
GS Leader Karen Kennedy Be Smart, Don’t Start

2008 1st Place – ‘Original Teleplay’
Independent Producer, Kathryn Robinson Deadly Access

2006 1st Place – ‘Issues Talk Show’
Independent Producer Tom Dacey Talking with Tom

2006 Sustaining Community Access Award – Audience
Planet Access Crew Wallingford Public Access Station
(signed June 24, 2006)
Cable Advisory Council South Central CT

2006 Sustaining Community Access Award – Delivery
Board of Directors Wallingford Public Access Station
(signed June 24, 2006)
Cable Advisory Council South Central CT

2005 1st Place – National ‘PSA’ WPAA Golden Ticket
Hometown Video Awards

2004 7th Annual NE_ACM Video Festival
PEG PROMO Golden Ticket
WPAA Team (David & Jason Burghardt, Kathryn M. Robinson, Sharon Kesilewski)

2003 6th Annual NE_ACM Video Festival
Cultural – Making a Difference
Ordinary Citizens Everyday Doors
Cliff Huizenga

2001 4th Annual NE_ACM Video Festival
Religious/Inspirational
A Journey Stations of the Cross
Innovative
Wheelchairs Rolling
Adele Houston

2001 National Hometown Award
Religious/Inspirational
A Journey Stations of the Cross
Adele Houston

Video Festivals: a benefit for **Alliance for Community Media** Members

We Are Wallingford Public Access

Wallingford Public Access Association, Inc. d/b/a WPAA-TV and Community Media Center

What We Do Together

Sprin Movie — Your stories are why we exist.

Some stories never get old. — Some community stories never get old.

WPAAongoingJoinUs2015 — Together we are Community TV in Wallingford.

Join Us for Annual Make Holiday Greeting Rvents — Join us annually for ‘MakeTV Holiday Greetings’ .

Local Business supports our Outreach with discounts on merchandise.THANKS — THANK YOU to local businesses that help with discounts.

Often those who contribute to their community are overlooked or undervalued. Please recognize the many unsung contributions of WPAA. #TheGreatGive2019

Thanks for providing a home location for our traveling troupe. Connecticut Compass Theatre 2018

Thank you for the opportunity this summer. I learned a lot from you and I had fun doing it. It was the best internship out of the three I did this summer. NL 2018

It was a pleasure working with you guys at WPAA-TV. I enjoyed the years I worked there and I’m grateful for the kindness you guys have shown me. I would like to thank you for putting a kind word, I hope you guys at WPAA-TV are well and keep spreading love around. N.J. 2018

I appreciate and am grateful for such thoughtful answers, … I can’t say that enough. Volunteering at WPAA and learning from you has helped me tremendously. D.M. 2018

Thank you. …continuing gratitude and support. DTC 2018

Thank you for all that you do for the community. You were so gracious to tape … Wallingford350 Committee 2018

…appreciative that I can count on you for fervent support and good counsel. …for Wallingford’s future. J.L. 2017

We can not thank you enough for all the hard work and expertise with this project. Sincerely appreciated. Wallingford Rotary 2015

After 180 days of filming. Kool Award from the cast & crew of The Sparrow Falling ~2017

Mission

Put yourself on the map. Be a citizen Media Maker!

Corporate Purpose: All manner of support for the creation and distribution of noncommercial community media and fulfillment of responsibilities within related designations associated with managing sufficient resources inclusive of cable access channel(s) to facilitate meaningful community access within the community of Wallingford,CT. #wpaatv #BeTheMedia #AnyOneCanBeFreeman #06492Rocks #PowerfulWildFree4Arts #YourTownYourStationYourVoice #GatheringMomentsTogether #CelebrateWallingfordEveryday

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Goals

To operate a community-based media center inclusive of a television studio with community meeting, performance space and gallery
To provide (free or low cost) tools and stage to the public for creating and distributing media
To foster awareness of the First Amendment and Free Speech
To sustain Community Access TV resources on behalf of the people of Wallingford
To enable transparency in government; especially, locally

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Community Access Provider (CAP)

Wallingford Public Access Association, Inc. (WPAA), as designated by the State of Connecticut utility regulators, is the Community Access Provider (CAP) for the town of Wallingford. WPAA is a (501-3(c)) nonprofit organization incorporated in Connecticut as a Public Charity. Our primary business is support for the creation and sharing of video content as hyper-local television. Hyper-local refers to Wallingford CT. We refer to our initiatives in Wallingford with hastags including but not limited to #06492rocks #YourTownYourStationYourVoice #BeTheMedia #AnyoneCanBeFreeman Continue reading “Community Access Provider (CAP)”

Meet our Community Members

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