Category: Contributor

Guest blog posts from active members including our college intern program. The intentions are twofold: Grow commitment and awareness. The interns explored the difference between marketing, as staff, and reporting, as journalists.

As Told Here WPAA-TV (Our Podcast culls the archive)

WPAA-TV embarked on the remastering of video to audio in 2019. AS TOLD HERE are previously cablecasts on WPAA-TV conversations and stories shared in the public interest. If the television version of the show does not rely heavily on visuals, the topic is ‘evergreen’, or is public archive worthy, both archived and shows in the … Continue reading As Told Here WPAA-TV (Our Podcast culls the archive)

Juneteenth Guest Blog| to Freedom …

Juneteenth to Freedom, My Grandmother and Me By Alease Annan, Marketing Manager; founding member, One BRIC Racial Equity Steering Committee @BRICBrooklyn “Let’s go, Alease!” my grandmother who I am named after would yell as she put on her apron and walked into the kitchen at our home in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. It was always hard … Continue reading Juneteenth Guest Blog| to Freedom …

Board President Statement Joey Allard (2019)

I, Joey Allard, had the opportunity to be a leader and a learner while serving WPAA-TV as President until June 2019. My three-year term on the board is up in a few months but I have never been more proud to be a part of WPAA-TV. Looking back at the challenges we faced we have … Continue reading Board President Statement Joey Allard (2019)

Out of the Dark: Looking at Mental Health through practiced eyes

By Garrett Amill Mental health issues are still stigmatized. Addiction, PTSD, and more are rarely understood, let alone talked about. Out of the Dark takes a shot at addressing these complicated issues. It succeeds at shedding light on them through frank discussion. The hosts, Jane Buckley and Joan Landino, are twins. Despite looking nearly identical, … Continue reading Out of the Dark: Looking at Mental Health through practiced eyes

Citizen Mike: a service to the town and a lot of fun

By Garrett Amill The most important part of government can be smaller than you think. Local politics often have just as much of an impact on life in a town as state politics do, or even federal. There can be a dearth of information about local politics, however. Citizen Mike acts to fill a gap … Continue reading Citizen Mike: a service to the town and a lot of fun

Midlife Matters: Cozy, yet full of wit

By Garrett Amill I never thought I’d care about the art of Ukrainian egg dying. Hearing it discussed on Midlife Matters, however, my attention was nowhere else. Midlife Matters manages to make topics I’d never heard of interesting. The host, Georgian Lussier, brings a calming presence to each show. From the owl sounds that play … Continue reading Midlife Matters: Cozy, yet full of wit

Ten-Year Journey Ends With the Signing of a Check: WPAA-TV Reaches Major Milestone

Contributed by Garrett Amil WPAA-TV reached the end of a ten-year journey that wouldn’t have been possible without community support. On Feb. 24, Nelson Ford, the oldest volunteer, and former board member, excitedly signed the final check to pay off the building, located at 28 So Orchard Street. The building was paid off two years … Continue reading Ten-Year Journey Ends With the Signing of a Check: WPAA-TV Reaches Major Milestone

WPAA-TV As Discovered by Intern John A McMahon

In the quiet town of Wallingford, Connecticut, nestled on the edge of Center and South Orchard Street, sits a former barn turned “Community Media Center”. Where cultivated hay and livestock used to be stored, creative and exciting media is now being made. The Wallingford Public Access Association, or WPAA-TV, is one of the 3 local … Continue reading WPAA-TV As Discovered by Intern John A McMahon

A Civic Conversation Program – A Gap Exists

Community Access TV is called vanity TV by some, the electronic soapbox by others and sometimes the ‘church channel’ given the predominance of religion-oriented programming. I like the change Wallingford’s Public Access Channel is trying to make to become WPAA Community Building TV. The Community Building theme evolved when the organization sought to find and … Continue reading A Civic Conversation Program – A Gap Exists