The organization reaches its nonprofit anniversary of 28 years this week. I am starting my ninth year as a full-time volunteer. Once again we are honored nationally by our industry … Continue reading We are only Winners With You
Let’s optimize the change
Letter to the Editor of Record-Journal April 2021 In a government meeting recorded by part-time staff of Wallingford Government TV (WGTV) the Mayor says, “It is not TV anymore. I … Continue reading Let’s optimize the change
Kinde Next| Storytelling Matters
I thought about writing a memoir three time. The first, Kindle Next, would have focused on my introduction to advocacy work predominantly during my VISTA enlistment. Rich In Mercy was … Continue reading Kinde Next| Storytelling Matters
About the funding and the service: Lessons from Vermont
Vermont’s Community TV system is similar to Connecticut’s. The same Federal laws apply and the basics about PEG are universal. In 1995, CT modified the PEG underwriting and regulator management. … Continue reading About the funding and the service: Lessons from Vermont
And, then
Many communications have come across my desk with this message: We all had plans for 2020. And then COVID-19 happened. But we at #wpaatv carried on. Innovated. Connected to the conversations … Continue reading And, then
Civil Rights & MLK: Remembrance and Media
Excerpt Citizen Media Maven _ The Life Real change requires risk and going against the status quo. It comes with discomfort and sometimes confrontation. It might be a cruel illusion, … Continue reading Civil Rights & MLK: Remembrance and Media
Our Bones Are Good – What Is Next
Our Bones Are Good | The governance team has spent the past decade on barn-building. They focused on the property acquisition, renovation and installation of technology tied to the mission. … Continue reading Our Bones Are Good – What Is Next
Our Spiritual Communities Inspire Me
A Tradition of Service WPAA-TV has done its best to carry on our decades-long tradition of sharing faith community services as TV with the homebound. With COVID-19 many more are … Continue reading Our Spiritual Communities Inspire Me
Who is watching?
Ironically, our TV audiences are basic cable subscribers for which we have no data: no totals, no demographics, and therefore no context such as “What percent of subscribers are basic … Continue reading Who is watching?
Our Bones Are Good Internet Connected World
In an Internet connected world, can or should Community Access TV, as we know it, be sustained? Yes and No. Everything this experiment in democracy has at its core remains … Continue reading Our Bones Are Good Internet Connected World