The original blog was designed to develop and support the concept of a community video crew to be called OnTheParadeGround. The name evolved from efforts to procure property for the Community TV Station that is on The Parade Ground in Wallingford, CT. The Parade Ground remains a gathering place of residents for community events. For … Continue reading All Blog Posts before 2015…
OnTheParadeGround Congratulations
It is with great pride and enthusiasm that WPAA-TV Executive Director accepts the 1st Place Award for Diversity Empowerment on behalf of Penn’s Pals with a hope to be able to submit to this category every year from the annual creation & a collection of Wallingford stories. She supported this effort as an OnTheParade Ground … Continue reading OnTheParadeGround Congratulations
Middle School and Digital Literacy
Last year to help fulfill the mission of the media center at WPAA-TV I became a middle school blog reader. The goal was to contribute to improving young bloggers’ digital literacy. It turns out that blog communication, even with an educational agenda, becomes personal and transformative. My blog rule: Do not blog like shampoo instructions: Lather. … Continue reading Middle School and Digital Literacy
2012 — seeds of change
In 2009, a few of us experimented with format and crew development. We completed programs for 6 non-profit/community organizations. The intiative was then interrupted by the evolution of WPAA into a media center (new building/location); and the crew was distracted by the creation of studioW (which is now a Piece Theatre project) and general skills retooling. In … Continue reading 2012 — seeds of change
More Making A Difference Shows
The On The Parade Ground Volunteer Team producing Community TV has 3 more shows in development. Informing conversations will begin Live Mondays with host Paul Braccioforte at 7:30 PM. Viewer call-ins begin at 7:45 PM (203) 265-6310. Participate. May 3rd our four guests will share the latest about Relay for Life – how Wallingford participates … Continue reading More Making A Difference Shows
Local Publicity for our show – more importantly our stories
Article in today’s (4.22.2010) Local & State Section of Record Journal with 2 pics. Samaia and David did a nice job catching the essence of the story and feel of the production process. Coming Soon: podcast-downloads of the re-edit versions (which are graphic updates or fixes of live shows) and PSAs for play on WPAA Community … Continue reading Local Publicity for our show – more importantly our stories