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 Learn to Produce Your Own Show…for TV and the Web

LPCTV is expanding its free television and video production training offerings. In addition to its traditional camera and editing workshops, LPCTV now offers individualized training in a variety of new areas. These new areas include web-based video and motion graphics. “As the world of media is constantly changing, it’s important for us to evolve”, says Executive Director Patrick Cody. “We realize that there is a growing interest in web-based distribution and, because we are here to serve the community’s needs first and foremost, it’s our job to accommodate that”.

LPCTV is a non-profit community television station serving the Ludlow area, operating channels 8 and 10 on the local cable TV system and is online at www.lpctv.org. Training is open to all community members who wish to put a show on TV and the web. In terms of content, Cody says that “the sky is the limit. The subject matter and topics are all up to the producers. We are just here for guidance and technical support.” More information is available on LPCTV’s website or by calling 228-8808.

I love foods. Whenever I watched TV's with demonstration of a new recipe, I simply jot down notes of the ingredients to follow the track. But the news stunned me most.

Not only should Paula Deen be getting sued for infringing on the trademark of Butter Bell, and for shafting Celebrity Chef tours – well, unless of course she's innocent, which she might well be – but if anything is for certain, is that her food is a danger to public health. I see her show on TV and feel like my arteries are clogging. Every time I see one of her commercials I feel like getting payday cash advances to set up a consult with a cardiologist. What do her cookbooks consist of – add cheese, deep fry, then add gravy?

Do you have something to say? Come on in and share your voice on TV! Whether you want to speak up about Town Meeting Day, or VT Yankee, the lack of snow, or anything at all, get it out there. Simply write up a script, send it to us and we will load it into our prompter. Then, show up, sit down and read it as it scrolls through the prompter. Simple. Effective. Showtime!

LPCTV Board of Directors

Regular Meeting

Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 5PM

LPCTV studio

I. Call to Order          

II. Review Minutes

III. Comments & Communications

IV. Director Report

V. Fundraising Committee Report

VI. Buildings & Grounds Committee Report

VII.  Financial Report

VIII.  Policy Review- Right of Refusal & Community Bulletin Board (1st Readings)

IX.  Other Business

X.  Set Next Meeting Dates- strategic planning workshop & February regular meeting

XI.  Adjourn

Happy Holidays from us at LPCTV. Just around the corner is a new year and a new decade. 2010. Wow!

As we look forward to this new year, we hope to bring more of you into the fold; creating new programming, forming new community partnerships, and building for the future.

If you have an idea for a new show or want to get involved in any way, please let us know. We are already planning to work with some of you on a few new projects, including a live call-in sports show, a sketch comedy-variety show,  a promtional video for yoga classes, a cooking show, and "tips from the experts". All new ideas are welcome!

Enjoy...

- Patrick

Click Here to take survey

We value your feedback, and would appreciate if you took a few moments to respond to some questions.

LPCTV has launched a survey as the first step in a year-long startegic planning process that will help guide us as an organization. We need to know how we can best serve the community and what you - the community members - want from us. Thanks in advance for taking the survey.

Want to know what's on LPCTV? Well, we have launched another upgrade to our website that automatically updates the schedule information as its created. On the left sidebar of the homepage you will now find a bix entitled "Coming Up Next...", which displays the next 3 programs to play on each channel. And by clicking on the channel names, you will find all of the scheduled programming for the next several days.

We hope that this new feature will be useful to our viewers. At anytime, as always, we welcome your feedback. Don't hesitate...

Check out the 2 PSAs created by the kids in the first session of video camp, which was held at LPCTV as a collaborative project between LPCTV, BRACC, Ludlow Parks & Rec, and made possible through an Okemo Community Challenge Grant.

 "Don't Watch, Be an Ally", an anti-bullying message

and

"Get Outside", promoting outdoor activity

On June 25th, LPCTV held its 4th Annual Awards night, where we recognize the most active producers and volunteers from the past year, as well as those who produced noteworthy programs.

Here are the recipients of the 2009 LPCTV Awards:

Volunteer of the Year: Bruce Perry, for continuous Black River sports coverage

Volunteer Appreciation: Janet Trimboli, for extensive production support in local school programming

Public Access Award: Sam Hensel-Hunter & Susan Whelihan, for "Should You Watch It?"

Best Educational Programming: "Chalk Board", produced by RWSU Superintendent Judy Pullinen

Best Government Programming: Ludlow Transfer Station & George Fairchild, for "Ludlow Recycles"

Best School Program: Mount Holly School 2nd Grade - Ms. Long's class, for "The Flying Wolf & the 3 Active Pigs"

Best Studio Program: the "Wonders of Astronomy" series, produced by "Astro" Al Boudreau

Best Documentary: "Calvin Coolidge: VT Born & Raised", produced by Newt Rose & Noah Schmidt. (The video won 1st place at Vermont History Day and was enetered into the National History Day competition in Washington, DC.)

Best Talk Show: "That Was the Week That Was", produced by Leo Graham & Ralph Pace, which has been in coninuous weekly production for 2 1/2 years. Tune in Thursdays at 3PM on Ch8 (repeats thereafter throughout the week).

Directorial Achievement:  DavidGuerrera, for his short 16mm film, The Bathtub.

Youth Achievement: Brandon Birdsall, for his support & involvement in the video production of the Ludlow After School program.

Rookie of the Year (Best Directorial Debut): Joe Burns, for his production of Fight Nerd TV, a close-up expose on Ultimate Fighting.