1/18/2021
“Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve…You don’t have to know the second theory of thermodynamics in physics to serve. Y
1/18/2021
“Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve…You don’t have to know the second theory of thermodynamics in physics to serve. Y
1/11/2021
There are too many things to say about last week’s demonstrations and attack on the US House and Senate – and like a lot of folks I’m still trying to digest everything that’s being reported about the events we witnessed last Wednesday.
1/4/2021
Here are some notes from ACM as we begin January:
12/28/2020
Starting in 2021, ACM will be hosting virtual meetups in states around the country as a way to provide support and informal networking for PEG channels. On January 7, there will be a North Carolina meetup and a Virginia meetup.
12/21/2020
PEG stations continue to provide vital public health information during the Covid-19 crisis.
12/14/2020
Imagine a library without any card catalog that forces users to dig around the stacks to find individual books.
That’s how the Maine Attorney General office described PEG channels that are denied the use of Electronic Program Guides as it defended
12/7/2020
We had 50 donors step forward last week to support next year’s Community Media Emerging Leaders Institute and other ACM Foundation programs on Giving Tuesday. What an excellent way to kickstart 2021!
11/30/2020
Giving Tuesday is tomorrow (December 1) and the Foundation of the ACM is asking you to consider making a gift to build the future of community media – by building better leaders in the coming year.
11/23/2020
On this Thanksgiving, I’m thankful for the things I have and mindful of the privilege to work with ACM members.
11/16/2020
If you’re thinking about beginning a youth media program or fine-tuning the program you run, I’d like you to join ACM this Wednesday, November 18 as talk about approaches and design for youth media program work.
We’ll be joined by folks from Ph
11/9/2020
I hope you are recovering from this year’s election coverage – and perhaps your organization is doing election analysis programming still.
10/26/2020
I caught up with folks at Mass Access this last week to chat about closed captioning rules for PEG channels – so I thought it’s a good opportunity to give you a quick refresher:
10/19/2020
It’s the fifth annual celebration of Community Media across the United States tomorrow, 10/20! Both Minnesota and Massachusetts have issued proclamations celebrating the day in each state.
10/12/2020
It’s still not too late to organize an activity or promote Community Media Day next Tuesday, October 20.
10/5/2020
The 2020 edition of the ACM Foundation’s Emerging Leaders Institute led by Paula Manley and Toni Tabora-Roberts kicks off this Friday with an expanded class of 22 students from around the country!
My thanks to all the individual donors who helpe
9/21/2020
I’m a diver – I love scuba and try to find an opportunity to get underwater when I can.
I’m also a non-profit leader – I work with Boards of Directors in my professional and personal life (as a volunteer on other boards).
9/15/2020
It’s my birthday on Tuesday – and I’m celebrating. I’m taking the day off – I’ll go for a morning swim, maybe go for a hike and later have a nice romantic meal with my wife.
9/8/2020
My thanks to Antoine Haywood and everyone who has helped us put together the Community Media Directory this summer – we have over 1600 organizations listed around the country – including PEG channels in all 50 states. I asked Antoine to put together
8/31/2020
This is the last week of the summer – at least for this Minnesotan. We’d always mark the end of the summer with Labor Day and the end of the Minnesota State Fair. I know there will be some among you who will want to claim 9/22 and the Autumnal Equin
8/24/2020
I didn’t watch much of the Democratic National Convention last week, but the highlight for many people was the roll call of states from the nomination of Presidential candidates.
8/17/2020
American University’s Center for Media and Social Impact has released its survey and study on how PEG community media is responding to the Covid-19 crisis. The report “PEG Access Media: Local Communications Hubs in a Pandemic” is based on surveys an
8/10/2020
There are two Friday events I’d like you and other people in your organization to put on your calendars this week and next: The Inclusion Equity and Engagement Caucus of the Alliance will be hosting a virtual event Friday, August 14 at 3 pm ET
7/27/2020
I received word last week that Susan Fleischmann, one of the quiet stars in the community media world – is retiring early next year as Executive Director of CCTV in Cambridge, MAtogether for the Hometowns in Chicago, we wanted to bring people togethe
7/21/2020
How are you documenting your organization’s response to
Covid-19?
Here’s a great way to do it: Create content.
Adam McCune at Goffstown TV in Goffstown, NH told that story for his community and it’s a heartfelt and well done eight minute vi