Hosts Caleb Walters and Christina Vaughn get ready to go live for the broadcast of Richmond's Bicentennial Parade. This broadcast was a historic event for WCTV as well as for the City of Richmond. It was a great day for a parade.
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
At the Mics
Hosts Caleb Walters and Christina Vaughn get ready to go live for the broadcast of Richmond's Bicentennial Parade. This broadcast was a historic event for WCTV as well as for the City of Richmond. It was a great day for a parade.
It Takes A Village
Some of our crew getting set up. In the foreground is Volunteer of the Year Barry Barker, in the background board member and long-time volunteer Ed Hoffman. It takes a lot of people to put on this kind of live event.
Camera Jockeys
Centerville High School students Jon and Bruce ready to go. This camera would be hand-held during most of the parade. Jon is interning with us this fall and Bruce will be at the station in the spring.
Eye in the Sky
The good people at Richmond Power and Light sponsored the live broadcast of the Bicentennial Parade, as well as donated the bucket truck and a person to run it. Surprisingly, there were more people willing to go up in it than I thought. We got fantastic coverage from this camera.
Skycam
Earlham student Chris Richmond high above the parade route, giving us great shots. We told him he couldn't come down until he paid his student membership dues to WCTV.
Skycam #2
John Schuerman snapped this photo, showing some of his cabling handiwork; note the stereo microphones used to record the Parade for the DVD, available for purchase here at WCTV.
At the Switcher
John Schuerman calling the shots from our remote truck. Yes, John did hit his head on the roof. I got stung on the elbow by a hornet. Live TV isn't always as glamorous as you would think.
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
WCTV Summer Picnic #1
Board members Eric Marsh and Phil Quinn, with his manager, enjoying dinner. The rain did not keep people away from the cookout, thankfully, as we had a good spread set out.
Iceman in the Groove
James "the Iceman" Patterson, producer of our 2005 Program of the Year, spins the discs at the Summer Picnic.
Endless Love
What's a WCTV party without a shot of me staring at a cake? Another historic moment captured by Diane Lucas.
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
The Dinner Bell
My family always conveniently drops by the office when there is free food, and the summer picnic was no exception! We had help from the American Legion Auxilary, Kroger, and the Richmond Baking Company to put on this event.
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
July 2006 Board Minutes
Call to Order - 11:10 a.m. by President Kim Poinsett.
Present: Willard Brown, Dave Burns, Ed Hoffman, Mark Linderman, Jerome Mahaffey, Sharon Palmer, Jeff Plasterer, Kim Poinsett and Stephanie Strait. Staff: John Dalton, Stephanie Frame, Diane Lucas, and John Schuerman.
Approval of Minutes
The Board accepted the minutes of the June 13, 2006 meeting. Dave Burns moved to accept the minutes with Ed Hoffman giving the second, minutes passed unanimously.
Treasurer’s Report
Jeff Plasterer went over the financial report dated May 31, 2006. He noted that there have been no fundraising funds coming in thus far. He also pointed out that the interest income has increased, and surpassed expectations. He called for the board to become more involved with fundraising. John Dalton noted that there is a DVD demo being developed to promote corporate services. This DVD will be used to show potential customers a sample of some of our past productions. Several fundraising ideas were discussed. Willard Brown moved to accept the financial report with Ed Hoffman giving the second and the motion passed unanimously.
Director’s Report
John Dalton reported that we did another mailing regarding membership renewal, and included membership information in the lottery letter. Junior Achievement is joining at the $1,000 membership level to produce their Hall of Fame video.
John noted that the lottery is coming up on August 14 with a cookout to follow. James Patterson (Iceman) will be the DJ. We are seeking some underwriters for food and supplies.
Our satellite dish has been repaired but is essentially obsolete. The dish will need to be replaced at some point. Options are still evolving. The DISH-TV dish will be used for some programming also.
WCTV’s Reading Service has begun and we have already received some positive feedback. In the next segment, Jean Harper will be reading from her book about Richmond.
John Dalton has had several visiting and speaking opportunities recently. He spoke at the Chamber of Commerce, attended an Earlham meeting for “not-for-profits,” and will judge the Philo awards.
Dave Burns raised the question of whether the lottery might be more appealing if it were held only once a year vs. two times a year. John Dalton will draft a letter to send to producers and members soliciting their opinions regarding the timing of the lottery.
Old Business
Controversial programming will be tabled until the next meeting.
Capital equipment expenditures were approved for four JVC decks and two Leightronix interfaces. Jeff Plasterer moved to approve with Dave Burns giving the second. The motion carried unanimously.
New Business
Dave Burns mentioned that he is seeing virtual commercials on PBS. He suggested looking into the potential for “underwriting commercials.”
Good of the Order
Ed Hoffman has been recognized as an “Older Hoosier of the Year” for his volunteer work at WCTV and will attend a picnic and a dinner.
Adjournment - 12:35 p.m.
Present: Willard Brown, Dave Burns, Ed Hoffman, Mark Linderman, Jerome Mahaffey, Sharon Palmer, Jeff Plasterer, Kim Poinsett and Stephanie Strait. Staff: John Dalton, Stephanie Frame, Diane Lucas, and John Schuerman.
Approval of Minutes
The Board accepted the minutes of the June 13, 2006 meeting. Dave Burns moved to accept the minutes with Ed Hoffman giving the second, minutes passed unanimously.
Treasurer’s Report
Jeff Plasterer went over the financial report dated May 31, 2006. He noted that there have been no fundraising funds coming in thus far. He also pointed out that the interest income has increased, and surpassed expectations. He called for the board to become more involved with fundraising. John Dalton noted that there is a DVD demo being developed to promote corporate services. This DVD will be used to show potential customers a sample of some of our past productions. Several fundraising ideas were discussed. Willard Brown moved to accept the financial report with Ed Hoffman giving the second and the motion passed unanimously.
Director’s Report
John Dalton reported that we did another mailing regarding membership renewal, and included membership information in the lottery letter. Junior Achievement is joining at the $1,000 membership level to produce their Hall of Fame video.
John noted that the lottery is coming up on August 14 with a cookout to follow. James Patterson (Iceman) will be the DJ. We are seeking some underwriters for food and supplies.
Our satellite dish has been repaired but is essentially obsolete. The dish will need to be replaced at some point. Options are still evolving. The DISH-TV dish will be used for some programming also.
WCTV’s Reading Service has begun and we have already received some positive feedback. In the next segment, Jean Harper will be reading from her book about Richmond.
John Dalton has had several visiting and speaking opportunities recently. He spoke at the Chamber of Commerce, attended an Earlham meeting for “not-for-profits,” and will judge the Philo awards.
Dave Burns raised the question of whether the lottery might be more appealing if it were held only once a year vs. two times a year. John Dalton will draft a letter to send to producers and members soliciting their opinions regarding the timing of the lottery.
Old Business
Controversial programming will be tabled until the next meeting.
Capital equipment expenditures were approved for four JVC decks and two Leightronix interfaces. Jeff Plasterer moved to approve with Dave Burns giving the second. The motion carried unanimously.
New Business
Dave Burns mentioned that he is seeing virtual commercials on PBS. He suggested looking into the potential for “underwriting commercials.”
Good of the Order
Ed Hoffman has been recognized as an “Older Hoosier of the Year” for his volunteer work at WCTV and will attend a picnic and a dinner.
Adjournment - 12:35 p.m.
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Channel 21 Lottery Changes?
The WCTV Board of Directors is considering a change to the Channel 21 Lottery process that would move the Lottery from twice a year to once a year, held in August to more closely coincide with the traditional broadcasting “season.” Reasons for this include allowing producers to be able to advertise their programs more effectively, and their viewers to find their programs more easily.
Before the Board makes a final decision, they would like to hear your feedback. Feel free to contact me with your comments, questions, or concerns at 973-8488, or jodalton@indiana.edu.
We hope you join us for the Channel 21 Lottery Monday, August 14 at 4 p.m. and stay for our Summer Picnic afterwards, to be held at the WCTV studio in Hayes Hall on the IU East campus.
Before the Board makes a final decision, they would like to hear your feedback. Feel free to contact me with your comments, questions, or concerns at 973-8488, or jodalton@indiana.edu.
We hope you join us for the Channel 21 Lottery Monday, August 14 at 4 p.m. and stay for our Summer Picnic afterwards, to be held at the WCTV studio in Hayes Hall on the IU East campus.
Monday, August 07, 2006
WCTV Summer Picnic!
I invite you to join WCTV for our Summer Picnic on Monday August 14 at the WCTV studio, immediately following the Channel 21 Program Lottery at 4 p.m. If you haven’t been to WCTV in a while, you’ll get the chance to tour the facilities as well as see previews of some of this fall’s new programming.
We are located in Hayes Hall on the IU East campus.
We would like to thank the American Legion Post 65 Auxiliary, Kroger, and the Richmond Baking Company for their support of this event.
We are located in Hayes Hall on the IU East campus.
We would like to thank the American Legion Post 65 Auxiliary, Kroger, and the Richmond Baking Company for their support of this event.
Monday, July 17, 2006
Dateline: Mumbai
Here's a nice write-up in the local paper about "In Your Business," a program on WCTV produced by Tim Scales:
http://www.palitem.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060717/NEWS01/607170306/1008
Tim is producing a new show for the fall season while in India this summer!
http://www.palitem.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060717/NEWS01/607170306/1008
Tim is producing a new show for the fall season while in India this summer!
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
June 2006 Minutes
Call to Order - 11:05 a.m. by President Kim Poinsett.
Present: Willard Brown, Dave Burns, Ed Hoffman, Daryl Greene, Mark Linderman, Barb Mayberry, Sharon Palmer, Ken Paust, Jeff Plasterer, Kim Poinsett and Stephanie Strait. Staff: John Dalton, Stephanie Frame, Diane Lucas, and John Schuerman. Guest: John Zetzl of Gillam & Zetzl, Inc.
Approval of Minutes
The Board accepted the minutes of the May 9, 2006 meeting. Jeff Plasterer moved to accept the minutes with Ed Hoffman giving the second, minutes passed unanimously.
Treasurer’s Report
John Zetzl, of Gillam & Zetzl, Inc., presented our audit report. John indicated that WCTV’s finances were “clean” and well within accepted accounting principles. WCTV’s cash is $23,000 up from the previous year. WCTV has $165,220.00 total net assets. John presented an informal management letter containing helpful suggestions. After his presentation, John Zetzl received a round of applause.
Jeff Plasterer went over the financial report of April 30, 2006. He indicated that the finances are pretty much on track as anticipated. Ken Paust inquired about the return on the membership drive. The drive has approximately a 10% return at this time. There was discussion as to some kind of follow-up measure. Ed Hoffman moved to accept the financial report with Ken Paust giving the second, and the motion passed unanimously.
Director’s Report
John Dalton reported that our satellite dish is broken, preventing us from showing Classic Arts. Tim Elstro evaluated the problem and ordered a part.
John noted that Indianapolis is currently renegotiating their public access franchise with Bright House before the start of Indiana’s new Telecom law and is watching this process closely. John has been having difficulty communicating with Insight about their plans, possibly due to the fact that they do not currently have a local director at Insight.
Some board members have stated that Verizon is reportedly testing the Richmond market for interest in potential future Verizon cable service in the area.
Chris Richmond, an Earlham student, is working on a project for SIFE and WCTV is administering the Lily Grant funds for this project.
The staff of WCTV has been approved to teach classes through Extended Learning at IU East. They will also be helping on a student film festival to be held in conjunction with the Richmond Art Museum in the spring and partially funded through a grant. Work is underway on a project with Wernle Home, teaching students camera and editing skills, as is a project working with an A/V Club at the Boys & Girls Club.
WCTV recently purchased two new cameras, with a sponsorship from First Bank, doubling the number of cameras for checkout. John reported that soon, with the capital equipment money from Insight, there will be double the number of editing computers available for members as well.
Old Business
John Dalton distributed material showing WCTV’s policies on controversial programming. This material will be reevaluated in a future executive board meeting.
Good of the Order
Dave Burns pointed out the improvement in quality and thanked the staff of WCTV. John Dalton thanked everyone for the well wishes during his recent illness. Daryl Greene is pleased to see the new members present.
Adjournment - 12:35 by President Kim Poinsett.
Present: Willard Brown, Dave Burns, Ed Hoffman, Daryl Greene, Mark Linderman, Barb Mayberry, Sharon Palmer, Ken Paust, Jeff Plasterer, Kim Poinsett and Stephanie Strait. Staff: John Dalton, Stephanie Frame, Diane Lucas, and John Schuerman. Guest: John Zetzl of Gillam & Zetzl, Inc.
Approval of Minutes
The Board accepted the minutes of the May 9, 2006 meeting. Jeff Plasterer moved to accept the minutes with Ed Hoffman giving the second, minutes passed unanimously.
Treasurer’s Report
John Zetzl, of Gillam & Zetzl, Inc., presented our audit report. John indicated that WCTV’s finances were “clean” and well within accepted accounting principles. WCTV’s cash is $23,000 up from the previous year. WCTV has $165,220.00 total net assets. John presented an informal management letter containing helpful suggestions. After his presentation, John Zetzl received a round of applause.
Jeff Plasterer went over the financial report of April 30, 2006. He indicated that the finances are pretty much on track as anticipated. Ken Paust inquired about the return on the membership drive. The drive has approximately a 10% return at this time. There was discussion as to some kind of follow-up measure. Ed Hoffman moved to accept the financial report with Ken Paust giving the second, and the motion passed unanimously.
Director’s Report
John Dalton reported that our satellite dish is broken, preventing us from showing Classic Arts. Tim Elstro evaluated the problem and ordered a part.
John noted that Indianapolis is currently renegotiating their public access franchise with Bright House before the start of Indiana’s new Telecom law and is watching this process closely. John has been having difficulty communicating with Insight about their plans, possibly due to the fact that they do not currently have a local director at Insight.
Some board members have stated that Verizon is reportedly testing the Richmond market for interest in potential future Verizon cable service in the area.
Chris Richmond, an Earlham student, is working on a project for SIFE and WCTV is administering the Lily Grant funds for this project.
The staff of WCTV has been approved to teach classes through Extended Learning at IU East. They will also be helping on a student film festival to be held in conjunction with the Richmond Art Museum in the spring and partially funded through a grant. Work is underway on a project with Wernle Home, teaching students camera and editing skills, as is a project working with an A/V Club at the Boys & Girls Club.
WCTV recently purchased two new cameras, with a sponsorship from First Bank, doubling the number of cameras for checkout. John reported that soon, with the capital equipment money from Insight, there will be double the number of editing computers available for members as well.
Old Business
John Dalton distributed material showing WCTV’s policies on controversial programming. This material will be reevaluated in a future executive board meeting.
Good of the Order
Dave Burns pointed out the improvement in quality and thanked the staff of WCTV. John Dalton thanked everyone for the well wishes during his recent illness. Daryl Greene is pleased to see the new members present.
Adjournment - 12:35 by President Kim Poinsett.
Monday, July 10, 2006
August Lottery Information
Here is the information pertaining to the next lottery drawing for programming on WCTV Channel 21. This lottery will take place August 14 at 4 p.m. in the studio of WCTV.
Feel free to join us afterwards for a cookout celebrating the start of WCTV’s new schedule and slate of programming.
The new schedule will begin the week of September 3, 2006.
CHANNEL 21 PROGRAM LOTTERY INFORMATION
Tier One Program Drawing
Reserved only for local producers whose programs take place physically, and are recorded within, Wayne County, Indiana.
Maximum program length is one hour. One program maximum per week in this tier.
Programming days include Saturday through Thursday (WCTV’s programming equipment will not support more than six sequential days of programming per week).
Producer may supply one new program per week, and shall supply at least one fresh program at least every two weeks, to maintain tier one status. Producer shall deliver program to WCTV studios at least one business day before program plays on Channel 21.
Tier One programs will be placed first. Tier One may be expanded at the expense of Tier Two as new local producers qualify for Tier One. Tier One programs always take precedent. As of this drawing, as we maintain one hour maximum per program, there are sufficient hours available to handle historic numbers of programs. However, Tier Two programs are subject to be moved or discontinued if demand for Tier One programming expands to the point that the only way to accommodate Tier One programmers is to shrink Tier Two time, accordingly. Any cancellation may be based on last in, first out. Cancelled programs may be entered in the next lottery.
All assigned hours in Tier One are subject to the luck of the draw. Since programs are either ½ hour or one hour in length, the presiding WCTV lottery official may assign the drawn program to the next practical and available time slot, later or earlier, as applicable.
This drawing will be effective starting September 3, 2006, and programs in Tier One will normally be scheduled for a total of three run times per week, as practical. Original cablecast and repeats are typically at eight hour intervals.
Any program qualifying for Tier One which becomes a part of WCTV programming after the lottery may be placed in any time available until the next lottery drawing.
Tier One programmers -- please check the appropriate box on the return form if you would prefer that your program appears regularly on Sunday. The first random drawing will be for Sunday-preferred time slots in the eight hours between 4 p.m. and 11 p.m. until all preferred Sunday hours availabilities are filled. Then, Saturday through Thursday time slots will be randomly drawn and placed in late afternoon and evening hours, as available. In the event that any Sunday hours remain after the Sunday-preferred drawing, they will be drawn for last of all, if it is necessary to accommodate any remaining producers.
Tier Two Program Drawing
Reserved only for programs that take place physically, and are recorded, outside Wayne County, Indiana.
Maximum program length is one hour. Two programs maximum per week, as time may be available. Must have a different local sponsor for each program.
Programming days may include Saturday through Thursday.
All times, repeats, and placements in Tier Two are at the discretion of the Program Director. Original program cablecast and repeats typically are at eight hour intervals for a total of two to three run times per week, as practical.
Producer may supply one new program per week, per time slot, and shall supply at least one fresh program per time slot at least every two weeks to maintain Tier Two status.
Producer shall deliver program to WCTV studios at least one business day before program plays on Channel 21.
Other Information
After its cablecast, any program that is judged to have technical problems may be pulled from programming rotation. Possible problems include very low or no audio levels, video images which have tracking problems or static, video images that are too dark or out of focus, and/or other technical problems. The Program Director may suspend the program and future episodes of the program from further cable casting until technical problems are resolved. Please spot check your program before you bring it in to avoid any problems.
WCTV accepts VHS, S-VHS, DVD, and MiniDV.
Feel free to join us afterwards for a cookout celebrating the start of WCTV’s new schedule and slate of programming.
The new schedule will begin the week of September 3, 2006.
CHANNEL 21 PROGRAM LOTTERY INFORMATION
Tier One Program Drawing
Reserved only for local producers whose programs take place physically, and are recorded within, Wayne County, Indiana.
Maximum program length is one hour. One program maximum per week in this tier.
Programming days include Saturday through Thursday (WCTV’s programming equipment will not support more than six sequential days of programming per week).
Producer may supply one new program per week, and shall supply at least one fresh program at least every two weeks, to maintain tier one status. Producer shall deliver program to WCTV studios at least one business day before program plays on Channel 21.
Tier One programs will be placed first. Tier One may be expanded at the expense of Tier Two as new local producers qualify for Tier One. Tier One programs always take precedent. As of this drawing, as we maintain one hour maximum per program, there are sufficient hours available to handle historic numbers of programs. However, Tier Two programs are subject to be moved or discontinued if demand for Tier One programming expands to the point that the only way to accommodate Tier One programmers is to shrink Tier Two time, accordingly. Any cancellation may be based on last in, first out. Cancelled programs may be entered in the next lottery.
All assigned hours in Tier One are subject to the luck of the draw. Since programs are either ½ hour or one hour in length, the presiding WCTV lottery official may assign the drawn program to the next practical and available time slot, later or earlier, as applicable.
This drawing will be effective starting September 3, 2006, and programs in Tier One will normally be scheduled for a total of three run times per week, as practical. Original cablecast and repeats are typically at eight hour intervals.
Any program qualifying for Tier One which becomes a part of WCTV programming after the lottery may be placed in any time available until the next lottery drawing.
Tier One programmers -- please check the appropriate box on the return form if you would prefer that your program appears regularly on Sunday. The first random drawing will be for Sunday-preferred time slots in the eight hours between 4 p.m. and 11 p.m. until all preferred Sunday hours availabilities are filled. Then, Saturday through Thursday time slots will be randomly drawn and placed in late afternoon and evening hours, as available. In the event that any Sunday hours remain after the Sunday-preferred drawing, they will be drawn for last of all, if it is necessary to accommodate any remaining producers.
Tier Two Program Drawing
Reserved only for programs that take place physically, and are recorded, outside Wayne County, Indiana.
Maximum program length is one hour. Two programs maximum per week, as time may be available. Must have a different local sponsor for each program.
Programming days may include Saturday through Thursday.
All times, repeats, and placements in Tier Two are at the discretion of the Program Director. Original program cablecast and repeats typically are at eight hour intervals for a total of two to three run times per week, as practical.
Producer may supply one new program per week, per time slot, and shall supply at least one fresh program per time slot at least every two weeks to maintain Tier Two status.
Producer shall deliver program to WCTV studios at least one business day before program plays on Channel 21.
Other Information
After its cablecast, any program that is judged to have technical problems may be pulled from programming rotation. Possible problems include very low or no audio levels, video images which have tracking problems or static, video images that are too dark or out of focus, and/or other technical problems. The Program Director may suspend the program and future episodes of the program from further cable casting until technical problems are resolved. Please spot check your program before you bring it in to avoid any problems.
WCTV accepts VHS, S-VHS, DVD, and MiniDV.
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