I wanted to let our members and producers know about several events coming up this week at Whitewater Community Television.
This Friday, August 3rd, we will be having the Channel 21 Program Lottery here at WCTV at 5 p.m. Producers should have their letters by now. If you would like to be considered for a Channel 21 time slot and are not currently on our producer list, please contact me.
Immediately following the Lottery we will be hosting our third annual Summer Picnic, here at Hayes Hall on the IUE campus.
The following morning, Saturday August 4th, we will be offering free production workshops at the studio, beginning at 9 a.m. We will be teaching studio and field videography from 9 a.m. to noon, and then from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. we will break into groups, based on experience, for beginning and advanced linear and non-linear editing workshops. We will have snacks and drinks throughout the day.
We want to thank Belden for sponsoring this workshop.
These free workshops come in response to requests from producers interested in improving their skills, but are open to the community as a whole as part of our ongoing outreach intended to empower more grassroots video efforts in our community.
Monday, July 30, 2007
Thursday, July 12, 2007
WCTV Summer Events
I wanted to let you know about several events coming up at WCTV.
On Friday, August 3rd, we will be having the Channel 21 Program Lottery here at WCTV at 5 p.m. Letters to producers will be going out later this week. If you would like to be considered for a Channel 21 time slot and are not currently on our producer list, please contact me.
Immediately following the Lottery we will be hosting our third annual Summer Picnic, here at Hayes Hall on the IUE campus.
The following morning, Saturday August 4th, we will be offering free production workshops at the studio, beginning at 9 a.m. We will be teaching field and studio production as well as iMovie and Final Cut editing. These free workshops come in response to requests from producers interested in improving their skills, but are open to the community as a whole as part of our ongoing outreach intended to empower more grassroots video efforts in our community.
More details on these events will be forthcoming as they draw nearer.
On Friday, August 3rd, we will be having the Channel 21 Program Lottery here at WCTV at 5 p.m. Letters to producers will be going out later this week. If you would like to be considered for a Channel 21 time slot and are not currently on our producer list, please contact me.
Immediately following the Lottery we will be hosting our third annual Summer Picnic, here at Hayes Hall on the IUE campus.
The following morning, Saturday August 4th, we will be offering free production workshops at the studio, beginning at 9 a.m. We will be teaching field and studio production as well as iMovie and Final Cut editing. These free workshops come in response to requests from producers interested in improving their skills, but are open to the community as a whole as part of our ongoing outreach intended to empower more grassroots video efforts in our community.
More details on these events will be forthcoming as they draw nearer.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
August 2007 Channel 21 Program Lottery Info
Here are the materials pertaining to the next lottery drawing for programming on WCTV Channel 21. This lottery will take place Friday, August 3 at 5 p.m. in the studio of WCTV.
Feel free to join us afterwards for our annual Summer Picnic, to be held outdoors here at Hayes Hall on the IUE campus.
The new schedule will begin the week of September 9, 2007.
Once again, thank you for your continued interest and support of WCTV.
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.
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. Sunday and Monday programs need to be in on Friday.
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 9, 2007, 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, Monday 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. Sunday and Monday programs need to be in on Friday.
Other Information
An Individual Program is defined as “A program submitted for one run which is not part of a series and does not contain series content.”
Only series programming that has been through the lottery process and not selected for a regular series timeslot will be accepted for weekly play during individual program timeslots. Series programming, or programming with similar content, that was not part of the lottery process can be submitted no more than twice a month.
WCTV allows two types of programming: series and non-series (individual). Series means all programs have the same title and similar content. An individual program is one which has an individual title and the content is not the same as another program.
Individual programs can be submitted for playback once and must be accompanied by an application form. A series submitted for play during Individual program time slots must be separate and distinct from other series programming by the same producer. Any producer wishing to submit a series program, without participating in the series lottery, will be able to air two programs per month.
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, especially with the authoring of DVDs.
WCTV accepts VHS, S-VHS, DVD, and MiniDV.
Feel free to join us afterwards for our annual Summer Picnic, to be held outdoors here at Hayes Hall on the IUE campus.
The new schedule will begin the week of September 9, 2007.
Once again, thank you for your continued interest and support of WCTV.
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.
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. Sunday and Monday programs need to be in on Friday.
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 9, 2007, 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, Monday 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. Sunday and Monday programs need to be in on Friday.
Other Information
An Individual Program is defined as “A program submitted for one run which is not part of a series and does not contain series content.”
Only series programming that has been through the lottery process and not selected for a regular series timeslot will be accepted for weekly play during individual program timeslots. Series programming, or programming with similar content, that was not part of the lottery process can be submitted no more than twice a month.
WCTV allows two types of programming: series and non-series (individual). Series means all programs have the same title and similar content. An individual program is one which has an individual title and the content is not the same as another program.
Individual programs can be submitted for playback once and must be accompanied by an application form. A series submitted for play during Individual program time slots must be separate and distinct from other series programming by the same producer. Any producer wishing to submit a series program, without participating in the series lottery, will be able to air two programs per month.
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, especially with the authoring of DVDs.
WCTV accepts VHS, S-VHS, DVD, and MiniDV.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
June 2007 Board of Directors Minutes
Call to Order - 11:05 a.m. by President Mark Linderman.
Present: Dave Burns, Ed Hoffman, Mark Linderman, Barb Mayberry, Sharon Palmer, Jeff Plasterer, Kim Poinsett, Larry Price and Stephanie Strait.
Staff: John Schuerman, Nick Poling, and Diane Lucas.
Approval of Minutes
Jeff Plasterer moved, with Barb Mayberry giving the second, that the Board unanimously accepts the minutes of May 8, 2007. Minutes approved.
Treasurer’s Report
Barb Mayberry presented the financial report. Barb pointed out that WCTV has received the $10,00.00 from IU East. Barb noted that the insurance payment which appears is a payment for the full year. Dave Burns moved, with Jeff Plasterer giving the second, and the Treasurer’s Report was approved.
Director’s Report
In John Dalton’s absence, John Schuerman presented the director’s report. John reported that the recent audit went very smoothly this year and that the auditing firm will give an official presentation at the July 10th meeting.
John Dalton recently made a presentation with the County Commissioners. WCTV was asked to add an additional meeting to the taping schedule.
Earlham College made an on-site visit. We are hoping that this might help with future potential interns for WCTV.
John Dalton presented a workshop for Morrison-Reeves Library that hopefully will lead to future workshops.
The next Telecommunications meeting is scheduled for June 21. Insight has been invited to attend. Insight’s attendance would offer an opportunity to see where we stand on getting the rest of our live feeds in place. At this time, we are live from the City/County complex and the Tiernan Center.
New Business
The 2007 Capital Equipment Request was presented to the board by John Schuerman. There were no questions regarding equipment, and the request was unanimously approved with Sharon Palmer moving, and Larry Price giving the second.
Good of the Order
Dave Burns noted that most of the earlier problems with producers have been cleared up, many with the help of Nick Poling.
Adjournment - 11:30 a.m.
Present: Dave Burns, Ed Hoffman, Mark Linderman, Barb Mayberry, Sharon Palmer, Jeff Plasterer, Kim Poinsett, Larry Price and Stephanie Strait.
Staff: John Schuerman, Nick Poling, and Diane Lucas.
Approval of Minutes
Jeff Plasterer moved, with Barb Mayberry giving the second, that the Board unanimously accepts the minutes of May 8, 2007. Minutes approved.
Treasurer’s Report
Barb Mayberry presented the financial report. Barb pointed out that WCTV has received the $10,00.00 from IU East. Barb noted that the insurance payment which appears is a payment for the full year. Dave Burns moved, with Jeff Plasterer giving the second, and the Treasurer’s Report was approved.
Director’s Report
In John Dalton’s absence, John Schuerman presented the director’s report. John reported that the recent audit went very smoothly this year and that the auditing firm will give an official presentation at the July 10th meeting.
John Dalton recently made a presentation with the County Commissioners. WCTV was asked to add an additional meeting to the taping schedule.
Earlham College made an on-site visit. We are hoping that this might help with future potential interns for WCTV.
John Dalton presented a workshop for Morrison-Reeves Library that hopefully will lead to future workshops.
The next Telecommunications meeting is scheduled for June 21. Insight has been invited to attend. Insight’s attendance would offer an opportunity to see where we stand on getting the rest of our live feeds in place. At this time, we are live from the City/County complex and the Tiernan Center.
New Business
The 2007 Capital Equipment Request was presented to the board by John Schuerman. There were no questions regarding equipment, and the request was unanimously approved with Sharon Palmer moving, and Larry Price giving the second.
Good of the Order
Dave Burns noted that most of the earlier problems with producers have been cleared up, many with the help of Nick Poling.
Adjournment - 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
May 2007 Board Minutes
Call to Order - 11:05 a.m. by President Mark Linderman.
Present: Willard Brown, Dave Burns, Daryl Greene, Ed Hoffman, Mark Linderman, Jerome Mahaffey, Eric Marsh, Barb Mayberry, Jeff Plasterer, Larry Price, Phil Quinn and Stephanie Strait. Staff: John Dalton, John Schuerman, Nick Poling, and Diane Lucas.
Approval of Minutes
Dave Burns moved, with Barb Mayberry giving the second, that the Board unanimously accepts the minutes of April 10, 2007. Minutes approved.
Treasurer’s Report
Barb Mayberry presented the financial report. Barb pointed out that WCTV has taken in $3075 in membership fees during the month of March. The report reflects the final expenditures from the capital equipment fund for 2006. Phil Quinn moved, with Jeff Plasterer giving the second, and the Treasurer’s Report was approved.
Director’s Report
John Dalton brought everyone up to date on the status of Insight. While real progress has been made, there are still some unresolved issues. A Telecommunications Council meeting is scheduled for this Thursday.
Dalton reported that Belden will be continuing with additional training videos, and a local law firm also plans to do a show, starting in September.
WCTV will have a booth at an Eastern Indiana/Western Ohio Human Resources conference next week at IUE to promote our corporate services.
WCTV anticipates its yearly audit on May 25, 2007.
Indiana University has re-classified the Professional positions. Both John Dalton and John Schuerman fall within the recommended salary range for their classification. Nick Poling’s current salary does not meet those recommendations; however, the budget did provide for the recommended salary range. Nick will begin to be slowly increased in salary to meet the requirements after his probationary period ends on September 1, 2007.
Old Business
The Membership Scholarship was included in a revision to the rules. Daryl Greene moved, with Stephanie Strait giving the second, and the revision passed.
New Business
John Dalton requested that the presentation for the capital equipment expenditures of 2007 be tabled until the next board meeting. A lower than expected bid gave us an opportunity to select additional equipment.
Good of the Order
Mark Linderman thanked John Dalton for all of his efforts with the Insight issues.
Adjournment - 11:50 a.m.
Present: Willard Brown, Dave Burns, Daryl Greene, Ed Hoffman, Mark Linderman, Jerome Mahaffey, Eric Marsh, Barb Mayberry, Jeff Plasterer, Larry Price, Phil Quinn and Stephanie Strait. Staff: John Dalton, John Schuerman, Nick Poling, and Diane Lucas.
Approval of Minutes
Dave Burns moved, with Barb Mayberry giving the second, that the Board unanimously accepts the minutes of April 10, 2007. Minutes approved.
Treasurer’s Report
Barb Mayberry presented the financial report. Barb pointed out that WCTV has taken in $3075 in membership fees during the month of March. The report reflects the final expenditures from the capital equipment fund for 2006. Phil Quinn moved, with Jeff Plasterer giving the second, and the Treasurer’s Report was approved.
Director’s Report
John Dalton brought everyone up to date on the status of Insight. While real progress has been made, there are still some unresolved issues. A Telecommunications Council meeting is scheduled for this Thursday.
Dalton reported that Belden will be continuing with additional training videos, and a local law firm also plans to do a show, starting in September.
WCTV will have a booth at an Eastern Indiana/Western Ohio Human Resources conference next week at IUE to promote our corporate services.
WCTV anticipates its yearly audit on May 25, 2007.
Indiana University has re-classified the Professional positions. Both John Dalton and John Schuerman fall within the recommended salary range for their classification. Nick Poling’s current salary does not meet those recommendations; however, the budget did provide for the recommended salary range. Nick will begin to be slowly increased in salary to meet the requirements after his probationary period ends on September 1, 2007.
Old Business
The Membership Scholarship was included in a revision to the rules. Daryl Greene moved, with Stephanie Strait giving the second, and the revision passed.
New Business
John Dalton requested that the presentation for the capital equipment expenditures of 2007 be tabled until the next board meeting. A lower than expected bid gave us an opportunity to select additional equipment.
Good of the Order
Mark Linderman thanked John Dalton for all of his efforts with the Insight issues.
Adjournment - 11:50 a.m.
Monday, May 14, 2007
Pomp and BNC Cable
Future WCTV Staffer Spencer Schuerman runs camera on the live broadcast of Indiana University East's graduation ceremonies on Friday.Live from Tiernan Center
Former Volunteer of the Year Ed Hoffman runs camera on the broadcast of IUE graduation.
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
April 2007 Board Minutes
Call to Order - 11:05 a.m. by President Kim Poinsett.
Present: Willard Brown, Dave Burns, Daryl Greene, Ed Hoffman, Mark Linderman, Jerome Mahaffey, Eric Marsh, Barb Mayberry, Sharon Palmer, Kim Poinsett, Billy Porch, Larry Price, Phil Quinn and Stephanie Strait. Staff: John Dalton, John Schuerman, Nick Poling, and Diane Lucas.
Approval of Minutes
Dave Burns moved, with Phil Quinn giving the second, that the Board unanimously accepts the minutes of March 12, 2007. Minutes approved.
New Business
New Business was moved up in the Agenda to allow for election of officers. President Kim Poinsett presented the new slate of officers: Mark Linderman as President, Willard Brown as Vice President, Barb Mayberry as Treasurer, and Stephanie Strait as Secretary. Dave Burns moved, with Ed Hoffman giving a second, that the slate of officers is accepted. The new slate of officers was unanimously approved.
Treasurer’s Report
In the absence of Jeff Plasterer, John Dalton presented the financial report. John noted that the report indicates 21% for income and 14% for expenses. This reflects a budget that is on schedule. Ed Hoffman moved, with Barb Mayberry giving the second, and the Treasurer’s Report was approved.
Director’s Report
John Dalton brought everyone up to date on the recent membership drive. WCTV has taken in $2925 in memberships since February, this includes a $1000 membership from Ivy Tech. At this point, the membership drive is ahead of last year’s drive.
In addition to the ongoing issue of the live feeds being down, the other big news is that Comcast will be acquiring the local cable franchise from Insight, with the deal to be closed by the end of the year. John has been working with Insight and the Telecommunications Council and has asked advice from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, as this move regards the current issue with the live feeds.
John spoke with Rich Cody and Ben Bryan of Parallax, and was encouraged by the possibilities with Parallax.
On April 26 the Telecommunications Council will meet again.
Eric Marsh passed out information explaining the Insight/Comcast partnership.
John informed us that the live feed from the City Building would be ready to use next Monday, April 16, 2007.
At the Annual Meeting there was some mention regarding financial barriers to public access. John and the staff are planning to offer a free workshop this summer for training on the equipment. John suggested a plan to offer free memberships for those who demonstrate need. This issue was tabled for the next meeting, when a formal presentation of the material would be forthcoming.
Old Business
Dave Burns suggested limiting special programs to eight per year, but asked to table the discussion for the next meeting
Good of the Order
John Dalton thanked Kim Poinsett and Jeff Plasterer for their efforts on the executive committee during this year.
Adjournment - 12:05 p.m.
Present: Willard Brown, Dave Burns, Daryl Greene, Ed Hoffman, Mark Linderman, Jerome Mahaffey, Eric Marsh, Barb Mayberry, Sharon Palmer, Kim Poinsett, Billy Porch, Larry Price, Phil Quinn and Stephanie Strait. Staff: John Dalton, John Schuerman, Nick Poling, and Diane Lucas.
Approval of Minutes
Dave Burns moved, with Phil Quinn giving the second, that the Board unanimously accepts the minutes of March 12, 2007. Minutes approved.
New Business
New Business was moved up in the Agenda to allow for election of officers. President Kim Poinsett presented the new slate of officers: Mark Linderman as President, Willard Brown as Vice President, Barb Mayberry as Treasurer, and Stephanie Strait as Secretary. Dave Burns moved, with Ed Hoffman giving a second, that the slate of officers is accepted. The new slate of officers was unanimously approved.
Treasurer’s Report
In the absence of Jeff Plasterer, John Dalton presented the financial report. John noted that the report indicates 21% for income and 14% for expenses. This reflects a budget that is on schedule. Ed Hoffman moved, with Barb Mayberry giving the second, and the Treasurer’s Report was approved.
Director’s Report
John Dalton brought everyone up to date on the recent membership drive. WCTV has taken in $2925 in memberships since February, this includes a $1000 membership from Ivy Tech. At this point, the membership drive is ahead of last year’s drive.
In addition to the ongoing issue of the live feeds being down, the other big news is that Comcast will be acquiring the local cable franchise from Insight, with the deal to be closed by the end of the year. John has been working with Insight and the Telecommunications Council and has asked advice from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, as this move regards the current issue with the live feeds.
John spoke with Rich Cody and Ben Bryan of Parallax, and was encouraged by the possibilities with Parallax.
On April 26 the Telecommunications Council will meet again.
Eric Marsh passed out information explaining the Insight/Comcast partnership.
John informed us that the live feed from the City Building would be ready to use next Monday, April 16, 2007.
At the Annual Meeting there was some mention regarding financial barriers to public access. John and the staff are planning to offer a free workshop this summer for training on the equipment. John suggested a plan to offer free memberships for those who demonstrate need. This issue was tabled for the next meeting, when a formal presentation of the material would be forthcoming.
Old Business
Dave Burns suggested limiting special programs to eight per year, but asked to table the discussion for the next meeting
Good of the Order
John Dalton thanked Kim Poinsett and Jeff Plasterer for their efforts on the executive committee during this year.
Adjournment - 12:05 p.m.
Monday, April 16, 2007
2007-2008 Board of Directors
All,
I wanted to let our viewers and members know that we have elected new officers to our Board of Directors for 2007-2008:
Mark Linderman, President
Willard Brown, Vice President
Stephanie Strait, Secretary
Barb Mayberry, Treasurer
Our 2007-2008 Board also includes:
Dave Burns
Daryl Greene
Ed Hoffman
Jerome Mahaffey
Eric Marsh
Sharon Palmer
Jeff Plasterer
Kim Poinsett
Billy Porch
Larry Price
Phil Quinn
Feel free to write me at jodalton@indiana.edu.
I wanted to let our viewers and members know that we have elected new officers to our Board of Directors for 2007-2008:
Mark Linderman, President
Willard Brown, Vice President
Stephanie Strait, Secretary
Barb Mayberry, Treasurer
Our 2007-2008 Board also includes:
Dave Burns
Daryl Greene
Ed Hoffman
Jerome Mahaffey
Eric Marsh
Sharon Palmer
Jeff Plasterer
Kim Poinsett
Billy Porch
Larry Price
Phil Quinn
Feel free to write me at jodalton@indiana.edu.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
March 2007 Board of Directors Minutes
Call to Order - 11:05 a.m. by President Kim Poinsett.
Present: Willard Brown, Dave Burns, Daryl Greene, Ed Hoffman, Mark Linderman, Jerome Mahaffey, Barb Mayberry, Sharon Palmer, Kim Poinsett, Phil Quinn and Stephanie Strait. Staff: John Dalton, John Schuerman, Nick Poling, Diane Lucas. Guest: Dara Chamberlain.
Approval of Minutes
Dave Burns moved, with Ed Hoffman giving the second, that the Board unanimously accepts the minutes of January 9, 2007. Minutes approved.
Treasurer’s Report
Jeff Plasterer noted that 2006 ended with a positive balance. Ed Hoffman moved, with Dave Burns giving the second, and the Treasurer’s Report was approved.
Director’s Report
John Dalton introduced Nick Poling, our new Assistant Operations Director, and Dara Chamberlain, our intern from Ball State.
WCTV’s Annual Meeting will be held on March 27, 2007 at the WCTV Studio.
Problems with Insight have been a focus recently. Our back-haul system, which provides live feeds via Insight, has been declared unusable by Insight’s techs. The problems are caused by Insight using their VoIP system over the line, and this has squeezed out the video signal. Insight inspected WCTV’s head end and gave us a clean bill of health. John presented at the most recent meeting of the Telecommunications Council about this issue. John has also emailed or spoken to other users of the live system, including the high school and Earlham College, about the problem. John is working with the City and Insight on the issue.
John anticipates another state-wide meeting of access centers in April or May and hopes to expand attendance to include board members and Telecommunications Council members from various cities.
A recent tech meeting prioritized a list of issues at our head end, and those are now being addressed.
The membership campaign is off to a good start with individual memberships.
The Channel 21 Lottery occurred with 30 producers participating, and 15 producers not turning in a form to participate, though they are now beginning to trickle in. The new schedule began March 4.
Our corporate mailing is producing results, with Belden signing on last month to produce a pair of training videos.
John is on a panel for the Phantoscope High School Film Festival, and WCTV will air the winners.
Old Business
As Ken Paust has resigned, Larry Price of Reid Hospital has agreed to fill his unexpired term. Dave Burns moved, with Ed Hoffman giving the 2nd and Larry Price was unanimously approved.
Dave Burns brought forth concerns about poor quality from some producers. Jerome Mahaffey suggested a seven step process for attending to these problems.
The seven steps are:
1. Evaluate the problem.
2. Write a letter to the producer.
3. Do a House Call.
4. Give two weeks notice for improvement.
5. Re-evaluate the problem.
6. Make a decision.
7. Pull show off the air if problem not corrected.
Jerome Mahaffey moved, with Daryl Green giving the second, and the seven step process was approved.
Good of the Order
·Mark Linderman won five Telly video awards for Heath Department programs.
Adjournment - 12:05 p.m.
Present: Willard Brown, Dave Burns, Daryl Greene, Ed Hoffman, Mark Linderman, Jerome Mahaffey, Barb Mayberry, Sharon Palmer, Kim Poinsett, Phil Quinn and Stephanie Strait. Staff: John Dalton, John Schuerman, Nick Poling, Diane Lucas. Guest: Dara Chamberlain.
Approval of Minutes
Dave Burns moved, with Ed Hoffman giving the second, that the Board unanimously accepts the minutes of January 9, 2007. Minutes approved.
Treasurer’s Report
Jeff Plasterer noted that 2006 ended with a positive balance. Ed Hoffman moved, with Dave Burns giving the second, and the Treasurer’s Report was approved.
Director’s Report
John Dalton introduced Nick Poling, our new Assistant Operations Director, and Dara Chamberlain, our intern from Ball State.
WCTV’s Annual Meeting will be held on March 27, 2007 at the WCTV Studio.
Problems with Insight have been a focus recently. Our back-haul system, which provides live feeds via Insight, has been declared unusable by Insight’s techs. The problems are caused by Insight using their VoIP system over the line, and this has squeezed out the video signal. Insight inspected WCTV’s head end and gave us a clean bill of health. John presented at the most recent meeting of the Telecommunications Council about this issue. John has also emailed or spoken to other users of the live system, including the high school and Earlham College, about the problem. John is working with the City and Insight on the issue.
John anticipates another state-wide meeting of access centers in April or May and hopes to expand attendance to include board members and Telecommunications Council members from various cities.
A recent tech meeting prioritized a list of issues at our head end, and those are now being addressed.
The membership campaign is off to a good start with individual memberships.
The Channel 21 Lottery occurred with 30 producers participating, and 15 producers not turning in a form to participate, though they are now beginning to trickle in. The new schedule began March 4.
Our corporate mailing is producing results, with Belden signing on last month to produce a pair of training videos.
John is on a panel for the Phantoscope High School Film Festival, and WCTV will air the winners.
Old Business
As Ken Paust has resigned, Larry Price of Reid Hospital has agreed to fill his unexpired term. Dave Burns moved, with Ed Hoffman giving the 2nd and Larry Price was unanimously approved.
Dave Burns brought forth concerns about poor quality from some producers. Jerome Mahaffey suggested a seven step process for attending to these problems.
The seven steps are:
1. Evaluate the problem.
2. Write a letter to the producer.
3. Do a House Call.
4. Give two weeks notice for improvement.
5. Re-evaluate the problem.
6. Make a decision.
7. Pull show off the air if problem not corrected.
Jerome Mahaffey moved, with Daryl Green giving the second, and the seven step process was approved.
Good of the Order
·Mark Linderman won five Telly video awards for Heath Department programs.
Adjournment - 12:05 p.m.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
2006 Volunteer Awards!
Today at the WCTV Annual Meeting we announced the 2006 Volunteer Awards winners.
Channel 11 Producer of the Year: Stephanie Hays-Mussoni, for “Environmentally Speaking”
Channel 20 Producer of the Year: Tim Scales, for “In Your Business”
Channel 21 Producer of the Year: Jim and Cathy Hill, for “Midwest Jamboree”
Volunteers of the Year: Jonathan Crawford and Christina Vaughn
Program of the Year: Kicks 96/WHON Video News
We gave out 45 more volunteer recognitions, to people who both appeared in front of and behind the camera for WCTV in 2006.
Thanks to all of our great producers, and to a great year.
Channel 11 Producer of the Year: Stephanie Hays-Mussoni, for “Environmentally Speaking”
Channel 20 Producer of the Year: Tim Scales, for “In Your Business”
Channel 21 Producer of the Year: Jim and Cathy Hill, for “Midwest Jamboree”
Volunteers of the Year: Jonathan Crawford and Christina Vaughn
Program of the Year: Kicks 96/WHON Video News
We gave out 45 more volunteer recognitions, to people who both appeared in front of and behind the camera for WCTV in 2006.
Thanks to all of our great producers, and to a great year.
Monday, March 26, 2007
Phantoscope!
Thanks to everyone who turned out for the Phantoscope Film Festival for high school students Saturday night. We had more than fifty people for the panel that I was on, and more than 100 for the screenings. It was a great experience to be a part of. Look for the winners in the weeks to come on WCTV.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
WCTV at Phantoscope!
WCTV is proud to be part of the upcoming Phantoscope Film Festival here in Richmond, a film fest for high school students in eastern Indiana and western Ohio. I helped judge the Fest, and saw some really good entries. I will also be speaking on a panel the evening of the Fest. Look for us there!
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
January 2007 Board Minutes
Call to Order - 11:05 a.m. by President Kim Poinsett.
Present: Willard Brown, Dave Burns, Ed Hoffman, Jerome Mahaffey, Eric Marsh, Barb Mayberry, Sharon Palmer, Kim Poinsett, Phil Quinn and Stephanie Strait. Staff: John Dalton, John Schuerman, and Diane Lucas.
Approval of Minutes
Phil Quinn moved, with Dave Burns giving the second, that the Board unanimously accepts the minutes of the December 12, 2006. Minutes approved.
Treasurer’s Report
John Dalton reviewed the Treasurer’s Report. Ed Hoffman moved, with Sharon Palmer giving the second, and the Treasurer’s Report was approved.
Director’s Report
John Dalton reported that he interviewed six applicants for the open position. John expects to make an offer by the end of this week.
Charlie Nelms, former chancellor of IU East, will head up a committee to review budgetary and enrollment issues at IU East. John views this as a positive for WCTV as Charlie Nelms is a former WCTV board member.
John recently met with Karen Chasteen to discuss the possibility of meeting anew with the Telecommunications Council.
WCTV was unable to televise the Wayne County Basketball Tournament due to a “black-out” policy by the schools’ athletic directors.
WCTV aired approximately twenty hours of holiday programming on Channel 21.
Our live programs have been experiencing poor video quality. John stated that we will not televise any live feeds until Insight fixes the backhaul problem. This comes with the knowledge that Insight is particularly stretched at this time.
A tech meeting will be coming up and interested board members are invited to participate. Those interested are to contact John Dalton.
Old Business
A policy passed at the January 2005 board meeting was presented to clear up some programming questions. Information from this policy will be included with the next lottery information.
New Business
Ken Paust resigned his board position, pending a letter of resignation. He has recently been elected County Commissioner and has a conflict of meeting times. He will continue to support WCTV. We now have an open board position to fill.
Dave Burns expressed concern that Channel 21 was of poor quality over the Christmas break. John Dalton indicated that the problem has been fixed and that he is available by phone at any time to address technical problems during off hours.
Adjournment - 11:55 p.m.
Present: Willard Brown, Dave Burns, Ed Hoffman, Jerome Mahaffey, Eric Marsh, Barb Mayberry, Sharon Palmer, Kim Poinsett, Phil Quinn and Stephanie Strait. Staff: John Dalton, John Schuerman, and Diane Lucas.
Approval of Minutes
Phil Quinn moved, with Dave Burns giving the second, that the Board unanimously accepts the minutes of the December 12, 2006. Minutes approved.
Treasurer’s Report
John Dalton reviewed the Treasurer’s Report. Ed Hoffman moved, with Sharon Palmer giving the second, and the Treasurer’s Report was approved.
Director’s Report
John Dalton reported that he interviewed six applicants for the open position. John expects to make an offer by the end of this week.
Charlie Nelms, former chancellor of IU East, will head up a committee to review budgetary and enrollment issues at IU East. John views this as a positive for WCTV as Charlie Nelms is a former WCTV board member.
John recently met with Karen Chasteen to discuss the possibility of meeting anew with the Telecommunications Council.
WCTV was unable to televise the Wayne County Basketball Tournament due to a “black-out” policy by the schools’ athletic directors.
WCTV aired approximately twenty hours of holiday programming on Channel 21.
Our live programs have been experiencing poor video quality. John stated that we will not televise any live feeds until Insight fixes the backhaul problem. This comes with the knowledge that Insight is particularly stretched at this time.
A tech meeting will be coming up and interested board members are invited to participate. Those interested are to contact John Dalton.
Old Business
A policy passed at the January 2005 board meeting was presented to clear up some programming questions. Information from this policy will be included with the next lottery information.
New Business
Ken Paust resigned his board position, pending a letter of resignation. He has recently been elected County Commissioner and has a conflict of meeting times. He will continue to support WCTV. We now have an open board position to fill.
Dave Burns expressed concern that Channel 21 was of poor quality over the Christmas break. John Dalton indicated that the problem has been fixed and that he is available by phone at any time to address technical problems during off hours.
Adjournment - 11:55 p.m.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
WCTV Bootcamp 2!
All,
After the success of our fall Bootcamp, we are offering the program again, once more partnering with the Indiana University East Continuing Education Center. Below is some information on upcoming classes:
Scriptwriting
This course will be covering all aspects of
scriptwriting from the ground up, including
writing corporate and instructional videos all
the way to developing feature films.
Fee: $40
Richmond 2 Tue., March 6 & 13, 6-9 p.m.
Registration deadline: Feb. 27
Videography
This course begins with the fundamentals
of videography, and builds on knowledge to
include basic studio camera as well as
more advanced ideas of field videography,
with lighting and audio schemes presented.
Fee: $40
Richmond 2 Wed., March 28 & April 4, 6-9 pm
Registration deadline: March 21
Editing with iMovie
Even if you don’t use iMovie, this course will
introduce you to the basic ideas of nonlinear
editing on computer platforms.
Students can use camera tape shot during
the Videography course; otherwise stock
footage will be provided for practice by WCTV.
Fee: $90
Richmond 3 Mon., April 9-23, 6-9 pm
Registration deadline: April 2
Finalizing Projects with Final Cut Pro
Computer editing training on Final Cut suite
will be offered to those who complete Editing
with iMovie as a prerequisite. Students in this
course will be working towards completing
content to be used on WCTV, including PSAs,
station IDs, and other production elements.
Fee: $90
Richmond 3 Mon., April 30-May 4, 6-9 p.m.
Registration deadline: April 23
Enroll in the series for only $220! Participants who successful complete all four classes will receive a one year membership to WCTV and be certified to use the WCTV facility.
You can get additional information on how to register for classes by calling the IU East Continuing Education Center at 973-8203.
After the success of our fall Bootcamp, we are offering the program again, once more partnering with the Indiana University East Continuing Education Center. Below is some information on upcoming classes:
Scriptwriting
This course will be covering all aspects of
scriptwriting from the ground up, including
writing corporate and instructional videos all
the way to developing feature films.
Fee: $40
Richmond 2 Tue., March 6 & 13, 6-9 p.m.
Registration deadline: Feb. 27
Videography
This course begins with the fundamentals
of videography, and builds on knowledge to
include basic studio camera as well as
more advanced ideas of field videography,
with lighting and audio schemes presented.
Fee: $40
Richmond 2 Wed., March 28 & April 4, 6-9 pm
Registration deadline: March 21
Editing with iMovie
Even if you don’t use iMovie, this course will
introduce you to the basic ideas of nonlinear
editing on computer platforms.
Students can use camera tape shot during
the Videography course; otherwise stock
footage will be provided for practice by WCTV.
Fee: $90
Richmond 3 Mon., April 9-23, 6-9 pm
Registration deadline: April 2
Finalizing Projects with Final Cut Pro
Computer editing training on Final Cut suite
will be offered to those who complete Editing
with iMovie as a prerequisite. Students in this
course will be working towards completing
content to be used on WCTV, including PSAs,
station IDs, and other production elements.
Fee: $90
Richmond 3 Mon., April 30-May 4, 6-9 p.m.
Registration deadline: April 23
Enroll in the series for only $220! Participants who successful complete all four classes will receive a one year membership to WCTV and be certified to use the WCTV facility.
You can get additional information on how to register for classes by calling the IU East Continuing Education Center at 973-8203.
Friday, February 16, 2007
WCTV Annual Meeting!
WCTV’s Annual Meeting will be Tuesday, March 27 at 4 p.m. in the WCTV Studio. We will have a brief business meeting as well as present volunteer recognition and producer awards.
This year we will again be awarding a “People’s Choice” for Program of the Year. To vote for the 2006 Program of the Year, email wctv@indiana.edu.
This year we will again be awarding a “People’s Choice” for Program of the Year. To vote for the 2006 Program of the Year, email wctv@indiana.edu.
Thursday, February 15, 2007
WCTV February Board Meeting
Because of inclement weather, the February meeting of the WCTV Board of Directors was cancelled.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
New Channel 21 Schedule!
Our most recent Channel 21 Programming Lottery was held Monday, and is listed below. The official schedule for WCTV Channel 21 begins March 4.
SUNDAY:
4 p.m. Fairview Baptist
5 p.m. Proclaim Liberty
6 p.m. First Presbyterian
7 p.m. St. John Lutheran
8 p.m. Joy in Our Town
8:30 p.m. Glory Bound
9 p.m. Faith Baptist
10 p.m. Chapel of Praise
11 p.m. Esta Escrito
MONDAY:
4 p.m. Access to Bluegrass
4: 30 p.m. The Ken and Mary Show
5 p.m. St. Paul Lutheran
6 p.m. Jesus Healing Ministries
7 p.m. Personal Empowerment
8 p.m. Rightly Dividing
9 p.m. Bab 9 Presents
10 p.m. Kicks 96 News
10:30 p.m. Amazing Facts
11:30 p.m. Message of Grace
TUESDAY:
4 p.m. Hope Worth Having
5 p.m. Community Pentecostal
5:30 p.m. Galilean Baptist
6:30 p.m. Harlen
10 p.m. Kicks 96 News
10:30 p.m. Midwest Jamboree Pt. 1
11:30 p.m. Something Different
WEDNESDAY:
5 p.m. Positive Outlook
6 p.m. First English Lutheran
7 p.m. Central Baptist
8 p.m. Worship with Reid Church
9 p.m. Alphabet Academy
10 p.m. Kicks 96 News
10:30 p.m. Midwest Jamboree Pt. 2
THURSDAY:
5 p.m. Where Love Shines
6 p.m. Kings Highway Holiness
7 p.m. Gene and Jim’s Fishing Show
8 p.m. Catholic Mass
10 p.m. Kicks 96 News
FRIDAY:
6 p.m. WCTV Reading Service
8 p.m. WCTV By Request
10 p.m. Kicks 96 News
We still have some time slots available for local series. If you missed the lottery and want to be included, please email me at jodalton@indiana.edu or phone 973-8488. We will take additional series on a first-come, first-served basis.
SUNDAY:
4 p.m. Fairview Baptist
5 p.m. Proclaim Liberty
6 p.m. First Presbyterian
7 p.m. St. John Lutheran
8 p.m. Joy in Our Town
8:30 p.m. Glory Bound
9 p.m. Faith Baptist
10 p.m. Chapel of Praise
11 p.m. Esta Escrito
MONDAY:
4 p.m. Access to Bluegrass
4: 30 p.m. The Ken and Mary Show
5 p.m. St. Paul Lutheran
6 p.m. Jesus Healing Ministries
7 p.m. Personal Empowerment
8 p.m. Rightly Dividing
9 p.m. Bab 9 Presents
10 p.m. Kicks 96 News
10:30 p.m. Amazing Facts
11:30 p.m. Message of Grace
TUESDAY:
4 p.m. Hope Worth Having
5 p.m. Community Pentecostal
5:30 p.m. Galilean Baptist
6:30 p.m. Harlen
10 p.m. Kicks 96 News
10:30 p.m. Midwest Jamboree Pt. 1
11:30 p.m. Something Different
WEDNESDAY:
5 p.m. Positive Outlook
6 p.m. First English Lutheran
7 p.m. Central Baptist
8 p.m. Worship with Reid Church
9 p.m. Alphabet Academy
10 p.m. Kicks 96 News
10:30 p.m. Midwest Jamboree Pt. 2
THURSDAY:
5 p.m. Where Love Shines
6 p.m. Kings Highway Holiness
7 p.m. Gene and Jim’s Fishing Show
8 p.m. Catholic Mass
10 p.m. Kicks 96 News
FRIDAY:
6 p.m. WCTV Reading Service
8 p.m. WCTV By Request
10 p.m. Kicks 96 News
We still have some time slots available for local series. If you missed the lottery and want to be included, please email me at jodalton@indiana.edu or phone 973-8488. We will take additional series on a first-come, first-served basis.
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Welcome Nicholas Poling!
All,
Nicholas Poling has joined WCTV as our Assistant Operations Director, responsible for program playback as well as working on local productions. Nick graduated from Union City Community High School, where he worked at KISS-TV, and earned his BA in Telecommunications from Ball State University.
Nick was previously employed at Productive Concepts in Union City as the IT Coordinator and Video Specialist. Nick has also worked as a freelance videographer and editor with his own company, Midwestern Productions.
I look forward to working with Nick and I hope you all get a chance to talk with him soon.
Thanks again for your continued interest in WCTV.
Nicholas Poling has joined WCTV as our Assistant Operations Director, responsible for program playback as well as working on local productions. Nick graduated from Union City Community High School, where he worked at KISS-TV, and earned his BA in Telecommunications from Ball State University.
Nick was previously employed at Productive Concepts in Union City as the IT Coordinator and Video Specialist. Nick has also worked as a freelance videographer and editor with his own company, Midwestern Productions.
I look forward to working with Nick and I hope you all get a chance to talk with him soon.
Thanks again for your continued interest in WCTV.
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