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Welcome New Board Members!

Tue, 08/02/2022 - 18:22 -- Patrick

 

The Board of Directors election was held on June 23rd, during our Annual Meeting. Elected to the Board were current Board members Noah Schmidt & Wendell Perkins. We also welcome newly-elected members Lisa Hamm-Greenawalt and Bob Greenawalt. Last week, the Board re-organized during its first meeting of the new fiscal year (which began July 1). The elected officers for the year are: Noah Schmidt, President; Pat Moore, V.P.; George Thomson, Secretary, & Wendell Perkins, Treasurer. The next Board meeting will be Thursday, September 15th. As always Board meeting agendas and minutes are posted to our website here. 

Have a question or comment for the Board? noah.charles.schmidtatgmail.com (subject: Okemo%20Valley%20TV) (Submit it by email here. )Phone calls are also always welcome - the number at the station is (802) 228-8808.

Producer Awards

Fri, 07/01/2022 - 17:31 -- Patrick

At our annual meeting on June 23rd, we announced the recipients of this year's awards. Each year, we give out 4 such "Producer Awards": Producer of the Year, Youth Programming, Community Service / Impact, and Outstanding Achievement.

Watch the short video of the awards ceremony here:

 

And the winner's are...

Producer of the Year- Amy Mosher, for her dedicated coverage of the 2021 Green Mountain Union HS soccer season. In total, Amy recorded 15 games, for both the girls’ and boys’ teams (the boys went on to play in the State championship!).

Youth Programming: For the 2nd consecutive year, local librarian Kata Welch is our “Youth Programming Producer of the Year”. Kata is the most prolific producer & host of children’s programming for Okemo Valley TV. She brings an energetic & entertaining style to “Story Time”, reading from a wide selection of children’s books. She is leaving her post as the Cavendish Town librarian in August, but don’t worry – she’s not going far. She will take over as the school librarian at Chester-Andover Elementary.

Outstanding Achievement: Dr. Linda Thomson, a clinical hypnotherapist, is also a children’s book author. Her series “Harry the Hypnopotamus” is aimed at helping kids cope with stress & anxiety using techniques of hypnosis. The latest edition, written just a few months ago is “Harry Goes to Save the Children of Ukraine”, with illustrations from Jane Hart and read in Ukrainian by Svetlana Phillips, a local resident who is from Ukraine. The book reading was recorded in our studio and the production was shared with humanitarian service agencies overseas, with the intent of supporting children who have been displaced and whose lives have been upset by the ongoing war. For this effort, Dr. Thomson received the Outstanding Achievement award.

Community Impact: For the last 2 years, yoga instructor Liza Eaton has been offering virtual sessions, held over video conferencing. She submits the recordings to us for sharing with the wider community & we've received abundant positive feedback about carrying Yoga with Liza, which is evidence that she’s had an impact. For this, Liza received this year’s Community Service Award.

 

Board of Directors Election

Sun, 06/19/2022 - 11:21 -- Patrick

Here is this year's ballot for our Board of Directors election. Thanks to all candidates for their interest in serving on the Okemo Valley TV Board!

Who can vote? Anyone ages 14+ who lives in one of the following Towns: Ludlow, Plymouth, Cavendish, Mount Holly, Andover, Reading. Deadline: Thursday, June 23rd at 7PM
Anyone who wishes to use a paper ballot to vote made do so by request by coming into the station during our regular hours or by attending the Annual Meeting.

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Teaming Up on GM Graduation Coverage

Fri, 06/17/2022 - 23:24 -- Patrick


We teamed up once again with SAPA-TV on the coverage of Green Mountain Union High School's graduation. Productions like this in our shared region, make for great collaborative projects. We streamed & televised it live.

Both SAPA-TV & Okemo Valley TV will be televising it on our channels - as always, check the listings for times (ours are available HERE), and we'll each be making the video available on our websites for viewing on demand as well.Great job, team. And congrats to the Class of 2022!

 

 

Now Streaming BOTH Channels 24/7

Mon, 04/04/2022 - 20:46 -- Patrick

Don't have cable TV but want to "tune in" to Okemo Valley TV? Now you can watch online. Last year, we began streaming the Community channel 24/7 (which is seen on Comcast 1076 & VTEL 166). And now, we've launched the 24/7 streaming of the Education & Government channel (as seen on Comcast 1086 & VTEL 167). Thanks to Ms. Wilson's IT class at River Valley Technical Center IT class, and especially senior Riley. Ward for building the server!

Town Meeting Coverage

Sun, 02/27/2022 - 22:59 -- Patrick

Our annual Town Meeting coverage has begun; we are covering five annual Town Meetings and 2 annual School District meetings. This year, as local Towns are transitioning back to normalcy with their Town Meeting formats, there are some deviations from the norm. Traditionally, Town Meeting Day in Vermont is the 1st Tuesday in March (which is March 1st this year). However, due to the ongoing recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Legislature has once again made an allowance for Towns to postpone their dates if they wish to do so. Of the Towns we cover, both Cavendish & Ludlow have decided to do this.  And none of the 5 that we cover are holding voting from the floor; instead, voting will be done by Australian Ballot in each Town. So, the meetings themselves are informational meetings only. All of them are being held as "hybrids"; that is, having both in-person and remote participation. We have been supporting the Town government bodies with the AV services for hybrid meetings for well over a year now... and we have the workflow & technology down.

We are televising all of the annual Town Meetings live (check for schedules)  and will also be streaming them live on our You Tube channel.

Our Annual Meeting coverage is as follows (links to the video recordings are provided for those that are available) : 

 - Ludlow-Mt. Holly Unified Union School District (2/22)

- Green Mountain Unified School District (2/24)

- Andover Town Info. Meeting (2/25)

- Plymouth Town Info. Meeting (2/28)

- Mt. Holly Town Info. Meeting (2/28)

- Ludlow Village Info. Meeting (3/21)

- Ludlow Village Annual Meeting & Vote (3/22)

- Cavendish Town Info. Meeting (3/28)

- Ludlow Town Info. Meeting (4/4)

Legislative Roundtable Feb. 21st

Fri, 02/11/2022 - 23:25 -- Patrick

We are partnering with the Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce in hosting their Legislative Roundtable, which takes place Mon. February 21st. Sponsored by the Chamber, the focus is on business & economic issues, and will be attended by local State Representatives and the Windsor County Senators. It will be hosted from the studio with legislators & attendees participating remotely, via Zoom. 

More more info. & to register, go to the Chamber's website here.

We're Hiring

Fri, 02/11/2022 - 12:55 -- Patrick


We are busy with all of the coverage of local programming, and need some additional help. For starters, we're looking to hire a part-time Field Producer, who would be responsible for covering local government meetings & community events. This would include shooting & editing. Strong technical aptitude, access to reliable transportation, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work independently are required. Experience in TV / video / media production is desired. The hours fluctuate from week to week, but it is an average of approximately 10 hours per week, mostly weeknights, with an opportunity to pick up some additional daytime and weekend hours. There is also the opportunity for this position to grow into something more, as our station grows and evolves. We are looking to fill this as soon as possible. Please send any inquiries or requests for an application to Executive Director Patrick Cody via email.

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