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GCTV NEWS...

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Grafton Access Channels Now Available on Verizon Cable!!!

Grafton Community Television is thrilled to announce that as of June 17th, 2009, all 3 Grafton Access Television Channels are now available on Verizon Cable! Verizon subscribers can find Grafton Community Television, Public Access, on Verizon Cable Channel 34, Grafton Government Television, Government Access, on Verizon Cable Channel 33, and Grafton Education Television, Education Access, on Verizon Cable Channel 32. The signals simulcast from the GCTV Studio at 296 Providence Rd., and the exact same content is available to both Charter and Verizon customers with regard to regular live broadcasts from the GCTV Studio and regularly scheduled programming on all 3 channels.

Live broadcasts from remote locations, such as the Grafton Municipal Center, Grafton High School and Grafton Common are not yet available to Verizon Customers, however, the groundwork has been laid for live remote cablecasts and we are hopeful that within the next few weeks those efforts will pay off. For more information on when live remote cablecasts will be available to Verizon customers, please contact the Grafton Cable Television Oversight Committee or the GCTV Studio at 508-839-2983 or at GCTV11@charter.net with any questions.

We at GCTV would like to take this opportunity to welcome Verizon Customers to the GCTV, GGTV and GETV Viewing Audience- we hope you enjoy our programming!

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Grafton Sets Kids Summer Television Classes

GRAFTON: Looking for a creative activity for your son, daughter or grandchild during school vacation? Grafton Community Television in cooperation with the Grafton Recreation Commission will host three sessions of its GCTV Kids Summer Television Class during July and August.

The classes are scheduled as follows:

Session 1: July 6th -10th, 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM daily for ages 12 & 13
Session 2: July 27th -31st, 2:00PM to 5:00 PM daily for ages 14 & 15
Session 3: August 17th -21st, 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon daily for ages 12-15

Classes are held at the Grafton Community Television studios at 296 Providence Road in South Grafton. Participants learn about public access television and will create a class video project that will include planning, writing script, shooting video and audio, and editing for showing on GCTV. Class fees are $50.00 per student and you must be a Grafton resident to participate in this class. There will be a mandatory parent information session. Class size is limited to eight students per session.

For additional information on the GCTV Kids Summer Television Classes, please call Danielle DeLucia, Public Access Coordinator for Grafton at (508) 839-2983 or email at GCTV11@charter.net. Class Registration is available at the Grafton Recreation Department office at the Grafton Memorial Municipal Center – 508-839-5335 X156.

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2 Guys Who Like to Talk 2nd Annual LIVE Broadcast from the Grafton Common!

On June 24th, 2009, despite threatening skies, GCTV's Rick Schultze and Bill Robidoux, better known as Grafton's 2 Guys Who Like to Talk, brought their unique Public Access talk show to the Grafton viewing audience live from the Grafton Common for the second time in as many years. The full 3 camera shoot was made possible through use of the Charter Communications Access Production Van and Charter Communications Access Team members Joe Peters and Danielle DeLucia. Guests for the evening's show included Joe Dahlquist, comedian, Michael Urban form the Grafton Farmer's Market, Paul Scarlett who spoke about the renovations at 1 Grafton Common, State Rep. George Peterson, Chris Caron from GCTV's Drive In Theater and The Rock n' Metal Show, and Jennifer Lord Paluzzi from GraftonTimes.com and the Greater Grafton Blog. Despite a lingering mist, a small audience gathered around the bandstand to take in the annual event, and guests and audience members were treated to several trivia quizzes with multiple prize giveaways. All in all it was a very successful production, which we at GCTV look forward to repeating next year! Here are some pictures from the event...

 

For the 2nd year in a row the Charter Communications Access Production Van pulled up next to the Bandstand for the live shoot.

 

The Crew ran power and camera cables from the back of the van to the front side of the bandstand for the shoot.

 

Crew members Paul Holdsworth (L) and Bob DeToma (C) relax before the show with host Rick Schultze (R).

 

Hosts Bill Robidoux (L) and Rick Schultze (R) look up at the clouds hoping that the weather would hold out for their shoot.

 

Chris Caron (L), host of Drive In Theater and the Rock n' Metal Show on GCTV, who was a guest on the live 2 Guys show, joined crew member Bob DeToma (R) for a chat before the shoot.

 

GCTV Producer Paul Holdsworth wonders what the 2 Guys will be talking about tonight!

 

Charter Communications Access Team member Joe Peters gather some equipment in the van before the shoot.

 

The bandstand was all lit up for the production.

 

High tech rain gear for the cameras- trash bags!

 

The crowd, including Mrs. Robidoux and Mrs. Schultze, huddled under the trees on the common trying to stay dry during the live broadcast.

 

Your GCTV crew and hosts for the live broadcast- from left Paul Holdsworth, Bill Robidoux, Rick Schultze, and Bob DeToma.

 

Grafton's Favorite 2 Guys, Bill Robidoux (L) and Rick Schultze (R), after another successful live production.

Charter's smiling Access Team Members who helped make the production possible- Joe Peters (L), Access Van Coordinator, and Danielle DeLucia (R), Grafton Public Access Coordinator.

 

5 happy members of the GCTV Family after the shoot- from left, Rick Schultze, Danielle DeLucia, Bill Robidoux, Bob DeToma and Paul Holdsworth.