The newly-constituted Philadelphia Public Access Corp.'s first concern
is to locate a space to do business in, said Tony Radwanski yesterday.
Radwanski, the communications mahoff for City Council President Anna
Verna, is an ex officio member of the board of directors of PPAC.
Until a production space is set up, cautions Radwanski, it's too early
for the public to flood PPAC with production ideas and requests.
Radwanski isn't too worried. "This idea has been going on in
Philadelphia for 20 years or more," he said. "I'm excited that we've
reached this milestone."
CCAP is negotiating for a site on Lehigh Ave. Even if the deal goes
through, it will be 3 months or more before any kind of incoming
programing input can be handled. Keep an eye on local media to learn
when it's up and running.
The actual channel will be Comcast 65, Radwanski says, not the City
channel 64. There already is a test pattern of some sort up on 65.
Chair of the Board of PPAC is Lou Massiah of Scribe Video Ctr., formerly
located in University City but now based in N. Philadelphia, I believe.
An undeniable linchpin of the incoming Board is Cedar Park resident
Danielle Redden. A former PR spokesperson for the A-Space, Redden has
pursued public-access video with remarkable patience and precision for
many years now.
Radwanski is clearly pumped over the launch of Channel 65. "This should
be great for the community organizations," he says. But the key won't be
affiliation. All you'll have to do, is follow through on whatever work
you promise to do, constructively with others.
-- Tony West
Thank you. And please convey my appreciation to that activist from West Philly,
if he is not a subscriber to this public list.
Glenn
Public-access TV is just getting off the ground in Philadelphia, 20
years after much of the rest of America. At least one volunteer UC
activist played a crucial role in this important development, which my
newspaper plugged for years before it finally came to pass.
I'll get contact info tomorrow at my office and post it here for you
tomorrow evening, Glenn. All Philadelphians should begin to familiarize
themselves with PA-TV.
-- Tony West
Frank, you seem to know something about public access TV. (Or Anyone else know?)
I can find the live stream through phila.gov/channel 64. How do I contact them?
I could not tell if they are scheduled to record any PHC meetings.
The PHC is potentially more problematic for individual citizens than PCPC, and I'd like to inform them about the architectural committee meeting on Tues. At present, PCPC is an advisory commission, but it seems like the PHC can cause serious trouble with some mechanism of enforcement over the little people in their districts.
I was concerned during the SHCA/UCHS, HD, push. But after interacting and attending the hearings, I became terrified of an HD.
Public access TV is potentially more important to Philadelphia than the
Phillies winning the world series-and that's pretty darn important!
Thanks for any info,
Glenn
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