payingitback: Media Bee for January 5, 2010

From: KenoshaMedia@kenoshamedia.org
To: lloralleavesenator@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 09:05:18 -0700
Subject: Media Bee for January 5, 2010

Dear Llora Cartwright,

Happy New Year! Kenosha Community Media welcomes your interest and participation in 2010 activities and events, sponsored (or co-sponsored) by KCM, as well as programming on Kenosha TV (cable channel 14 on Time Warner Cable).
IN THIS ISSUE
1. Latest News & Information

Get Involved, Stay Involved In Kenosha TV
Register for Kenosha TV Air Days/Times
Strictly For Non-Profits: Share Your Mission On Kenosha TV

2. KCM Board News

KCM President Resigns After Long Tenure
KCM Welcomes Two New Board Members
KCM Board Moves Meeting Dates For 2010

3. Kenosha TV Programs

Kenosha TV Welcomes Kenosha News Weekday Report

4. Events & Activities

Join In The January 31st Kenosha TV FUN-Raiser
Participate In The Big Read
Visit KCM at Expo 2010, February 13-14
Southport Press Seeks Local Artists and Writers

LATEST NEWS AND INFORMATION

GET INVOLVED, STAY INVOLVED IN KENOSHA TV
Kenosha TV producers (who have achieved certification through KCM) are invited to continue to use the Kenosha TV equipment at the Kenosha Media Center, 1403 Washington Road, in 2010 by renewing their registration.
Click HERE for registration rates for City residents who subscribe to either Time Warner Cable or AT&T U-Verse video services or click HERE for registration rates for residents of Pleasant Prairie or Somers, WI or for City residents who do not subscribe to Time Warner or AT&T video services.
Click HERE for a registration form. Submit this form with registration fee to KCM staff at the Kenosha Media Center, 1403 Washington Road.
For those who would like to become involved in community television, KCM and Carthage will offer an Applied Video Production course this Spring.   See next issue of the Media Bee for details.
REGISTER FOR KENOSHA TV AIR DAYS/TIMES
As of February 1, KCM will install a new programming schedule for 2010 to Kenosha TV Channel 14.   Beginning on Wednesday, January 13th at 10:00 a.m., Kenosha TV producers may submit a request form to KCM staff to indicate desired days/times for series programs.   Click HERE for this form.
Time slots, in general, are available on a first-come, first-served basis. KCM reserves the right to designate certain time slots for issues of general interest of which time is of the essence. It will also provide special consideration of time slots to live programs and/or new programs produced on a weekly basis due to the commitment of time and personnel to create such programming.
KCM also retains the right to preempt programming at any time in order to provide timely issues, such as emergency information, live or taped special events, important local debates.forums, fundraising drives by KCM or local nonprofit organizations, election or referendum results, or issues for which time is of the essence. KCM may not preempt programming to air programs that favor or oppose any candidate for public office.
STRICTLY FOR NON-PROFITS: SHARE YOUR MISSION ON KENOSHA TV
Kenosha TV invites local non-profit organizations to share their mission and announce their activities over Kenosha TV.   Non-profits may submit information for broadcast over the Kenosha TV bulletin board, register to videotape a public service announcement or promotional spot with the aid of Kenosha TV volunteers, and/or enroll in a video production course to learn how to create their own TV programs and broadcast them on Kenosha TV and online, including on their own Websites.
For information, call (262) 656-8497 or send email to Jason Rimkus, Media Coordinator, at jason@kenoshamedia.org.

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KCM BOARD NEWS
KCM PRESIDENT RESIGNS AFTER LONG TENURE

Keith Wynstra, President of the Board of Directors, announced his resignation on December 29, 2009 after many years of service to Kenosha TV and to KCM.   Wynstra saw the organization and its TV operations through both challenging and joyous times.
He first came to Kenosha TV when he called the City of Kenosha to inquire about the local TV channel.   The City's cable coordinator challenged him to make a difference in community TV programming. He soon became involved in video production, working for years on the TV series, Kenosha Today with Scott Barter, as he was also appointed by the Mayor to the City's Kenosha Community Television Committee, the predecessor to the KCM Board of Directors.
Wynstra plans to remain involved in Kenosha TV by assisting in its many productions.
The KCM Board thanks Keith Wynstra for his service to KCM and to the community.
KCM BOARD WELCOMES TWO NEW MEMBERS
The Board of Directors to Kenosha Community Media welcomes two new members, Jeffery Cassity and Ardis Mosley, to the Board. They will serve a three-year term.
Cassity brings Board and nonprofit experience through his work with the Spanish Center of Kenosha, Racine, and Walworth Counties, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Chapter 320 and LULAC Wisconsin.
Mosley is the outreach/parent liaison at Lincoln Middle School. She is known for her work with the Mary Lou & Arthur F. Mahone Fund and recently served as co-chair to the HarborPark Jazz & Blues Festival and for Reaching for Rainbows, Pursuit of Excellence Banquet. She has also served as outreach facilitator for Strengthening Families.
KCM BOARD MOVES MEETING DATES FOR 2010
For 2010, the Board of Directors to Kenosha Community Media will hold their regular meetings on the third Tuesday of each month at 5:45 p.m. at the Municipal Building, 625 52nd Street. The public is welcome to attend and to provide comments.

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KENOSHA TV PROGRAMS

KENOSHA TV WELCOMES KENOSHA NEWS WEEKDAY REPORT
Kenosha TV welcomes the Kenosha News Weekday Report to Kenosha TV Channel 14, beginning February 1, 2010. Program times to be announced. Learn the latest news for this area by tuning into the Weekday Report. Kenosha News staff produces this 6-minute video program, which will be repeated several times during its half-hour time slots.

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EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
JOIN IN THE JANUARY 31st KENOSHA TV FUN-RAISER
Kenosha TV will host a FUN-raiser on the afternoon January 31st, featuring highlights of many local programs, interviews, and entertainment. Program times to be announced. This live broadcast encourages everyone to call Kenosha TV at 656-8497 and pledge a donation to help Kenosha TV and its parent organization, Kenosha Community Media, survive.
Recent action by State of Wisconsin officials threaten the economic livelihood of KCM and Kenosha TV, as it threatens community media centers across our State.
You can make a difference by pledging any amount to support your community's resource for communication. Kenosha TV producers may participate, either as TV crew or as TV talent, by contacting Jason Rimkus, Media Coordinator, at 656-8497 or at jason@kenoshamedia.org
PARTICIPATE IN THE BIG READ

Kenosha TV is proud to work with the Kenosha Public Library, as the Library rolls out a community-wide activity, The Big Read, for early 2010 , which encourages everyone to pick up a copy of John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath and to participate in many Big Read activities throughout the community. For a list of activities, click here.
Tune in to Kenosha TV now for Shakin Up Kenosha with Dennis Shook to learn more about The Big Read. On the latest episode, Shook interviews Kris Neiman, Head of Administrative Services for the Kenosha Public Library. This program airs Saturdays at 2 PM and Mondays at 7 PM.
Use a Kenosha TV bookmark to keep your place while reading The Grapes of Wrath. Bookmarks will become available by mid-January and will be distributed through the Kenosha Public Library.
For more information on The Big Read, please call (262) 564-6130 or visit www.mykpl.info or www.neabigread.org
VISIT KCM AT KENOSHA EXPO, FEBRUARY 13-14

Mark you calendars for Valentine's Day Weekend, February 13-14, for the Kenosha Expo, presented by the Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce.
This event takes place at the Petretti Fieldhouse at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside from 10 AM-4 PM each day.
Kenosha Community Media will have a booth at this event. Please stop by and learn about its resources, services, and activities.
For information about Expo 2010, click HERE to be directed to the Website of the Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce. KCM is a proud member of the Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce.

SOUTHPORT PRESS SEEKS LOCAL ARTISTS AND AUTHORS
Southport Press, the publishing division of KCM, welcomes local writers and artists to submit material to its upcoming anthology, featuring stories and images of mythology, tall tales, legends, and folklore. The anthology will be published in Spring 2010.
For more information, visit Southport Press at its presentation on Tuesday, January 12th at 7 PM at Southwest Library, 7979 38th Avenue. Southport Press is publisher of Mother Goosed: Twisted Rhymes for Modern Times, available at many local retailers.
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IN THE NEXT ISSUE
Spring video production classes • Spring photography classes • 24 Hour Video Challenge • 2010 Census promotion • TV lineup for Kenosha TV • More on The Big Read • More on the Kenosha Expo 2010 • Kenosha TV 25th Anniversary activities update • How to support The Friends of Kenosha Community Media • and more.