Cambridge Community Television2010 Annual Report

CCTV to the Rescue:a Graphic Novel of

Grave Social Import

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Cambridge, home to the most prestigious universities and innovative biotechs, and105,000 residents from many cultures and socio-economic backgrounds, garners noattention on network television. Who will invest the time and energy to research andunderstand the intricacies of this city’s residents and neighborhoods? Who will riseto the challenge of addressing the city's issues through the media? Who couldpossibly possess the passionate desire, patience and love of community to accomplishsuch a task?

Cambridge Community Television!Never underestimate the power of the people to step in and represent. Thedisinterest of network television merely strengthens the resolve of this small butdetermined organization.

Many Cambridge residents are ready and willing to join the struggle to probe,promote, denigrate and document local politics, arts, entertainment, and news. Withaccess to media tools and training the only obstacle, in steps Cambridge CommunityTelevision! Cambridge Community Television offers training and technology to allmembers of the community, enabling them to produce their own media.

CCTV is a nationally recognized community media center that is the voice and visionof all Cambridge residents, businesses and organizations. CCTV provides tools andtraining to foster free speech and creative expression, and empowers producers andviewers to engage in local issues through media that is informative, engaging and asdiverse as the community it serves.

CCTV is home to: three local cable channels, 9, 10 and 22, featuring programmingproduced by Cambridge residents; a dynamic, media-rich website, home to Neighbor-Media, an innovative citizen journalism program covering local issues and events; awide array of hands-on media production and technology workshops and seminars, pro-viding access to emerging technologies and state-of-the-art media equipment so thatall may engage in civic discourse; and computerCENTRAL, a public computer lab offer-ing drop in hours and classes. In addition to CCTV’s ongoing training program for thecommunity at large, targeted outreach initiatives are developed to bring cutting edgetechnology to recent immigrants, seniors, non-profits and City agencies. CCTV’s highlysuccessful Youth Media Program for Cambridge teens exemplifies our commitment tounderserved youth.

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Cambridge Community TelevisionNationally recognized, award-winning community media centerBeloved and respected Cambridge institution

Out on the streets?!

At the beginning of 2010, Cambridge Community Television faced a tormentingdilemma – stay at 675 Massachusetts Avenue, its home for 15-years, and pay a rentincrease of 60%? Or respond to the desperate need for more space and MOVE!

And, so, CCTV leapt into the unknown! Chris Rogers and Ellie Cullinan from Grubb &Ellis, and George Metzger and Vassilios Valaes from HMFH Architects came to therescue!

Months and months of searching: 450, 485, 585, 625 and 1001 Mass Ave! Pearl Paint,the Orson Welles! 543, 1075 Cambridge St! 101 Rogers! 126 Charles and 359 Green!

Rent too high, ceilings too low! Inaccessible, uninhabitable!!

And just as all were about to despair: the perfect location!

8,100 square feet in an MIT-owned building on Massachusetts Avenue:

Space for two computer labs! Two live sets! A Teen Work and Learning Center!Community meeting areas and a green room for the studio!

Months of negotiations ensued; design was begun, and CCTV was on its way to a pala-tial, state-of-the-art, warm and welcoming new home!

But, alas, the work was not yet over – rather it had to begin in earnest, as CCTVneeded to launch a capital campaign. Another group of the strong and sure offeredaid – Executive Service Corp of New England stepped in, gathering its best andbrightest to set CCTV on the right path. Led by the energetic, knowledgeable andindomitable Donna Davis, the ESC team analyzed CCTV’s capital campaign readiness,revised the mission and vision statements, guided a strategic planning process, andhelped to launch the capital campaign! Many thanks to Donna, Debbie Yanofsky,John Knutson, Eli Lipcon and Terry Hammachar.

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Table of ContentsIn 2010, for the ninth time, CCTV received the Overall Excellencein Public Access Programming Award from the national Alliance forCommunity Media. This is the highest honor given in the field ofcommunity media centers. CCTV competes in the highest budgetcategory, against centers from major metropolitan areas.

Programming 5

Membership 9

Training 10

Production: Event Coverage, Production Groups 13

Studio 19

computerCENTRAL 21

Youth Media Program 23

NeighborMedia 25

cctvcambridge.org 27

Digital Storytelling for Seniors 29

Drive-By-Gallery 30

Development 33

Annual Meeting/Members Advisory Committee 35

People 37

Backyard BBQ 38

2010 Financials 39

CCTV Sponsors 40

CCTV Friends 41

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programmingIn a world in which the blair of consumerism eclipses the voice of the ordinary citi-zen, where can people turn for local news, information and entertainment, unfetteredby commercial interests? Where can viewers find media produced by and for thepublic, for the common good?

There is one place in Cambridge where viewers can tune in to learn about theirneighbors, explore their community, and hear different points of view. That place isCCTV!

CCTV TRANSFORMS the people of Cambridge from passive consumers to producers,distributors and actively engaged viewers of media that matters!

CCCCTTVV CChhaannnneellss 99,, 1100 && 2222 CCTV programs 3 public access channels, 9, 10 and 22, on the Cambridge cable sys-tem. All programming on CCCTV’s channels is produced and/or sponsored by Cambridgeresidents.

CChhaannnneell 99 CCTV's live and local channel offers Cambridge residents the best in locally producedprograms, as well as national news and public affairs programming.

BBeeLLiivvee!! CCTV's signature live, call-in format continues to be a success with Cambridge audiences, featuring over 63 different BeLive programs in 2011, representing over 700 hours of original live programming.

BeLive programs are LIVE on Channel 9 from 4:30-9:00PM Sunday through Thursday and 4:00-6:00PM on Fridays. Programs repeat 11:30P<M4:00AM Sunday through Thursday and 11:30PM to 1:30AM on Friday.

DDeemmooccrraaccyy NNooww!!CCTV shows the popular Democracy Now!, an alternative news program received via satellite, Monday through Friday live at 8:00AM, repeating 9:00PM with an additional repeat at noon on Channel 10.

CCaammbbrriiddggee CCoommmmuunniittyy RRaaddiioo CCTV’s local radio station features “audio only” programs that are heard on Channel 9, Monday through Friday from 10:00AM to 4:00PM. In 2011 there were 13 radio producers who produced over 800 hundred hours of audio programs. CCR programs repeat 2:00AM-8:00AM Tuesday through Saturday onChannel 10.

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CChhaannnneell 1100Channel 10 offers a wide variety, featuring over 54 different program titles in 2011.Channel 10 has programming for everyone, including news and public affairs, arts andculture, health and wellness, and sports and entertainment.

CChhaannnneell 2222Channel 22 is the multicultural/multilingual and religious/spiritual channel, showcasing over 64 different program titles in 7 different languages.

CCCCTTVV''''ss CCoommmmuunniittyy BBuulllleettiinn BBooaarrddThe electronic Community Bulletin Board, which appears between programs, presentsCCTV announcements, class offerings, Cambridge events and services, and public serv-ice announcements.

22001100 SSiinnggllee SSuubbmmiissssiioonnss147 Programs Produced by Members, 65 hours85 Programs Produced Outside of CCTV and Sponsored by Cambridge residents, 64hours55 Programs Produced BY CCTV Staff and Interns, 38 hours Total Number of Single Submissions: 287Total Original Hours of Single programs: 167

22001100 SSeerriieess SSuubbmmiissssiioonnss63 BeLive Producers, 749 hours13 Cambridge Community Radio Producers, 892 hours10 Member Produced Series, 68 hours108 Series Produced Outside of CCTV, 4,154 hoursTotal Number of Series Producers: 194Total Original Hours of Series Programs: 5,863

Total Hours of programming for 2010: 25,766

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membership

183 orientation attendees in 2010.

163 new access members.

32 new affiliate members.

37.2% access renewals (224 renewals in 2010 divided by 602 total from 2009).

4.6% volunteer members (31 vols divided by 673 access in 2010).

673 total access members in 2010 (joined or renewed).256 access individuals74 access seniors31 access volunteers71 access youth114 access interns74 access organizational(53 board, mac, staff, comp)

196 affiliate in 2010 (joined or renewed).

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training programA long time ago there was a woman with many, many, many IDEAS. So many ideasthat she thought she would explode. She wished there was a place where she couldgo and learn how to transform her ideas into media that mattered.

One day, this humble and intelligent woman wished upon a star for a way to learnhow to create media (without spending a small fortune).

The next day, as she was walking through Cambridge, a bright, pink neon sign shinedupon her, glowing like a beacon of hope. The giant letters “CCTV “appeared beforeher eyes.

She entered, and once inside, she was astonished at the opportunities within, and shenever left!

The training program at CCTV offers all the classes necessary to getting a productionoff the ground and ready to be shown on CCTV’s channels. Class offerings remainfresh, invigorating and accessible for both experienced and new members.

In 2010, CCTV offered 104 classes to the community.The value of these classes was $95, 973.69 (including trainers fees, facility fees andequipment fees).A total of 429 students completed these courses.

Number of Video Certification Courses:8 STUDIO classes, 27 FIELD classes, 46 EDIT classes, counting Media Lab & EditHelp

28 Educational Video SeminarsNumber of Computer Courses:4 OFFICE APPS classes, 6 INTERNET classes, 2 GRAPHICS

25 different instructors taught classes throughout the year, that's 25 unique ideasand approaches in 2010! Thanks to Marissa Acosta, Diane Andronica, Nicole Belanger,Elizabeth Caputo, Jeff Chase, Shaun Clarke, Mario Davila, Jean-Paul DiSciscio, Sta-matios Dimitrakopoulos, Josh Dolby, Luisa Ehrich, Ethan Goldhammer, John Grebe, DanJeffs, Richard Kazimer, Matt Landry, Chris Maggio, Nilagia McCoy, John Melczer, AmyMertl, Charles Rosina, Garabed Setrakian, Kara Stokowski, John Wilson, Tim Wright

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In 2010 the following NEW classes were introduced into the curriculum:Advanced Lighting TechniquesNarrative Production: Short CutsIntro To Audio Recording And EditingYour CopyRIGHTS: Legally Using Copyright Material In Your Video WorkApple Color: Introduction To Grading And Color Correction

There were 4 Zip Docs classes in 2010, which yielded the following programs:• Recycling Drop-Off Center• The Unseen Winthrop Square• Sandy's Music• Food For Free

There were 6 Studio Classes (Beginning & Advanced Production) in 2010, which yieldeda total of 6 productions: • Power Cooking demo with Caroline, Interview with "Stand up for Kids," ZachWilliams singing Sinatra tunes• Musicians Max Newman, Cedar Stanistreet and Daniel Jacobs• Special 9-22-10 CCTV Day LIVE shoot with John Donovan, City Councilor Sam Seidel,Angel Aiguier and Yves St. Pierre• Spoken word by Eric Jones aka “Fireman" and singer Mary Bee• Bill Robinson (Bass flute) and Bobby Carter (vocals & acoustic guitar),singer/songwriter Levi Schmidt, puppet show with Daria Casinelli• Band "Free Raisins" and guitarist Daniel Jacobs

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production In 2010, CCTV provided local producers of camera, studio and video editing equipment,valued at $498,307 and in return our community produced 181 television programs -23 first-time Certification, 97 Singles, 14 Series, and 47 programs produced by CCTVstaff and interns. For their heroic work, some of our producers were honored in na-tional and regional video festivals.

22001100 HHoommeettoowwnn VViiddeeoo FFeessttiivvaallA Hero In Disguise (Ranea Riley Walker) WON for the category: Documentary Profile- Youth Little Cars (Henry Hayes) WON for the category: Community Events - Youth Reality Check (Julie Pan) WON for the category: Documentary Public Awareness -Youth Nuclear On the Block”, a production team led by Jason Ong and Amy Mertl featuringissues around the MIT nuclear reactor, took a major award as well.

1133tthh AAnnnnuuaall NNoorrtthheeaasstt RReeggiioonn VViiddeeoo FFeessttiivvaallLittle Cars (Henry Hayes) WON FIRST PLACE for the category: Local Attraction -Non-Professional Program

Central (Remi Jones, Alexander Cummings, Ranea Riley-Walker) WON SECOND PLACEfor the category: Issues and Political Process - Non-Professional Program

Stuffed (Aidan Dunbar) WON SECOND PLACE for the category: Arts And Theater -Non-Professional Program

SMI 2010 Documentary (Andualem Beyene Wondafresh) WON THIRD PLACE for thecategory: School/Educational - Non-Professional Program

Each year, CCTV’s Public Service Announcement Day, or PSA Day, gives local non-profit organizations a chance to create informative PSAs that communicate the serv-ices they provide to the community. PSAs are aired on CCTV's three cable stations,and have the potential of reaching more than 31,000 households! In addition, PSAscan be submitted to other television stations, uploaded to your organization's website,or used for any other public relations projects.

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event coverageIn a city as culturally diverse and engaged as Cambridge, on any given day there area number of events and performances. How can a resident of Cambridge keep up witheverything that is going on? And how can local non-profits and City agencies get theattention of the residents of Cambridge?

Enter CCTV Production interns! Our production interns spent the year dispatchedacross the city, documenting events ranging from single-camera coverage of speechesand presentations, to multi-camera, fully crewed documentation of performances.

CCoovveerraaggee wwaass pprroovviiddeedd ttoo::7th Annual Revels RiverSingAIGA Boston’s Honoring of Matthew CarterAlliance of Cambridge Tenants’ For the Love of ArtBoston Percussive Dance Beantown Tap FestBreakthrough Cambridge’s Breakthroughs in EducationCambridge Chamber of Commerce’s Gubernatorial Candidates Breakfast SeriesCambridge Community Chorus’s performance on December 12th, 2010Cambridge Consumers’ Council’s Shred DayCambridge Democratic City CommitteeCambridge Democratic City Committee’s Candidates Forum for State SenateCambridge Energy AllianceCambridge-Harvard Summer Academy’s 2010 ShowcaseCambridge Outreach Tabernacle’s Cambridge ShinesCambridge Peace CommissionCambridge Performance ProjectCambridge Police Department’s Cambridge Youth Police Academy GraduationCambridge Police Department’s 9/11 MemorialCambridge ReadsCity Councilor Sam SiedelCity Councilor Denise SimmonsGrow Native CambridgeMargaret Fuller House’s Poetry in the ParkMaud Morgan Founders Reception at Art Institute of BostonRemembering Brother BlueWomen of SNCCYWCA’s Outstanding Women’s Award Luncheon

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production groupsWith hundreds of restaurants to choose from in Cambridge, encompassing cuisine fromall over the world, how does one decide where to find the next meal?

With thousands of interesting people living and working here, how can residents meeteach and every one?

With dozens and dozens of people being trained at CCTV each and every year, how dothey get experience in production planning, recording and editing?

All issues are solved by CCTV’s Cambridge Shorts Production Groups!

Cambridge Shorts is a series of CCTV staff-facilitated production groups profiling thepeople, places and things that make Cambridge what it is.

Cambridge Bites gives people a menu of options to choose from.Cambridge Faces produces short profile videos on interesting individuals in theCambridge community.The new Cambridge Places, inspired by the popular Zip Docs 021XX class, will produceplace-based short documentaries that will be featured on the Cambridge Media Map.

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DDrraammaa CClluubb CCTV’s newest studio production group, the Drama Club, got off to an energetic startin 2010. Thanks to an enthusiastic group of CCTV interns and members, the groupwent forward full throttle to produce three short dramatic pieces last summer andfall.

The group holds monthly meetings, casting auditions, rehearsals and shoots, and itprovides a much-needed forum not only for techies but also for budding actors, pro-ducers, directors and screenwriters. Creativity and hard work prevails for this bunch.

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studioLook, over yonder! An empty room devoid of the culture, sights and sounds that Cambridge has to offer. What can be done to inform Cambridge residents of the copi-ous resources available to them?

Fill this production studio with talent, feature as many non-profit organizations,bands and dramatic actors as possible!

How will these programs be produced? By CCTV's mighty production interns andheroic volunteer crew members! Thanks to them, Bandwidth TV and Easy Accessthrive, and the city need not suffer.

It was a banner year for studio production at CCTV. The three in-house productiongroups, Bandwidth TV, Easy Access and the Drama Club, produced a total of 21 pro-grams!

BBaannddwwiiddtthh TTVVInitiated in 2005, this is CCTV’s longest running studio production group. The monthlylocal music series has consistently provided learning opportunities for a revolving teamof producers, hosts, editors, and studio crew.

Last July marked the milestone 50th episode, featuring punk band Razors in theNight. To celebrate this feat, CCTV showed a 25-hour marathon of every BandwidthTV episode ever produced. After years of featuring bands of various genres, fromEthiopian swing to metal to opera, Bandwidth TV has built a solid reputation amonglocal bands and their fans.

EEaassyy AAcccceessss This production group highlights the services and accomplishments of Cambridge non-profit organizations. Each month, organizations supply talent and content while CCTVprovides the crew and equipment necessary to produce an informative studio programdesigned to raise community awareness of various issues.

Last year, Easy Access demonstrated Cambridge’s overwhelming diversity. Programsincluded a celebration of National Coming Out Day (Cambridge GLBT Commission), in-formation about reintegration support services to combat veterans (There and BackAgain), and a sampling of the city’s artistic and architectural offerings (Maud MorganArts, Mt. Auburn Cemetery).

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computerCENTRAL As the Internet gains in popularity, it becomes harder and harder to get everydaythings done without a high-speed hook-up. About 66% of American homes have broad-band Internet*, but what are the other 34% supposed to do?

CCTV’s computerCENTRAL is here to help fill the gap! Seniors, non-English speakers,and members of the public have access to about 18 hours a week of computer use.Knowledgeable interns staff and manage the lab and support computer users of everyskill level.

CCTV members also have access to 9 hours a week of specialized help with theirvideo and web productions.

CCTV's dedicated and friendly volunteer interns made this possible. They supportedmembers of the community during general drop-in hours and our more specializedweekly programs: Computers for Seniors, Tutorial for Non-English Speakers, MediaLab, Edit Help and Web Media Help. During these sessions members have become morecomfortable with computers, finished their productions, spiced up their shows, andused the Internet to spread the word about their programs far and wide.

*http://www.pewinternet.org/Trend-Data/Home-Broadband-Adoption.aspx

Member and Public Access Hours = 1521Tutorial for Non-English Speakers = ~80 Computer for Seniors = 143Web Media Help = 171Media Lab & Edit Help = 357

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youth media programA long, long time ago, Cambridge was without the voices of youth on television.Everyone just thought that teenagers were just awkward adults.

Then, one day, there was an idea: What if there was a place where teenagers couldlearn about media? What would happen if they had video cameras?

In Cambridge there IS a place where teenagers can express themselves throughmedia and learn how to tell stories about the world around them. High school students come to CCTV to learn all aspects of media production in an open and encouraging environment.

Vast advances in technology now allow our youth to create the most professionalwork possible. CCTV provides the gear, the education, and 21st Century skills to prepare our young people for the real world.

In 2010, CCTV served at total of 28 students in the School Year Production Programand Summer Media Institute: Haydn Ady, Djenny Charles, David Gonzalez, Ranea RileyWalker, King Merling St. Albert, Simon Dumeran, Remi Jones, Augie Cummings, HenryHayes, Agu Medina Hardina, Gabrielle Urbonaite, Josh Washington Smith, JeanBernard Orancy, Nazmuz Shakib Pranta, Mohammed Wahed Uddin, Robert Will Bruce,Troy DaCosta, Aidan Dunbar, Sidney Heath, Jonathan Kramer -Roach, Sula Malina,Maxwell Mcgleughlin, Benjamin Schooler, Behrrisferd Windross, Isaac Yablo, ErikaCho, Elisa Miranda, and Ben Cox, and Youth Trainers Andualem Beyene Wondafreshand Julie Pan.

49 pieces, from genres that included personal narrative, fiction, and documentary,were made by teens in the Youth Media Program in 2010. School Year ProductionProgram screenings were held at CCTV; the Summer Media Institute screening washeld at the Cambridge Public Library.

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NeighborMedia Cambridge residents don't always feel connected. Citizens can have a hard time find-ing out what's happening in the city, knowing their neighbors, feeling like a part ofthe community. How are the different parts of our community supposed to meet eachother and be informed about important things happening around town?

The good people of Cambridge need not fear; NeighborMedia is here! Here to connectneighbors and empower them to share information and experiences with one another,providing ways for community members to participate in civic life.

13 Cambridge-based citizen journalists produced 221 stories in 2010. They engagedthe community on a wide range of topics including public art projects, civil rights, development, snow removal, alternative transportation, and sign zoning. These journalists use local voices to tell stories of local importance.

NeighborMedia citizen journalists gained encouragement and a community of collabo-rators with whom to share ideas and feedback. These community members receivedongoing support and training from CCTV staff on identifying interesting stories, posting to CCTV's website, shooting and editing video, and engaging the community inperson and using social media.

From the Net to Your NeighborhoodOn April 13, NeighborMedia sponsored a panel discussion that was shown live on Chan-nel 10. From the Net to Your Neighborhood covered strategic uses of blogging, webvideo, social networking, web sites, and more. Panelists included Chris Csikszentmihá-lyi, Director of MIT’s Center for Future Civic Media; Garrett Anderson, Cambridge En-ergy Alliance; Toni Bee, Area 4 correspondent for NeighborMedia; D.C. Denison,Boston Globe technology writer and Porter Square Neighborhood Association webmas-ter; Anita Harris, Author of the New Cambridge Observer blog, President of the Har-ris Communications Group, and former PBS journalist; Mark Jaquith, East Cambridgecorrespondent for NeighborMedia; and Karin Koch, NeighborMedia correspondent andhost of BeLive: Vida Latina.

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What arethey looking

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cctvcambridge.orgThe internet: how will our community continue to inject local programming into thispopular platform for distribution? How will our community keep its finger on thepulse of local issues and perspectives?

Enter CCTVAMBRIDGE.ORG

CCTV’s website took the first place award in the 2010 national Alliance for Community Media’s Hometown Video Festival. The website has taken a whole new approach in the last year, becoming a hub of community information, from news andmedia to calendar and group organizing. The content is strengthened by individualcontributions from citizen journalists enrolled in the NeighborMedia program as wellas by the non-profit staff of other organizations using our web tools to promotetheir services to our community.

In 2010, CCTVCAMBRIDGE.ORG was visited by 142,638 real human beings, looking at atotal of 403,551 stories and videos. About 125,000 of those people were near Cambridge while about 9,000 visitors came from Europe, 7,000 from Asia and 700from Africa. A few of the most popular pages were Ernest Sarro's coverage of thered tailed hawks nesting in North Cambridge, CCTV's instructions for using the inexpensive Flip Camera to make media, and many stories from the NeighborMediaproject.

Even though we didn't invent web-based community calendars or video on demand, andseveral other commercial companies offer similar (and possibly better level of) serv-ices, CCTV can offer these services with our specific community in mind. Everythingwe do has a specific and intimate focus on our local community - and adds strengthto the efforts of our local producers and audience.

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Digital Storytelling at the Cambridge Senior CenterThe senior population is on the rise. Highlighting the lives and contributions that sen-iors have made to Cambridge is a challenge. How best to showcase the stories of theseniors? How best to connect senior voices to the audience of Cambridge? CambridgeCommunity Television has an answer!

CCTV, together with the Cambridge Senior Center, led a group of senior citizensthrough the process of creating short personal narrative videos. This process wasfirst developed by the Center for Digital Storytelling in Berkeley, CA, and mixes together writing and reading workshops with digital video production training. Individually, the pieces created stand as profoundly personal narratives about theparticipants' lives, and together serve as a portrait of the senior experience throughout the city.

Participants Sonia Andujar, Vinnie Wong, Harry Chung, Pam McCarron, and EvelynToner met with trainers Elisa Kreisinger and Sean Effel over the course of six weeksin the spring of 2010 to produce their digital stories. All five stories were presentedin a public screening at the Cambridge Senior Center and the results were inspira-tional!

Many audience members commented on the surprising details of the stories. This program coaches students on developing personal stories, presented in the originalvoice of the storyteller, and often, aspects of the students' lives come to light in unexpected ways. Many of the friends and relatives at the screening mentioned thatthey learned things about the students that they had never known before.

The video pieces are a nice testament on their own, but the sharing and learning bythe students of themselves and their peers is the real success. It is through programs like this that CCTV glues together communities and helps individual voicesmean more to more people.

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Drive By GalleryIn dark garrets and freezing lofts throughout Cambridge, passionate, dedicatedartists create their work. Yet, for many the final step in the creative process is elusive - is it art if there is no audience?

CCTV’s Drive by Gallery is an exhibition space for visual artists. Named by photographer Karen Davis because motorists can see the art as they drive by, thegallery displays the work of 9 artists annually, many of whom have never publicly exhibited.

Ann Cowan

SYPP Photos (photo by Augie Cummings)

CE Courtney

Susan Fleischmann

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Ellen Grabiner

Kencaid

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DevelopmentCCTV’s core operations are supported by franchise fees paid to the City of Cambridgeby the cable provider, Comcast. Yet, there are so many Cambridge residents inter-ested in being involved in CCTV’s technology outreach projects for teens, seniors, re-cent immigrants, and non-profit organizations! CCTV can't meet the needs withoutextra funding to pay for instructors and equipment! What can be done?

Raise extra money! While access centers in many cities rely wholly on franchise feesto fund their operations, CCTV strives to diversify its funding. In 2010, CCTV raisedmore than $84,962:

GGrraannttssIn 2010, CCTV received $32,975 in grants to support special outreach activities. Thefollowing grant makers provided $19,950 of critical support to the Youth Media Pro-gram in 2010: Cambridge Savings Charitable Foundation, Charles Stark Draper Labora-tory, Mayor's Summer Work and Learning Program, and the Massachusetts CulturalCouncil's YouthReach Initiative.

CCTV also received $3,500 from The Tufts Health Plan and Cambridge CommunityFoundation to support The Stories of Our Lives: A Digital Storytelling Program forSeniors.

$8,925 of support for CCTV's community calendar and NeighborMedia for Non-Profitscame from the Cambridge Agassiz Harvard Fund, Cambridge Community Foundation andthe Massachusetts Cultural Council's Peer Support Program. CCTV received $600from the New Voices Program at J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism toenhance www.neighbormedia.org.

CCoollllaabboorraattiioonnssThe Mayor's Summer Youth Employment Program, Cambridge Community Services' CityLinks and the Cambridge Housing Authority’s Workforce provided $21,840 in stipendsfor teens in the Youth Media Program.

BBaacckkyyaarrdd BBBBQQ FFuunnddrraaiisseerr && SSppoonnssoorrsshhiippssMore than 20 businesses sponsored the Annual Backyard BBQ fundraiser. The BBQgenerated $16,957. Channel sponsorships generated approximately $1,850 to supportCCTV Channels 9, 10, 22.

FFrriieennddss ooff CCCCTTVVCCTV's indvidual giving campaign raised more than $11,340.

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Annual MeetingAn authentic community organization needs input from its constituents to ensure it ismeeting the needs of the community it is meant to serve!

The 21st Annual Meeting of the Cambridge Public Access Corporation, known as Cam-bridge Community Television, was held on April 28. Over seventy CCTV members andfriends attended; Board Chair Edwin Ortiz presided.

CCTV awarded the Joseph Sakey Award posthumously to storyteller Brother Blue,who died in November. The Sakey Award is presented annually to the individual or organization that has done the most to advance access to media and technology inCambridge. Blue’s wife Ruth accepted the award.

Aubree Lawrence and Steve Sillari were re-elected to the Board of Directors.Elected to the Members Advisory Committee were: Marie Celestin, Lynette LaveauSaxe, Elizabeth Kanze, Clyde Hicks, Beth Walsh-Bolstad, Maurice Wilkey and DavidClarke. John Melczer and Laura Montgomery tied for a seat..

Awards were bestowed: Daniel Jacobs received the David Avellone Award for mosttechnical improvement; John Melczer was named the Myrna Kustin Volunteer of theYear; Interns of the Year included Lindsey Collins, Beth Walsh-Bolstad, Sean Keane,and Jehanne Junguenet; Augie Cummings and Haydn Ady were named Youth Membersof the Year; Garabed Setrakian, Amy Mertl and Matt Landry received Trainers of theYear awards; Mary Holbrow, Yves St. Pierre and Karin Koch were recognized as Producers of the Year; the Central Square Theater and Marianne Colangelo from theDepartment of Human Service Programs were named Organizations of the Year;Anaptyx was Business of the Year; and the Rudy Award for Service Above and Beyondthe call of Duty was given to Jason Ong. The Members Advisory Committee bestowedthe Artman Award on Clyde Hicks.

Members Advisory CommitteeCCTV’s Members Advisory Committee is on the scene! The MAC embodies the full diversity of the CCTV membership. Two MAC members are elected to each of fivecommittees of the Board of Directors and the MAC designates two of its members toserve on the full Board. The MAC meets to discuss CCTV news, and organizes activities to promote CCTV and facilitate member networking.

In preparation for the move to a new facility, CCTV staff met with the MAC to solicit member input about space in CCTV's new facility. The MAC also produced aprogram with BeLive producers, intended to attract new members to CCTV.

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Peopleat Year End

BBooaarrdd ooff DDiirreeccttoorrssEdwin Ortiz, PresidentAubree Lawrence, Vice PresidentSteve Sillari, TreasurerKathleen Jones, ClerkAngel Aiguier, Denise McWilliams, KenSchulman, Rika WelshClyde Hicks & Lynette Laveau Saxe (MACRepresentatives)

SSttaaffffSusan Fleischmann, Executive DirectorSean Effel, Associate DirectorClodagh Drummey, Director of Marketing& DevelopmentRenato Rodriguez, Programmin CoordinatorMarissa Acosta, Studio & Facilities CoordinatorJP DiSciscio, Youth & Training CoordinatorShaun Clarke, Production FacilitatorJohn Melczer, Programming AssistantRob Welsh, IT ConsultantCynthia Bauman, BookkeeperJason Ong, Membership Assistant

MMeemmbbeerrss AAddvviissoorryy CCoommmmiitttteeeeMarie Celestin, David Clarke, Clyde Hicks.Lynnette Laveau Saxe, Laura Mont-gomery, Beth Walsh-Bolstad

IInntteerrnnssArchive/GraphicsChris Blauvelt, Ian McCLellan, Jason Ong,Natalie Pinta, Tory Preston-Djamboe, KitTempest, Katie Thuotte, Connie Wang

CCaabblleeccaassttAbdul Abbasi, Alistair Acosta-Gladstone,Rachel Banks, David Clarke, Gina Cobin,Joshua French, Sean Keane, Max Lewon-tin, Ward Merithew, Michael Omenazu,Emeka Onodugo, Christopher Pierre,Katharine Rabinowitz, Biniyam Sissay,Tony Valentino

BBaannddwwiiddtthhArvid Brown, Jehanne Junguenet, DavidSibel

DDrraammaa CClluubbDaniel Jacobs, Diya Wadhwa

EEaassyy AAcccceessssStephanie Miceli, Megan Louise Shoare

SSppeecciiaall PPrroojjeeccttssDaniel Jacobs, Lynn Janopassatit, RockLouis, Marcel Rizzo

SSttuuddiioo//FFaacciilliittiieessTom Nieradka, Tony Valentino

PPrroodduuccttiioonnLeslie Adams, Ruben Atkinson, Bob LaingJordan Maltais, Zack Miller, Carson Shel-ton, Emily Sidis, Easton Smith, AnaTraynin, Beth Walsh, Connie Yip

2010 BACKYARD BBQ Brought to You By

PPrroodduucceedd BByyComcast Cable Communications

DDiirreecctteedd BByyBoston University School of Social Work, Cambridge Trust Company, Harvard University, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research

CCoo--SSttaarrrriinnggAmgen, Cambridge Chronicle, Cambridge Self Storage, Camera Company, East Cam-bridge Savings Bank, Irving House, Leader Bank, Massachusetts Institute of Technol-ogy, Microsoft Corporation, Wainwright Bank

CCaassttBerk Family, Classic Graphx, Forest City Enterprises, Hammond Real Estate, Hong KongRestaurant, SEA Consultants, University Stationery

SSuuppppoorrttiinnggBoston Private Bank & Trust Company

SSiilleenntt AAuuccttiioonn DDoonnoorrssAcupuncture Together, All Star Sandwich Bar, American Repertory Theatre, BCum-mings Hair Salon, Bambara Restaurant, Border Cafe, Boston Bruins Foundation, BostonCeltics, Boston Lyric Opera, Boston Red Sox, Brattle Theatre, Broadway BicycleSchool, Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Cambridge Common, Cambridge Multi-cultural Arts Center, Cambridge Naturals, Cambridge School of Culinary Arts, Car-dullo’s Gourmet Shoppe, Central Square Theater, Charles River Canoe and Kayak,Charles Riverboat Company, Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation, Craigie on Main,Doubletree Guest Suites: Sculler’s Jazz Club, Elephant Walk, Emma’s Pizza, Formag-gio Kitchen, The Friendly Toast, Harmonix, Healthworks, Henrietta’s Table, Hotel Mar-lowe, Hubba Hubba, Improv Asylum, ImprovBoston, Institute of Contemporary Art,Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Landmark Theatres, Lanes & Games, Mass BayLines, Mr. Bartley’s Gourmet Burgers, New England Aquarium, Newbury Comics, OléMexican Grill, Parents Forum, Passim Folk Music & Cultural Center, Pathways toWellness, Prana Power Yoga, TD BankNorth Garden Sports Museum, Upstairs on theSquare, Wagamama, Za Pizza, Zing! Pizza

FFoooodd && MMoorree1369 Coffeehouse, Asgard, Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream, Cambridge Brewing Company,Central Square Florist, Charles Hotel City of Cambridge - Department of PublicWorks, Christopher's, Dunkin' Donuts, East Coast Grill, Flour Bakery, Four Burgers,Harvest Cooperative, Iggy's Bread of the World, India Pavilion, Intercontinental Management Corporation, Lyndell's Bakery, Middle East Restaurant, Petsi Pies, Picante Mexican Grill, Pitstop BBQ, Redbones BBQ, Rendezvous in Central Square,Royal Bengal, Royal East, Royal Pastry, Star Market @ MIT, The Field, S&S Restaurant, Trader Joe's, Veggie Planet, Whole Foods Market

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2010 Financials

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395,628104,51862,30189,08165,04348,03271,59723,82156,55810,68410,3687,81210,2488,7281,133

965,552

2009790,40846,32054,44915,27820,58597,93419,18722,179

1,066,340

Revenues, Gains and Other Support

Contract RevenueGrantsProgram Service FeesGifts and ContributionsInterest and DividendsInvestment Gain/LossFundraisingOtherTOTAL REVENUES

2010804,62336,07032,11313,19119,57442,24417,19821,519

986,532

SalariesOccupancyDepreciation/AmortizationPayroll Taxes/Fringe BenefitsConsulting & Professional FeesOffice Supplies & ExpenseVideo Tape & SuppliesTelephone & UtilitiesProduction ConsultingInsuranceInvestment ExpensesTravel & MealsRepairs & MaintenancePrinting & PublicationsMiscellaneousTOTAL EXPENSES

404,388129,29657,39796,05093,46717,34842,69422,13451.23911.05210,6017,7466,7196,2491,806

958,186

Expenses

1,488,0611,588,849100,788

706,871796,81789,946

1,407,9891,227,144180,845

1,588,8491,617,19528,346

725,247836,216110,969

1,407,9891,284,541123,448

Net Assets Beginning of YearNet Assets End of YearCHANGE IN NET ASSETSInvestmentsCostMarket ValueExcess

Property, Plant & EquipmentCostAccumulated DepreciationAmortized Cost

CCTV SPONSORSWEB WEAVER ($750+)Cambridge Savings Charitable FoundationComcast CableEast Cambridge Savings BankHarvard UniversityIntercontinental Management Corp.

VISION SPONSORS ($500-750)Cambridge Self StorageKathy Cannon & Scott BerkGrunebaum Charitable Fund

SPONSORS ($250 – $499)BrightworksForest CityTasha Freidus/Creative NarrationsMarjorie Posner Tax & Financial Planning, LLCThe Middle EastStephen & Kathleen RhinesmithEllen Semonoff

SOFTWARE & EQUIPMENTJoyce CavalloColin RhinesmithWayne RobinsonPROGRAM FUNDERS484 Phi Alpha FoundationCambridge Community FoundationCambridge Community Services: City LinksCambridge Housing AuthorityCharles Stark Draper LaboratoryCity of Cambridge: Office of Workforce DevelopmentMayor’s Fall Youth Employment ProgramMayor's Summer Youth Employment Program Summer Work & Learning ProgramGant Family FoundationJ-Lab, the Center for Interactive JournalismMassachusetts Cultural Council YouthReachTufts Health Plan Foundation

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CCTV FRIENDSSustaining FriendsDavid Bass & Susan Hall, Cynthia & Saul Bauman, Siobhan Bredin, Cam-bridge Housing Authority, Richard & Laura Chasin/The Philanthropic Col-laborative, Estelle Disch, John Donovan, Barry & Ismaritlah Drummond,Fred Fantini, Rudy & Ann Hypolite, Mary Leno, James Lisi, George & JaneMetzger, Pam & Jim Moore, Edwin Ortiz, Tanya Powers, Shirley Sakey,Peter Septoff, State Representative Tim Toomey, Virginia Youngren

FriendsAMR Benefits Management, Maurice Anderson, Diane Andronica & Charles Rosina, WilnerAuguste, Ellen Balis & Doug Mcleod, Antonio Barros, Angell Bejanian, Ginny Berkowitz,Ivan Bernier, Joost Bonsen, Marlene Booth & Avi Soifer, Ellen Brightly, Brother RA,Gilda Bruckman, Cambridge Family YMCA, Janet Childs, Rebecca Chung, Nerissa Clarke,Richard Concannon & Smoki Bacon, Caitlin Corbett, Nomi Davidson & Phil Weiss, TerryDelancey, Norah Dooley, Joe Douillette, Clodagh Drummey, Tess Ewing, Susan Fleis-chmann, Michael Fogelberg, Adriana Freitas, Chantal Fujiwara, Saimphar Gagerie, Cle-berson Galvao, Reebee Garofalo & Deborah Pacini, Myrtle Garro, Ann Getman,Gladstone-Acosta Family, Kate Goodale, Harold Goyette, Rafael Gray, Ruth Hill, HotelMarlowe, Daryl Mark, Mimi Huntington, Robert Hurlbut, Noel Johnson, Kathleen Jones,Meredith Joy, Harriet & Dick Kanstroom, Joyce Kauffman, Natalie Klavans, MichaelKoran, Lawrence Kotin, Rozann Kraus, Robert La Tremouille, Lynette Laveau-Saxe, HelenLi, Dyanne London, Mutaamba Maasha, Robert Mack, Debra Mandel, Sharon McBride, PhilMiller, Chris Minerd, Timothy O’Brien and Monika Fimpel, Reverend E.I. Osborne, AndrewOtt, Frank Pasquarello, Francisco Perez III, Thomas Perry III, Jeffry Pike, MarrilynReed, Royal Bengal, Laura Schragen, Ken Schulman, Garabed Setrakian, Carol Shea,Abiodun Shobowale, Mitchell Silver & Ora Gladstone, Norman Spivey, Tom Stohlman,Janet Sullivan, Michael Sullivan, Isabel Tellez, Reverend Gabriel Troy & Deacon StanMarilyn Wellons, Wells Fargo, Rika Welsh, Donald Wexler & June Ellen Mendelson,Adam Wolman, Laurie Young, Laura Zimmerman

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