NEWS
Karen Adams' Riding the Storm Lands EMMY Nomination!
April 11, 2008 --
The Midpeninsula Community Media Center proudly announces that Riding the Storm, the
independent production of Karen Adams, our production manager and staff producer, has been
nominated for an EMMY! The 37th Annual Northern California Area EMMY B. Award Nominations
were announced Thursday, April 10th.
.......
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Alliance Testifies Before House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet: PEG Access in the Digital Age
January 29, 2008 -- The Alliance was represented today by Ms. Annie Folger, Executive Director of the Midpeninsula
Media Center. Ms. Folger's remarks addressed the difficulties faced by Public, Educational and
Government Access (PEG) communities across the country. Many communities are seeing threats.......
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MEDIA CENTER TAKES A RECORD 19 NOMINATIONS AT WAVE AWARDS
October, 2007 -- The Midpeninsula Media Center proudly announces that nineteen (19) locally
produced programs have been nominated as finalists by the Western Alliance
Video Excellence (WAVE) awards. Since its inception in 1988, the WAVE awards
have recognized .......
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Meet The New PAUSD Superintendent On Local Cable Ch. 28
August, 2007 -- Tune in to the Midpeninsula Community Media
Center's cable channel 28 for a conversation with the new Superintendent of
the Palo Alto Unified School District, Dr. Kevin Skelly. Dr. Skelly shares
his vision and priorities for.......
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Media Center Goes Green
July, 2007 -- The Midpeninsula Community Media Center announced today that Santa Clara County officially certified it as a Green Business.......
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What next? Our Historic Technology and Media Transformation
May, 2007 -- On June 6, 2007, the public is invited to an insightful and informative discussion led by futurist Peter Leyden, What next? Our Historic Technology and Media Transformation: The Demise of Old Media, the Rise of New Media, and the Massive Ramifications on America, Businesses, Non-profits and You. ......
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Student Filmmakers Express Concern - and Hope - about the Environment
May, 2007 -- 2nd Annual GREENLIGHT Earth Day Film Festival, Thursday, May 24
The public is welcome to attend, and admission is free.
WHO: Student filmmakers
from Redwood City to Mountain View stepped up to the challenge of this yearâs Greenlight
Film Festival with fresh creativity and technical know-how, producing dozens of new films......
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All You Need to Know About Videoblogging
April, 2007 -- Enter the "vlogosphere" at the Midpeninsula Community Media Center, April 18 at 7:30 PM and pioneer videobloggers, Michael Verdi and Ryanne Hodson will take you on a magical tour......
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Citizen Journalism and Videoblogging Events
February, 2007 -- The Midpeninsula Community Media Center and Ourmedia.org are
cosponsoring two evening salons highlighting emerging media trends on the internet. The first one
is on March 21 ......
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Youth Advisory Council Launched
February, 2007 -- The Midpeninsula Community Media Center proudly
announces the launch of the Youth Advisory Council (YAC), a new video production
program designed to foster technical, creative and critical thinking, and to build
leadership skills ......
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Riding the Storm
February, 2007 -- The Midpeninsula Community Media Center proudly acknowledges and celebrates the independent production of Karen Adams, our production manager......
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WAVE Award Winners and Finalists
November, 2006 -- The Midpeninsula Community Media Center (the âMedia Centerâ), is proud to announce that four locally produced
programs were chosen winners in this yearâs Western Alliance Video Excellence, (WAVE) Awards. Five other programs were finalists. ......
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Midpeninsula Election Programs Online and On Cable TV
October, 2006 -- No excuses â itâs easier than ever to find election information.
The Media Center and the League of Women Voters want you to know where to look. ......
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Foothill Students Organize State Prop Debates
October, 2006 -- On October 18, students at Foothill College will buck the trends that
show 18 â 24 year olds as the most politically apathetic age group. The
Honors Institute Public Sociologies Class is conducting back-to-back, public
debates on three controversial state propositions.......
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Midpeninsula Election Programs Online and On Cable TV
October, 2005 -- Voters can review video clips on the Internet at their own convenience,
from a recent Palo Alto City Council Candidate Forum ......
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Community Cable Channels on the Internet
September, 2005 -- Whether you are sitting in a Paris hotel,
a dorm room at the University of Georgia, or in your office ......
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Five Local Winners of Video
Excellence Awards
November, 2004 -- The Midpeninsula
Community Media Center is
proud to announce that five locally produced programs
were chosen winners in the Western Alliance Video
Excellence, (WAVE) Awards......
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ELECTION FORUMS GO TO COLLEGE
League of Women Voters,
partners, to hold forums at three Bay Area colleges
Sept,
2004 -- The League of Women Voters is known for its
tireless efforts during election season moderating
candidate forums and informing the public about ballot
measures. This year it will take its show on the road
to three Bay Area colleges to help energize young voters
and get more of them to the polls.
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Media Center Announces Purchase of New
Facility
May, 2003 -- The Midpeninsula
Community Media Center has purchased a building located
at 900 San
Antonio
Road in Palo Alto for $2.139 million. The building
is just
under 10,000 square feet and has a second floor over
the front portion. The property includes a parking
lot with 24 parking places. "The building was
remodeled extensively in 1997 by a dot.com that spared
no expense
and has a very creative feeling to it," said Executive
Director Annie Niehaus, "We are so lucky to
have found such a great deal. We plan to move in
as soon
as possible. We do have a few tenant improvements
to make,
like building a new studio."
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Channel
6 & 77 Move to Channel
27 & 28!
In March, Channel 6 will move to Channel
27 and Channel 77 moves to Channel
28. The muncipal
cable channel
has already moved to Channel 26. So
become a "20-something" and
join us for continued community TV.
Mid-Peninsula Access
Corp. and Silicon Valley Community Communications Announce
their Merger to Form Midpeninsula
Community Media Center
Combined Organization to Provide
Communication Center And Resources to Midpeninsula
Communities of Palo Alto,
East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Atherton and Stanford
Palo
Alto, California, - September 26, 2001 - The Boards
of Directors of Mid-Peninsula Access Corporation (MPAC)
and Silicon Valley Community Communications (SVCC)
announced today that they are merging to create a joint organization called
the Midpeninsula Community Media Center. The two organizations
are coming together
to take advantage of emerging technologies and build a state-of-the-art Community
Media Center to meet the growing needs of the midpeninsula. The new organization
will be headed by Board President, Seth Fearey, and newly appointed Executive
Director, Annie Niehaus.
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Media Center Takes Top Honors
On
October 28, 2000, the Media Center won the annual Overall Excellence
Award,
from the Western States Region of the Alliance
for
Community TV. In July, 2000, the Media Center received the same annual
award in the national competition of the Alliance for
Community Media.
Congratulations to all the producers
for their diverse and empowering programming!!
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