In a blog critical of Mayor McGlynn's handling of access TV issues in the city of Medford you'll read the article:
MEDFORD'S LOST ITS VOICE
Unlike the entrenched opposition to Free Speech Medford, the group behind Community Media Medford, we offer solutions as well as criticism.
Community Media Medford is a VOICE for Medford on YouTube and on sister stations in surrounding communities.
Hear about the Greenline with Dr. William Wood and
Carolyn Rosen
Listen to Mike Girard of The Fools courtesy of Joanne Codi
Johnny Byers to interview Dr. Franchi, doctor to the star athletes.
Jim Morse of JimmyMorse.com phones in with news and updates
Do you want to see photographer Patty Saunders' works at the Caffe' Baccini?
VISUAL RADIO #365 with Ian Lloyd, The Guess Who, Barry Scott's Lost 45s, The Cowsills, David Selby from Dark Shadows and Medford's Patty Saunders
http://visualradio365.blogspot.com/
Two other Medford residents host a show outside of Medford along with Visual Radio. Another woman airs programming in Lexington. Medford residents are finding their voice on public access television thanks to the award-winning efforts of the founder of Community Media Medford.
Not some award for 25 seconds of nonsense; our hard work and honest effort resulting in hundreds of hours of community programming makes for an award based on merit.
The proof of the pudding is in the results:
---at the other "entrenched" station you have a manager and webmaster making fools of themselves
---at Community Media Medford you have a variety of voices from our community speaking about things that matter.
Not "imported" religious shows aired by some cub fresh out of college who looks like a deer caught in headlights, but teamwork that builds community, that provides a voice, which is what the access channels were meant for.
The Medford community gets it. At coffee on Thursday morning yet another Medford resident told CMM founder that it is a shame what McGlynn has allowed to happen in Medford. The fellow said "You know you are famous in this community."
I don't know about that. But it is great to hear the encouragement from people in Medford Square, over at the Meadow Glenn Mall, over at Shaws, over on Riverside Ave, on Salem Street, over at Dunkin Donuts on Salem Street - a variety of people that I've never met, all watching and telling me that they appreciate my efforts to see that their franchise fees are properly spent...and that City Hall shows some transparency.
Lots of great new programming uploading to YouTube next week. Stay tuned.
