Well, the construction is finished in the cable studio and a couple of shows have already been taped, although there were some minor problems. The new area is going to provide storage for equipment available to the public and space for archiving all the video from the past 25 years. It will also ease the stress on the technical parts of the studio, ( control room and stage). This should make things much more efficient for the media studies class, cable access shows and the TV production classes that all originate from the studio. We have our best base of volunteers right now but are always looking for people interested in teleproduction to join in the fun.
Broadcasting has been a nightmare this last 3 months. The server used to store and broadcast programming had a few issues and they seemed to rotate in and out. Fix one issue, and by the time I would get home, another issue would pop up. Some of the problems were related to concrete dust and humidity, while others were related to new hard drives with that needed updating. Black screens and bad or no audio were common place. Timing is everything because the company that makes the server introduced a new version that does streaming video to the INTERNET. They are offering an upgrade so they will take the original in trade. What will this mean to Channel 14? Well you will have to wait for our announcement later this month. It will prove to be a major change to communications here in our fair village.
This Week on Channel 14
FOCUS on Our Children....Beth Harwood begins a new season by spending time with parents and educators involved in the 4-k program. Dr. Keith Marty makes his first appearance of the year to discuss the renovation, and planning for the new year.
I Remember...Menomonee Falls. How was the Village of Menomonee Falls established? Well only one person from the group responsible for chartering our future is around to tell the story. Herb Gross Sr. spends time with Village Manager Mark Fitzgerald and host Jim Jeskewitz with the fascinating series of events that led to the Village as we know today.
High School Football. Well it appears that the Menomonee Falls boys football team knows when to pour it on. For the 2nd time this year they ran away from their opponents in front of the Channel 14 cameras. This week watch them take it to Tosa East from Schumann stadium.
Baseball Documentary. Well now that the Brewers are in the playoffs for the first time in 26 years, we found a documentary on baseball through the eyes of journalist and it's effect on history. Interesting and fairly well done.
AS ALWAYS...STAY TUNED!
