Launched YouTube Channel OTPGWPAA

It is challenging to schedule shorts on the Community Access Channel. They can be filler and seen if someone is surfing. So in addition to submitting to WPAA-TV some shorts will be posted on the OntheParadeGround You Tube Channel

There are a few Versions of Blood On Our Hands on this Channel because viewers provided great feedback to improve the piece. The final Remix can be viewed here.

Community Links: ParadeGround 21st Century

We support community building. These links are being added to our blog:

The virtual "town square," for Wallingford at AmericanTowns.

The people's stories organized & distributed by People's Press.

And the Record-Journals Forum for Opinion sharing about Wallingford.(registration required to participate).

Scheduling - additional times next week

Relay for Life is happening next weekend (may 21-22) so we reran their show last week and have added 3 showings to the schedule: Tuesday at 7:30, Thursday at 8:30 and Friday at 4:00. For More information on the event: go here.

Some of the OnTheParadeGround crew will be stopping by the evening of May 21st after the Fireworks Dinner and before more renovation work Saturday morning at 28 So. Orchard on the new home for www.wpaa.tv.

Last weeks program featuring the facilitators of the Stroke Support Group at Gaylord is scheduled to play Wednesday at 1:30 and Saturday at 5:30. More showings will be planned for June and throughout the year to let folks know that Gaylord Hospital does provide support groups for the community, at no charge.

This week we learn about what it means to be a Rotarian. The pictures suggest team work in the service of others. Join us live May 17th at 7:30 On The Parade Ground. Join us by phone at 203-265-6310.

Local Publicity for our show - more importantly our stories

Article in today's (4.22.2010) Local & State Section of Record Journal with 2 pics. Online version can be viewed here.

Samaia and David did nice job catching the essence of story and feel of the production process.

Coming Soon: podcast-downloads of the re-edit versions (which are graphic updates or fixes of live shows) and PSAs for play on WPAA Community Building TV.

Replay Schedule - OnTheParadeGround

Replays Schedule-
Monday 9:30-10:00 PM
Tuesday: 7:30-8PM
Wednesday: 1:30-2PM
Friday: 4:30-5PM
Saturday: 5-5:30PM
Sunday: 11-11:30AM

Where to watch -
COMCAST 18 - Wallingford only
U-verse 99 - WPAA Community Building TV
Internet - www.wpaa.tv

We make TV on Monday...

April 5th our guests are Thomas Jastermsky and avid supporters of a local initiative with a global reach that got its start on our Parade Ground: Holy Joe's Cafe. Join us to discover how sharing a cup of coffee can bring a sense of peace in places of war.
More info: http://www.holyjoescafe.blogspot.com/

April 12th our guest is one of the communities spiritual mothers, Nancy Freyberg of Parents & Kids Foundation. A candid conversation about making connections in the service of others. So many of you have broken bread with her...community meals and generational stories.

April 19th our guests, Sally Smith and Betty Berger, have stories of about making dreams come true and the inspiration that now create everlasting smiles for Seniors by making fresh memories.
More info: www.seniorshavedreams.org

May 3rd our guest will share the latest about Relay for Life - how Wallingford participates in an international movement to end cancer.

In March - Remix Scheduled and PSA

The original March 2008 program has been updated with story details. Some stories do not end.

The show Remix 2010 is scheduled Mondays in March at 7:30 PM which means it can be seen on Comcast Channel 18, WPAA Community Building TV on U-verse and Internet Streaming at www.wpaa.tv

The PSA for the program is also playing and can be seen at the link below. This link will take you out of blog. Thanks for stopping by.

2010 Return PSA

Wallingford stories

2010 - kickstart being planned

I have continued the search for a replacement host and may have succeeded.

I am optimistic that Wallingford will soon have a green spot with a predictable schedule and a gifted facilitator of civic conversation.

Inaugural - VideoCast March 10

What better day to start a TV show about bringing sunshine to local topics of interest than the day after we loose an hour of sleep in preservation of daylight. On the Parade Ground is planned to be a forum for gathering knowledge about topics of public interest.

Callers will be encourage to share their knowledge, brainstorm ideas, and suggest if/then scenarios.The program will be facilitated by a resident of Wallingford. On the Parade Ground facilitator and crew will try to synthesize the topic in TV shorts that will run on WPAA's Bulletin Board. The discussion will hopefully build on each other. One topic may lead to the another On the Parade Ground theme.

This is not intended to be an opinion program it intended to be an informing program. Citizens can have expert knowledge or stories that can help to identify things that are good and should be preserved, things that are hurting and can be modified or uplifted or things that need to be eradicated. The programs first topic will be about the Parade Ground itself and the building on the Parade Ground identified for both restoration and demolition.

The telephone lines will open at 7:35 PM. Callers will have 2 minutes if the phone lines are busy. Longer if the finds the information truly 'informing'. The program is scheduled for 30 minutes.On the Parade Ground is intended to be public discourse TV. Come by the station call in: 203 294-9722 Join us if you have an informing story to share or insightful facts. For those with strong opinions on the topics - use this blog. Join us on Monday at 7:30 PM On the Parade Ground...Cable 18 in Wallingford to discuss just what a parade ground is anyway!!!
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WPAA Community Building Team