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Toward a Livable City: The Champlain Parkway - A Road to Nowhere 11/29/2017

Charles Simpson seeks a more livable urban experience in Burlington, Vermont.

On this episode, Charles sits down with former Burlington Public Works Director Steve Goodkind and Community Planner Diane Gayer to figure out what the deal is with the Champlain Parkway, a decades-dormant transit project sitting beneath the highway interchange by the border of Burlington and South Burlington, Vermont.

CCS Bridging Program: Vermont Explorers 11/27/2017

Emily Anderson, Bridging Coordinator, Champlain Community Services (CCS), speaks with students from the CCS Bridging Program. They share short stories of their recent work, mentor visits, and share a photo they made with Dan Higgins.

What's Going On?: Free Speech and the Burlington Telecom Sale 11/16/2017

Sandy Baird, Kurt Mehta, and Marc Estrin convene to discuss the interests of free speech in the Burlington Telecom Sale, the changing relationships between U.S., Russia, and China over the years, and national issues surrounding the harassment of women in our patriarchal society.

Feminist Media Review: #YesMenInPower 11/13/2017

Host Peggy Luhrs takes a critical look at the pornography industry and its consequences for young people's development in the United States and across the globe.

Toward a Livable City: Who Should Own Burlington Telecom? 10/30/2017

Host Charles Simpson welcomes two members of Keep BT Local's board of directors Alan Matson, board chair, and Megan Epler-Wood. They discuss the future of Burlington Telecom as the Burlington City Council votes between the two final applicants: Ting, of Tucows based in Toronto, Canada; and the Keep BT Local cooperative.

Community Media Day Promo 10/20/2017

Community Media Day is an annual celebration of voices that brings awareness to the importance of free speech and accessible media for all individuals to have their voices heard.

For more information: www.communitymediaday.org

What's Going On?: Burlington Telecom Sale Finalists and Catalonian Secession 10/16/2017

Sandy Baird, Mark Estrin, and Kurt Mehta discuss the sale of Burlington, Vermont's Burlington Telecom (provider of telephone, television, and internet services) and the movement in Catalonia, located along Spain's Mediterranean coast, to secede from that nation.

Burlington Telecom Advisory Board Meeting 10/11/2017

Learn more with the Burlington Telecom Advisory Board about the condition of the sale process for Burlington Telecom. The advisory board meetings are normally the 2nd Wednesday of the month. The board is made up of: David Provost, Joan Shannon, Karen Paul, Clem Nilan, Theresa Alberghini DiPalma, Tim Halvorson, and Jane Knodell.

Rae Earley Interviews Channel 17 Staff Member Kim Villemaire 10/10/2017

Volunteer Rae Earley interviews Kim Villemaire, Channel 17's Master Control Operator, about what she does at the station and how she came to work there.

Toward a Livable City: Discussion about Future Uses of a Memorial Auditorium 09/29/2017

Charles Simpson sits down with Jim Holway and Amey Radcliffe to discuss the future of Memorial Auditorium in the first episode in their Live @ 5:25 series about quality of life issues in Burlington, Vermont.

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CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!