Program notes

Due to the impending blizzard, we're showing the electronic bulletin board during the day on Dec 19. Regular weekend programming will resume the evening of Dec 19. Merry Christmas!

This weekend's episode of the Snow Ghost Community Show features Worcester Mystery Band 2008.

Friday (Oct 24) at 8.30pm, Saturday (Oct 25) at 11.30pm, Sunday (Oct 26) at 9.30pm, and Monday (Oct 27) morning at 9.30am.

Photo: "The French Letters" (courtesy Toni Ostrow)

Labor Talk is a monthly 1/2 hour show run by Don Sheehan, Ross Baker and Bruce Pearson of the American Postal Workers Union. According to their website, "The program is dedicated to issues facing working families in the local, national and world communities." Three episodes have been posted online: a March 2008 interview with Rep. Steven Lynch, an April 2008 interview about the Patient Safety Act, and a May 2008 episode about the APWU state convention.

Did you know that Video Jam, produced at WCCA, airs across the country 36 times a week?

In Massachusetts, the show airs 5 times a week in Worcester (Ch13, 57,000 households); 3 times a week in Medfield (Ch8, 10,000 households); 3 times a week in Hudson and Stowe (Ch8); 3 times a week in Amherst (Ch12, 7,500 households); 3 times a week in Ashburnham, Ashby, and Westminster (Ch8, 8,500 households); 3 times a week in Townsend (Ch8, 8,000 households); and 3 times a week in Spencer (Ch11, 8,000 households).

Last month the show was added to the "Residence Life" channel at Drake University in Des Moines, where it airs once a week to 3,000 students.

In California, it's carried 3 times a week by Berkeley's Channel 25, which goes out to 20,000 households.

Video Jam is seen 3 times a week by the 100,000 households surrounding Londonderry, New Hampshire.

Fargo, North Dakota's Channel 12 carries the show 3 times a week to 30,000 households.

Finally, the show goes out to the 182,000 households around New Haven, Connecticut, 3 times a week.

Not bad for a locally-produced show!

We are seeking good readers. Here is an opportunity to really develop your pubic speaking voice and reading skill. If you enjoy reading and sharing your great voice to help others. Please contact Mauro at 508-755-1880 ext. 11 and ask to be a part of WCCA's "Worcester Reading Journal" coming soon on WCCA TV 13 "The People's Channel"

WCCA TV Soapbox will be shooting early this month due to the Christmas and New Year Holidays.

I welcome your questions for the City Manager or Mayor for December 17th, Monday's shoot.

Please enter your question as a comment below.

Thank you

As always, if you have questions you'd like Mauro DePasquale to ask one of these guests, add a comment to this post.

These shows will be taped November 19, 2007.

• Lynn Toomey of Ladies Who Launch

• Bill Cavanagh of C.C. Lowell and Alan Lavine of Percy's TV & Appliance talking about Worcester Local First
• Mayor Konnie Lukes
• Arlene Swirsky, author of Rediscovering My Inner Bitch, addresses the overwhelming need for donor organs
• City Manager Michael O’Brien
• Domenic D. Mercurio, Jr., talking about the Dec 7 "Moonlight Serenade" event

Pictured: A window-washer rappels off a building in downtown Worcester.

Lt. Governor Timothy Murray, who was featured monthly on WCCA TV's show Soapbox, now has his very own cable access show, "The Commonwealth Report".

The subject of the first episode is Veterans' Services and WCCA TV will cablecast it Thursday, November 8th,
at 7:30pm and Friday, November 9th at 11:30am.

WCCA TV 13 will cablecast Elvis impersonator, Mark Laganelli of Shrewsbury on Thursday, November 8th at 2:00PM.

WCCA TV 13 Summer General Membership Meeting wil be televised:

The event also features entertainment provided by the Kathy Taylor Dance Troupe,
will be cablecast on
Thursday, Sept. 6 at 7:30pm
Friday, Sept. 7 at 11:30am
Monday, Sept. 10 at 4:00pm
Tuesday, Sept. 11 at 4:00pm

For more Program information contact tracy@wccatv.org