Teen Central: Upcoming

IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Worcester: WCCA TV’s Youth Media Production a TOP 10 Finalist in a statewide competition.

WCCA's TEEN CENTRAL, produced by the station’s KidsNet/Youth Channel students are one of the top ten finalist in first annual Gettin’ Real on Reel Film-Shorts Contest is co-sponsored by the Medical Foundation Youth Action Initiative and WCVB TV.

Anti Smoking was the theme for this statewide, Youth Action Initiative competition.

“We’re keeping our fingers crossed to find out who will win on May 5th. The winners will be announced May 5th at WCVB Channel 5 in Needham. Theses students do an outstanding and amazing job each and every week here at WCCA TV. We are very proud of the work they do to the benefit of all of Worcester.”

Teen Central is a WCCA KidsNet/Youth Channel production the young community television producers produce “Young Views News”, “Teen Central”, Segments for "Community Vision News", and also a number of documentaries, public service announcements, short films and more. The program has a special place at WCCA’s website: www.wccatv.com/wcca/youth .

KidsNet, was created to encourage participation in the public access process by Mauro DePasquale in 1991 and is the first Youth television media learning workshops to be offered in Worcester. This after school program, available at WCCA TV is TV by, for and of Worcester youth.

For more about this exciting program tune into WCCA Cable channel 13 or visit www.wccatv.com

For more about the competition contact:
Brittany Chen, Project Assistant, Youth Action Initiative
The Medical Foundation, 95 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116
617-279-2240 ext. 324, bchen@tmfnet.org , www.makesmokinghistory.org

For WCCA TV 13 or KidsNet/Youth Channel:
Contact: Mauro DePasquale, Executive Director
or Judy Langlois, KidsNet Coordinator, at 508-755-1880

Week of October 23rd:,

Monday, October 23rd- We will be taping our new promo as well as TC testimonies in Studio A. We are also designing our first tee shirt, which will be given to active Power Team members for November 18th - WCCA's 20th Anniversary celebration. We're looking for ideas... be sure to bring in your ideas on Monday.

Tuesday, October 24th- This will be the busiest day of the week! In the morning, we will be working with teams of students from Seven Hills Charter School that are learning how to work in front of the camera. This will be the second group of students to come to the station to film in Studio A. In the afternoon, we will be working with a large group of teens from the YMCA MAP program to teach them production skills and develop a Youth News segment for Community Vision. Power Team members... we can use all the help we can get...

Wednesday, October 25th - Senior members of Teen Central were given permission to join the press on the risers and film the democratic rally at the DCU center. What an opportunity! They were the only youth production team on the risers! And their footage was used by WCCA's weekly news show Community Vision. What an amazing first time policitical experience for the team... they listened to Mayor Tim Murray, democratic candidate for Governor, Patrick Deval, Congressman Jim McGover, Senator Ted Kennedy and Former President Bill Clinton. The team was psyched and continued to talk well into the night after the event.

Thursday, October 26th - We will be working on our new promo and the new format for Teen Central. We will also want to finish up any remaining segments from this past year. We also may be taping an interview with the founders of Forge Works Farm. Masha and I had a chance to film some of their Ride with Pride program which provides therapeutic horseback riding as part of their program.

This is going to be an exciting year for TEEN CENTRAL!!!

Be sure to check our web site regularly to see where the Teen Central production team is going next. We will post updates on a weekly basis and try to keep you informed of changes.

Check to see if your group is in the list... if not email us and let us know what is happening.

THURSDAY, JUNE 1ST:

RECORD INTROS JOMP SPECIAL PART 2 (STUDIO A - 3PM)

FRIDAY, JUNE 2ND:

FIELD SHOOT/SEVEN HILLS CHARTER SCHOOL
INTERVIEW & FILM STOMP MEMBERS & PERFORMANCE

TUESDAY, JUNE 13TH:

PAL - FIELD SHOOT 3-4:30 PM - TEEN CHAT & INTERVIEWS RE: MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES & NEEDS

TUESDAY, JUNE 17TH:

FATHER'S FEST/INSTITUTE PARK - FIELD SHOOT - ENTERTAINMENT, GAMES, FOOD, ACTIVITIES, MUSIC, PERFORMERS, TOE JAM PUPPET BAND & SPORTS CLINIC.

TUESDAY, JUNE 22ND

INTERVIEW WITH JULIE SARGENT/DRIVE TO DENALI - STUDIO SHOOT - LEARN WHAT THIS EXCITING YOUNG PERSON IS DOING TO HELP OTHERS.

MONDAY, JUNE 26TH:

YMCA BASKETBALL PROMO - FIELD SHOOT AT 766 MAIN STREET LOCATION (3-5 PM)

Be sure to check our web site regularly to see where the Teen Central production team is going next. We will post updates on a weekly basis and try to keep you informed of changes.

Check to see if your group is in the list... if not email us and let us know what is happening.

TUESDAY, MAY 23RD:

IMMIGRATION PROJECT - BETH ISRAEL (STUDIO A - 3PM)