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Voices of Vermont: New Sister Cities with Burlington 03/29/2024

Host Eric Agnero is joined by Sandy Baird and Steve Goodkind, Citizen Journalists, and Burlington City Councilor Ali Dieng. Also joining is a guest from Ivory Coast, Dr. Sosthène Dougrou, Political Analyst and Humanitarian Diplomat.

They discuss Burlington and the New Housing Code, Burlington's new Sister City in Senegal: Thies. They also debate Israel-US-Rift: simple drama or serious impact on the ward? Lastly, they discuss Senegal, a new President, and a political earthquake.

The Sister Cities Organizations are international, long-term partnerships between two communities. These partnerships are designed to promote intercultural understanding and interpersonal connections.

For more information visit: https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/Mayor/Sister-Cities

What's Going On?: Burlington's Town Meeting Day Election Results 03/12/2024

Host Sandy Baird is joined by Wafic Faour to discuss results from Burlington's Town Meeting Day election that happened on March 5.

What's Going On?: Senegal 02/13/2024

Host Sandy Baird is joined by guest Ali Dieng, Burlington City Councilor and Secretary of Vermont New American Advisory Council (VNAAC), to discuss Senegal.

For more information about the Vermont New American Advisory Council visit: www.vnaac.org

What's Going On?: Africa 2024 01/09/2024

Host Sandy Baird is joined by guest Eric Agnero, citizen activist, to discuss Africa and what is upcoming in the year.

FOCUS: Changes at the Center for Media and Democracy 07/15/2021

Host Margaret Harrington talks with Lauren Glenn Davitian, CEO of Center for Media and Democracy, Town Meeting tv, about changes at the station which impact the airing of community produced programs. While coronavirus has reduced the number of community produced shows because of the closing of the physical studio, a few of the shows which have continued have been relegated to obscurity by the policy of featuring shows on the basis of an unknown value judgment. Also the introduction of underwriters has changed the character of this open access tv station.

Emerge Vermont Update with New Director Elaine Haney 05/17/2021

CCTV catches up with Elaine Haney, Emerge Vermont's new director, on her new post and upcoming events promoting women's involvement in Democratic politics.

The Nation We Knew: Book Talk with Steven Shepard 04/21/2021

Steven Shepard talks about his new book, "The Nation We Knew: How an Extraordinary Geophysical Event Reinvented America—and the World," as well as leadership and imagination with CCTV's Lauren-Glenn Davitian. Shepard is a storyteller, photographer, ‘technology demystifier,’ and producer of video and audio media, including The Natural Curiosity Project Podcast. See ShepardComm.com for more information.

Project of the UVM CDAE Capstone - Spring 2021 - Grace Parker 04/09/2021

Cati Januzzi interviews Grace Parker on the btv_engage Instagram.

Grace talks about her involvement in local Burlington politics, opinions on the media, and CCTV!

Project of the UVM CDAE Capstone - Spring 2021 - Margaux Higgins 03/26/2021

Cati Januzzi interviews Margaux Higgins on the btv_engage Instagram.

Margaux talks about involvement in local politics, how she got started, advice for those interested, and the importance of CCTV!

Mayor Miro Weinberger Virtual Coffee 06/17/2020

Mayor Miro Weinberger holds regular virtual coffees during the COVID pandemic. This particular coffee focused on the recent issues of racism, policing, school resource officers in schools and the city budget.

For more information on the weekly coffees visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/263289425054744/

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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!