PATV Newsletter - January 2016

Channel 20 (Cablevision) and

Channel 37 (FiOS)

PATV Membership Drive for 2016

Annual Renewal for PATV Membership is here.

In order to be included in the 2016 membership roster, please join or renew at PATV Membership for 2016 - click the Donate Button and use PayPal or a credit card for membership payment. Or mail a check made out to "PATV" to PATV, 1111 Marcus Avenue Suite LL-27, Lake Success, NY 11042. All membership levels receive this monthly newsletter. If you join at the President's Club or a higher level, you will receive three DVD copies of PATV programs of your choice.

PATV office and facilities will be closed

on Friday, January 1 and Monday, January 18 for New Year's and Martin Luther King Day holiday observances.

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iPad Course at PATV

It's fun and easy to capture "amazing" things that happen around you each day - if you know how to use iMovie on your iPad. Learn from an expert - our own Ben Ratner. His iPad Video course at PATV on Sunday, February 21, 2016 from 12-4pm will cover basic shooting techniques, story-boarding (planning), editing, and distribution.

To register and for further information, please contact Erica Bradley at ebradley@patv.org.

Holiday Donations for Veterans Project

PATV Executive Director, Erica Bradley, was proud to accept a proclamation from Judi Bosworth, Supervisor, Town of North Hempstead, for PATV's efforts in organizing and collecting contributions gathered from staff at NSLIJ and 1111 Marcus Avenue to bring gifts and needed items to the Veterans of Long Island this holiday season.

(L to R): Erica Bradley with Judi Bosworth.

Watch our latest installment in the series: "Veterans' Stories: Vietnam - Michael Sulsona".

(L to R): Veterans Michael Sulsona and Steve Tagg with

Shirley Ann Bruno.

PATV "Veterans' Stories: Vietnam" series is available on our YouTube Channel at -

PATV LONG ISLAND

New Teen TV Programs

"Prevention Through Connection - Active Parenting". Host Cathy Samuels, Project Director, Manhasset Community Coalition Against Substance Abuse (CASA), speaks with Tim Jahn, Human Development Specialist at Cornell Cooperative Extension, Suffolk, about ways parents can help prevent substance abuse by connecting better with their teens.

(L to R): Cathy Samuels with Tim Jahn.

"Reach Out America on Activism" - Host Patty Katz interviews Rita Hall, Vice Chair of Reach Out America on the topic of Activism in the American political arena and how this facilitates changes in our government.

(L to R): Patty Katz with Rita Hall.

TV Production Internships for College Students

If you know a college student looking for an internship in television production, invite them to send their resume with a statement of interest and related experience to Erica Bradley at ebradley@patv.org.

PATV Programs on Additional Channels Beyond Our Area & Channel 37 (Verizon) cablecasts in most areas of Nassau County - Tell your L. I., Queens and Manhattan friends and family:

"PATV Presents"
on the Cablevision Woodbury feed on Channel 20 - Sundays at 5pm.
"Playwrights Project" on the Cablevision Woodbury feed on Channel 20 on Sundays at 7:30pm, and Manhattan MNN on Wednesdays at 5pm. Dates/times at www.mnn.org.
"Senior Moments: The Happy Ones!"
on the Cablevision Woodbury feed Channel 20 on Fridays at 5:00pm.
"Something to Talk About"
on the Cablevision Woodbury feed Channel 20 on Fridays at 5:30pm.
"The Grace Grella Show"
on the Cablevision Woodbury feed Channel 20 on Thursdays at 11pm, on the Hauppauge feed Channel 20 on Tuesdays at 3pm, on the QPTV feed Channel 56 on Tuesdays at 3pm and Channel 34 on Fridays at 9:30pm.

More Good News: PATV is Streaming Online and On-Demand!

Programs on PATV's local Cablevision Channel 20 and Verizon Fios Channel 37 now stream at www.patv.org/livestream at their scheduled air time. Streaming allows anyone with an Internet connection in any country to view our unique, original programming, expanding our community reach to the world. Please share this streaming link and our program schedule with your friends, family, and colleagues. (Note: Only programs produced by PATV or PATV independent producers will be streamed on-line)

Now you can watch PATV programs on-demand at your convenience at www.patv.org/a1_programs/programs-on-demand. Click on the "Video on Demand" drop-down menu to access our monthly highlighted programs, "Access Spotlight", "Playwrights Project", and "Veterans' Project".

**PATV thanks Bonnie D. Graham, PATV Board Member and producer, for her editing and design suggestions for this newsletter.

Premiere Programs:

"North Shore News"-

Local news and events.

"Celebrating 31 years of Shirley Ann Bruno as Executive Director of PATV" - Event held at the Village Club of Lake Success on Thursday, November 19, 2015.

"Our Veterans' Stories: Vietnam - Michael Sulsona" - See story for details.

"Teen TV Presents: Prevention Through Connection - Active Parenting" - See story for details.

"Teen TV Presents: Reach Out America on Activism" - See story for details.

"Something to Talk About" Episode #479 "As Far As The Eye Can "Sea!": Host/producer Bonnie D. Graham welcomes Paul J. Mila, sea-thriller novelist, scuba diver and underwater photographer. Watch online:

https://vimeo.com/149833417

"Senior Moments - The Happy Ones!" Episode #249 "Taking a Chance on Rock N Roll".

Co-hosts Ruth B. Dolgow and Bonnie D. Graham welcome Larry Chance and Bobby "T" Tribuzio of the rock 'n' roll group, Larry Chance and the Earls, plus saxophonist Larry Ravdin.

Watch online:

https://vimeo.com/146547148

"The Grace Grella Show"

Episodes #816 & #817

Intuitive/medium host Grace Grella gives guests "Positive 411" featuring Carrie Ann Parker, LMT.

www.youtube.com/gracegrellashow

Encore Programs:

"World War II Veterans Stories" 1-19

"Spinney Hill"

"Colorblind"

"Something to Talk About - Holiday Gala - Part 1"

"Something to Talk About - Holiday Gala - Part 2"

**Please check our program schedule at www.patv.org or in your local newspaper.

PATV Staff

PATV Executive Director

Erica Bradley

ebradley@patv.org

PATV Executive Assistant

Barbara Morrell

bmorrell@patv.org

PATV Manager of Technical

Operations

Marcelo Mendez

mmendez@patv.org

PATV Programming Manager

Michael Peters

mpeters@patv.org

PATV Special Projects/Outreach Coordinator

Grace Grella

ggrella@patv.org

PATV Board of Directors

Officers

President

Robert Schaufeld

Thomaston

Vice President

Ed Johnston

Plandome Manor

Secretary

Norman Hall

Great Neck Estates

Treasurer

Elliot S. Rosenblatt

Great Neck

Directors

North Hills

Robert Burros

Flower Hill

William Clemency

Lake Success

Mayor Ron Cooper

Plandome Heights

Aida Ferman

Munsey Park

Rosalie De Caro

Kensington

Bonnie D. Graham

Kings Point

Amy Hughes

Russell Gardens

Ken Levine

Great Neck Plaza

Ted Rosen

Plandome

Katie Saville

Our Mission:

PATV's purpose can best be described with these three words: Educate, Communicate, Participate. PATV's mission is to promote broad participation in civic and cultural life by encouraging effective use and understanding of community media.

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