PTCT History - 2010

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Stats & Facts for 2010

MONTH BY MONTH

January

• Ed Wisniewski was re-elected Chairperson and Toni Sulkowski was re-elected Vice-Chairperson of the Peters Township Cable TV Board.

• The station ordered three LCD teleprompters for use on its studio cameras.  These prompters had larger and clearer screens which made reading scripts much easier for all of the on-air talent.

• A digital disk recorder, the Grass Valley Turdo iDDR was purchased for the television studio, which allowed for direct digital recordings of all programs that are done in the television studio.  These enabled the process from recording to cablecast to be improved in speed and in quality.

February

• The station purchased an additional P2 card for use with its two single-camera set-ups.  This gave the station the added flexibility of extended record times and increased turnaround time for equipment, as it was no longer necessary to immediately clear a card of its recordings before sending a camera back out for its next production.

• The station added a large presentation monitor to its pre-production room which enables the station to teach large numbers of volunteers at the same time.

•  Some of the topics covered in March shows on Peters Township Community Televisionincluded: “How to Make Homemade Pet Food” (Let’s Talk Healthy Pets), “Childhood Obesity” (Ask the Naturopath), “John Maher” (Talking Politics in Peters Township), “How to Integrate Organic Food into Pet Food” (Let’s Talk Healthy Pets ), “Cosmetic Dentistry” (Let’s Talk Dentistry), “Building Your Dream Home” (Real Estate A to Z), “New Developments in the Treatment of High Cholesterol Levels” (Ask the Doctor), “The Effects of Posture on Health” (Life Without Limits Family Wellness Show)

March

• A new laptop was purchased for use in Council Chambers enabling the Township Manager to better integrate the display of maps with the video projector that is seen by both residents and Council members at each Council Meeting. 

• PTHS Student Hardy Kern produced the debut episode of a new program dealing with conservation, wildlife and animals named “Conservation Nation with Hardy Kern”. 

• “Conservation Nation with Hardy Kern” set a new PTCTonline record for a debut show, with 100 views in March.

• Some of the topics covered in March shows on Peters Township Community Televisionincluded: “An Integrative Approach to Heart Disease” (Ask the Naturopath), “Passion Play Preview”(Senior Perspective), “Spring Fling” (Senior Perspective), “The Truth About Drug & Alcohol Addiction, Part 2” (Relax with Joan), “The Benefits of Supplements” (Let’s Talk Healthy Pets),“Cancer Society” (Senior Perspective), “Diabetes” (Ask the Doctor), “National Slovak Society”(Chamber Focus ), “Santaland” (Senior Perspective), “Dentistry: Then & Now” (Let’s Talk Dentistry),“Home Staging” (Real Estate A to Z), “Understanding Long Term Care Options” (Chamber Focus),“Volunteerism” (Let’s Talk Healthy Pets)

April

• PTHS Television Production studentsreceived 2 Awards of Excellence at the TVT Student Video Festival held at Robert Morris University.  The winners were in the PSA category "Character Does Count" created by Christine Aaron, Tom Norton & Pat Walker and in the Sports Highlight Category "PTHS Boys Basketball Highlight Video" produced by Mike Glod & Dan Makrinos.  PTHS Media Students have captured 71 Awards of Excellence from the TVT Student Video Festival.
• Peters Township Community Television hosted a group of Tiger Cub Scouts on a hands-on tour of the studio.

• Again this year, the PTHS Media Classes and Peters Township Community Television hosted students from Bower Hill Elementary School.  The 3rd graders got a chance to learn about videotaping, editing, audio, technical directing, on-air talent, studio camera, still camera, darkroom and yearbook activities.  At the end of their visit, the students got a chance to take part in a live broadcast of Last Word in Sports with Dale Lolley and asked questions of the host, trying to stump his sports knowledge. 

• A new weekly show recorded in the PTCT television studio, Highway & Hedges Outreach Ministries Show, made its debut.

May

• The station ordered numerous pieces of quality control equipment, such as LCD monitors, distribution amplifiers, TVs and speakers, to be added to its playback area, enabling the staff to monitor video and audio levels for all three channels more precisely.
  
  ·        One-time programs that appeared on PTCT in May included: Trinity United Methodist Church Broadway Night, German Fashion Show, Drive to Stay Alive, 9th Grade American Government Commercials, Recognition of Excellence Awards, McMurray Rotary Spelling Bee – Pleasant Valley, PTHS Powder Puff Football, and Character Counts Awards.