A weekly blog from Tom Reeser, KOCT’s Executive
Director
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The Alliance for Community Media is a national
organization of community television station members similar to KOCT. They are currently having their annual
conference in Boston and we received news from the conference that KOCT won a Hometown Media Video
Award. KOCT’s talented Jon
Beltz shot and edited some of the
innovative footage and KOCT’s Micheyl Steinway polished the promo video for KOCT’s Journalist
Roundtable. Congratulations team. Watch
the promo now!
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Speaking of Journalist Roundtable, I hope you caught
last weeks ‘live’ television show.
If not,
click here. We had a diverse
guest list and our three journalists honed in on important north county
topics. Viewers who want to be
informed about local issues should watch—and share with your neighbors who may
not be aware of KOCT’s informative, award-winning monthly program.
JRT Host Kent Davy is joined each month by Journalist Alison
St. John & Logan Jenkins
Mark Jackson was our
first guest. He and some local community groups, (saveoursandiegocountryside.org ), are opposed to
the proposed Lilac Hills development planned for northern Escondido/Valley
Center. (The developer, Randy Goodson, appeared on JRT in May to present his
perspective.)
Max Disposti, the Executive Director of the North County
LGBTQ Resource Center in Oceanside discussed recent vandalism at their facility that was
deemed a hate crime by OPD. In light of the tragedy in Orlando, we asked Max to
discuss the progress and peril facing the LGBTQ community.
Linda Culp is the
Principle Planner for SANDAG. She discussed
the planned expansion and improvement of the Oceanside Transit Center-- a busy
southern California mass transportation hub.
Pastor Steve Bassett was our final guest. He operates the Bread of
Life Rescue Mission
in Oceanside. The non-profit was formed in 1999 and serves the poor, hungry,
and homeless in six North County cities; Pastor Bassett gave a first-hand
perspective of their services, his organization, and their future plans.
Journalist Roundtable will go dark in August in anticipation
of a busy Election 2016 season of programs. If you want to be an informed voter for this election you’ll
want to watch KOCT-North County’s Channel! Set your DVR for September 1st
at 6pm for programming for, by, and about our community.
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