Patrick's blog

At last night's annual meeting (June 27th), the election was held for the Board of Directors for the coming fiscal year. Noah Schmidt was re-elected. Don Richardson & Wendy Regier were both elected. The new year starts on July 1.  The new Board will be meeting sometime in mid-July, at which time officers will be elected (the date of the 1st meeting is still to be determined, but an agenda will be posted here soon).

We would like to thank both Julie Bowyer and Lou Krefski, who terms ended,  for serving on the Board of Directors for the past three years!

Join us for the 2019 Annual Meeting & Awards night, Thursday, June 27th, starting at 6PM. All are welcome, but please RSVP by sending an email to Patrick. The agenda is posted here.

The Board of Directors election will be held during the annual meeting. Those in attendance will have the opportunity to cast a ballot. Those who are unable to attend the meeting can still vote - the ballot (with instructions) is available for download here.

The annual Board of Directors elections are coming up in June. Would you or someone you know be a good candidate to help local profit, independent, & local public media grow and thrive? If so, pcodyokemovalley.tv (subject: Nomination) (we want to hear from you)!  Any resident of Andover, Ludlow, Mount Holly, Plymouth, Reading, or Cavendish who is at least 18 years of age is eligible to serve on the Board. Anyone interested in becoming a candidate or nominating someone they know should contact Executive Director Patrick Cody, by email at pcodyokemovalley.tv or calling 228-8808. Nominations must be received by Thursday, June 11th.

Interested candidates should send a short 1-2 paragaraph statement about their interest & background pcodyokemovalley.tv (subject: Candidate%20Info.) ( via email). This short statement will be added to the ballot.

Candidates are also encouraged to record a short video (up to 5 minutes), to provide more information about themselves, and which can shared prior to the election.

The election will be held during the Annual Meeting  & Awards Night, on Thursday, June 25th at 6:30pm. The Annual Meeting & Awards Night is open to all community members. It will be to be held via teconference -pcodyokemovalley.tv (subject: Annual%20Meeting%20RSVP) ( email Patrick to RSVP). Voting will be available electronically for a period prior to the annual meeting. More information will be posted about that very soon. Due to the cirumstances surrounding the pandemic this year, electronic voting will only be available. 

Visit the Board of Directors page for more info.

 We have begun construction on Phase 3 renovations in our facility. While this is going on, we have limited operating hours. Starting March 25th, & until approximately April 22, our facility will not be open during our normal business hours (as posted here. Instead, we will be opening during the evenings & some Saturdays. 

During this time, our studio will be inoperable. Instead of recording in the studio, our staff is available to help record programming on location, upon request. Please let us know if you have a production you would like to do, by calling the main office phone & leaving a message (228-8808), or send us an email.

Our new temporary hours, effective immediately, and running until further notice are: Mondays - Thursdays, from 4-9PM and Fridays 4-8PM

We will also be open from Saturday, March 30th & Saturday, April 6th from 10AM - 4PM.

If you have any questions or want more information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

We look forward to resuming our normal operating hours later in April and showing off all of the new spaces & improvements in the facility. The new spaces will include a classroom / conference room, a studio control room, master control room, and equipment training room.