Here 2008 LPCTV Awards recipients...(stay tuned for video & stills of the event):

PUBLIC ACCESS AWARDS:
1. Electronic Soapbox Award (for best example of Community Action)- "People for Peace"

2. News You Can Use Award (for news & info programming)- Jay Jurkoic, "Hard Telling"

3. Talk of the Town Award (for in-studio personality)- Leo & Ralph, "That Was the Week That Was"

4. Most Inquisitive Interviewer- Joanna Bombadil, "Black River Spotlight"

5. Director Award- Dave Guerrera, for directing & producing several orignial works in video

6. Run & Gun Award- Michelle Stinson, volunteer coverage of sports, school events, & more

7. Most Improved- Joan Judge & Fenwick Kingsbury, "Ludlow Baptist Church"
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EDUCATIONAL ACCESS AWARDS:
8. Best Educational Use- BRTV

9. School Impact Award- Allison Gillette, BRHS Class of 08 Farewell
********************************************************************************** GOVERNMENT ACCESS AWARDS:
10. Best Government Use- Rep. Dennis Devereux, "Message from Montpelier" ***********************************************************************************
YOUTH AWARDS:
11. Youth Award- Sam Hensel-Hunter, editor, Youth Video Club

12. Youth Award- Seth Matlofsky, sound composer, Youth Video Club

VOLUNTEER AWARD:
13. Volunteer of the Year and Best Sports Coverage- Bruce Perry, for volunteer coverage of BRHS Soccer, Basketball, and Baseball; nearly 200 hours of Black River sports programming provided over the past year!

LPCTV currently operates in a small room in the Ludlow Elementary School. As many of you who have visited the space are aware, the facility is quite cramped. Maybe you are already aware that we have been looking for a new space for quite some time. We have completed some designs, with the help of Virtual Habitat, Inc. of Chester, and continue to explore all options in the Ludlow area. If you are aware of any opportunities or possible spaces that might be available for rent or purchase, please let us know.

As a small, community-based non profit organization, we do not have an extraordinary budget for construction, nor can we afford high montly rents. However, as a 501 c3 organization, we are hoping that a potential seller or landlord might consider a donation of a portion of the total costs; all donations are tax deductible. We are also willing and interested to work with other groups with whom we might be able to share a building.

Here are is a list of criteria that any possible space should meet:

- a minimum of 2500 square feet of usable space

- a portion of the area (approx. 600 square feet) should have very high ceilings (ideally, at least 15 feet high), for our studio lighting

 - handicap access to most, if not all, of the total area

- central location to Villages of Ludlow and / or Proctorsville 

We would love to have a more accommodating and inviting space for the community to use. With a larger, more functional space, there are more opportuinities for more poeple to get involved and turn LPCTV into a top notch facility. Thanks for keeping us in mind! 

LPCTV is covering all 4 Elementary School graduations in the viewing area - Ludlow, Plymouth, Cavendish, and Mount Holly. We also will be providing multi-camera coverage of the Black River High School Graduation on Saturday, June 14.

Copies of each are available for purchase. $15 for DVD and $12 for VHS. Click here to order a copy.

And don't forget to check the program schedules over the next couple of weeks right here on the website for the times they will be airing (the first run for each graduation will be on Channel 10).