Channel 15

"Burlington Symphony Orchestra"
First performance of the Burlington Civic Symphony Orchestra, including works by Beethoven, Brahms and Michael Daugherty.
Airs on ORCA Channel 15:
Mon 1/30 at 8:30pm | Tue 1/30 at 1:30am & 2:30pm

Channel 16

"Green Gone Wrong"
Green Gone Wrong: How Our Economy Is Undermining the Environmental Revolution, takes a critical, on-the-ground look at popular market-based solutions to ecological destruction. Author, Heather Rogers has spoken internationally on the environmental effects of mass consumption and is a senior fellow at the progressive US think tank Demos. Part of the Will Miller Social Justice Lecture Series.
Airs on ORCA Channel 16:
Mon 1/30 at 9:00am | Sat 2/4 at 9:00am
Sun 2/5 at 10:00pm

Channel 17

"Under The Golden Dome"
Third week of the 2012 Vermont Legislative Session. State House history and information – Legislator Lounge. Interviews with Vermont State Senators and State Representatives on Jan. 18, 2012 at the Vermont State House. Sen. Vincent Illuzzi, Rep. Tom Stevens, Rep. Bill Lippert, Sen. Jeanette White, Rep. Topper McFaun, Rep. Brian Savage, Sen. Anthony Pollina.
Airs on ORCA Channel 17:
Mon 1/30 at 3:00pm | Tue 1/31 at 9:00am&6:00pm
Wed 2/1 at 6:00pm | Thu 2/2 at 12:00p & 9:00pm
Fri 2/3 at 12:00pm | Sat 2/4 at 6:00pm and
Sun 2/5 at 9:00am

Blogs

ORCA Welcomes Rob Chapman

Posted October 11, 2011 - 11:43am by admin
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Onion River Community Access Media is joined by its new Executive Director, Rob Chapman.

ORCA Celebrates 25 Years

Posted May 12, 2010 - 3:10pm by kenric
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ORCA Media is is making a big to-do about the fact that Community Access Media has been around in the Central Vermont area for 25 years.

in 1985, funds were initially granted by Cox Cable, the local cable company at the time, to buy some cameras and playback equipment as well as hire a coordinator. That person was Tom Cheney, who began creating content and offering classes at the Cox office. The facility at the cable office in Berlin opened up with three playback decks, a 3/4" tape edit system, a couple of titanic-sized "portable" cameras and a bare-bones studio.

"ORCA Media" and "The Bridge" sponsors the Montpelier Mayoral Candidates Forum

Posted February 15, 2010 - 4:15pm by admin

MONTPELIER – On at least one point, the two mayoral candidates were in complete agreement. Montpelier is a vibrant place to live, with a strong downtown, healthy neighborhoods and quality schools.

"People want to live here, that's a great thing," said Gary Schy, who is challenging incumbent Mayor Mary Hooper. "My children went through the school system, and when you talk to them, they have good things to say."

Among the best things about the city, Hooper added, are the neighborhoods.

"We started a campaign to get neighbors to pay attention to neighbors," she said. In addition, she said are the green, open areas around the downtown and its neighborhoods.

On a second point, they also agree. The city does face problems.

National Conference for Media Reform Update

Posted March 7, 2007 - 2:21pm by kenric

Conclusion

This conference is about media education, media literacy, about how a literate population is empowered to affect local, state, national, even international policy. It is a conference in which some 3000 people from all over the world have come together to engage in open, thoughtful dialogue, hear some great pep talks, and become motivated to bring civic action back to their own communities.
In the past three days, I have attended panel discussions and workshops on understanding policy process, creating your own community radio station and media literacy/education.

National Conference for Media Reform Update

Posted March 7, 2007 - 2:21pm by Anonymous

Ben Scott introduces Bernie Sanders

Ben Scott: “Bernie Sanders is the first national politician to realize that media is a political issue.”

National Conference for Media Reform Update

Posted March 7, 2007 - 2:20pm by kenric

Bill Moyers & Rev. Jesse Jackson

John Bloch in Community Media National Board

Posted March 7, 2007 - 2:18pm by kenric

Congratualations to ORCA Board President John Bloch, of Montpelier! John has been elected to fill a one-year term on the Alliance for Community Media National Board. That's "NATIONAL." The ACM promotes national and local free speech TV across the US, and advocates for community media in Congress. Check them out at www.alliancecm.org