About

What is QPTV?

QPTV (Queens Public Communications Corporation) is a not-for-profit private corporation serving the residents of Queens. QPTV manages four community television channels specifically for Queens, under the Franchise Agreement between the City of New York and the Cable Operators in the Borough of Queens.

QPTV cablecasts the most diverse programming to the most diverse community in the world reaching over 440,000 subscribers 24 hours a day, everyday on channels 34, 35, 56, 57 on Time Warner Cable and on 82, 83, 84, and 85 on RCN and channels 34, 35, 36, 37 with Community Bulletin Board on channels 33 & 38 on Verizon FiOS

Media

"Mr. Baxter has lived for decades in a nice house on Beach 127th Street, but he says he is ashamed of his neighborhood’s support for the parking restrictions, on most of the residential blocks between Beach 116th Street and Riis Park, from May 15 through Sept. 30. He says they are meant to deter the rest of the city from using the local stretch of the public beach.

'The regulations are racist and illegal,' he said, repeating allegations he has been making for years at local community board
meetings, on his Queens Public Television talk show, and in extensive letters into the local weekly, The Wave."

Read Story on NYTimes.com

The NY Times also covered Mr. Baxter's run for New York City Council in 2001: Read
A Political Stone-Thrower Runs in Rockaway



Photo: Corey Kilgannon/The New York Times

...His growing fan base on Queens Public Television loves it...

...Added Cliff Jacobs, QPTV's deputy executive director, 'He's certainly compelling. You just can't help but stop and listen to what he has to say.'

 

Read Story on NY Daily News

"Roslyn Nieves of QPTV received a surprise award as a special person who has provided extraordinary services to the agency. "

Read Story on qgazette.com

Related:
Read QPTV Media Release

City Councilman Eric Ulrich of Rockaway Beach mostly played nice with Democratic challenger Frank Gulluscio in a taped debate to air Friday - until the Republican abruptly called out his opponent's former boss.

 

Read Story on NY Daily News

"I spent 21 hours in the Queens Public Television (QPTV) studios this past week interviewing almost all the candidates for City Comptroller, Public Advocate, Borough President and City Council. I know many people don't care about politics, but now more than ever we must all pay attention and make a date with ourselves on September 15 to vote in the primaries."

Read Story on the QueensCourier.com

"NYC's Jewish gay rapper and comedian Soce the Elemental Wizard was interviewed on 'Talking About' on Queens Public Television. This half-hour session includes him talking about being a gay rapper, shouting out some of the NYC area rappers, his music video 'They Call Me' and more."

 

Read Story on OutHipHop.com

Program Listing: Talking About:

Talking About: Website - http://www.talkingabout.info

Queens Public Television (QPTV) has received national recognition for its live 2009 election coverage, hosted by The Queens Courier publisher Victoria Schneps-Yunis.

The Alliance for Community Media, a national organization that represents community television stations across the U.S., awarded QPTV first place in the "Live Format-Professional" category and honorable mention in the "Democracy in Action-Professional" category for its 2009 Hometown Video Awards competition.

Read Story on the QueensCourier.com

If you live in Queens and you say you've never seen the Queens Public Television Show Talking About, you're a liar. Okay, you might not have known you were watching it, but it has been on QPTV for more than ten years. The show is a Charlie Rose-style interview show hosted by the trio of Jonathan Griffith, J.C. Alvarez, and original host Christine Kallinger.

 

Read Story on QueensLedger.com

Program Listing: Talking About:

Talking About: Website - http://www.talkingabout.info
Photo courtesy of Jonathan Griffith

Jia-Yi He, a world-class harmonica virtuoso, has received numerous awards in international festivals and competitions in England, Germany, Israel, Japan and United States. He has served as a member of the judging committees in the Asia-Pacific Harmonica Competition in Taiwan, Malaysia and Hong Kong. Mr. He has appeared as a soloist with the China National Symphony Orchestra, China National Ballet Symphonic Orchestra and the Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra. He has appeared at many television stations including ABC-news, News 12 Long Island, Queens Public Television and Sino Television in the United States.

Read Story on assamtimes.org

July 5, 2006
NYJPW John & Penny Wang Visited Queens Public Television

Read Story on nyjpw.org

Queens Borough President Helen Marshall tries to calm financial fears in State of the Borough speech | NY Daily News

Election coverage boosts QPTV profile | NY Daily News

Public TV is today's version of the Colonial town square | NY Daily News

Boro's public television playing cupid? | NY Daily News

QPTV Wins Alliance For Community Media Award  | Queens Gazette

Memorial for Queens Public TV chief | NY Daily News

December 24, 2006

Queens, N.Y. -

Theresa Hughes, Andrew Ferdinandi and Frank Brady Appear on "Mel Berkowitz Presents"

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Info

Flushing Plaza

Queens Public Television is located in Downtown Flushing @ 41-61 Kissena Blvd, Suite 2077 Flushing, New York 11355 in the Flushing Plaza Building between Sanford and Barclay Avenues. QPTV's Programming/Trafficking Storefront facility is now open in Flushing Plaza on Kissena Boulevard. All programming and trafficking transactions including tape drop-offs, pick-ups, and paperwork issues will be handled from the new facility. The facility hours are from Monday - Friday 10 AM to 5:30 PM. The address is 41-65 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY 11355. Note: All mail sent to QPTV should continue to be sent to 41-61 Kissena Blvd, Suite 2077, Flushing, NY 11355. Telephone 718. 886. 8160 Fax Number 718. 886. 8168


FAQs

No. Many producers own their own equipment and provide QPTV with completed shows that we cablecast. Non-Queens residents must have a local sponsor.

Trainees who successfully complete one of QPTV's workshops are entitled to use the equipment in the particular area of certification (e.g. Editing, Studio or EFP).

QPTV collects a small fee for each workshop. QPTV's equipment, studio and channel time are provided to the community free of charge.

Training is offered twice a year during the Spring & Fall. Training lasts ten weeks. Classes meet once a week. Each session is three hours long.

Training is provided to all bona-fide residents of Queens who are 18 years of age or older. Applicants must show proof of Queens residency and/or be a staff member of a 501 (c)3 organization based in Queens.

To prevent spam and other malicious attacks, the email addresses of QPTV staff is not listed on QPTV.org. If you need to contact a staff member please use our Contact Form. If you need the address for a staff member please call 718 886-8168 during regular business hours.

Yes. Please visit: Become an Intern for more information.

Yes. QPTV promotes and enforces an active policy of Equal Employment Opportunity for all individuals. Call (718) 886-8160 for more employment information.

No. At this time QPTV is not in need of volunteers.

For information visit: Internship programs

QPTV provides an "in kind" Grant-Aid Program for non-profit 501(C)3 Queens based organizations in need of

assistance to produce their program.

Information and procedures as to how to apply for Grant-Aid can be obtained from the QPTV Community

Outreach Department.

Queens Public Communications Corp.

Joel A. Miele Sr.
Chairman

Stuart Domber
President

Daniel J. Leone
Executive Director

Board of Directors
Nayibe Berger
Sandra Delson
Patrick J. DiMotta
John B. Haney
Alfred Harris
William L. Jefferson
Henry Kee
Joan Serrano‐Laufer
Ruth Schlossman


Staff


Pedro Castano | Playback Operator | ext.0
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Antonio Collado | Programming Coordinator | ext.304
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Donna DeSantis | Reception | ext.0 
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James Faber | IT Coordinator | ext.303
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Linda Fanning | Executive Assistant | ext.315
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Omar Flores | Video Trafficking Coordinator | ext.302
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Louie Gasparro | Manager of Access Producers | ext.340 
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Tonimarie Gasparro | Administrator | ext.305
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Cliff Jacobs | Deputy Executive Director | ext.310 
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Madeline Johnson | Community Relations Director | ext.318
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Daniel Leone | Executive Director/Dir. of Engineering | ext.0 
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Roslyn Nieves | Community Development Manager | ext. 324 
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Marguerite Rosmarin-Verrone | Asst. to the Administrator | ext.327
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Bob Strahle | Operations Manager/Production Unit | ext.325 
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Rubyn Turner | Playback Operator | ext.0
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Rene Valdivia | Production | ext.401 
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Steven Williams | Programming Manager | ext.306 
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