On behalf of QPTV, the Board of Directors, Chairman, and President, we are proud to announce that Queens Public Television has been selected to receive a first (1st) place award in the Live Format category of the Professional Division of the Hometown Video Awards for the program:

Queens Public Television Presents: Queens Vote 2008



Queens Public Television has also been selected to receive an Honorable Mention award in the Democracy in Action category for the same program.



This program was produced by QPTV’s Production Unit, Daniel J. Leone, Executive Director.

MEMO                                      

From: Clifford Jacobs
To: All QPTV Producers, Providers and Sponsors

Date: July 30, 2009

Re: Proof of Residency

Queens Public Television, in compliance with local and State law, requires all producers,
providers and sponsors of programming to have on file proof that they reside in
Queens. Proof of residency is required for all individuals submitting
programs to QPTV. This includes Series programs (monthly or weekly) and stand
alone Specials.

All Producers,
Providers and Sponsors submitting programming to QPTV for cablecast must have
their proof of residency on file by Tuesday September 8, 2009.

QUEENS PUBLIC TELEVISION: RULES & PROCEDURES, page 2:

SECTION IV states:

"IV.   WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO USE QPTV?

A. You are eligible to apply if you are a legal bona-fide Queens resident with a legal bona- fide resident address.  You must be able to verify your
residency by providing two proofs of address and City, State, Federal or Employee Photo ID.

The following combinations of proof are acceptable:

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

When Jae Harold arrived at QPTV to receive training in production, she was already a media professional. Early in her career Jae wrote a script for an animated film which garnered her an award form Met Life. In 2004 Jae received an award at the Woman of Color Film Festival. She’s worked for the Black Cartoon Channel and taught drama to junior high school students. She enjoys the creativity involved with being a producer: writing, producing, directing and editing. Notably, she produced the documentary Proxy of Abundance a film designed to help low income families locate healthy food in Corona, Queens.

On October 10th 2008 the Friends of Woodhaven Library held its scheduled monthly meeting; Mr. Mel Berkowitz was presented with a certificate of appreciation for volunteering his time on September 20th, 2008. Mel gave a presentation on “What is public access television and how the community can become involved in public access television.” He also explained how one can become a certified access producer.