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QPTV Community Development

 
 

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The staff assigned to the Community Development Department is committed to increasing QPTV’s visibility throughout the borough of Queens. The ultimate goal is to raise awareness of Queens Public Television’s channels, equipment, facilities and services. We serve the community as a liaison to residents of Queens, government organizations, non-profit organizations with 501©3 status and community organizations.
We strive to implement measures that will increase participation of residents and organizations throughout the borough of Queens.

Media Releases

QPTV Presents

Queensborough Community College Men’s & Women’s Basketball:

QCC Tigers Vs. BMCC Panthers

 

Women’s Basketball

The Lady Panthers clinched the regular season CUNY Championship with a 62-55 against the Lady Tigers of Queensborough. BMCC led 26-16 at halftime, as only 2 Lady Tigers scored (Shantana Kanhoye & Gessell Pren-tice) 8 points each. A late Queensborough rally fell short as QCC finished 3rd in the Conference.

 

Men’s Basketball

The Queensborough Tigers held on to defeat the BMCC Panthers, to split the season series. The Tigers came out on fire, and led 39-23 at halftime. QCC extended the lead to 25, as BMCC looked to be done. The Panthers went on a 25-5 run to cut the lead to 5, but the Tigers won 62-55.

 

Tune into Queens Public Television to watch fun and exciting local college basketball games!

 

The basketball programs were made possible through QPTV’s Grant Aid Program.

 

 

QPTV Presents Queens Perspectives:“So Proudly We Hail”

 

Queens Public Television invites you to watch veterans Guy B. Palumbo, Lee Blackmon, Maurice “Chick” Berger, Frank Kittle, Benjamin Singer, Louis A. Falco, and Bob Romeo speak about their experiences of war, survival, and training. The program is filled with pride and heroism from those who served their country.

 

Tune in to QPTV as we embrace and celebrate the service of United States military veterans with our original program “So Proudly We Hail.”

QPTV WINS THE ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY MEDIA’S
2012 NATIONAL HOMETOWN MEDIA AWARD
EMPOWERMENT CATEGORY—PROFESSIONAL DIVISION
 
Queens Public Television is proud to announce that one of our productions has received top honors from the Alliance for Community Media’s National Hometown Video Competition.
 
The program that received the honors, QUEENS UPDATE: A Live Town Hall Meeting “Bullying in America,” addresses the escalating issue of bullying, which can happen anywhere and affect anyone regardless of gender, age, race, and/or socio-economic or educational background.
 
QPTV hosts Cliff Jacobs and Roslyn Nieves assembled an extraordinary group of guests who share their personal experiences and knowledge to fight this problem which corrodes our society. On hand to receive the award were QPTV staff members Daniel J. Leone, Executive Director; Roslyn Nieves, Community Development Manager; Luchia Dragosh, Video Journalist; and Board Members John Haney, Joan Serrano-Laufer, Henry Kee, Sandra Delson, and Al Harris.
 
The 2012 Hometown Video Awards Dinner was held on Wednesday, August 1 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago, IL, during the Alliance for Community Media Conference and Exhibition. The ACM’s Mission is to: “Promote Civic Engagement Through Community Media.” Their vision is to see “an ever increasing array of media channels, with communities demanding relevant, factual and hyper local content from respected sources.

QPTV Presents: Queens Update
Live Town Hall Meeting
“Bullying in America”

 

Bullying can happen anywhere and affect anyone regardless of gender, age, race, and/or socio-economic or educational background.

 

Join hosts Cliff Jacobs and Roslyn Nieves as QPTV

re-cablecasts this important program with panelists:

 

Dr. Victor Fornari

CONGRATULATIONS TO FORMER QPTV INTERN
AND CURRENT ACCESS PRODUCER
ANTHONY SALDANA
“WE’RE ORDINARY PEOPLE”
 
“We’re Ordinary People” profiles the daily lives and struggles of blind activists from New York City. Viewers discover what it is like growing up in the city being totally blind. Stereotypes and misconceptions lead to social, economic, and housing inequalities.

Internship Program

QPTV’s Internship Program gives students the unique opportunity to learn and work in a community television center and gain experience in the television production industry. Interns have the opportunity to work in television production, learning and gaining experience with cameras and studio equipment, field production and editing. They also work on the administrative end of the media center, helping with the day to day activities that allow QPTV to operate. Students leave QPTV with real world experience that can help them on their career path. Candidates should have a major related to media, television production, technology and/or communications.

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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.
 

Queens Public Communications Corp.

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