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(2010-08-04)
"Our Town Tunkhannock" will be WVIA's second edition of its "Our Town" documentary series. The one-hour video scrapbook will focus on the people, places and happenings of Tunkhannock, PA., as seen through the eyes of its residents. "Our Town Tunkhannock" in partnership with Gem 104 will premiere on Monday, October 4 at 7 p.m. on WVIA TV.
At the pre-production meeting, residents from the Tunkhannock area will discuss which landmarks, events and local stories the program should explore. WVIA will answer questions about the project during the meeting and ask the volunteer videographers and/or storytellers to narrow the list of subjects and events to videotape. WVIA hopes to recruit 20 to 25 area residents with personal camcorders.
Resident videographers will then set off to videotape their pre-determined stories. They will have until Saturday, August 28, when they will submit their memory cards or videotapes filled with stories of Tunkhannock to WVIA. The footage will then be used to make the "Our Town Tunkhannock" documentary.
Anyone interested in being a videographer and/or storyteller for the documentary should contact WVIA Our Town producer, Lisa Mazzarella, at 570-602-1164 or by e-mailing lisamazzarella@wvia.org.
As northeastern Pennsylvania's and the central Susquehanna valley's public television station serving a very large geographic area, the "Our Town" project was initiated in an effort to involve the communities and their residents with WVIA. The "Our Town" documentary series is intended to treat viewers to the many personalities, perspectives, and possibilities that local towns have to offer.
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