Come Celebrate 25 Years of Community Media!
Posted March 30th, 2009 by lisa in Events, Front Page, NewsAccess Tucson Turns 25!!!
Annual Meeting/Volunteer Recognition/Building Free Speech Panel
Mark down on your calendar Thursday, April, 9th from 6pm-9pm. The event is Access Tucson’s Volunteer Recognition, Annual Meeting and 25th Anniversary kick off!
Begin the evening at 6pm in Studio A as part of the audience for a live, televised panel: Building Free Speech. This program was developed by Access Tucson 5 years ago as a part of a nation-wide effort of community and independent media organizations to address media and free speech issues.
There’s good company in the silver anniversary crowd—both KXCI Community Radio and The Tucson Weekly turned 25 this year!
Join Roger Greer, KXCI, Doug Biggers, Tucson Weekly, former Tucson Mayor, Tom Volgy, Sam Behrend, Access Tucson and long-time activist and community media participant Miguel Ortega for an interesting hour looking at the history of community media in Tucson from the inside out. Join them as they try to determine what was in the water all those years ago that led to Tucson’s leadership in community media. What is the rich history we stand upon and where does the road lead from here?
Building Free Speech: 25 Years of Community Media
Thursday, April 9, 2009
6:00-7:00pm
Live on channel 74 Comcast/99 Cox.
Be a part of the studio audience:
Access Tucson
124 E. Broadway
Studio A
5:00pm open seating
Following the show, head down to Access Tucson’s lobby for a piece of anniversary cake and coffee. The election results for the three open seats on the Access Tucson Board of Directors will be announced. And last, but not least, the best volunteers in the world will receive the applause and recognition they deserve.