March 31st from 6:30 to 9:30 pm
Any interested certified volunteers are welcome to attend a free refresher training session organized by Carl Fiske and facilitated by the old gang: Kevin, Jeff, and Rob.
Carl will stage an interview with entertainment interludes and record it. The idea is for crew members to have a low-pressure opportunity to [...]
Encore Programming for June Closure
Similar to last year, Access Tucson will close it’s facility for the month of June. All employees will be furloughed without pay for that month in order to deal with budget cuts. Programming on the channels will continue through master control automation.
However, the closure will prohibit the intake and processing of [...]
Mayor and City Council Affirm the Future of Access Tucson and Tucson 12
Last Tuesday 3/9 the Mayor and Council took an important step toward the survival of community media in Tucson. By a vote of 6-1 (with Councilmember Rodney Glassman voting no – he moved to eliminate all funding for Access Tucson next year [...]
In the last few months, the Mayor and Council received hundreds of calls and emails in support of Access Tucson and in the last 10 days, a small group of public access producers have collected more than 1000 signatures on the petition drive to keep Access Tucson alive and well.
Today, the Mayor and Council [...]
On January 27th Access Tucson announced that facilities would be closed February 10th through March 9th to save money and allow Access Tucson the time to work with the City of Tucson on a plan that keeps public access alive.
The City promised to move quickly. The City Manager’s recommendation to keep Access Tucson operating was [...]