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QPTV Holiday Closing: President's Day sticky icon

QPTV will be closed on Monday, February 15, 2010 for President's Day.

Studio and Editing reservations by appointment only.

Regular hours of operation will resume on Tuesday, February 16, 2010.

Please drop off all videotapes at the second floor Playback room.

Queens Perspectives: Holocaust Survivors

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The Holocaust is the term generally used to describe the genocide of approximately six million European Jews during World War II. This was systematic state-sponsored extermination by Nazi Germany, under Adolf Hitler, its allies and collaborators.

Tune in to QPTV to watch unforgettable stories revealed by Edith Stern, Sally Sachs, Eddie Weinstein and Hannah Deutch. These four Holocaust survivors will touch your hearts. Their stories were chronicled through Queensborough Community College’s Kupferberg Holocaust Resource Center, which offers educational programs, films, guest speakers and historical exhibits. Their goal is to educate and encourage visitors to stand up to ignorance and hatred in order to prevent future genocides.

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Queens Perspectives: The Harriet and Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Resource Center and Archives

Kupferberg01The new Harriet & Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Resource Center and Archives at Queensborough Community College officially opened to the public on October 18, 2009. The Resource Center offers educational programs, films, guest speakers and historical exhibits. The Executive Director, Dr. Arthur Flug, organized the programs with the hopes that it will teach students and visitors the consequences of stereotyping, prejudice and racism. Tune in to see Dr. Flug give an overview of the museum. 

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Cablecast Dates:

Friday February 26, 2010 9:00 PM Ch. 34/82/34 TWC/RCN/FiOS
Saturday February 27, 2010 10:00 AM Ch. 57/85/37 TWC/RCN/FiOS
Saturday February 27, 2010 9:00 PM Ch. 35/83/35 TWC/RCN/FiOS
Sunday February 28, 2010 1:00 PM Ch. 34/82/34 TWC/RCN/FiOS
Sunday February 28, 2010 10:00 PM Ch. 57/85/37 TWC/RCN/FiOS

February is African American History Month



from QPTV's Community Blog


African-American History Month

By K. J. Prestwidge, PH.D

African-American History Month was created by Carter G. Woodson in
1926. Originally, it was a weeklong celebration which was later
extended to a full month.

In celebration of African American History month we focus the spotlight
on inventor, Lewis Howard Latimer. He was born in 1848 the son of
George and Rebecca Latimer, two runaway slaves. In 1864 at the age of
16 Latimer, who lied about his age, joined the U.S. Navy at the time of
the Civil War. Both a self-taught draftsman and inventor, Latimer
executed patent drawings for Alexander Graham Bell’s telephones. In
1878 while working for the U.S. Electric Lighting Company, Lewis
Latimer displayed his talent for invention by improving the carbon

QPTV Launches New Blog for Producers


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Queens Public Television (QPTV) is happy to announce the launch of its Community Blog. Unlike QPTV's long established website, the community blog is a place where producers can interact with one another in a moderated forum.
 
We hope that you will use this forum to communicate with other QPTV Certified Producers, share your thoughts about community media, seek out crew for your next production or offer to crew for someone else. Perhaps you have photos from your last production, send them to us and we'll be happy to post them.
 
We do ask that you observe the same sense of decorum on the site as you would observe at our facility; rudeness, disrespect or inappropriate language will not be tolerated.
 
If you have any questions please contact me.
 
Click here to visit the site: http://qptv.blogspot.com/
 
"QPTV,  Diverse Television for a Diverse Community"
 
Clifford Jacobs
QPTV

Queensborough Community College Women’s and Men’s Basketball: Tigers vs. Caimans

Tune into Queens Public Television to see a fun and exciting two-part program documenting Queensborough 

Community College’s Tigers playing against Hostos Community College’s Caimans. 

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TIGERS VS CAIMANS, Women’s Basketball
Thursday, February 4, 2010 6:00 PM Ch. 34/82/34 TWC/RCN/FiOS
Thursday, February 18, 2010 6:00 PM Ch. 34/82/34 TWC/RCN/FiOS

TIGERS VS CAIMANS, Men’s Basketball
Thursday, February 11, 2010 6:00 PM Ch. 34/82/34 TWC/RCN/FiOS
Thursday, February 25, 2010 6:00 PM Ch. 34/82/34 TWC/RCN/FiOS

NY Daily News: QPTV Featured in Story "Rantin' Bob gets rave TV reviews"

...His growing fan base on Queens Public Television loves it...

...Added Cliff Jacobs, QPTV's deputy executive director, 'He's certainly compelling. You just can't help but stop and listen to what he has to say.'

 

Read Story on NY Daily News

QPTV Community Access Producer Media Release Template

Media Release TemplateAttention QPTV Community Access Producers - We've made a little easier for you to spread the word about your show; QPTV has created a Media Release Template for you to download, modify and use.

The Media Release Template is available in PDF and Microsoft Word 97-2003 & 2007 document and template formats.

Don't have Microsoft Word? The Microsoft Word templates are compatible with OpenOffice.org, Google Docs, and Zoho Docs.

 

 

 

 

 

Download:

Microsoft Word 97-2003 Compatible Files

 

Microsoft Office Word 2007 Compatible Files

February is American Heart Month

Wear red in February for American Heart Month to help raise awareness about heart disease, but don't stop there. Make sure you know the signs of a heart attack, questions to ask your doctor about heart health, and how to lower your risk for heart disease.
Read More on CDC.gov

Earthquake in Haiti

Americans seeking information about family members in Haiti should call the U.S. Dept. of State
1-888-407-4747

How You Can Help
The following is a list of organizations offering aid to Haiti:
Read More...

What's New on QPTV.org

Producer Calendar Form Now Available!

QPTV's Certified Access Producers can use the Producer Calendar form to submit program schedules to Trafficking

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DID YOU KNOW that Queens Public Television offers on-air electronic Community Bulletin Board services for not for profit organizations?


DID YOU KNOW that QPTV also produces and airs sixty-second public service announcements with useful information for Queens residents? Tune in to our Community Bulletin Board and watch doctors Ralph Schlossman and Sandra Forde talk about the seasonal flu and the swine flu. These are just two examples of public service announcements among many diversified and interesting messages.


DID YOU KNOW that these services are free? They provide the community with announcements that are cablecast throughout the day with events, news, and useful information.


So tune in to QPTV’s Community Bulletin Board on channels 34,35 56 and 57 on Time Warner Cable, channels 82,83,84, and 85 on RCN and 33, 34,35,36,37 & 38 on Verizon FiOS.

H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) Info
The NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has facts and other information regarding swine influenza.

NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene
CDC - Swine Influenza (Flu)
queensmd.org

Channel Guide
CH34:

34 TWC/82 RCN/34 FiOS

CH35:
35 TWC/83 RCN/35 FiOS

CH56:
56 TWC/84 RCN/36 FiOS

CH57:
57 TWC/85 RCN/37 FiOS

Community Bulletin Board:
FiOS CH 33 & 38

Circle of Life

QPTV will be closed on Monday, February 15, 2010 for President's Day.

Studio and Editing reservations by appointment only.

Regular hours of operation will resume on Tuesday, February 16, 2010.

Please drop off all videotapes at the second floor Playback room.

REMINDER:

This is a reminder from Queens Public Television (QPTV) to let you know that Series Contracts and tapes are due on FEBRUARY 10, 2010. If you haven’t done so already please mail it back to our facility or bring it in
person to:

Queens Public Television

Programming / Trafficking Department

41-61 Kissena Blvd., Suite 2077

Flushing, NY 11355

(718) 886-8168 | Contact

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