ELI Presents: Pass The Mic

For thirty years, Falmouth Community TV Executive Director Debra Rogers has guided her organization to respond to community needs in a shifting media landscape. When she started this position, Debra was already well-versed in community media, having led stations in Greenfield and Brattleboro. Learn about how Debra Rogers came to see this work as a passion, from her first position at Warner Cable t...

Vanessa Maria Graber is the Senior Director of Journalism and Media Education at Free Press. Learn about Vanessa's career and vision for community media in this conversation with gabe castro, Member Programming Director at PhillyCAM.

Barbara Chisholm is the executive director at WACA TV in Ashland, Massachusetts. Previously, she was a founding board member of the station. Under her leadership, WACA has expanded into a larger studio space and increased programming from two nights a week to 24/7 across 3 channels. Barbara shares for leading and growing a community media center, reaching out to the people you serve, building rela...

Emerging Leaders Institute alumni Rachel Kamel and Tommy Shenefield report from the Alliance for Community Media National Conference in Madison, WI. As we celebrate 50 years of the Alliance, community media leaders past, present, and future share their memories of earlier conferences, advice for emerging leaders, and their vision for the future of our field. Applications for the Emerging Leaders I...

Ross Rowe has been in broadcasting for 48 years, starting at East Lansing Public School’s WELM TV, and eventually spending 23 years running EGTV, Elk Grove Village’s government access channel. He is a former Alliance for Community Media National Board Member, Midwest Region representative to the national board, Central States Region board member, a founding member of the Michigan ACM chapter, and...

Audrey Duncan, Director of Community Affairs at BronxNet, discovered her passion for media production when it came time to produce a PSA for her nonprofit. When BronxNet opened its doors in 1993, she became the Director of Training, creating programs that have educated over 200 people per year. In her current role, Audrey helps raise funds, write press releases, and communicate with other organiza...

Jasmine White is leading Montgomery Community Media into the future. After discovering the joy and impact of community media at MCM in 2005, she went on to serve as the Manager of Production Services & Education at DCTV, the Director of Education & Community Engagement at MCM, and the Executive Director of Capital Community Media. Jasmine has also dedicated herself to the national movement...

Glenn Williams knows community media from all sides. He started as a producer when Boston Neighborhood Network was in need of an arts show, and now he serves as the station's general manager. Starting just weeks before COVID, Glenn has led BNN Media through a period of renewal. He also serves on the boards of Alliance for Community Media and the ACM Foundation. Find out what makes community media...

Welcome to Pass The Mic, a new podcast where community media leaders share their stories with the next generation of practitioners.