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Colin Powers reflects on PBS programming for the Adirondacks, Lake Champlain, & Quebec, public broadcasting, and the future of media distribution.

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Entries Tagged as 'Mountain Lake Journal'

Flight of Young Adults Is Causing Alarm Upstate

August 12th, 2011 · No Comments · Journalism, Local stories, Mountain Lake Journal, News, Public Affairs

Though this article is five years old the problem remains as intractable today as then. The region needs to look to other areas of the country that have succesfully combined a great quality of life with up-to-date amenities like broadband access and cultural programming to attract the knowledge workers of tomorrow (and today!) Upstate New [...]

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Mountain Lake PBS talks up Skatopia – who’d ah thunk it? Tonight at 8:30 – Tomorrow Online

June 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Documentary, Filmmaking, Local stories, Mountain Lake Journal

  This Week on EXTRA June 3rd, 2010 @ 8:30pm LAKE PLACID FILM FORUM The Lake Placid Film Forum is celebrating 10-years, with special guests including actors Hal Holbrook, Parker Posey, and authors William Kennedy and Jay Parini. The festival host screenings of 2 locally produced films, The Summers of Walter Hacks by Vermont filmmaker [...]

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PBS Revolution Discussion Continued…

May 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Digital Television, Documentary, Educational Programming, Future of public media, Local stories, Mountain Lake Journal, Multi-media, News, PBS, Public Affairs, Uncategorized

Below is a thread that began several weeks ago (as reported here and here) on Revolution PBS, an anonymous blog. I’m picking up the thread mid-stream. If you haven’t seen the beginning, you can start with my post linked above and then the “Spoonful of Sugar” post picked up here. I’ve added my comments from [...]

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Naturalist Mark Fraser with some summertime snake fun!

May 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Educational Programming, Local stories, Mountain Lake Journal, Multi-media

Check out the latest video below from Mountain Lake Journal EXTRA’s frequent contributor – Adirondack naturalist Mark Fraser. He’s also got a new blog. Be sure to go visit his site and bookmark or better yet, subscribe to his blog feed (see my post from earlier tonight.) You can also subscribe to his video channel [...]

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Video Games as Art

April 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Illustration - Animation, Mountain Lake Journal, Multi-media, News, Public Affairs

One of my recent favorite segments on Mountain Lake Journal Extra was getting lost in the chatter, so I’m unearthing it here: 

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23rd Congressional District Round-up on MLJ

October 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Educational Programming, Mountain Lake Journal, News, PBS, Public Affairs

Watch Mountain Lake Journal on Thursday for special coverage of the hottest electoral race in the US this year – our 23rd district race for John McHugh’s seat. Dede Scozzafava, Bill Owens and Doug Hoffman are all interviewed by Thom Hallock,  Brian Mann from NCPR will provide commentary and we’ll feature clips from the Owens [...]

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H1N1 Special – Live Call in on Thursday Night

October 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Documentary, Mountain Lake Journal, PBS, Public Affairs

Tune in to Mountain Lake Journal at 8:00 on Thursday, October 22 for a live call-in program on the H1N1 Flu Epidemic and what local health officials recommend you do. The program is followed by a special H1N1 edition of Second Opinion, the nationally distributed health program from WXXI PBS in Rochester. The panel will [...]

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Mountain Lake PBSVideo Player is Live!

October 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Documentary, Educational Programming, History, Mountain Lake Journal, Multi-media

As one of only 14 stations nationwide, Mountain Lake PBS is proud to roll out the new local/national PBS video player. Check it out here. Watch your favorite local programs… email them to your friends or Adirondack – North Country friends anywhere in the world.

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