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Trouble at GLI?

November 5th, 2007 · No Comments

Things may not be as rosy as they seem at Greater Louisville Inc these days. GLI recently endorsed the Libraries Yes tax increase as worthwhile and beneficial to the community. The group’s president and CEO Joe Reagan has said the 21-member GLI executive committee unanimously decided to make the endorsement. But the […]

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Tags: Cable · Churchill Downs · Politics · Taxes

The NCAA as Party Pooper

June 11th, 2007 · 2 Comments

There was no bigger story in town over the weekend than the baseball action going on at Jim Patterson Stadium. Though 4,000 people packed the stands for three straight glorious days, the national audience spotlight was on the innovative ways fans found to watch — from rooftops, an outfield berm, the top of the […]

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Tags: Cable · Internet · Media · Radio · Sports

I Want My HDTV, Locally

March 14th, 2007 · No Comments

It was great to read about WDRB-TV’s plan to produce a local HD broadcast for this year’s Thunder over Louisville. It’s a technology that is creeping into our society, set to take its place as a given in much the same way that black-and-white gave way to color years ago.
I got HD about two years […]

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Tags: Cable · TV

Keeping an Eye on Cable

February 4th, 2007 · No Comments

Here’s a big thank you to citizen journalists and activists Ruth Newman, Victoria Strange and Anita Solomon for keeping an eye on the actions of the Louisville Cable Commission. They attended the Jan. 31 meeting, and filed this report for The ‘Ville Voice. Here’s their report:

The Louisville Cable Commission met for only the […]

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Tags: Cable

Reform Group Calls for Cable Action

January 29th, 2007 · No Comments

Here’s some good information on the local cable franchise issue, courtesy
of Mark McKinley, head of the Louisville Media Reform Group.
The Metro Cable Television Commission is scheduled to meet Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Urban Government Center, 810 Barrett Ave.
While in Memphis, Lauren-Glenn Davitan, Exec Director of the Center for Media and Democracy, […]

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Tags: Cable