The MVCC Podcast #15 With Guest Bob Daley
Hall of Fame volunteer discusses 40 years in access television
Want to hear what’s happening at your local access television station? Tune in to The MVCC Podcast for news, previews, and interviews with content creators right here in the Miami Valley.
In the March episode, host Richard Diaz is joined by MVCC producer and volunteer Bob Daley. Daley celebrates his 40th year of volunteering with MVCC this year and was recently added to the MVCC Hall of Fame. He discusses his 2023-2024 political issues workshop series produced in cooperation with St. Leonard and the University of Dayton.
Also in the show, Bob Daley talks about his time working for newspapers, serving in the governor’s office, and as a media director for the National League of Cities and the Kettering Foundation.
All that, plus information on the MVCC class schedule, in episode #15 exclusively on MVCC Channel 991.
The Miami Valley Communications Council operates four cable access channels with cable providers Spectrum TV and AT&T TV. Complete program schedule listings, as well as on-demand viewing, can be found at www.mvcc.video. MVCC was formed in 1975 as a council of governments representing the eight member cities of Centerville, Germantown, Kettering, Miamisburg, Moraine, Oakwood, Springboro, and West Carrollton.
History
Miami Valley Communications Council is a municipal communications and technology organization representing the eight member cities of Centerville, Germantown, Kettering, Miamisburg, Moraine, Oakwood, Springboro and West Carrollton. The council also has affiliate agreements with other Miami Valley cities. MVCC was formed in 1975 as a council of governments to monitor, regulate, and administer common cable television franchise agreements, manage the operation of the council's cable access television channels, and develop and implement intergovernmental projects designed to strengthen communications between member cities and their citizens. A policy-making body consisting of delegates representing member cities governs the council.
Funding
MVCC is funded through franchise fees paid by the cable service provider. Franchise fees are rent that the cable company pays for placing its wires over or under the public rights-of-way (streets.) MVCC uses these franchise fees to support its community access television activities, cooperative intergovernmental projects, and to explore new and changing technologies that will benefit member communities. The council, in turn, provides many services to our communities at little or no cost.