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FYI, gang. This is an important post for free-speech TV!<div>Andrea<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 11.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 11.0px Helvetica"><a href="mailto:VAJeffery@aol.com">VAJeffery@aol.com</a></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 11.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 11.0px Helvetica">February 6, 2008 4:00:52 PM PST</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 11.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 11.0px Helvetica"><a href="mailto:EWPIINI@aol.com">EWPIINI@aol.com</a>, <a href="mailto:d.benedetti@sbcglobal.net">d.benedetti@sbcglobal.net</a>, <a href="mailto:CARLMCCA@aol.com">CARLMCCA@aol.com</a>, <a href="mailto:VJWalden@aol.com">VJWalden@aol.com</a>, <a href="mailto:CCAAJJ@msn.com">CCAAJJ@msn.com</a>, <a href="mailto:RonaldM124@aol.com">RonaldM124@aol.com</a>, <a href="mailto:RuthCMo@aol.com">RuthCMo@aol.com</a>, <a href="mailto:billmannion@sbcglobal.net">billmannion@sbcglobal.net</a>, <a href="mailto:helbig@pacbell.net">helbig@pacbell.net</a>, <a href="mailto:lynettwells@sbcglobal.net">lynettwells@sbcglobal.net</a>, <a href="mailto:andi@wrytor.com">andi@wrytor.com</a>, <a href="mailto:nickmarciaszabo@earthlink.net">nickmarciaszabo@earthlink.net</a>, <a href="mailto:myrnag1@sbcglobal.net">myrnag1@sbcglobal.net</a>, <a href="mailto:mpriel@comcast.net">mpriel@comcast.net</a>, <a href="mailto:phil@lenihan.org">phil@lenihan.org</a></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 11.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Cc: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 11.0px Helvetica"><a href="mailto:bszabo@kmvt15.org">bszabo@kmvt15.org</a></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 11.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 11.0px Helvetica"><b>CMAP Press Release</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <font id="role_document" face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"> <div>Our official communication.....</div> <div> </div> <div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: right; "><b><img src="cid:B5919E49-1136-4DE4-9BBD-0CEA2609545C@local"><o:p></o:p></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">February <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>6, 2008</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Contact: <span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span><span style="FONT-VARIANT: small-caps">Jacqui Carrasco</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Phone:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </span>408.472.1692</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: center; "><b><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></font></font></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: center; "><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><font size="3"> <o:p></o:p></font></span></b></div> <h1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Tahoma" size="3">CMAP’s Director Moves on to San Jose Start-Up:</font></h1><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: center; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Executive Director Recruitment Underway<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: normal; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Gilroy, CA – After nearly seven years as the Executive Director of Community Media Access Partnership, the community television station for Gilroy, Hollister and San Juan Bautista, Suzanne St. John-Crane will be leaving March 22. St. John-Crane has accepted the position of Executive Director of the San Jose Community Media Access Corporation, a multi-channel public and educational access television station serving Comcast Cable and AT&T U-Verse customers in San Jose.</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: normal; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in; line-height: normal; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>St. John-Crane was hired by CMAP’s Board in August of 2001 as the organization’s first Executive Director. In the summer of 2002, after hiring a few staff people, CMAP opened its doors to residents who wanted to do their own television shows. CMAP went live on four channels on January 10, 2003. </font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in; line-height: normal; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: normal; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Over the last six years, St. John-Crane has been heavily involved in engaging the community in using CMAP as an outlet for publicizing opinions, ideas, and local events. She has overseen collaborative projects with dozens of non-profits and schools over the years, including MACSA, Marguerite Maze School, Gilroy High School, the San Benito County Office of Education and Kaiser Permanente. In 2006, St. John-Crane worked with a team of “PEG” advocates to have California statewide video franchising legislation amended so that access station funding would be protected in the state of California.</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: normal; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in; line-height: normal; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>“CMAP has been an incredible training ground for me. I’m grateful for the opportunities I’ve had at CMAP, and know that this station will continue to thrive under new leadership.” St. John-Crane says. </font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in; line-height: normal; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: normal; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">She will continue in her role as the Program Director for Leadership Gilroy, taking on that post in January. “I’m glad that my work with Leadership will bring me back to the area a couple of times a month.”</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: normal; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in; line-height: normal; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>CMAP’s Board has begun the recruitment process for St. John-Crane’s replacement. “<span style="COLOR: black">The search is on for a new Executive Director to continue the excellent work already in progress and take us to the next level</span>.” says CMAP Board Chair, Val Jeffery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>“<span style="COLOR: black">There are projects in the works, such as streaming video and we are looking for a leader who shares our passion for community television to help us get there</span>.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Interested applicants can contact CMAP for information at 408-846-4983, or go to CMAP’s website at </font></font><a href="http://www.mycmap.org/"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#800080" size="3">www.mycmap.org</font></a><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">.</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in; line-height: normal; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></font></font></div></div></font><br><br><br><div><font style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><hr style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Who's never won? <a title="http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp00300000002548" href="http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp00300000002548" target="_blank">Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music.</a></font><img src="cid:X.MA1.1202342451@aol.com"></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>