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Metro Cable awards new grants and scholarships, receives report-backs from prior grantees
Summary
The commission received updates from student and community media grantees, then voted to award a new round of grants and one scholarship, including two $50,000 awards and a $25,000 project. The resolution passed with one abstention.
The Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Television Commission on June 13 received program updates from four prior grant and scholarship recipients and then adopted a resolution awarding new Community Grant Program funding for fiscal year 2024'15.
During the meeting the commission heard short presentations and examples of produced work from grantees and scholarship recipients. Presenters included Kier Stosa of Sacktown Movie Buffs, Rebecca Batsianas (a journalism and English teacher in San Juan Unified School District), student Elliot Rogan (Vista Del Lago High School), and Maxwell Rice (Folsom Cordova Unified School District). Each described how prior grants or scholarships funded training, equipment, festival entries, studio time and staff support; Elliott and Maxwell showed student work…
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