Franklin Matters: Franklin TV: Programs? Of Course.

Sunday, November 12, 2023

Franklin TV: Programs? Of Course.

Where Do Program Ideas Come From?

by Pete Fasciano, Executive Director 11/12/2023

Yesterday began much like any other extraordinary day at the office. I arrived and found Citizen Frank (Falvey). “Hey, Frank. How’s it goin’?”

I sat. Two guys – talking shop. A collective meandering muse.

We talked about past programs and guests; some of the interviews that Frank has done; our mission as a public access TV channel and radio station. (Which Citizen Frank has contributed to mightily for decades). ‘Citizen Frank’ is my nod to his dedication to the cause as a volunteer, and that honorific embodies what we are about – Frank is citizen TV, writ large.

Our shared musing moved from interview techniques to our larger role as a public access channel – for everyone. Regular program producers and hosts like Frank provide a public service; a supportive platform that makes it possible for other citizens to tell their stories as guests engaged in easy conversation.

Frank and I; just relaxing in the lobby; having our own easy conversation that segued (like a lateral arabesque?) from ‘interviews’ to ‘newsworthy’; expanding to ‘press passes’; to that unwritten tension between first responders and the media.

Then – “We should discuss that topic on ‘More Perfect Union’.” Frank said it. I heard it. A knee-jerk ‘Yes’ clicked in my head.

Of course.

Then, Frank’s guests arrived. Bo and Ken are local musicians. Frank and I gave them a tour of the studio while we discussed what we do; how we do it; how their program can come together.

Then, back in the lobby – more conversation – more musing, and I offered to Bo & Ken that I was planning musical programs for 2024. We could record an album – a CD – as a one-hour TV program in our larger studio.

Of course.

Have an idea for your own program? Of course. Call us. 508-541-4118.