Montgomery Community Media

It was Halloween morning and I planned on joining my running buddies for a walk/run along the C&O Canal at Old Anglers Inn. The night before the weather conditions changed and it became apparent that this Saturday morning run would start out cool and probably foggy. I grabbed my camera and tripod instead of my […]

This past Sunday, we celebrated MCM’s community media contributors with our annual Monty Awards. It was an event that attracted nearly 200 volunteers, community producers & technicians along with MCM staff and board members to recognize the wonderful work of those from across Montgomery County who create TV programs and other media content. The vast […]

Susan Heltemes hosts the latest episode of “21 This Week.” Topics discussed include the Republican presidential race, the eighth district Congressional race in Maryland, and the 10 snobbiest places in Maryland ranked by RoadSnacks. This week’s panel of political observers includes Susan Hoffmann, Rich Parsons, Henry Hailstock and John Hurson. You can watch the show in its […]

When first we broke into groups of three to discuss the central message of our opera, Andrew, Beki and Josúe seemed a bit uncomfortable as they attempted to communicate. Neither Beki nor Josúe has a command of the English language. In fact, Josúe arrived from El Salvador in August speaking no English at all. Beki […]

Tony Spearman-Leach hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. His guests include Shirley Brandman, Rexanah Wyse, Cari Cho and Jeffrey Slavin. Topics discussed this week include standardized testing in our schools, a program by the State’s Attorney’s Office to prevent cyber-bullying among middle and high school aged youth, services offered by Bethesda based non-profit […]

What is important to us? About what do we care profoundly? The mask has served us well in digging deeply to uncover and discover our fears, our hopes and our vision for ourselves in the future. What am I hiding behind the mask? What am I hiding from? When do I put on my mask? […]

High blood pressure has no symptoms.  For many people, the first symptom of undiagnosed high blood pressure is a stroke or a heart attack. Work teams are no different.  Sudden crises in a work team – an erupting conflict, say, or a nasty accusation that throws the group into chaos – are very often the […]

Here’s a preview of the next episode of “21 This Week.” “21 This Week” airs on Montgomery Channel 21 on Sundays at 11 a.m. and again at 7 p.m.; Mondays at noon and again at 8 p.m.; Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. and again at 8:30 p.m. You can watch the show at 11 a.m. and […]

Halloween celebrations are underway this weekend and the best way to set the mood for a party is music. So, I’ve compiled my top 10 favorite songs to listen to during this spooky time of year. And for some reason a good portion of these songs are from the 80s. I’m thinking it was the […]

Tom Brokaw called them “The Greatest Generation.” Those brave World War II veterans who saved the world from fascism. While we can never take away from those who fought and died defending our freedom during that four-year conflict, I would contend that the men & women who served during the decade-long Vietnam War are TRULY […]