Montgomery Community Media

Happy Holidays from the staff of Montgomery Community Media.

UPDATED Montgomery Community Media announced its new Board of Directors at a Nov. 17 meeting this week that Executive Director Merlyn Reineke described as “historic.” The new Board includes 12 at-large members and three, elected, access users. Reineke serves as a non-voting member of the Board. The other board members are: President Jeffrey Slavin, Vice […]

Montgomery Community Media (MCM) will be bringing you live election results and reaction on Montgomery Channel 21 and the MyMCMedia website on Nov. 4. Our coverage begins at 8:30 p.m. with a live, three-minute cut in to provide you with the first election results from early voting. Then, join us for a look “Beyond the […]

Here is a look back at 10 videos you may have missed this past week on the MyMCMedia website. 1. The Montgomery County Council at-large candidates forum took place at the studios of Montgomery Community Media (MCM) on Oct. 13. Early voting begins this week, Oct. 23 – 30. 2. The Montgomery County Executive candidates […]

Montgomery Community Media is mourning the loss of Frank Nelson, a volunteer producer and the creator of FRESH TV, who passed away on Sept. 18. A Silver Spring resident, Mr. Nelson is survived by his wife of 30 years, Cheryl, and his daughters,  Nilaja Nelson of Georgia, Ifetayo Nelson of North Carolina, Tiffany Nelson and […]

It’s been a busy week at Montgomery Community Media. Our television station hosted the annual PEG-TV all hands meeting, announced the Picture the Fair photo contest winner, welcomed Community Engagement Specialist Aline Barros to the staff, and we are gearing up for the Nov. 4 General Election. Not to mention, our coverage of the Silver […]

Montgomery Community Media has unveiled a new 40-second video to promote a Power to Give crowdfunding project to raise funds to buy GoPro Hero cameras for the television station’s training classes and programs. So, what is a GoPro Hero? It’s described as a small, wearable, mountable, portable, high performance and versatile camera that makes it […]

For three years, I have been honored to cover the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce’s Public Safety awards ceremony. This is an annual event that takes place, traditionally, on the first day of the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair at the Heritage building and it’s designed for the local business community to thank our county’s first responders […]

A media consultant and public relations executive, Steve Simon headlines the upcoming Small Business University event at the television studios of Montgomery Community Media on August 21. Simon’s address will focus on the role of public relations when it comes to building a business’s brand. “The talk will focus on how any organization – large […]

Vincent Sarageno was hired earlier this summer as Montgomery Community Media’s senior production technician and production operations coordinator. He began his new job at MCM just before the primary election in late June.  Before arriving at MCM, Sarageno worked in a variety of positions at other local and national television outlets. “I have done just […]