Montgomery Community Media

Have you been thinking about checking out our Citizen Journalism class or taking one of our Producer classes? Or maybe you want to take the Studio Technician Class or even better learn more about MCM and the classes we offer. Make sure you keep in mind that spring classes are starting up in the next […]

Montgomery County Council Vice President Craig Rice addressed a group of business owners at Montgomery Community Media earlier this month. You can watch a portion of his keynote address here: You can find more photos and video clips from this event at this earlier blog posts too: Council VP Addresses Business Owners (Video) Small Business […]

Dozens of local business owners recently gathered at Montgomery Community Media (MCM) to talk business and to meet Montgomery County Council Vice President Craig Rice. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. For more information about economic development in Montgomery County and local programs to help small businesses, visit the Choose Montgomery website. You can watch more video […]

Montgomery County business owners gathered at MCM studios on Jan. 17 for the small business networking breakfast. The keynote speaker was Montgomery County Council Vice President Craig Rice who delivered a wealth of information to the business owners, including information about opportunities, statistics and economic incentives in Montgomery County. Rice also shared some of his […]

Montgomery Community Media Producers, the Alliance for Community Media’s 2013 Hometown Video Awards are swiftly approaching! This exciting event comes once a year and you don’t want to miss your opportunity to participate. The Hometown Video Awards honors and promotes community media and local cable programs that are first distributed on Public, Educational, and Governmental […]

Media training with veteran television journalist Andrea McCarren: Saturday, Jan. 26, 10 a.m. – noon. An introductory, hands on workshop that will provide on camera skills and knowledge that participants can put to use immediately. Through mock interviews and critiques, you’ll learn how to prepare and make the most of media opportunities. Class size is […]

A “Night in the Spotlight” was the theme for the 2012 Monty Awards presented for excellence in access television at the BlackRock Center for the Arts on November 18. Volunteer hosts, producers and technicians were recognized for their contributions to MCM. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. Awards were presented in a variety of categories, including arts […]

“Inside the Gaithersburg Book Festival” recaps the 2012 book festival and looks ahead to the 2013 festival. The show includes one-on-one interviews with authors, organizers and more. Take a look.    

Following this week’s Presidential debate, all the excitement about Election 2012 seems to be focused on the President and his challenger. Yet as Tip O’Neill once said, “All politics is local”. There are a number of races in this election season that are important right here in Montgomery County. On the November ballot, we have […]

Quick quiz: what company was the first in the world to patent a digital camera? No, it wasn’t Sony, IBM or HP. It was Kodak… the century-old firm that all but invented and popularized photography. The innovative staff at Kodak actually invented the first digital camera and patented it. But Kodak was so wedded to […]