Montgomery Community Media

The 29th edition of the Monty Awards was held on Nov. 16 at the BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown. It was a night to celebrate hundreds of community contributors who produce local television shows that are part of the programming of Montgomery Channel 21 and MyMCMedia website. The volunteer recognition evening had more […]

I was speaking recently with someone in-the-know about projections for voter turnout. She told me that Montgomery County may be heading for a record-low on November 4th… maybe as few as 12% of registered voters heading to the polls in this general election. That’s abysmal, especially for a county as well educated and connected as […]

Six television stations that are members in the Montgomery County PEG (Public/Education/Government) organization of community cable stations are combining resources to be the main place to find up-to-date information on Tuesday, June 24, when County voters go to the polls for primary elections concerning County Government, the County delegation to the Maryland General Assembly, Governor […]

Montgomery County Small Business Day Montgomery Community Media in partnership with The Columbia Bank, US Small Business Administration, Montgomery County Department of Economic Development, Montgomery Business Development Corporation, The Gazette Newspapers, The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Montgomery County, eWomenNetwork, The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce and Taylor Leonard Corporation present the following seminars designed to support […]

The Montgomery County Council on April 22 joined in the national celebration recognizing local businesses by declaring “Small Business Day” in the County.

MyMCMedia celebrates the second annual, “Day in the Life of Montgomery County,” on April 22. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. So remember on April 22, send your photos and short videos to pix@mymcmedia.org or Tweet them to us @MyMCMedia #DITL.   Related:      

Montgomery Week in Review host Don Mooers and his panel discuss the Madison House Autism Foundation art show celebrating Autism Month, the recommendations of the county’s Nighttime Economy Task Force, Free to Play games and the upcoming “Day in the Life of Montgomery County.” Montgomery Week in Review airs on Montgomery Channel 21 Thursdays at […]

On May 22, 1968, the nuclear submarine USS Scorpion disappeared without a trace somewhere in the North Atlantic. The U.S. Navy conducted an extensive search based on its last known whereabouts, but with no luck. With no options available, the U.S. government decided to take an unusual approach by ‘crowdsourcing’ the search for the submarine […]

When I worked in TV Programming at Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), we gathered the department in an undersized conference room each Friday afternoon to review current projects. John Wilson, head of Programming at the time, didn’t always attend those meetings. But this particular Friday, he did… as he had a serious item he wanted to […]

What can the most successful advertising campaign in history teach you about how to market your own business? MCM’s Merlyn Reineke looks back on that campaign more than 50 years ago and what it means today.