CCTV's Membership

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CCTV membership numbers fluctuate throughout the course of the year. At midyear there were 529 active members. There were 378 individual Access Members (Cambridge residents, people working with a Cambridge organization, or interns) and 30 Cambridge-based Access Organizational Members. There were 102 individual Affiliate Members and 19 Affiliate Organizations (Cambridge residency is not required for Affiliate members).

Some fun facts about CCTV ’s members taken from the midyear data:

• Nearly half were returning members
• 6% of CCTV’s members identified themselves as seniors (60+)
• 37% resided in the 02139 zip code
• 49 organizations were members
• 1 of every 15 members pledged to volunteer time at the station
• In addition, there were 49 interns working at CCTV on a regular basis

Nearly 40% of all CCTV members current at the end of 2006 were producers of programs for the channels. Some of our individual members also joined together in production groups that met regularly to collaborate on programming.

The Women Making Media production group was active in 2006, organizing skill-building workshops for members and producing videos on topics including the La Rivolta! Women’s Music Festival at MassArt. Former Membership Coordinator Jennifer Schmitt facilitated the group. We hope the group will continue in 2007 and are looking at ways to support its activities.

The You Are Here News group is a member-driven success story. Founded early in 2005, this group of motivated CCTV members has consistently produced high-quality, informative citizen journalism. Every half-hour “newsmagazine” is composed of multiple segments that are interspersed with shots of Cambridge and its denizens. You Are Here took home multiple awards from the Alliance for Community Media ’s 2006 Northeast Regional Competition.