Demographics Cambridge is an ethnically and socio-economically diverse city. 32% of the residents are people of color. Fourteen percent are African-American; 8% are Asian; 7% are of Latino background; and 3% are of other races including Native American Indian. Since 1980, many newcomers have arrived from Haiti and other parts of the Caribbean, Portugal, Cape Verde, Brazil, the Azores and the countries of Central America and Southeast Asia. Students from 64 nationalities attend public schools here; their families speak 46 different languages. It is important to note that these US Census statistics do not accurately reflect the full diversity of Cambridge, as we are also a sanctuary city and there are many undocumented refugees who live here. This complex tapestry is appreciated by Cambridge residents, yet there are few institutions that successfully read more...

Cambridge Community Television is a dynamic and responsive community organization frequently creating and adapting initiatives within our city. Here is an overview of the community and media based programs operated and supported in Cambridge and beyond.

NeighborMedia

NeighborMedia is the code name for our team of local residents and journalists who are embedded in their Cambridge neighborhoods to produce media around issues that affect their immediate communities. Publishing works through the NeighborMedia website and CCTV's channels, journalists participate in a structured training and production experience lasting many months at a time. The result is a tighter bond between the Cambridge neighborhoods, our journalists, and CCTV. Learn more: http://www.cctvcambridge.org/neighbormedia. read more...

CCTV is governed by a 13-person Board of Directors. Directors serve for a term of 2 years.

The Members Advisory Committee serves as liason between the members of CCTV and the staff and Board of Directors. Each year, two people are elected to serve on each of five Board committees; these ten people constitute the Members Advisory Committee. read more...

Board Members

• Angel Aiguier
• Kathleen Jones, Clerk
• Aubree Lawrence
• Edwin Ortiz, President
• Ken Schulman
• Steve Schultze, Vice President
• Stephen Sillari, Treasurer
• Rika Welsh

Members Advisory Committee

• Ann Cowan
• Elizabeth Kanze
• Lynnette Laveau Saxe
• Rhonda McPherson
• Laura Montgomery
• Wayne Robinson
• Ned Scannell, Representative to the Board
• Lloyd Smith