Looking Ahead to the 2027 JAG Awards: Time to Start Capturing!

By Connor Cheung, Chair, JAG Awards Committee

With the summer wrapping up and a brand-new production season officially underway, it’s time to turn our attention toward the 2027 JAG Awards.

News from Trenton & Washington, DC and FCC Legislation Changes

by Dave Garb, Legislative Committee Chair

FCC Amends Closed Captioning Rules for Video Programmers – Docket No: 05-23125-133: Closed Captioning of Video Programming; Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc. Petition for Rulemaking; Delete, Delete, Delete Proceedings & Calling on Advocates to Respond to FCC’s Proposed Throttling of E-Rate

Are We Losing Our Community’s Video History?

by John C. Morley, Video Producer and Engineer

Walk into almost any community television station that has been operating for several decades, and there is a good chance you will find pieces of the community’s history stored somewhere inside. Shelves may contain videotapes with handwritten labels, cabinets may hold DVDs and other recording media, and hard drives or servers may contain years of locally produced programming. Some stations may even have recordings stored on formats newer staff have never worked with, and equipment that has not been powered on in years.

President’s Message: August 2026

by Doug Seidel

The board is working for you.

We may be on hiatus with general membership meetings this summer, but the executive board is still hard at work for JAG. We just concluded our annual retreat and reviewed a lot of information. Let me give you a short update on what we have been up to.

Who Has the Password?

by John C. Morley, Video Producer and Engineer

Years ago, protecting a television station meant locking the doors, securing the equipment, and ensuring only authorized personnel had access to the control room. Today, another part of the station needs just as much protection: its digital assets.

News from Trenton & Washington, DC and FCC Legislation Changes

by Dave Garb, Legislative Committee Chair

Reminder: ADA Title II Web and Mobility Access Compliance with the WCAG 2.1 Level AA Rules – Quickly Approaching & DANGER! Still Floating Around in the Halls of Congress: The American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025 (H.R. 2289)