by Aime Alonzo Station Manager
My name is Aime Alonzo. I am the newly appointed Station Manager of Old Bridge Television or as we call it, OBTV. I was pleased to learn about JAG and to meet many of its supportive members on the phone and at this year’s Eastern Video Expo. Let me tell you a little about myself and the station.
I am an actor and a member of SAG/AFTRA. In college I majored in Theater and Film Production, but life’s twists and turns took me to Law School. After earning my Juris Doctorate Degree, I worked traditional jobs, but the yearning to be creative kept nagging at me. I went back to acting. I acted in award winning independent projects, produced some independent films and directed an independent series. I also worked as a background actor on TV shows like “Law & Order”, “The Equalizer”, “FBI” and movies like “Players”, and “Your Place or Mine” which will be out soon on Netflix. I am very happy to have joined OBTV. My duties also include overseeing the township website and serving as the Business Administrator’s executive assistant.
Posted: October 25, 2022 by Doug Seidel
A Retrospective on the Importance of PEG – The Full Picture
Last month we talked a little about how PEG Television Channels showed their true value to our individual communities during the pandemic. We all embarked on a “fast tracked” learning curve in order to deliver important information and programming to our audiences.
Local governments, schools, small businesses, community organizations and of course, our residents, all benefited immensely because of the endeavors of their individual access channels.
Posted: October 25, 2022 by Doug Seidel
5 Things You Didn’t Know LiveU Could Do
by Yervant Keshishian, Sales Engineer & Technical Director Varto Technologies & LiveU Staff
Varto Technologies is proud to host the Jersey Access Group meeting once again at our facility in
East Rutherford, NJ. Joining us on Oct 26th will be LiveU’s Mike Mahoney, Director of US Channel
Sales who will present the latest solutions from LiveU like the LU810 & LU610S 5G, 4K rackmount
contribution encoders along with the LU800 and LU300s field units. Following the presentation,
Varto Technologies will demonstrate some features hidden away in the LiveU lineup!
LiveU has an abundance of products and solutions – all with different uses and features that you might not
have known about. Here are five things LiveU can do:
Posted: September 22, 2022 by bduthaler
Spotlight: Cranford – Darkest day gave way to its brightest future
by Christine Hoffman, Staff, Cranford Television
PEG TV35 in Cranford was born in 1986 with the help of then Township Committeeman Dan Aschenbach, who understood the benefits of public access to his community. It started at the high school but was moved to the township to give greater community access. That is where it remains today. Cranford resident H. Edward Davenport was asked to help lead the effort to start it up. He had little funds, so he gathered old and used tech equipment and duct taped it into a station that instantly brought local news and interesting stories to Cranford. Ed worked full time at pharmaceutical giant Hoffman LaRoche. He headed its media department which was tasked with making commercials and worldwide product announcements. But for years he volunteered every night at the station and slowly molded the beginnings.
Posted: September 22, 2022 by bduthaler
Adapting Your Station – Broadcast, Cord Cutters and Hybrid Productions
by Bob Duthaler, President, JAG
If you have been in this business for over 10 years, you recall that there was only one way to do it. The formula was simple, cover the event in full, get it to post and air it on cable – repeat. That applied to both meetings and township events. Somewhere along the way in recent years, the viewing habits of the consumer has changed, and so must the formula. Stations need to adapt to move forward and survive. We will cover three areas to focus on to move forward with: Broadcast Trend, Cord Cutters and Hybrid Productions.
Posted: September 22, 2022 by bduthaler
A Retrospect of the Importance of PEG and News from the FCC
Over the decades, PEG Television Channels have demonstrated their value to the communities they serve. We have been challenged over and over again to get our vital information out to our local viewing audiences, especially in times of crisis. But there has never been anything more challenging than during the past pandemic. It was the access stations that found ways to get their individual messages directly out to their communities.
Posted: September 22, 2022 by bduthaler
PTZ cameras: NDI, HDBaseT, SDI and HDMI
I have about 50 years experience in this industry. Engineering, sales and designing systems.
I graduated from Voorhees Technical Institute which is now a part of Hunter College and continued my education at New York Institute of Technology.
G&G Technologies has been in business for over 34 years. If you go to G&G Technologies website www.ggvideo.com you will find that we are an authorized dealer for over 100 manufacturers.
Posted: August 18, 2022 by bduthaler
Glad to be Back
by Jesse Lerman, President/CEO, TelVue
The Eastern Video Expo 2022 brought a welcome end to a two+ year drought of local, in-person trade shows and other industry events, giving participating vendors the opportunity for face-to-face engagement with valued customers once again. It was great to say goodbye to endless Hollywood Squares-like Zoom meetings and welcome back the kind of meaningful conversations and collaborative-based discussions that generate important feedback, crucial for product development.
Posted: August 18, 2022 by bduthaler
Old Bridge Television
by Aime Alonzo Station Manager
My name is Aime Alonzo. I am the newly appointed Station Manager of Old Bridge Television or as we call it, OBTV. I was pleased to learn about JAG and to meet many of its supportive members on the phone and at this year’s Eastern Video Expo. Let me tell you a little about myself and the station.
I am an actor and a member of SAG/AFTRA. In college I majored in Theater and Film Production, but life’s twists and turns took me to Law School. After earning my Juris Doctorate Degree, I worked traditional jobs, but the yearning to be creative kept nagging at me. I went back to acting. I acted in award winning independent projects, produced some independent films and directed an independent series. I also worked as a background actor on TV shows like “Law & Order”, “The Equalizer”, “FBI” and movies like “Players”, and “Your Place or Mine” which will be out soon on Netflix. I am very happy to have joined OBTV. My duties also include overseeing the township website and serving as the Business Administrator’s executive assistant.