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Television
<br />Oonununity television training led to a new career for K"\ in
<br />Duck of Chanhassen, who quit a sales career and took local-
<br />access lessons a couple of years ago Now he’s a full-time pro
<br />ducer, craeting conunerdals and public-service
<br />amouncemmts.
<br />"Tliat ’s where I got my start,” Duck said ‘‘I stick with it
<br />because I can stay woridng.”
<br />Besides tlw Excelsior studio. Duck has worked with local -
<br />eccesB studios in Mound and Orono. His most recent project is
<br />a music video starring Upper Midwest blues musician Ray
<br />Nonim Jr., filmed with community-television equipment and
<br />crews.
<br />A few regular series also use the Excelsior facility, including
<br />'Tonka R^ort," “Seniors ’ Comer ” and “On the Air With
<br />Jer.“.
<br />Several cities also cablecast their council meetings on a
<br />regular basis. Residents are often interested in what happens
<br />at meetings, said Daniels, but don't have die time to attend.
<br />‘•niey’re pretty weO watebed,” he said. “It ’s difficult to
<br />determine, but you bear remaito ..
<br />Studies show that 25 percent of subscribers watch
<br />communi^’ttdevision channels every week, said Schindler.
<br />Currently, an average of six hours oH shows are cablecast, sue
<br />“tt's expandable," said Daniels. “If the need is thae, we’re
<br />o do thatraadbr to do that.
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<br />Triax will modify
<br />some cable TV bills
<br />Some Triax Cablevision TV subscrib
<br />ers in the Lake Minnetonka area will see
<br />a slight modibcation to their cable TV
<br />bills on March 1. Affected communities
<br />are those where Triax is regulated by the
<br />Lake Minnetonka Cable Communica
<br />tions Commissioa
<br />“We are including a bill staffer explain
<br />ing the changes in March invoices," said
<br />Paul Nazarow, regional manager for Tri
<br />ax. "These changes merely clarify the
<br />bill format"
<br />Earlier this year, cable TV bills were
<br />changed to identify the franchise fee Tri
<br />ax pays to local governments. The fran
<br />chise fee, which has always been part of
<br />the cost of cable TV, pays for local pro
<br />gramming and regulatory services. At the
<br />same time, cable rates were increased
<br />five percent, primarily due to the rising
<br />cost of buying cable TV programming,
<br />"These two coincidental changes
<br />caused some conftision," said Nazarow.
<br />“Therefore, in cooperation with the Lake
<br />Minnetonka Cable Communications
<br />Comi»*'«^ion, we will be including the
<br />franv... >ee as part of Uie cable rate
<br />rather than showing it as a separat#- lin<»
<br />item."
<br />THE PIONEER - Monday, Mar -b 2,1992
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<br />James Daniels •
<br />James W. Daniels, admin
<br />istrator for the Lake Minnetonka
<br />Cable Communications Com
<br />mission, has been elected to the
<br />board of directors of the Minnesota
<br />Association of Cable Television
<br />Administrators (MACTA).
<br />Cable Commission Chair
<br />Barba a Brancd explained, "The
<br />Cable Commission serves as the
<br />cable authority for our 14 cities,
<br />and the election of Jim Daniels
<br />means we will continue to have
<br />our voice and needs heard at the
<br />state and national regulafory level ”
<br />"MACrA has approximately
<br />150 member cities, and I’m very
<br />pleased to represent our 14
<br />communities at the state
<br />association.’* said Daniels. “This
<br />will provide input and direction
<br />toward legislation that will impact
<br />our cities and citizens in areas such
<br />as regulatory authority, cable
<br />services, local public programming
<br />and the process of franchise
<br />renewal."
<br />The 14 cities represented are
<br />Deephaven, Excelsior, Greenwood,
<br />Minnetrista, Minnetonka Beach,
<br />Orono, Shorewood. Spring Park,
<br />Tonka Bay, Woodland. Medina, SC
<br />Bonifacius. ■ Long Lake . and
<br />Victoria.
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