GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY TELEVISION ANNOUNCES JUMP IN FASCINATING SUMMER PROGRAMMING

Aspen, Colo., June 24, 2010 -
Since expanding its cable and broadcast reach to Carbondale and Glenwood Springs this Spring, GrassRoots Community TV has seen a big jump in new programs produced by down valley residents.  Along with the new summer series’, GrassRoots is helping connect busy local residents with many fascinating and important visiting speakers hosted by the Aspen Institute, Aspen Center for Physics, Aspen Writers Foundation, Aspen Science Center and other local organizations.

GrassRoots Community TV programming is available on cable channel 12 from Aspen to the Ranch at Roaring Fork, on cable channel 82 from Carbondale to Glenwood Springs, on Free TV channel 29.3 over the Pitkin County Translator System, and on grassrootstv.org via live stream and video-on-demand.

New summer programming on GrassRoots Community TV includes:

The Buzz on 82

Capturing the diverse mix of local life through interviews, musical performances, and segments highlighting extraordinary stories and talent, the Buzz on 82 is filled with fun, trends and funky living segments.  Blending warmth and humor, Glenwood Springs resident and host Lynn Aliya, delivers an uplifting, inspiring and irreverent outlook on the down valley scene.

The Outdoor Report

Carbondale’s Jason Segal is host of this new program that focuses on the outdoor scene on the Western Slope.  From the peachy trails in Palisade and Fruita, to the mighty river towns of Carbondale and Glenwood Springs, this area has become a Mecca for all types of outdoor adventurers.  With Segal and his expert guests as guides, The Outdoor Report helps navigate the Roaring Fork Valley’s outdoor scene.

Aspen Wine Revue

Basalt resident Bernie Grauer enjoys quaffing and talking about wine -- preferably over good food with good company.  The show’s premise is simple: exploring what makes a good wine a "value" wine relative to its peers.  Bernie demands that his guests use a complex sensory methodology to systematically defend the choice of wines they bring to the show.

The Aspen Institute presents:

The McCloskey Speaker Series

Kicking off its local lecture tradition this summer, the Aspen Institute partners with GrassRoots Community TV to present “Afghanistan/Pakistan:  The National Security Challenge” by Admiral Michael Mullen (U.S. Navy), the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on July 4th.  GrassRoots TV will air all of this summer’s McCloskey series speakers’ presentations including authors Christopher Hitchens, Daniel Pink and Vartan Gregorian, Ambassador Peter Galbraith and former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.

For a complete list of the Aspen Institute Lectures aired by GrassRoots TV: Click here.

Aspen Center for Physics presents:

Heinz Pagels Public Lecture Series

  Again this summer, GrassRoots TV will record and broadcast each of these lectures presented by the world famous Aspen Center for Physics.  Check the weekly on-line schedule to see when these physics lectures will air.  For a complete list of the Aspen Physics lectures aired by GrassRoots TV, visit the grassrootstv.org webpage:

For a complete list of the Aspen Institute Lectures aired by GrassRoots TV: Click here.

Aspen Writers’ Foundation presents:

Aspen Summer Words Literary Festival

If you miss this weeks’ festival, or if would like to see it again, GrassRoots Community TV will be filming and broadcasting all the festival main events throughout the summer.  Check our weekly schedule for more information and air times at: Click here:

Aspen Science Center presents:

Physics is for Kids BBQ and Lecture Series

Eminent visiting scientists enlighten and illuminate the minds of kids and their parents every week at the Aspen Center for Physics.  GrassRoots TV captures the experiments on the lawn and the fascinating presentations aimed at 10 year olds.


For more information about GrassRoots Community TV summer programming, call Ashley Allison, station manager, 970/925-8000, or email: ashley@grassrootstv.org