annual report 2013

Thirtieth Anniversary Honorees—Elaine Chapnick & Eileen Mason
(4 and 6 from left)
Founding Board Members (from left) Michael Witsch,
Sunny Goldberg, Frank Leicht, Elaine Chapnick, Randi Norum,
Eileen Mason, Pat Latona, Hank Cerasoli
LARCHMONT-MAMARONECK
COMMUNITY TELEVISION, INC.
ANNUAL REPORT
2013
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LARCHMONT - MAMARONECK CABLE TV BOARD OF CONTROL
123 Mamaroneck Avenue
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
Board of Control
Advisory Committee
Ernest Odierna, Town of Mamaroneck
Anne McAndrews, Village of Larchmont
Norman Rosenblum, Village of Mamaroneck
Richard Slingerland, Administrator
Anthony Siligato, Treasurer
Brad Garfield, Town of Mamaroneck
Open position, Town of Mamaroneck
Open position, Village of Larchmont
Open position, Village of Larchmont
Sunny Yeddis Goldberg, Village of Mamaroneck
Mike Witsch, Village of Mamaroneck
LARCHMONT - MAMARONECK COMMUNITY TELEVISION
(LMC-TV)
LMC-TV Headquarters
740 West Boston Post Road
Suite 311
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
381-2002
Television Center
Mamaroneck High School
Palmer Avenue Unit
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
698-6808
Studio II
145 Library Lane
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
381-0131
Board of Directors
Leonard Verrastro, President
Alan Peron, Vice President
Janet Bear,Treasurer
Maura Carlin, Secretary
Maria Elena Carullo
Michael Charles
Sabrina Fiddelman
Jefferson Meighan
Carolyn Pomeranz
Jack Saraceno
Staff
Erik Lewis, Executive Director
Matt Sullivan, Associate Director
Dena Schumacher, Studio Production Manager
Christina Carino-Forrest, Government/Community Production Manager
Rob Moretti, Community Sports Producer
Sharon Mosley, Community Bulletin Board Manager
Sheyla Navarro, News Producer
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BACKGROUND
The Tri-Municipal Larchmont - Mamaroneck Cable TV Board of Control was organized by the Villages of Larchmont
and Mamaroneck and the Town of Mamaroneck to administer the franchise agreement (effective Dec. 3, 1980 through
Dec. 31, 1993 and extended through Temporary Operating Authorities granted by the New York State Commission on
Cable television) with TCI Cable of Westchester (doing business as UA-Columbia Cablevision of Westchester) pursuant to the CATV Sharing Agreement. On September 25, 1996 a new franchise agreement was signed with TCI and on
March 3, 1998 Cablevision purchased TCI and became the cable provider for the tri-municipalities on channels 75, 76
and 77. In December, 2007 a franchise agreement was signed with Verizon Corporation to provide cable TV service
on Verizon channels 34, 35, and 36, giving the tri-municipal communities a competitive choice of cable providers for
the first time. Richard Slingerland, the Administrator for the Board of Control, is the direct liaison with Cablevision
and Verizon for the three communities handling all complaints and recommendations.
The Board of Control is responsible for collection and disbursement of franchise fees from Cablevision and Verizon.
The franchise fees represent 5% of the gross operation revenues for cable television of Cablevision and Verizon subscribers in the tri-municipal region. The franchise fees support the operations of the Board of Control and provide the
primary support for Larchmont - Mamaroneck Community Television, Inc. (LMC-TV). The Board of Control holds
the lease agreement with the Mamaroneck Union Free School District and the Rye Neck Union Free School District for
the television equipment provided by the franchise agreements and the access center facilities located there. A twothirds negative vote by the three municipal government boards can overrule any action taken by the Board of Control.
The Board of Control is composed of one elected official from each of the three municipalities, an administrator, and a
treasurer.
The Advisory Committee of the Board of Control advises the Board on cable matters affecting our communities. This
includes technical, legal, programming, financial, subscriber and insurance matters relating to the franchise agreement.
The Committee is to report to the Board of Control semi-annually.
The LMC-TV Board of Directors sets policy and is responsible for the operation of the access centers and for programming Cablevision channels 75, 76 & 77 and Verizon Channels 36, 35 & 34 in the community interest. The LMCTV Board of Directors is composed of members selected from the community by the LMC-TV Board of Directors.
The LMC-TV Board submits the annual LMC-TV operating budget to the Board of Control for approval, whose members pass it on to the three municipal boards for their approval.
PHILOSOPHY
Larchmont - Mamaroneck Community Television, Inc. (LMC-TV) is a non-profit membership organization open to all
members of the community. LMC-TV programs Cablevision Channels 75, 76 & 77 and Verizon Channels 36, 35 & 34
in the community interest for Larchmont and Mamaroneck, NY. LMC-TV aims to heighten community awareness and
increase community participation through the making and viewing of local television, and to encourage programming
reflecting the concerns, interests and activities of our community.
OBJECTIVES
1.
Operate community access television facilities for the use of the people of the Villages of Larchmont and
Mamaroneck and the Town of Mamaroneck.
2.
Offer production training classes.
3.
Encourage local people to produce and promote their own community television programs.
4.
Produce community programs.
5.
Cablecast town and village board meetings and school board meetings on Channel 76/35.
6.
Cablecast community television programming on channels 75/36, 76/35 and 77/34.
7.
Publicize the program schedule and LMC-TV programs and events.
8.
Raise funds to support community programming and broaden awareness of the LMC-TV philosophy and
programming.
9.
Maintain high quality facilities and community-friendly production equipment within an affordable
budget (based upon franchise fees and fund-raising income).
10. Provide a community information system in case of emergency.
11. Expand and strengthen ties to existing community organizations.
12. Be available to the Board of Control to report and comment on matters of cable TV regulations and utilization and participate in cable franchise negotiations.
GOALS

To continue to bring new people and community groups into the LMC-TV fold.
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To continue to develop a strong identity throughout the three communities in which we serve.
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To maintain programming hours in order to serve all facets of the community.
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To increase the membership base.

To continue and strengthen the relationships between LMC-TV and the Mamaroneck & Rye Neck School
Districts, the Mamaroneck and Larchmont Libraries and the Emelin Theatre for the Performing Arts.

To explore emerging communications technologies in order to determine what role LMC-TV might assume.
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To maintain our services to the community, to the best of our abilities.
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President’s Report 2013
As President of the LMC-TV Board of Directors, I would first like to compliment the staff, volunteers and
Board members for their dedication in making our community television the best it can be and working toward making it even better for many future years.
In 2013 LMC-TV celebrated its 30th Anniversary at a special gala event held at the Beach Point Club in
Mamaroneck. We recognized LMC-TV’s founding Board Members and past Presidents as well as presenting the
Sunny Award to Elaine Chapnick in recognition of her many contributions to LMC-TV and the community. Also a
Special Recognition Award was given to Eileen Mason for her 30 years of service to LMC-TV.
We continue to look at consolidating our facilities and have still been working on the possibility of this being
done in the former Mamaroneck Village Hook and Ladder Firehouse. We should know in 2014 if this will be feasible from a financial standpoint and be able to proceed.
We have continued to upgrade our equipment as needed and will continue to do so in 2014. The Board and staff
believe very strongly that the equipment must keep up with the latest technology if we are to remain an important
community resource.
This year we again had a very successful membership drive and going forward we will need to reach out for
increased community support and increase our efforts in fund raising, memberships and sponsorships for our programming. This will continue to be a priority in the coming years especially not knowing what the future will be for
franchise fees after our current agreements with Cablevision and Verizon expire.
Our coverage of Municipal and School Board meetings, sports programming and community events has been continually expanded and is available by streaming and on demand via our website (www.lmc-tv.org). We will continue
to make improvements to our website and always welcome suggestions to improve it.
We have also kicked off our new local news programming, “The Local Live”, which has been really well received by our viewers and we are always looking for volunteers to help us to expand our coverage.
I would like to welcome Jeff Meighan, Carolyn Pomeranz, Sabrina Fiddelman and John Verni as new members
of our Board and look forward to working with them for many years to come. The Board in 2013 increased the number of Board members from nine to eleven in order to bring more talented individuals on board.
If anyone in the future is interested in serving on the Board, please send a copy of your resume to [email protected].
I want to personally thank Erik Lewis, our Executive Director for the tireless job he does in keeping LMC-TV
running smoothly and the many different hats he wears during the year in making sure that all important events and
meeting always have coverage.
I would also like to thank the Board of Control members, Mayor Norman Rosenblum, Mayor Anne McAndrews
and Councilman Ernest Odierna for their continued support and cooperation, without which LMC-TV would not be
able to exist.
LMC-TV is dedicated to its mission of serving and keeping our community informed and to continue its value
as our “Community Connection.”
Respectfully submitted,
Leonard M. Verrastro, President
LMC-TV Board of Directors
Executive Director’s Report 2013
LMC-TV celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2013. The year was highlighted by a tremendously successful fundraising dinner at the Beach Point Club where we honored founding members Elaine Chapnick and Eileen Mason, all the
members of the founding Board of Directors and all past Presidents of the LMC-TV Board of Directors. More than 125
persons attended and a front page story reported the event in the Mamaroneck Review. The event raised over $40,000 for
LMC-TV.
The year 2013 also brought the debut of LMC-TV’s own news show—The Local Live (TLL) that premiered with
coverage of the 30th Anniversary Dinner. Since then and to date, TLL has produced and aired nearly 20 shows. Leading
the charge for TLL and LMC-TV is Sheyla Navarro, Senior Producer, who is a recent SUNY Purchase graduate with a
degree in journalism. Ms. Navarro produces the weekly show working alongside me, Board member Maura Carlin and
Michael Witsch, a longtime LMC-TV supporter, founder and volunteer. In addition to reporting local stories, recapping
municipal and school board meetings, rounding up local media trends, airing high school varsity sports plays of the week
and more, TLL features a live interactive roundtable discussion segment with calls, emails and tweets from the community
-at-large. Guests thus far have included NYS Senator George Latimer, County Legislator Catherine Parker, Mamaroneck
Town Supervisor Nancy Seligson, Village of Larchmont Mayor Anne McAndrews, Village of Mamaroneck Mayor Norman Rosenblum, Village of Mamaroneck Trustee Andres Bermudez-Hallstrom and Mamaroneck Schools Superintendent
Dr. Robert Shaps, the Executive Director of Project Rebirth Helen Rafferty and the President of Autism Speaks Liz Feld.
Additionally, in the past year LMC-TV pushed forward in its effort to consolidate and move into a single venue
to enhance and improve its operation. The unused firehouse at 145 Mamaroneck Avenue is currently being considered.
LMC-TV met with the Board of Control which approved of the plan in principle. Architects Vicki Hage and Joe Ruocco
completed a feasibility study commissioned by the Board of Control and the contractors Murphy Brothers Construction
made a detailed renovation estimate. We are hopeful that 2014 will bring a decision about a location for consolidation.
LMC-TV core staff has remained stable with Associate Director Matt Sullivan assuming more leadership responsibility. He has worked with volunteer Louis Simons to develop a new website. Sports Producer Rob Moretti, in addition
to recruiting, training and managing 37 sports personnel (mostly drawn from Mamaroneck and Rye Neck High Schools) to
shoot and commentate on 73 varsity sports games, has proven himself adept at social media management and computer/
web troubleshooting. In a late year coup, Rob also managed to shoot the boys' basketball semi-finals in Westchester
County Center. Local coverage had previously been opposed by NYS Section One Athletics. Rob's tireless pursuit of
sports coverage has paid off for the Varsity Sports Program.
Studio Production Manager Dena Schumacher's advocacy for improvement of Studio 2 resulted in the purchase
of the Tricaster digital studio system which has given us the ability to shoot and record in HD, use virtual sets, control rollins easily with one person and generally improve our studio capability in a state-of-the art production environment. Additionally, Dena taught 26 participants in two Summer Teen Filmmaking workshops. Her leadership and organization for
TLL studio production has contributed to its success.
Government and Community Production Manager Christina Carino-Forrest tracked and fulfilled requests for
coverage of community events, recruited, trained and managed 17 municipal meetings videographers who covered 133
meetings in 2013. Additionally, she managed seven afterschool clubs in five schools and developed and taught advanced
workshops in video editing, Photoshop and After Effects.
Office and Bulletin Boards Manager Sharon Mosley, in addition to producing three separate community bulletin
boards for our three channels, developed income and expenditure tracking systems and maintained our media library inventory tracking. She also produced "As You Are" - a show about persons dealing with challenges.
In an extra-curricular note, Associate Director Matt Sullivan and Studio Production Manager Dena Schumacher
raised funds on Kickstarter for and successfully shot their independent short Sobrevivo - a zombie tale written by Dena and
directed by Matt.
The membership solicitation for 2013 raised $7551. Corporate underwriting raised at $2200. A goal in 2014
will be to revitalize Corporate Underwriting.
New and some older shows of note in 2013 are: The Way To Go produced by Alan Bendich - a new talk show
about creative artists and arts venues; As You Are produced by Sharon Mosley - a show about persons dealing with challenges; Vistazos produced by Maria Elena Carullo and Anthony Minotti - a show about Hispanic events and issues in the
Mamaroneck School District; and TLL - produced by LMC-TV - a live, interactive news magazine and talk show.
In conclusion, in the past year LMC-TV made great advances toward consolidating our physical plant and has
achieved a marked success in reconnecting to our past to reaffirm our future in the 30th Anniversary Dinner.
Goals for 2014 include replacing our aging playback system, completing the nearly finished new and easier to use
website and finalizing the move to one location.
Respectively submitted,
Erik Lewis, Executive Director
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LMC-TV PROGRAMS 2005 T0 2013 FROM FACIL DATABASE
Imports
Location
2005
431
2006
Sports
Studio
TOTAL
308
Muni-Meeting
Tapes/Media
119
269
1127
484
276
149
252
1208
2007
513
284
181*
247
1225
2008
568
203
195*
194
1160
2009
519
287
250*
253
1299
2010
407
271
144
210
1032
2011
295
240**
65
140
166
906
2012
330
215
74
141
228
988
2013
297
250
73
133
241
994
*counts the number of tapes/DVDs used to shoot meeting, actual number of meetings is lower.
**In years prior to 2011, sports programs were included in location shows. In 2011 a separate Sports Category was
tracked. In 2011 there were 240 Location shows and 65 Varsity Sports Shows for the total of 305.
SHOWS PLAYED AND NEW SHOWS FROM TIGHTROPE DATABASE
2012 Show/Runs
2012 New
Shows
2013 Show
Runs
2013 New Shows
Channel 75/36 – Public
483/13645
419
472/14652
418
Channel 76/35 – Municipal
132/4495
121
176/4396
162
Channel 77/34 – Educational/Import
470/2424
426
441/2262
371
TOTAL
1085/22923
966
1089/21310
951
How to read the Cablecast Playback Report:
Show/Runs: A Show is a unique Show. A run is how many times the total of unique shows were run. Show/Runs
reports on Scheduled shows, shows that were scheduled to play in year.
NewShows refers to how many unique shows were added to our playback inventory in year. They may or may not
have been scheduled to play in that year.
LMC-TV Financials
Fiscal Year 2013
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LMC-TV 2013 BUDGET
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COMMUNITY SUPPORT OF LMC-TV 2013
DONORS & CONTRIBUTORS TO $99
65 Persons, Organizations or Families
DONORS & CONTRIBUTORS $100-$249
93 Persons, Organizations or Families
DONORS & CONTRIBUTORS $250-$499
63 Persons, Organizations or Families
Thomas R. Amlicke, Board of Control, Jeannette Bogart, Ellen Brooks-Cohen, Maria Elena
Carullo, Beatrice & Henry Cerasoli, Lake & Mike Charles, Eileen & Fred Cohen, Nancy & Lee
Corbin, Mary Louise Cox, Miriam Curnin, Elizabeth Ehrlich, David Everett, Marty & John Farris,
Alexandra & Will Feldman, Sabrina & Jeffrey Fiddelman, Linda & Stan Futterman,
Nancy Goodman, Howard A. Green Trust, Myra & Frederic Hafetz, Ann & Robert Hiden, Luann &
Matthew Jacobs, Judith P. Kenny, Kiwanis Club of Mamaroneck, Marlene Kolbert, Larchmont
Mamaroneck Local Summit, George Latimer, League of Women Voters of Larchmont/
Mamaroneck, Constance Lieber, Jane Lin, Nita & Stephen Lowey, Eileen Mason, Judith Myers,
Nautilus Diner, Clark Neuringer, Jan & Bruce Northrup, Randi & Roger Norum, Penny & Timothy
Oberg, Camille & Ernest Diurnal, Sven C. Oehme, Steve Otis, Dee Owen, Catherine Parker,
Carolyn & Ed Pomeranz, Andrea & Andrew Potash, Gloria Poccia Pritts, Elizabeth Radow,
Robert's Army Navy, Fred Rosenberg, Dorothy & Jack Saraceno, Judy Silberstein, Richard
Slingerland, South East Consortium, Kathleen Spadaro, The Toy Box, Joann & Paul Turits, United
Stage Associates, Leonard Verrastro, Village of Mamaroneck, Village of Mamaroneck Republican
Committee, Wellman Associate Inc, Mike Witsch, Eugenie S. Wright Foundation
DONORS & CONTRIBUTORS $500-$999
13 Persons, Organizations or Families
Mary Lee Berridge, Brewer's Hardware, Maura & Glenn Carlin, Virginia Fineberg, Robin & Alan
Fuchsberg, Karen & Paul Isaac, Lanza Electrical, Jefferson Meighan, Murphy Brothers Contracting,
Tricia & Steve Leicht, Fran Snedeker, SWAGIT, Village of Mamaroneck Fire Department
DONORS & CONTRIBUTORS $1,000 +
5 Persons, Organizations or Families
Janet & Stephen Bear, Elaine & David Chapnick, Sunny & Brad Goldberg, Emily & Eugene Grant,
John Verni
CORPORATE UNDERWRITERS 2013
Brewer's Hardware, Coxe & Graziano, Trustco Bank
LMC-TV BANK ACCOUNT BALANCES AS OF 12/31/13
Checking Account—$78,302.04
Money Market Account—$50,708.17
Project Fiscal Sponsor Escrow Fund Account-$2,128.21
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Winners of the Twenty Third Annual Awards Night - June 5, 2013
BEST SINGLE PROGRAM
MARCIA HUPP
“Roots and Shoots”
BEST NEW SERIES
DEE VAN EYCK
“Smart. Beautiful. You!”
BEST COMMUNITY EVENT VIDEOGRAPHY
SHEYLA NAVARRO
“Village of Mamaroneck Firehouse Opening”
THE VAL ESTABROOK AWARD
FOR OUTSTANDING WORK IN SCHOOL VIDEO
Maria Elena Carullo
THE JOSEPH P. FRAIOLI VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD
John Baldwin
THE MARY ANNE SULLIVAN AWARD
FOR OVERALL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMMUNITY TELEVISION
Habitat for Humanity of Westchester
THE PAUL GALLANTER SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD
Louis Simons
Winners of the Twenty Third Annual Awards Night - June 5, 2013
AWARD NIGHT 2013 (continued):
For Outstanding Dedication to Community Production
Junior League of Westchester on the Sound
Larchmont Historical Society
Eileen Mason Productions - Eileen Mason
Mamaroneck Senior Center - Sharon Mosley
Village of Mamaroneck Historical Society - Gloria Pritts
Larchmont - Mamaroneck League of Women Voters
Community Connections - Glenna Gray
Poetry Moments & Poetry Moments On Location [2 medallion]
Mary Louise Cox & Sharon Mosley
A Town and Village Two - Alice Bloom
Carmine's Arena - Carmine Arena
Chef Johnson - Gary Ptak
Hope in the Bible - Laura Cruz Colon
It'll Get Better & Still Trying - Henry Newberger
Jobs & Careers - Jack Scarangella
Know Your Neighbor - Sunny Goldberg
Larchmont Today - Marian White
Lisa - Lisa Manning
LMC News - Jeff Montanero
Poetry Live - Mary Louise Cox
Report from the State Senate - Suzi Oppenheimer
Semi-Royal Shakespeare Company - Dee O'Brien
St. Rita's Health Clinic - Dr. Kevin Maloney
Sunset Cove - Mitch Stern
The Reverend and the Rabbi - Michael Charles
WJCS - Debbie Slansky
WomanVoice - Dorothy Saraceno
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LMCTV PEOPLE
Clockwise starting upper left: Sunny Goldberg with Thirtieth Anniversary Dinner Honorees Elaine Chapnick and
Eileen Mason; Dena Schumacher instructing volunteers; Thirtieth Anniversary Award Night at the Emelin Theater;
Josh Policano covering Rye Neck HS baseball for LMCTV Varsity Sports Program; volunteer Alina Suriel preparing
for news show—The Local Live; on the set at The Local Live.