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  • Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority (RWSA) Board Meeting September 28, 2010 6:15 pm
    ACSA Offices 168 Spotnap Road, Charlottesville, Virginia 22911 Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 2:15 – 3:15pm An agenda will be posted for this meeting as soon as it is available. More info: rivanna.org… […]
  • Board of Architectural Review Meeting September 21, 2010 9:00 pm
    City Council Chambers Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 5 – 9pm The agenda for this meeting will be posted as soon as it is available. More info: www.charlottesville.org… […]
  • Free Enterprise Forum Luncheon - Secretary of Transportation Sean Connaughton September 21, 2010 3:30 pm
    Holiday Inn - University Area1901 Emmet StreetCharlottesville, VA 22901 Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 11:30am – 2pm The Charlottesville Regional Chamber number one public policy issue is transportation in the Greater Charlottesville community. Virginia Secretary of Transportation, Sean T. Connaughton will address transportation today and going into the future […]
  • Charlottesville City Council Meeting September 20, 2010 11:00 pm
    City Hall, Council Chambers Monday, September 20, 2010, 7 – 10pm The agenda will be posted as soon as it is available. More info: www.charlottesville.org… […]
  • Albemarle County Service Authority Board of Directors' Meeting September 16, 2010 1:00 pm
    ACSA Office Building168 Spotnap RoadCharlottesville, VA 22911 Thursday, September 16, 2010, 9 – 11am The agenda will be posted as soon as it is available. More info: www.acsanet.com […]
  • City Planning Commission Meeting September 14, 2010 10:30 pm
    City Hall, City Council Chambers Tuesday, September 14, 2010, 6:30 – 11pm (This is a tentative agenda and could change before the meeting occurs)II. REGULAR MEETING -- 5:30 P.M. A. COMMISSIONERS' REPORTSB. UNIVERSITY REPORT C. CHAIR'S REPORTD. ANNUAL MEETING 1. Election of Officers 2. Review of Annual ReportE. DEPARTMENT OF NDS/STAFF REPORTS/WORK P […]
  • Albemarle County Planning Commission Meeting September 14, 2010 10:00 pm
    County Office Building, Lane Auditorium Tuesday, September 14, 2010, 6 – 8pm A worksession is scheduled with the Planning Commission for the purpose of soliciting additional direction in the site plan and subdivision review process. The materials presented to the Board along with a summary of the roundtable comments and ARB comments will be presented. More i […]
  • Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Showcase September 12, 2010 4:00 pm
    Virginia Foundation for the Humanities145 Ednam Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22903-4629 Sunday, September 12, 2010, 12 – 5pm The Virginia Folklife Program (VFP) will present its seventh annual Folklife Apprenticeship Showcase on Sunday, September 12th, Noon – 5:00 p.m. at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities (VFH) Conference Center. The one-day festival […]
  • Albemarle County Board of Supervisors Meeting September 8, 2010 10:00 pm
    County Office Building, Lane Auditorium Wednesday, September 8, 2010, 6 – 9pm The agenda will be posted as soon as it is available. More info: www.albemarle.org… […]
  • Charlottesville City Council Meeting September 7, 2010 11:00 pm
    City Hall, Council Chambers Tuesday, September 7, 2010, 7 – 10pm The agenda will be posted as soon as it is available. More info: www.charlottesville.org… […]

A history of the Jefferson Cable Corporation with Steve Ashby

Steve Ashby was a cameraman with the Jefferson Cable Corporation back in a day when public access television was the only local television in town. Ashby joined Coy Barefoot on the February 26, 2009 edition of WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” for his first radio appearance since 1971.  He describes how the “community antenna” system worked in the days before NBC 29 went on the air. Some highlights:

  • Audio of Bob Monroe, the founder of the Jefferson Cable Corporation
  • Audio of Bill Olsen promoting an episode of Premiere Theater on Channel 11
  • Audio from Jefferson Cable’s 1970 Christmas program
  • Caller George Simpson calls in with an anecdote about working at the station
  • Audio from Community History by Bernard Peyton Chamberlain from 1975

1 comment to A history of the Jefferson Cable Corporation with Steve Ashby

  • Rick

    and of course there was ‘Barefoot Excursions’ created by Mr. Coy Barefoot himself. embarrassing video footage available for a few dollars.

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