Marie Rose
Community Communications Facilitator

Burgeo Broadcasting System

Marie is the Community Program Director of the Burgeo Broadcasting System. BBS, a community owned cable system, has been on the go since the early 80s. They hired their first program director, Nancy Barter, in 1987. Marie's predecessor, Dave Cooper, is on the Sharing Our Future steering committee. Each week BBS broadcasts news, childrens' and cultural programming.




In October, Community Youth Network fieldworker Valerie Simms-Anderson worked with Marie and BBS youth volunteers to produce a community television special focusing on youth issues and kicking off Sharing our Future in the Burgeo area.


More reports can be found on the Sharing Our Future discussion board.



Posted by Val and Marie on February 27, 19101 at 14:21:18:

Hi there everyone from Val and Marie. This is actually our first joint message (Marie's first ever!). Marie is going to tell you all about the programming at BBS and I am going to type it for her. So here goes...

BBS has a weekly news program called "This Week in Review." It airs on Sunday niights at 8:30 p.m. and is hosted, produced and directed by yours truly....Marie. It covers all the exciting events that happen in Burgeo. Public demonstrations, local happenings, Lions's events, school activities, interviews with local people, politicians, etc., public interest stories, and anything else the commuity would like/need to knw about.

BBS also has a weekly children's program called "Pansy's Garden." This is also Marie's baby...not literally. It is done by 5 of the teen volunteers. They switch, film, direct, etc. At the program we do crafts, read stories, talk to Pansy the Panda Bear. We discuss a number, letter, colour and shape at each show. It airs twice a week - Sat at 11 a.m. and Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m.

Bandwagon - an entertainment program. We invite locals with musical and singing abilities to the studio to perform. This happens every second Sunday after the news. As a point of interest, it isn't only men who participate, young people including teenage girls have been on the program. This is done almost entirely by teen volunteers.

Once a month we do "Religious Revelations". We go from Anglican to united to RC and tape the church service. This is aired on Sunday nights at 6:30 p.m.

We air PSA's for organizations like War Amps, Ground Search and Rescue, the RCMP and the Fire Department.

Daily we manage a "bulletin board" on Channel 10 that lists for sale, wanteds, job listings, lost and found, meetings, miscellaneous items that is of interest to locals. Actually, many times people just leave their tv on whith this channel scrolling because the messages are updated throughout the day. This is a free service that also tells you the temperature, time and gives updates on the condition of our road (which we all need to know!)

BBs also has other programs or interviews that it airs in entirety even though some parts may have been seen on the news. Many times people want to see all of the program/taping. (e.g. school concerts, local speak-off).

Is this enough information?????? We can't think of anything else to tell you. BBS has lots going on...now you know why Marie hasn't had time to post a message before!

Well, we're off now. We each have to get back to our real jobs...Bye for now.