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MTN News August 2010

MTN News #17

Northeast Parade Replay Times on MTN

Once again, the Minneapolis Television Network (MTN) provided live coverage of the Celebrate Northeast Parade. This year's parade, hosted by Michelle Glynn and Nick Legeros, will replay on the following times on MTN Channel 16 (available to cable subscribers in Minneapolis.

Friday July 9 at 10 p.m.
Saturday July 10 at 8 a.m.
Thursday July 15 at 10 p.m.
Friday July 16 at 8 a.m.
Friday July 23 at 10 p.m.
Saturday July 24 at 8 a.m.
Thursday July 29 at 10 p.m.
Friday July 30 at 8 a.m.

MTN receives two Hometown Video Awards

"Dinomights: Hockey in the Hood," a Video Voices documentary from the 2008-09 school year, won a Hometown Video Award in the "Sports Profile: Youth" category. The Hometown Video Awards are a national award presented by the Alliance for Community Media. The winning documentary was produced by South High students Kayla Johnson, Martina Fabianova, Maria Schneider, Ike Gibbons and Ben Yoder-Henley. Watch their video here:

MTN staffperson John Akre also won the "Best Animation:Professional" award for his animated short, "I Feel Tight."

MTN News Update

MTN News Update features headlines from the Twin Cities Daily Planet and MinnPost. The programs feature MTN News Anchor Kibret Rezene. Watch the show on MTN, or watch it here.

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MTN news Anchor Kibret Rezene reads the Minneapolis news headlines. Recorded September 22, 2009.

MTN news Anchor Kibret Rezene reads the Minneapolis news headlines for the week of August 10, 2009

MTN News Anchor Kibret Rezene gives you Minneapolis headlines for the week of July 30, 2009.

MTN News Anchor David Lurvey gives you Minneapolis headlines for the week of July 9, 2009.

MTN News Anchor Kibret Rezene gives you Minneapolis headlines for the week of June 24, 2009.

MTN News Anchor Kibret Rezene gives you Minneapolis headlines for the week of June 11, 2009.

MTN News Update for May 28, 2009

MTN News Update for May 8, 2009.

For more information:

MNDOT press release on bicycle/motorist crashes

The Minnesota/ Share the Road/ Bicycle Safety Education Program

Minneapolis Greenprint

Homegrown Minneapolis

Teacher of the Year

Fancy Ray McCloney

MTN News Update for May 4, 2009.

MTN News Update for April 16, 2009.

MTN News Update for April 9, 2009.

MTN News Update for April 2, 2009.

MTN News

October 9, 2009 - The Minneapolis Television Network's Board of Directors held their regular October meeting last evening. The Board was informed that Ways and Means Chair Paul Ostrow intends to set a public hearing for November 9, 2009, for the following:

Subject matter of an ordinance amending Appendix H of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances relating to Minneapolis Cable Communication Franchises, by adopting a new Cable Franchise Agreement between the City of Minneapolis and Comcast. (Ostrow)

Requested Action: Set Public Hearing for November 9, 2009 at 1:45 p.m.

At this time the MTN Board is reviewing all documents as received yesterday at 4:30 pm.

Pam Colby
MTN

Note: on Tuesday, October 13, the Ways and Means Committee moved that hearing date to November 30.

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MTN Productions: Watch the new shows

Watch some new MTN Production shows. Watch speeches from the 2009 Sustainable Communities Conference and Episode Two of the Nordic Roots music festival. Another new show is a Community Meeting on Education Issues held by the Kingfield Neighborhood. Also, don't miss the 2009 Minneapolis and Saint Paul Home Tour Preview Show.

MTN Update: Watch the new shows

Watch some new MTN Update shows, hosted by MTN director Pam Colby. The topics of the latest shows are OutFront Minnesota's new director, and a show about Missing Youth in the Somali Community.

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