In the Media

With two television stations and an FM radio station, the Community Media Center "is media." However, we do a lot more than just transmit media through television and radio. We hold training seminars. We host satellite downlinks. We hold media literacy seminars and candidate forums. We receive grants from the government and we create new learning opportunities for the community at large. You'll often find us in the news. Here's what the other media has to say about us.

2007

• "Survey says: Discerning radio listeners at WYCE?", Grand Rapids Press/MLive.com "Sound Check" blog - September 17th, 2007
• "CMC event anticipates successful fundraising effort", Grand Rapids Press - August 21st, 2007
• "Success follows past Jammie winners", Grand Rapids Press - February 18th, 2007
• "Profile: Media whiz Gretchen Vinnedge", Grand Rapids Press - February 18th, 2007
• "A Growing Online Business", Gemini Publications - January 22nd, 2007

2006

• "Techies like WiMAX's promise", Grand Rapids Press - December 2nd, 2006
• "You May Have A Choice Between Cable Companies, But At What Price?", WZZM 13 - November 28th, 2006
• "Inside Track: Laurie Cirivello, Cirivello Uses Many Tools", Grand Rapids Business Journal - June 6th, 2006
• "Steepletown's new computer lab online", Grand Rapids Press - May 11th, 2006
• "Hoekstra, Bush critic to speak", Grand Rapids Press - May 10th, 2006
• "'Bessie Smith' story now a movie", Grand Rapids Press - May 7th, 2006
• "Documentary previews Friday at G.R's Wealthy Theatre", Kalamazoo Gazette - April 13th, 2006
• "G.R. promotes Measles Initiative", Calvin College Chimes - April 7th, 2006
• "Hat Trick is back", The Grand Rapids Press - March 26th, 2006
• "Anti-war art, film housed in Wealthy Theatre", Grand Rapids Press - March 26th, 2006
• "Students create positive public service announcement", The Grand Rapids Press - March 23rd, 2006
• "Local filmmakers examine environmental issues", The Grand Rapids Press - March 19th, 2006
• "CMC Selects Director", Grand Rapids Business Journal - February 13th, 2006
• "Listening top priority for new director ; Traverse City native to take helm of Grand Rapids Community Media Center", Grand Rapids Press - February 9th, 2006
• "New garden honors Dirk Koning", The Grand rapids Press - February 1st, 2006
• "Video blogging ; Homemade movies bring humanity to web", Grand Rapids Press - January 30th, 2006

2005

• "Memorial proposed for innovative leader ; Creative ideas sought for tribute that befits well-known, well- loved media visionary", The Grand Rapids Press - December 11th, 2005
• "Ringing Memorial Planned For Koning", Grand Rapids Business Journal - December 9th, 2005
• "Nonprofits Have Help Fighting Technology Battle", Grand Rapids Business Journal - October 24th, 2005
• "Media Center Buys Theater", The Grand Rapids Press - May 12th, 2005
• "If You're Not Making Television, It's Making You", YES! Magazine - April 1st, 2005
• "Dirk Koning pushed more than technology", The Grand Rapids Press - February 20th, 2005
• "CMC regroups without Koning", Grand Rapids Business Journal - February 14th, 2005
• "Media center leader dies, 48 ; Man who championed keeping people informed was undergoing treatment for an irregular heartbeat", Grand Rapids Press - February 10th, 2005
• "Dirk Koning, founder of Community Media Center, passes away", WOOD TV 8 - February 10th, 2005
• "Wealthy Theatre To Become New CMC East", Grand Rapids Business Journal - January 3rd, 2005

2004

• "Wealthy Theatre gets fresh start", The Grand Rapids Press - November 23rd, 2004
• "Wealthy Theatre gets fresh start ; Fund drive off to solid start with two big gifts", The Grand Rapids Press - November 23rd, 2004
• "Wealthy Theatre grabs a rescue line ; Community Media Center plans to keep "400-seat vaudeville theater" while creating "a live music and telecast venue"", The Grand Rapids Press - November 10th, 2004
• "Shows go on at Wealthy Theatre ; Venue remains open, thanks to Community Media Center", The Grand Rapids Press - October 25th, 2004
• "Library/Media Center Vision Eyed", The Davis Enterprise - September 23rd, 2004
• "Wealthy Theatre May Be New Home for Media Center", The Grand Rapids Press - July 15th, 2004
• "Wealthy Theatre may be new home for media center ; The Community Media Center would move its TV, radio, and Internet operations to the site", The Grand Rapids Press - July 15th, 2004
• "Timothy Bruce Huffman Convicted of Exposing Himself", Broadcasting & Cable Magazine - June 21st, 2004
• "CMC backs off Wealthy Theatre partnership idea", The Grand Rapids Press - April 7th, 2004
• "Will Wealthy Theatre be home to community broadcasting?", The Grand Rapids Press - April 6th, 2004

2002

• "Artwork Celebrates making Summertime Artists out of Kids", Advance - July 23rd, 2002
• "Festival Access; Crews, Volunteers Sweat the Details", The Grand Rapids Press - June 9th, 2002
• "Media Center Celebrates 20th Anniversary", The Grand Rapids Press - June 3rd, 2002
• "Media center celebrates 20th anniversary", The Grand Rapids Press - June 3rd, 2002
• "Media center director is honored by lawyers ; The award is given annually to a non-lawyer for community service", The Grand Rapids Press - April 26th, 2002
• "Turn TV off if what's on offends you", The Grand Rapids Press - January 26th, 2002

2001

• "Mollie the Van Puts Inner-City Children in Touch with Technology", The Grand Rapids Press - December 3rd, 2001
• "Van gives Schools Computer Upgrade ; The Mobile Learning Lab provides Low-tech Schools a Technology Boost", The Grand Rapids Press - November 30th, 2001
• "Group Lends help to Start to Ethiopian Media Center", The Grand Rapids Press - November 8th, 2001
• "SageStone, CMC To Honor Web Designers", Grand Rapids Business Journal - February 19th, 2001

2000

• "Community groups vie for right to run low-power radio stations", The Grand Rapids Press - September 27th, 2000
• "Low-watt stations battle to get piece of the airwaves action", The Grand Rapids Press - February 27th, 2000

1999

• "Media Center's TeleDemocracy Project to fill Candidate Forum Void", The Grand Rapids Press - August 11th, 1999

1998

• "Community-access TV discussed; A Grand Rapids-based media organizer talks about improving services for Holland area media", The Grand Rapids Press - April 1st, 1998

1997

• "Dirk Koning: Inside track", Grand Rapids Business Journal - December 8th, 1997
• "Grand Rapids is site for trans-Atlantic connection", The Grand Rapids Press - November 5th, 1997
• "First-Rate Floor: Dazzling tile work at media center makes design magazine", The Grand Rapids Press - July 20th, 1997
• "How to bring a cable show to the air", The Grand Rapids Press - January 23rd, 1997
• "Daryl's World", The Grand Rapids Press - January 23rd, 1997
• "A place for anyone to be a media star or director or much more", The Grand Rapids Press - January 19th, 1997

1996

• "Local Free-Net is down, but it's not done", The Grand Rapids Press - November 13th, 1996
• "Group seeks to hot-wire West Michigan with link to the Internet", The Grand Rapids Press - October 5th, 1996
• "The GR Free-Net won't be so free anymore", The Grand Rapids Press - August 14th, 1996

1995

• "Phil Tower appointed general manager of WYCE-FM", The Grand Rapids Press - July 25th, 1995

1994

• "Dirk W. Koning: Inside track", Grand Rapids Business Journal - November 7th, 1994
• "Technologies under one roof Media center will be at West Side Library if funds are found", The Grand Rapids Press - July 18th, 1994

1993

• "Broadcasting access bolstered by center", Grand Rapids Business Journal - July 12th, 1993
• "Mardi Gras party salutes GRTV at 10", The Grand Rapids Press - February 21st, 1993

1992

• "Sikkema launches television program to reach public with political message", The Grand Rapids Press - December 19th, 1992
• "GRTV fears sudden drop in funding", The Grand Rapids Press - April 1st, 1992
• "GRTV May Expand Offerings", Grand Rapids Business Journal - March 16th, 1992

1990

• "You think our public-access TV's racy? Look around...", The Grand Rapids Press - October 29th, 1990
• "Public access TV aims to make the public know it's available to use", The Grand Rapids Press - September 23rd, 1990