Current News

ACMI Visits AHS

October 8, 2010

ACMI took a visit yesterday to Arlington High School to showcase what services and training we can provide to the students.

It was a successful event and we gathered a good amount of interest among students and faculty. There were a lot of new faces, as well as familiar ones too.


Photos by Eric Candilore

Diane Mahon, New Show

October 8, 2010

Roll Call with Diane Mahon, is the name of our latest program airing on the Government Channel (C10, R15, V26), and is on daily at 8AM and 6PM.

One Nation Working Together March

October 1, 2010

With the mission of putting America back to work, providing quality and affordable public education, and equality for all, One Nation Working Together will March on Washington, this Saturday, October 2nd.

Watch the live broadcast on Freespeech TV’s website or right here through their embedded player.

The event broadcast itself will run from 11AM – 5PM

Katsos Featured in Boston Globe

September 30, 2010


Our very own, Steve Katsos and the Steve Katsos Show, are featured in an article on Boston.com

Read the Article and let us know what you think.

Congratulations Steve and crew!

Town Day Broadcast a Success!

September 30, 2010




Town day went very smoothly the other day and we couldn’t have done it with out all of the help form our volunteers and the support of the town.

Replays will continue throughout the month of October, and the schedule is as follows:
Full Playback (approximately 5hrs)

  • Monday and Friday – 1PM
  • Saturday – 10AM
  • Daily – 1AM

Segmented Playback(approximately 2hrs each)

  • Sunday – 8PM
  • Monday – 8PM
  • Wednesday – 8PM
  • Friday – 8PM

Summer Accident Reported by ACMI

September 9, 2010

On July 29, 2010, a car driving down Park Ave. hit a tree and proceeded to slide down the hill. ACMI producer Dave Vishniac reports.

Cameraman: Jared Bessette-Kirton
Editor: Dan Wolf
Reporter: Dave Vishniac
Edited at: Arlington Community Media, Inc.

PSA Day at ACMI and a Surprise Guest

September 8, 2010

Today and tomorrow are PSA Days at ACMI, where we reach out to the non-profits and town agencies of Arlington, and offer to produce PSAs of their organizational messages.

We are currently all booked up for PSA day, but if this is something you are interested in learning more about, please contact our outreach coordinator at, outreach@acmi.tv.

Today we also had a surprise visitor in WCVB news anchor, Randy Price. So with cameras rolling and our set lit and ready, we had our new friend Randy record a PSA promoting community media. Keep you eye out for it only on ACMI. Thanks Randy!

Hangin with Hannah in the ACMI Studio

September 2, 2010

“Hi! I’m Hannah and this is my show, where we do almost everything, cover anything you need to know, and have some fun along the way !”

That’s how the debut episode of one of ACMI’s newest shows, Hangin with Hannah, began this afternoon, and continued with an interview of Barbara Weniger, owner of Lakota Bakery in Arlington.

Check back for more information on this and other new ACMI programs.

Arlingtones Bring Musician Kusiak to Studio

September 2, 2010

Arlingtones, a new, student run music program currently in production at ACMI, brought composer and film scorer, John Kusiak into the studio today as part of their first shoot.

Kusiak has had his work featured on PBS, the Sundance Channel, HBO, and soon on ACMI.

Be sure to keep your eyes out for Kusiak and other musical acts on Arlingtones, only on ACMI.

Easy Camera Technique in Place of Dolly Shot

August 27, 2010

I stumbled across this on PEG Media, via the Instructables website.
It seems like a great method for adding a smooth motion shot to your production.