For more than 40 years, Birmingham, Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms and Franklin have worked together with Bloomfield Township to produce local government and community television programming. It's a partnership I know well, having spent 3.5 years managing the contract during my employment at Bloomfield Township and my career helping communities tell their stories. Now, through my production company, One of Us Films, I've submitted a proposal to the Birmingham Area Cable Board (

During my years as Director of Cable and Community Relations for Bloomfield Township, I had the opportunity to create a lot of programs. Some won awards, some helped residents better understand their local government, and others brought people together. But one of my favorites was a summer sports broadcasting camp we created for high school students. It wasn't just about producing television. It was about creating opportunities. Seven students, ages 14 to 18, spent two weeks

Members of the BCTV Crew at the annual chili cook-off and training day. I love a Top Ten list of accomplishments that helps the team reflect back on the year and all the different ways we had an impact on the community. While we produce about 800 HOURS of programming annually, the top-ten list breaks down some of that programming and highlights other work we do in the department. i. We kicked the year off with

Very happy to celebrate the "Excellence in Overall Best Practices” award from the Michigan Municipal Clerk Association. The Clerk’s...

Pictured top to bottom, LeZotte with Rep. Donnie Steele, Samantha Dielhl and Ian Locke, Senator Jeremy Moss, Rep. Natalie Price, Greg...

I made my first trip to "Hill Day" in Washington, D.C. with the Alliance for Community Media, where we met with our elected officials in the US Senate and House of Representatives (or more accurately, their staff). Carrie LeZotte at the U.S. Capitol on April 2, 2025 Our goal was to focus on three main priorities: Stopping Federal Preemption of local rights; Reversing the FCC’s 2019 In-Kind Rule which drains local resources from community television operations; and Providing

LeZotte at the Michigan Capitol - April 24, 2024 In 2002, the METRO act was signed into law with the intention of making it easier to...

LeZotte speaking at SEMCOG, January 23, 2025 Thanks to the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments for allowing me to share part of the...

2024 was another outstanding year telling community stories and engaging citizens In Bloomfield Township. While we continued to produce...

Local Government Programming As I look forward to celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Bloomfield Community Television next year, I've...

Public, Education, and Governmental (PEG) cable channels are community-based television channels across the United States. They are...

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