Carrie LeZotte

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 (BACB) that builds...

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 learning from our...

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 legislative...