Town Council, School Committee, ‘Book Buzz’ and more this week at WCAT

Monday

Tonight at 7, the Town Council will hold a hybrid meeting with members in the studio.

GAIL LOWE (right) returned to the studio to film another in the “Family Album” series with (from left) Amy Luckiewicz, Suzanne Bowering of Holiday Travel, and Sue Luckiewicz on January 12. (Barbara Worley Photo)

Tuesday

At 6 p.m., WCAT along with commentator Tym Brown, will film the varsity girls’ basketball contest against Lexington. The game will be livestreamed and uploaded to WCAT’s YouTube channel following the game.

At 7 p.m., the School Committee will hold a hybrid meeting with members in the studio.

Wednesday

At 6, WCAT crew and WMHS Commentator Tymothy Brown will travel to the Stoneham Arena to film and livestream the varsity boys’ hockey contest against Winchester. This will be followed, at 8 p.m., with coverage of the girls’ varsity game versus Winchester. Following the games both will be uploaded to WCAT’s YouTube channel as soon as possible.

At 7 p.m., the WCAT Working Group will hold a hybrid meeting from the conference room with most members expected to be there in person.

Thursday

At 2:30, the Beebe Library’s “Book Buzz” crew will be back in the studio to discuss their current recommendations.

At 6:30 p.m., WCAT will film an information session on the Wakefield Municipal Gas and Light Department’s solar program in the Trustees Room at the Beebe Library.

Friday

At 11:30 a.m., Colleen Getty, Founder of The Room to Write, will chat with Wakefield Daily Item reporter and author Gail Lowe for another installment of “Journey of a Story.”

“THE SUPERINTENDENT’S UPDATE” podcast recorded another episode on January 12 with host Anthony Guardia (right), WPS Assistant Superintendent Kara Mauro, and WPS Superintendent Dr. Doug Lyons. (Barbara Worley Photo)

Programming

To view the weekly programing schedule on the government and public channels go to Schedules – Wakefield Community Access TV (wcatwakefield.org)

Each week, WCAT airs religious services of several local churches on the Public Channels (Verizon-40, Comcast-9, or RCN-3). New WCAT member Emmanuel Episcopal Church will join this group by airing four services each week: Sunday at 12:30 p.m. (prior week’s services), Wednesday at 8 p.m., Friday at 4 p.m., and Saturday at 5 p.m.

Public Service Announcements (“PSAs”)

WCAT, working with the town, has begun producing PSAs/News segments related to important town events and happenings to further inform residents of important information. Recent PSAs have covered a request for help with the 4^th of July Parade, a congratulatory message to Wakefield native Commander Shelby Nikitin, information on the 2024 Census Forms, and the curbside collection of Christmas trees. These segments are broadcast as well as uploaded to YouTube and posted to Facebook.

On WCAT’s website you can learn about all aspects of the station, review membership benefits, and evaluate sponsorship opportunities for your business. You can also search for WCATWakefield on YouTube. www.youtube.com/user/wcatwakefield to subscribe, view past meetings, public service announcements, and sporting events.

Follow WCAT on Facebook (Wakefield Community Access TV) and Twitter (@WCATtv).

For more information about programming opportunities, volunteering, membership, podcasts, sponsorships, or a tour of the studio please call 781-224-0300 or email info@wcat.tv.

WCAT programming can viewed on RCN (channel 3 – public and channel 13 – government), RCN HD (channel 613 – public and channel 614 – government), Comcast (channel 9 – public and channel 22 – government), and Verizon (channel 40 – public and channel 42 – government).