The Franklin Show was recently bestowed with a 2025 Hometown Media Award from the Alliance for Community Media Foundation. The program is an irreverent and refreshing program that evokes memories of the classic days of Public-Access television. Host and Franklin Village Trustee Michael Seltzer cultivates a laid-back environment with his nonchalant take on current events.
The Hometown Media Awards were established to honor and promote community media, community radio, and local cable programs that are distributed on Public, Educational and Governmental (PEG) access cable television channels. Proceeds go to the ACM Foundation which is exclusively used for facilitating, preserving and promoting education in community media.
Each year, nearly one thousand entries are submitted. These entries, or programs, are submitted and evaluated on several factors resulting in over 100 award winners. A panel of over 150 judges from the industry evaluate the entries. Awards are presented to the most creative programs that address community needs, develop diverse community involvement, challenge conventional commercial television formats, and move viewers to experience television in a different way.
“The Hometown Media Awards celebrate both the excellence of work and the diversity of media that appears on community channels being produced around the country. The ACM Foundation is proud of their achievement and of how they represent their communities in their work,” said Mike Wassenaar, President & CEO, Alliance for Community Media.
Host Michael Seltzer stated, “Franklin and I are honored to have won this prestigious national award and truly humbled by the great response to our show.” He added, “We are grateful and appreciative of the tremendously talented BCTV team of dedicated professionals that help make The Franklin Show so entertaining.”
Learn more about the program at https://thefranklinshow.com/.
If residents in our communities have an award-winning idea of their own, BCTV’s Second Annual “Back to School With BCTV” Program returns on September 10, 2025. This free daylong digital literacy workshop will be offered by BCTV staff and special guests in a variety of topics that include filmmaking basics, Photoshop, podcasting, and more.
Check out last year’s lineup at Back to School With BCTV - YouTube.
Check out BCTV Video Watch Live for a current list of available shows, as well as BCTV Podcasts. You can also subscribe to the BCTV YouTube Page. To receive a monthly update on local community programming, sign up for the BCTV Newsletter, Local Lens.
Learn about your first steps working with BCTV at https://bloomfieldtwp.org/cable/produce-your-own-show/.
Bloomfield Community Television (BCTV) provides Government and Community Access programming via local cable providers (Comcast, AT&T and WOW) for residents of Bloomfield Township and nearby municipalities. Established in 1985, BCTV facilitates the production and cablecast of television programs that reflect the interests and activities of the community and inform and enrich the lives of the people in its viewing area. BCTV has a highly qualified production staff and a state-of-the-art studio. Its facilities are available for tours and workshops.