Ohio University Public Television Receives
National Trolley Award
Contact: Olivea Oldham, WOUB Public Information Coordinator,
Olivea_Oldham@woub.pbs.org, 740-593-4944
Editors, Reporters: Please call 740-593-4848 to arrange telephone or personal interviews
with Suzanne Roberts, Outreach Coordinator, and/or Mark Brewer, PTV Program Director
ATHENS, Ohio (August 24, 2000) -- Ohio University Public Television recently received the National
Trolley Award from Fred Rogers of the familiar PBS children's program Mister.
Rogers' Neighborhood. The Trolley Award is given to public television stations
that show outstanding performance in children's services and programming. Ohio
University Public Television received this prestigious award because of the
hard work and dedication delivered through the Outreach Department.
The Outreach Department at WOUB/WOUC-TV provides over 37 counties in the region
with Help Me Grow workshops. The Help Me Grow workshops provide information to
caregivers and the families they serve on the importance of nurturing children
from birth to three years old. This year, the Outreach Department coordinated
90 Help Me Grow workshops in just three months. Participants in these
workshops learn the importance of using developmentally appropriate practices
while caring for children during this crucial period of a child's life.
Workshops focus on using different forms of media, both books and educational
children's programs; communication, social and emotional issues; proper health
care and child development. Mark Brewer, Director of Programming and Outreach
feels, "All of our children's programming focus on issues related to these
topics. The workshops are an excellent opportunity to refresh and remind child
care providers just how important their role is in a child's life."
WOUB/WOUC-TV received a large wooden trolley car signed by Fred Rogers himself
that says, "Congratulations to our neighbors at WOUB/WOUC-TV, Ohio University
Public Television. With kindest regards, Fred Rogers, 2000."
For more information on attending a FREE Help Me Grow workshop in your area,
please call Suzanne Roberts, Outreach Coordinator at 593-0359.
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The Ohio University Telecommunications Center, a unit of the College of
Communication, operates two television stations‹WOUB-TV/Channel 20 in Athens
and WOUC-TV/Channel 44 in Cambridge‹and six radio stations‹WOUB-1340 AM,
WOUB-91.3 FM, WOUC-89.1 FM, WOUH-91.9 FM, WOUL-89.1 FM and WOUZ-90.1 FM. The
Center, a trusted community resource, uses the power of noncommercial
television, radio and other media, such as the World Wide Web, to enrich the
lives of children and adults in Southeastern Ohio and Western West Virginia
through quality programs and educational services that inform, enlighten,
inspire and entertain.
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