TVCTV AGAIN RECOGNIZED WITH NATIONAL AWARD

Beaverton, Oregon October 21st, 2009 – Tualatin Valley Community Television is proud to announce that its “ Greenville Park Playground Grand Opening” video received one of the top honors at the 24^th Annual National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors Government Programming Awards (GPA’s) held October 3^rd in New Orleans, Louisiana. These Awards recognize excellence in broadcast, cable, multimedia, and electronic programming by government access television stations throughout the country. “Greenville Park” placed 3^rd in the popular Community Events Coverage Category - this is the third year TVCTV has earned one of the top awards in this competition that receives over eight-hundred entries nationwide.

The video documents the Banks Community Foundation’s efforts to fundraise, coordinate, and construct a community playground within the city’s central park. From concept to completion, the playground was built entirely through the hard work of volunteers who wanted to better their community.

The program was produced by TVCTV Staff Producer Roberto Gonzales.

To view all of the GPA winners, visit NATOA’s official website at www.natoa.org.

TVCTV provides cable subscribers in fourteen cities and Washington County with professionally produced local television programming of government meetings, community events, and public education. TVCTV is a division of the Metropolitan Area Communications Commission (MACC), which regulates and administers Comcast and Verizon Cable Franchises in the Washington County, Lake Oswego, and Milwaukie areas.