2004 Philo Awards

WROK announces "Philo T Farnsworth" Awards

PRESS RELEASE

Posted: September 29, 2004
WROK, City of Royal Oak Government
Access Cable TV
Phone: 248-246-3780

WROK is proud to announce that Cable Coordinator Richard Wilson and Program
Coordinator Greg Walter are winners in this year’s "Philo T. Farnsworth"
competition sponsored by the Alliance for Community Media's -Central States
Region. The winning programs are "A Fast Minute Production " and "Hockey Night
in Royal Oak".

Richard Wilson's entry "A Fast Minute…" won for computer graphics and Greg
Walter’s entry "Hockey Night…" won for live production. This marks our sixth and
seventh "PHILO" awards.

For more info on the "PHILO" awards please go to the Alliance for Community
Media's Central States Region website (www.csregionacm.org). Here’s a portion
of what you’ll find.

Philo T. Farnsworth, known as the father of modern television, was born
August 19, 1906 on a farm near Beaver City, Utah. As a youth in 1922, Philo
first revealed his scientific ideas for an all-electric television system. He
later established an electronics laboratory in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he
succeeded in turning his dreams into reality by inventing the first receiving
tube for television transmissions.

It is fitting that the ACM Central States Region honors the memory of Philo
T. Farnsworth by recognizing the efforts of modern day pioneers who work to
further develop the use of this technology and promote the use of television in
our communities. The "PHILO" is awarded as recognition of excellence in cable
programming.

Any non-commercial program cablecast for the first time between July 1, 2003
and June 30, 2004 from the ACM/Central States region (ACM members and
non-members) which includes Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky,
programming from Illinois as well.

The awards presentation will be held at the 2004 ACM Central States Regional
Fall Conference in Sterling Heights, MI on October 8th.