Access Framingham (AF-TV) Hosting Open House at New Studios

The public is invited to the grand opening celebration of Framingham’s new public access media center.

Access Framingham TV (AF-TV) has moved from Fuller Middle School to a new studio and headquarters on Vernon Street.

The grand opening festivities will be held this Saturday, June 6, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., with a dedication of the new studio and the official ceremonies beginning at 11 a.m.

“We’re all about the ‘public’ and we’re all about media access and community engagement, which is why we are so proud to invite you all into our new location with this special event,” said Bill Rabkin, President of Access Framingham TV. “We’ve been looking for a new home to best meet the public’s local media needs and finally, after six years, we’re there.”

Access Framingham TV’s new location includes two new TV studios, upgraded lighting and overall improved production facilities at 4 Vernon Street, ideally situated adjacent to Framingham’s historic Framingham Center Common.

“We’re in good company with the Framingham History Center and our soon-to-be neighbor, Danforth Art,” Rabkin said.

Guest speakers at the grand opening scheduled include Rep. Chris Walsh, Town Manager Robert Halpin, and Selectman and founding AF-TV board member Cheryl Tully Stoll.

The main AF-TV studio will be dedicated in memory of the late Ruth and Jay Gordon. Their son Jim Gordon, owner and landlord of the building, where the new studio is located, will speak. The Gordons have been an integral part of the MetroWest business community since 1891.

Visitors will be invited to go on camera to record a shout out to the community that will be telecast on AF-TV.

All attendees who would like to join AF-TV will do so at a discounted membership rate of $20.06 commemorating 2006, the founding year of AF-TV.

The AF-TV mobile production truck will also be open for tours.

Parking, which can be accessed from Vernon Street, will be behind the building.

Access Framingham TV is a non-profit community media center whose mission is to engage, serve and enrich the community by developing programming by and for the people of Framingham, provide educational opportunities, and facilitate the exchange of ideas and information through traditional and new media.

The non-profit serves Framingham to foster free speech, creative expression, and civic engagement and to give a voice to all.

Members of AF-TV have access to equipment and the AF-TV facilities so that they are able to learn how-to and produce their own television programs. AF-TV is a digital state-of-the-art facility with 2 TV studios and editing bays.