Medford Community Media Tops Regional Local Access Awards

MEDFORD, MA — Medford Community Media received the Overall Excellence Award for a Community Media Center with a budget under $300,000. The award was given by the Alliance for Community Media, Northeast Region, and is the highest regional award given to community media centers.

Medford topped other centers from the New England region, as well as New York state. An award ceremony was held virtually last week due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

"I want to extend congratulations and a thank you to Medford Community Media, Patrick Gordon, and Cat Darnell for all of their hard work to bring news and programming to Medford residents," Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn said in a release. "This is a huge honor for MCM and our city. This award is the highest award a community media center in our region and our budget can receive, something our city should be truly proud of. It is organizations like MCM that make the City of Medford so special and unique."

The other two finalists were Ipswich Community Access Media and Bedford TV.

This year, Medford Community Media produced 204 programs and 258 hours of content across all channels, including public, educational and government. The center had 5,963 unique visitors views its website, as well as 8,565 visitors view its on demand and livestreaming application.

"Medford Community Media is extremely thankful for this honor," Station Manager Patrick Gordon said in a statement. "We could not have done it without the support from our community and city officials. We take this win as a charge to work tirelessly in support of our community goals and ambitions."