Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: MONDAY, February 1, 1993 TAG: 9302010039
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: A4 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: JOEL TURNER STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
MANAGER SELECTED FOR CHANNEL
Angela McPeak, station manager for the public-access channel of Blacksburg's cable TV system, has been chosen for a similar post in the Roanoke Valley.McPeak will become manager for the government-access channel and studio of the Roanoke, Vinton and Roanoke County cable system.
She was selected from 82 applications for the $28,000-a-year post.
McPeak will direct the start-up of the governmental studio and will oversee the access channel. The channel is designed to help bring the activities of government and schools into the homes of the citizens.
"We were impressed with Ms. McPeak's experience in government access, her ability to produce quality work with limited resources and her enthusiasm in bringing a new system like ours on line," said Howard Musser, chairman of the Roanoke Valley Regional Cable Television Committee.
"She will be a strong addition to this regional communications effort."
McPeak's salary, as well as the operating expenses for the governmental access channel, will be paid from the franchise fee that Cox Cable Roanoke, the cable company, pays to Roanoke, Vinton and Roanoke County.
Government information is being broadcast on Cox Cable channel 17.
The studio will be developed and equipped with a $480,000 grant that Cox Cable was required to provide to the three governments as part of a new franchise agreement.
The government-access operations will be located temporarily at Patrick Henry High School until a studio site is selected.
As manager for the government-access channel in Blacksburg, McPeak has directed the live broadcast of all Town Council and Planning Commission meetings and been executive producer of various training programs.
She has managed all aspects of the station, including budget, personnel and programming; and also trained local producers of audio and video equipment for public access.
McPeak is a graduate of Radford University, where she majored in speech, radio and television. She has worked at television stations WSLS in Roanoke and WVVA in Bluefield, W.Va., and radio station WYRV in Cedar Bluff.