Excelsior Forever Upwards
Posted by Steve Frazier
on Apr 19, 2011
Our Programon April 19th was presented by Tom and Maria Lofquist, who produce the local cable TV show, "Excelsior Forever Upwards". The show is presented on Mediacom channel 12 for local cable users on Tuesday and Thursday at 8:30 P.M., and on Saturday and Sunday at 3:00 P.M.
Maria is the hostess on the show, and she speaks very softly with a faint accent from her homeland, New Zealand. Her husband, Tom, produces the show and is on camera, too. We were given a preview of the content for the rest of this year, and were shown a short segment from the show. The projector/computer setup was not in synch, so we watched the segment on a laptop computer screen.
For the remainder of the year, they expect to feature a Memorial Day program, an arts program, 4th of July program, a music program, and one featuring Apple Days. On each show, they have en featuring Nick Reuhl in a question/answer segment about Excelsior government.
A number of our club members have already participated in the show, including Bob Williams, Darel and LaVerna Leipold, and Nick Ruehl. During the question period, a number of our members suggested other topics that could be included in their shows, including meetings with other mayors and the police chief, featuring charity events such as our Rotary Clubs' golf outing, and STRIVE.
Maria is the hostess on the show, and she speaks very softly with a faint accent from her homeland, New Zealand. Her husband, Tom, produces the show and is on camera, too. We were given a preview of the content for the rest of this year, and were shown a short segment from the show. The projector/computer setup was not in synch, so we watched the segment on a laptop computer screen.
For the remainder of the year, they expect to feature a Memorial Day program, an arts program, 4th of July program, a music program, and one featuring Apple Days. On each show, they have en featuring Nick Reuhl in a question/answer segment about Excelsior government.
A number of our club members have already participated in the show, including Bob Williams, Darel and LaVerna Leipold, and Nick Ruehl. During the question period, a number of our members suggested other topics that could be included in their shows, including meetings with other mayors and the police chief, featuring charity events such as our Rotary Clubs' golf outing, and STRIVE.
(Story by Tad Shaw and photo and posting by Steve Frazier)