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Civic Center TV manager helps bring
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ports fans in the northwest
suburbs who can't make it
to the JCC Maccabi Games
& ArtsFest, being hosted Aug. 17-22
by the Jewish Community Center, can
watch segments on cable or the Web
through programming administered by
Dave Scott.
TV viewers in West Bloomfield,
Keego Harbor, Orchard Lake or Sylvan
Lake will need cable service as overseen
by the Greater West Bloomfield Cable
Communications Commission.
The games will appear on Channel
15 through Comcast and Channel 99
through AT&T. Webcasts will be avail-
able at http://civiccentertv.com .
Scott serves as general manager of
Civic Center TV, which is operated by
the commission and with its guidance.
Day-to-day work is managed under
contract, won two years ago by Motown
Digital, the firm with which Scott is
associated.
"First and foremost, the mission is to
cover municipal meetings of the vari-
ous communities we serve Scott says.
"That means school district meetings
as well (seen on channel 19 through
Comcast and Channel 99 on AT&T).
"In addition, we have the opportu-
nity to cover events going on in the
community via a variety of approaches,
from comprehensive coverage with
multiple cameras as seen on C-SPAN to
short packages of reporting similar to
segments seen on local news.
"There's also a listing and reporting
of all the things going on in the com-
munity. We do a weekly newscast to
report on that:'
Funding comes from a portion of
every Comcast and AT&T cable sub-
scriber's bill. The arrangement is part
of a franchise agreement that cable
companies have with municipalities
allowing them to operate in those com-
munities.
Scott was introduced to media
communications through family. His
mother, Agnes Scott, was development
director at Channel 56, Detroit's pub-
lic television station, and his brother
Chuck was an engineer at WDRQ radio.
"I was at the very first auction held
by Channel 56:' Scott recalls. "It was at
the Tel-Twelve Mall in the early '70s,
and I feel that I grew up at that station.
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standpoint was going through West
Bloomfield High School and having
Dave Albery as a broadcasting teacher.
I learned the radio side of the business,
which is really where I started as a Dr
Albery, executive director of the
commission that operates Civic Center
TV, reached out to Scott three years ago
to work on technical upgrades.
Scott, whose general studies were at
Grand Valley State University, gained
training and experience in the field as a
radio marketing director, videographer
and video-operations administrator.
"My thirst for technology drove my
career; he says. "Our industry always
is evolving because it is tied to technol-
ogy, which has a profound effect on the
way we execute our trade:'
Scott, 55 and single, extends his
interest in technology to airplanes as a
pilot and ham radio as an operator. On
the rare occasions away from technol-
ogy, he enjoys sailing.
"I'm excited when I have the oppor-
tunity to be associated with any Jewish
activities, such as the Maccabi Games:'
says Scott, whose dad, Julian Scott,
helped found Temple Kol Ami in West
Bloomfield.
"One of the great things about our
community is the cultural diversity, and
we make sure we do everything we can
to highlight that diversity:'
Civic Center TV is not configured
to have people produce their own pro-
grams as similar operations do, but the
professional production staff is always
looking for programming ideas in the
community.
Examples of the range of coverage
span parades, fundraisers and business
events.
"The greatest thing I could do at
Civic Center TV, other than produc-
ing very good programming for the
community, is giving young people an
opportunity to learn their craft or trade
as they come out of college," Scott says.
"It's great for me to help these young-
er broadcasters and watch them move
on in their fields:'

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