
Our Town Moosic
Broadcast Premiere Thursday, September 10th, 2020 at 8pm
Broadcast Premiere Thursday, September 10th, 2020 at 8pm
Broadcast Premiere Postponed - New date TBD
Premiered June 8th, 2010.
Premiered October 4th, 2010
Premiered December 15th, 2010
Premiered June 7th, 2011
Premiered June 28th, 2011
Premiered January 23rd, 2012
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Premiered September 19th, 2012
Premiered December 4th, 2012
Premiered March 26th, 2013
Premiered June 4th, 2013
Premiered November 7th, 2013
Premiered April 24th, 2014
Premiered May 28th, 2014
Premiered June 18th, 2014
Premiered November 13th, 2014
Premiered December 4th, 2014
Premiered February 19th, 2015
Premiered April 16th, 2015
Premiered June 4th, 2015
Premiered November 6th, 2015
Premiered February 4th, 2016
Premiered April 14th, 2016
Premiered June 2nd, 2016
Premiered February 23rd, 2017
Premiered April 13th, 2017
Premiered May 11th, 2017
Premiered June 12th, 2017
Premiered March 8th, 2018
Premiered May 10th, 2018
Premiered June 11th, 2018
Premiered March 18th, 2019
Premiered April 24th, 2019
Premiered June 17th, 2019
Premiered December 9th, 2019
In the fall of 2009, VIA began looking for a programming idea that would more directly involve the 22-counties comprising its coverage area in northeastern Pennsylvania and the Central Susquehanna Valley. The idea we discovered was Our Town, based upon a television series created by WPSU, our public television sister station in State College.
Our town adapts to television the “day-in-the-life” picture books that profile the people, places and happenings within a specific community or locale. But instead of representing these stories through still photographs, the program employs the medium of video – as shot by residents of the town or locale that is being profiled. And instead of printed captions providing narrative context, the residents who shoot the footage also serve as the program’s narrators.
A town’s people know what makes their town tick. They know what makes it special. They experience their town as a home, at all times of the day, and all days of the year. With this in mind, VIA is seeking residents within the communities selected for presentation to participate in determining the content of their Our Town Program. Through their camera lenses, a perspective of their town’s character and culture is envisioned for the viewer.
Beginning in the town of Danville, VIA turns over to its residents the role of program producers – all of them volunteering their time and talent. We are asking these collaborators to showcase their town in ways they best see fit. With the freedom of a blank tape in their own camcorder, a VIA hat, and a lot of enthusiasm, they then go on their way. Exploring the streets, ducking into cafes, or listening to the high school band, viewers are treated to the many personalities, perspectives, and possibilities their town offers. Attending weddings and anniversary celebrations, their town’s stories and secrets are unlocked before the viewer’s eyes.
In capturing the experience of community life from the vantage point of the people most invested in their community, VIA intends Our Town to involve the public more intimately in the station’s programming. The series aspires to inspire in viewers a sense of pride and of its place in the constellation of communities that reflect the quality of life in northeastern Pennsylvania and the Central Susquehanna Valley.