Entries by Natalie Nigg

San Joaquin Spotlight is Back!

Longtime CMAC member and producer Sevag Tateosian returns to hosting his talk show San Joaquin Spotlight (formerly The Central Valley Ledger)! The first episode of San Joaquin Spotlight aired in 2013 on CMAC and, after a recent hiatus, Sevag is back to producing weekly episodes! Watch his latest episodes every Thursday at 7pm on CMAC 1 […]

Good Company Players Presents!

Earlier this year, The Good Company Players’ produced special virtual performances of ‘The Founding Fathers and Mothers’, a play tracing the causes of the American Revolution through the founding of our country. The shows were presented to Fresno Unified 5th graders and will soon be available for all to watch on CMAC! You can watch the […]

CMAC Reopening Roundtable

We are planning on reopening CMAC fully in the coming weeks, but first we want to chat with you! This past year has been challenging to say the least. We appreciated your patience while we navigated making all our services virtual in order to continue to serve our community. Now it’s time to plan a return to our […]

Congratulations to our Hometown Media Award Winners!

Congratulations to CMAC members (and Big Tell 2020 grantees) Matthew Mealer, Jason Duong and Julease Graham for their national wins at the Hometown Media Awards! Matthew’s documentary titled, “The Steam” showcase the struggles of a historic steam railroad near Yosemite National Park in a post-pandemic world. Jason and Julease’s piece titled, “Love in Anxiety” discusses the anxiety […]

Know Your Rights: A Discussion on Documenting Police Encounters

  Additional Resources NLG Legal Observer Program General Information from ACLU ACLU app Mobile Justice Citizen Journalism Tag – Witness.org Wallet card – What to do if you’re stopped by police   Join us Saturday, June 12, 2021 for a discussion on documenting police encounters and our rights as individuals. CMAC’s Education Coordinator Lisa Talley […]

Now Accepting Applications for The Big Tell 2021

We are excited to once again partner with the Central Valley Community Foundation to bring you The Big Tell, a program offering grants to filmmakers who produce a short documentary featuring the Central Valley. Want to learn how you can receive a $5,000 grant to kick-start your documentary project? CVCF is hosting a Q&A to next […]

2021 Graduation Celebrations on CMAC

CMAC will be airing numerous high school and college graduation ceremonies from across the Valley to honor students from the class of 2021 and celebrate their accomplishments! Most ceremonies will air on CMAC 2, our Education Channel (Comcast Xfinity channel 94, AT&T U-Verse channel 99, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and cmac.tv/edu), unless otherwise […]

Pride Month at CMAC

In honor of Pride Month, CMAC will be airing the Rainbow Pride Parades from years past on CMAC 1 starting this Saturday at 9 a.m. You can also watch them on-demand below: 2012 Parade | 2018 Parade | 2019 Parade