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February 7, 1965 -- WVIZ TV began broadcasting on February 7, 1965, as Cleveland's first educational television station and the 100th such station in the United States. Its activation culminated years of work by business, philanthropic, and educational leaders to bring non-commercial television to Cleveland. For most of its first three decades of service, under general manager Betty Cope, the station intensively focused on producing and broadcasting educational television programming for schools. WVIZ's commitment to instructional fare sometimes came to the exclusion of the types of national and public affairs series other public television stations in major markets began producing as the medium evolved. This began to change after Cope's 1993 retirement, with the introduction of a daytime schedule of children's programs as well as a weekly arts magazine and documentaries focused on area history. Didja know? Cleveland had been regarded as a forerunner in educational broadcasting well before WVIZ's sign-on. The Cleveland Board of Education built and signed on WBOE as the first radio station fully licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for non-commercial educational use.
Small ball 2025: While national advocates focus of tweaking change, locals are forging ahead.
December 23, 2024. ProPublica. Trump’s Pick to Lead Federal Housing Agency Has Opposed Efforts to Aid the Poor "As HUD secretary, Scott Turner would oversee billions in housing aid, but as a Texas state legislator he voted against protections for poor tenants and has called government assistance 'one of the most destructive things for the family.' ” NSS.
Mighta, coulda, woulda. December 26, 2024. Gothamist What could Trump 2.0 mean for NYC public housing? Here’s what experts say. Lets see: privatization, higher rents, work requirements and occupancy restrictions on non-citizens. How's that different than now?
January 10, 2025. Ohio Capital Journal. A slew of new housing laws take effect this month to streamline building, protect tenants. read more details here.
RHINO's Six Steps Project on hiatus til 2027...
In the meantime watch for A Deeper Dive where RHINOs can help connect the dots between private sector housing initiatives and future national housing policies.
Watch for a Deeper Dive on the last Saturday of the month.