Sunday, November 09, 2008



Beach Boys/Brian Wilson Biographer PETER AMES CARLIN on Visual Radio #373


With Brian Wilson coming to the Orpheum on
November 19, 2008, Visual Radio has an exclusive interview with Wilson biographer,
Peter Ames Carlin!

Arlington
Billerica
BOSTON
Burlington
Cambridge
Hamilton/Wenham
Lexington
Malden
Medford
Monson/Palmer
Somerville
Stoneham
Entire RCN Network
Winthrop
Check each cable station for times and channels
NOW ON IN MANHATTAN
VIDEOWAVE presents VISUAL RADIO with David Selby of "Dark Shadows"
Currently airing in New York City


VISUAL RADIO HOST JOE VIGLIONE
IN THE
BOSTON GLOBE
November 9, 2008
People

Globe Northwest

You can go home again
By Cindy Cantrell

PUBLIC ACCESS:
Joe Viglione of Medford was just 15 years old in 1969 when he produced his first issue of Varulven, a fan magazine featuring interviews and film and music reviews. A collector of 8mm science fiction and fantasy films, Viglione was also an aspiring filmmaker and musician whose original songs first aired on WBCN-FM when he was 17.

While his magazine is no longer in production, Viglione has since founded a record label by the same name, worked as a radio station programming director, and continued writing about films and the Boston music scene. Locally, however, Viglione may be best known for his public access television show, "Visual Radio," which is broadcast in 18 towns including Arlington, Billerica, Burlington, Lexington, Medford, and Stoneham. A weekly segment airs in Manhattan.

Since launching "Visual Radio" in 1995, Viglione has produced more than 400 shows featuring interviews, concerts, and lectures by local authors, politicians, and community activists.

"Why do I keep doing this? It's in my blood and interviews keep coming my way," Viglione said.

To learn more about Visual Radio, visit visual-radio.net.

Some notes:
Joe Viglione was program director of WNSH-AM 1570 in 1992 and ABFR AM 1670 in 2000

WBCN used to air local music from 11 AM - 11:15 AM every weekday in the early 1970s
In 1983 Joe Viglione had more local songs played in one year than any other artist on WBCN

Joe's show, Visual Radio, has run on Medford Community Cablevision; it is on hiatus for about a month in Medford as the station is under a Performance Evaluation which is reported on in the same issue of the Globe North West:

Joe began hosting TV Eye in 1979 - next year will be his 30th year on Cable Television!

"Joe Vig - The King Of Access TV in Boston" quote from Bill Press from Sirius XM Radio


In the "Community Briefing" section of the Boston Globe Northwest
Brad Kane writes:

MEDFORDCABLE COMPANY CRITICIZED IN HEARING:

Medford Community Cablevision was criticized for lack of financial accountability and no longer being a representative of the community as a whole at a recent performance evaluation hearing before retired Woburn District Court judge Marie O. Jackson-Thompson. The resignation of Medford TV3 general manager Dawn Natalia was announced by the station's attorney, David Skerry, who was later removed from the hearing by police for interrupting testimony of others.

See Skerry's removal here: closing in on 400 views


(tons of people on MySpace have been slipping over to view the You Tube of Mr. Skerry.
We have thousands of MySpace "friends" (sort of like subscribers) and some are already gleeful at the removal of Skerry)

Back to the Globe story:
The hearing came out of the report on public access television in Medford by City Solictor Mark Rumley, who recommended the hearing and an audit of the station's financial records. The station has received $818,000.00 from Medford cable ratepayers over the past three years. With the hearing complete, Jackson-Thompson can either call another hearing or make recommendations to Mayor Michael McGlynn

In an e mail to some of the Medford City Council I have requested that there be a focus on:

1)Violations of the station's own policies and procedures which may have been committed by board members and ex-board members and enforcing those policies (which would result in board members being suspended or terminated for violating policies they instituted and expect the ratepayers to obey)

2)The legality of each and every board meeting after Solicitor Rumley's report noted an erroneous or inconsistent list of named board membersThese are two key points.
If the board of TV 3 is found to have violated their own policies and procedures an oversight committee should suspend them and replace them.


“I’m here to make sure that this TV station is the best it can be for ourselves and for our children,” said the Honorable Judge http://www.wickedlocal.com/medford/archive/x1092581980

Friday, June 27, 2008

VINCENT BUGLIOSI RETURNS TO VISUAL RADIO
Program #411 features eloquent and impressive conversation with best-selling author


















Fifty five minutes with Vincent Bugliosi is now broadcasting on all the stations carrying Visual Radio!



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Visual Radio Program #411 is reaching 370,268 RCN, VERIZON and COMCAST
cable subscribers in the following cities and towns.

We don't know how many viewers per subscription, but we do know that we
are reaching into a population of 1,176,190 potential Comcast viewers
without including the entire RCN network of 21 cities and towns.

at least 370,268 subscribers (with multiple viewers in each home) at
least 1,176,190 people in the cities and towns that get Visual Radio

Information on Program #411 with Vincent Bugliosi follows the data. This
is our current show airing on all our systems (some systems having
multiple stations/affiliates)

Data found on this government site:
http://www.mass.gov/Eoca/docs/dtc/catv/Stats/subcnts08.xls

Visual Radio Cable Subscribers Alphabetically

COMCAST
Arlington 9,554
Billerica 11,960
Boston 164,186
Braintree 6,041
Brookline 15,943
Burlington 4,782
Cambridge 31,827
Hamilton 1,789
Lexington 4,767
Malden 16,444
Medford 17,624
Monson 2,590
Norfolk 2,576
Palmer 4,538
Salem 14,349
Somerville 16,390
Wenham 1,003
Winthrop 5,726
323,069

Total Comcast 323,069
RCN Subscribers 41,540
Verizon 4,736
364,609 Subscribers that receive Visual Radio


Verizon Arlington 1348
Burlington 1752
Lexington 1636
Hamilton/Wenham 923
5,659



Here is information from the 2000 census via Wikipedia.

Data as of Wed, June 25, 2008 9:44 PM

VISUAL RADIO AIRS IN THESE CITIES AND TOWNS reaching an estimated
population of

Boston 590,763
Cambridge 101,355
Brookline 57,107
Billerica 38,981
Burlington 22,876
Arlington 42,389
Lexington 30,355
Norfolk 10,460
Monson 8,359
Palmer 12,497
Hamilton 8,315
Wenham 4,440
Malden 56,340
Medford 55,765
Somerville 77,478
Salem 40,407
Winthrop 18,303
1,176,190
1 Million, One Hundred Seventy Six Thousand One Hundred and Ninety!

Reaching 1,176,190 potential Comcast viewers without including the entire
RCN network of 21 cities and towns.


This is a look at the POPULATION, the CABLE SUBSCRIBERS, and the
POTENTIAL AUDIENCE for our broadcasts:

POPULATION

BOSTON Population 590,763
The city, which had an estimated population of 590,763 in 2006
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston%2C_Massachusetts

Public Access Station: BNN http://www.bnntv.org/
Library: http://www.bpl.org/

Boston is at the center of the Cambridge–Boston-Quincy metropolitan
area—the 10th-largest metropolitan area (5th largest CSA) in the U.S.,
with a population of 4.5 million.

CAMBRIDGE Population 101,355
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge%2C_Massachusetts
As of the 2000 census, the city population was 101,355. It is the fifth
most populous city in the state.

Public Access Station: http://cctvcambridge.org/
Library: http://www.cambridgema.gov/~CPL/

BROOKLINE Population 57,107
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brookline%2C_Massachusetts
As of the 2000 census, the population of the town was 57,107.

Public Access Station: http://batv.org/
Library: http://www.brooklinelibrary.org/

BILLERICA Population 38,981
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billerica%2C_Massachusetts
is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The
population was 38,981 at the 2000 census.

Public Access Station http://www.batvinc.org/
Library:http://www.billericalibrary.org/

BURLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS Population 22,876
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burlington%2C_Massachusetts
Burlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.
The population was 22,876 at the 2000 census.

Public Access station: B-Cat http://bcattv.org/
Library: http://burlingtonpubliclibrary.org/

ARLINGTON Population 42,389
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlington%2C_Massachusetts
Arlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, six
miles (10 km) northwest of Boston. The population was 42,389 at the 2000
census.

Public Access station: http://arlingtonstudio.com/
Library:http://www.robbinslibrary.org/

LEXINGTON Population 30,355
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington%2C_Massachusetts
Lexington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The
population was 30,355 at the 2000 census.

Lexington Access: http://www.lexmedia.org/
Lexington Cary Memorial Library: http://www.carylibrary.org/

NORFOLK, Mass Population 10,460
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk%2C_Mass
Norfolk is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The
population was 10,460 at the 2000 census.

Access Station: http://www.nctvnorfolk.org/about.html
Library: http://library.virtualnorfolk.org/public_documents/index


MONSON
The population was 8,359 at the 2000 census. It is part of the
Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monson%2C_Massachusetts

PALMER Massachusetts
Palmer is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The
population was 12,497 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield,
Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmer%2C_Massachusetts

cable subscribers Monson/Palmer
7,061 + as of 2007, probably more in 2008

Public Access Station:

Palmer Library: http://www.palmer.lib.ma.us/
Monson Library: http://www.monsonlibrary.com/

Hamilton/Wenham Total Population 12,755

HAMILTON 8,315
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton,_Massachusetts

Access Station: http://www.hwcam.org/
Hamilton Library: http://www.hwlibrary.org/

WENHAM 4,440
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wenham%2C_Massachusetts
Wenham Library: http://www.hwlibrary.org/


MALDEN, Massachusetts Population 56,340
Approximate cable subscribers 18,000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malden%2C_Massachusetts
MALDEN is a suburban city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United
States. The population was 56,340 at the 2000 census.

Cable Station: http://www.matv.org
Library: http://maldenpubliclibrary.org/blog/

MEDFORD, Massachusetts 55,765
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medford%2C_Massachusetts

Access station: Currently Under Evaluation by Mayor's Office
Library:http://www.medfordlibrary.org/

SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts Population 77,478
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerville%2C_Massachusetts
a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, just north of Boston. As of the
2000 census, the city had a total population of 77,478, and was the most
densely populated municipality in New England,

Somerville Access Station:http://www.access-scat.org/
Library:http://www.mln.lib.ma.us/info/somerville.htm
Additional
Libraries:http://www.somervillema.gov/Department.cfm?dept=LIBRARY


SALEM
Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The
population was 40,407 at the 2000 census.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem%2C_Massachusetts

Population: 40,407
Cable Subscribers:
Access Station: http://www.satvonline.org/home/index.html
Library: http://www.noblenet.org/salem/


WINTHROP, MASS Population 18,303
Cable subscribers, Winthrop 5,726 subscribers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winthrop%2C_Massachusetts

Winthrop is a town in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States,
occasionally known as Winthrop by the Sea. The population was 18,303 at
the 2000 census

Population: 18,303
Cable Subscribers: 5,726

Access TV : WCAT-TV http://wcat-tv.org/
Library: http://www.noblenet.org/winthrop/


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RCN NETWORK
http://www.rcn.com/company/MA/boston.php

RCN in Boston serves the communities of Allston, Arlington, Boston,
Brighton, Brookline, Burlington, Dedham, Framingham, Hyde Park, Lexington,
Natick, Needham, Newton, Roslindale, Somerville, Stoneham, Wakefield,
Waltham, Watertown, West Roxbury and Woburn. Use this Web page to discover
local RCN news, events and contact information.

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LIST OF VISUAL RADIO TERRITORIES

Visual Radio will have exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of the
Esplanade concert, the practice for the show, and the concert itself.
http://www.visual-radio.net
http://myspace.com/visualradio

here's a list of the cities and towns currently airing the show...

Arlington
http://arlingtonstudio.com/od.htm
Billerica
Boston
Brookline
Braintree
Burlington
Cambridge
Lexington
Malden
Medford
Monson/Palmer
Norfolk
Hamilton/Wenham
Somerville
Winthrop

Entire RCN Network! Every home that gets RCN can see our program
on Saturday and Sunday nights, 7 PM!

Tons more stations coming onboard soon - Woburn, Stoneham, Marblehead, and
many, many more - we need a zillion hours to get the show out
everywhere
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INFORMATION ON VISUAL RADIO

The Vincent Bugliosi interview is currently airing on ALL my stations
beginning last week. Please read this information and relay it to
Mr. Bugliosi. Thanks to David Kass for helping arrange this.

The population (meaning POTENTIAL AUDIENCE) we are reaching via Comcast is
1,176,190. We are looking into a hard number for cable subscribers and an
estimate of what percentage of the population has access to the show.

1 Million, One Hundred Seventy Six Thousand One Hundred and Ninety!

I'm working on data that is even more specific -

---the approximate homes that get our signal,

--- approximate potential viewers in those homes.

If 95% of the U.S. population has access to television, and if 65% of the
population subscribes to cable (one estimate, as stated, we're working on
specifics), one hour on Visual Radio provides a great opportunity to find
new readers and fans.

We also run on the entire RCN network. The RCN data will be available soon.

This is a look at the POPULATION, the CABLE SUBSCRIBERS, and the
POTENTIAL AUDIENCE for our broadcasts:

Please keep Visual Radio in mind for future authors and personalities.

Best,

Joe Viglione



INFORMATION ABOUT PROGRAM #411

Visual Radio #411


Guests:
Author Vincent Bugliosi
Medford City Councilor Paul Camuso


It is one of the most controversial shows in our history as famed
Prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi returns to Joe Viglione's Visual Radio and
discusses a book that is being blacked out by the national television
media - The Prosecution Of George W. Bush for Murder.

Prosecution Of Bush.com
http://www.prosecutionofbush.com/

In our continuing effort to bring real public access television to the
city of Medford, the second interview with Mr. Bugliosi is even more
intense than his first appearance about six years ago when the show was
broadcast out of 40 Canal Street, Medford.

Bugliosi provides the evidence as to why George W. Bush can and should be
prosecuted for the murder of U.S. Soldiers who were sent to a war built on
a stack of lies. Also discussed is the blackout of the book by the
national media and many of the publishing houses - not because they don't
agree with it - many of them do - but because of fear of reprisal.

Also on Visual Radio is first-time guest Paul Camuso who discusses
"River's Edge" and praises our program. Thank you, Mr. Camuso.

Medford City Councilor Paul Camuso joins a long list of guests that
include Mayor Tom Menino, presidential candidate Senator George McGovern,
Linda Ronstadt, comedian Margaret Cho, director David Koepp (scriptwriter
for Spiderman, Jurassic Park), best selling authors Pat Gaffney, Brad
Meltzer, folk singer Suzanne Vega, Professor Stephen Hawking, Boston Red
Sox players Curt Schilling, Jerry Remy, Johnny Pesky, Jefferson Airplane's
Marty Balin (who appeared 6/14/08 on the Esplanade in a free concert,
brought to you in part by Oldies 103.3 (sister station to WBCN) and Visual
Radio.

Visual Radio will have exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of the
Esplanade concert, the practice for the show, and the concert itself.
http://www.visual-radio.net
http://myspace.com/visualradio


Joe Viglione
P.O. box 2392
Woburn, MA 01888



Tuesday, January 01, 2008

WELCOME TO 2008!

Signe Anderson, Marty Balin and author Craig Fenton talk to Joe Viglione on
Visual Radio #404! It is currently airing all over the known universe!

TO WATCH VISUAL RADIO with MARK FARNER of GRAND FUNK RAILROAD
you can go to MY SPACE VIDEO!

Part I Joe Viglione interviews Mark Farner
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=24336128

Part II
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=24337076

Part III
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=24337452

Joe Viglione reviews Mark Farner
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=mark+farner+++joe+viglione&btnG=Google+Search


His new album is fantastic - read Visual Radio host Joe Viglione's review of
"For The People"
http://wc09.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kzfexzl5ldke

also found here!
http://joevigtop40.blogspot.com

Here's something novel - some fan has taken Joe Viglione's review of
Dionne Warwick's classic SOULFUL album - here's a video of Dionne performing The Beatles' WE CAN WORK IT OUT, utilizing Joe's review on YOU TUBE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fywz1zoI0Ts



Writes Joe Viglione in the All Music Guide: "Soulful is a major work in Dionne Warwick's deep catalog, and one worthy of study and appreciation. Starting off with her gutsy rendition of "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling," the album shifts from songs containing the sweet and ever present voice found on '60s radio to one of a masterful artist in control, renditions of "Do Right Woman" and the tender approach to "I've Been Loving You Too Long" allowing these copyrights to be heard in a different and intriguing light. The album was recorded at American Sound Studios in Memphis, TN, with the great Chips Moman engineering and co-producing with Warwick. In her liner notes on the back cover the singer writes, "I hope you will enjoy experiencing with me the joy and excitement I felt in recording Rhythm and Blues -- my way." To quote blues singer Genya Ravan, "and she means it!" Working with the producer of the Box Tops' "The Letter" and Elvis Presley was a wonderful change and stretch for the woman who was so closely aligned with the music and production of Bacharach and David. Recording in the state that has bragging rights to Graceland was in vogue during the final year of the 1960s and into the early '70s. Like Tommy James' Elvis-influenced album, Soulful deserves a very special place in rock history. "We Can Work It Out" is what Otis Redding might have done with the material, while "Hey Jude" has a church-like feel, not immersed in gospel but enough of that flavor to lift it above its pop confines. The short fade with the voices bouncing off the horns was a very nice way to close out the album. There are three Beatles covers as well as some Young Rascals, Aretha, Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell, and James & Bobby Purify. Moman also crafted Petula Clark's Memphis this same year, and both Petula and Dionne take on Curtis Mayfield's "People Get Ready," indicating perhaps what these Top 40 singers were feeling in their heart -- the need to express themselves on compositions that they found compelling. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" is the standout, not because it was the hit from this collection but because Dionne takes on a new fire, pouring her heart over the great drum work. This version of the song gets little to no airplay on oldies stations, let alone blues and R&B radio, which is tragic. Warwick is a pro as well as a major talent, and Soulful deserves to be treasured as the important musical statement that it is."
Writes Nick Tosches, the renowned writer, rock music journalist, novelist, biographer and poet in the January 7, 1972 issue of the rock magazine FUSION; "...getting into Dionne Warwick is like finding buried treasure. It's pure emotion. There is a whole lot more to emotion than some rock punk bursting his dexedrine-staved blood vessels by screaming "Baby I need you baby" into a microphone. Dionne Warwick is not a rock and roll singer. She's not a jazz singer either. Rhythm and blues? Nope. A pop singer? No way. Did you ever tongue-kiss with someone who barfed a Singapore Sling bolus into your mouth, and then four years later you're with someone else and you feel good and you realize how beautiful it all was and then it's all melancholy/happiness, sort of? That's the kind of singer Dionne Warwick is. She's beautiful. If you've never gotten into her, you ought to. Get hep to Dionne Warwick. For your own sake."
Added: August 20, 2007
WELCOME TO 2008!

Signe Anderson, Marty Balin and author Craig Fenton talk to Joe Viglione on
Visual Radio #404! It is currently airing all over the known universe!

TO WATCH VISUAL RADIO with MARK FARNER of GRAND FUNK RAILROAD
you can go to YOU TUBE!

Part I Joe Viglione interviews Mark Farner
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=24336128

Part II
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=24337076

Part III
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=24337452

Joe Viglione reviews Mark Farner
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=mark+farner+++joe+viglione&btnG=Google+Search


His new album is fantastic - read Visual Radio host Joe Viglione's review of
"For The People"
http://wc09.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kzfexzl5ldke

also found here!
ttp://joevigtop40.blogspot.com