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Youth Share Stories of Rochester's First Black Radio Personalities in New Podcast Series

ROCHESTER, NY – RCTV celebrates Black History Month with the launch of a new podcast about Rochester’s first African American radio...

A Conversation with WXIR Award Winner "Shameless Shawny"

ROCHESTER, NY -- Every year, RCTV/WXIR presents Community Producer Awards for excellence in radio and television programming. This year...

"SexEd Shorts" Series Tackles Tough Conversations Adults Wish They'd Had As Teens

ROCHESTER, NY -- A new series of informational videos provides a fresh, "youth-centered" approach to sex ed. It's called "Sex Ed...

National Philanthropy Day Celebration Honors Local Giving

ROCHESTER, NY -- Earlier this month RCTV hosted a live awards ceremony in celebration of 2021 National Philanthropy Day. The November 5th...

In Control Youth Media Program Enters 10th Year at RCTV

ROCHESTER, NY -- The InControl after school media program kicked off its 10th year at RCTV this November. The program, which is run in...

Virtual Event "Unfinished Business" Explores Leading Role of Rochester Community in Combatting HIV

ROCHESTER, NY--In October, RCTV broadcast a special event for Trillium Health entitled "Unfinished Business." The virtual event was...

Clarissa Uprooted Documentary Brings Home Awards

ROCHESTER, NY -- RCTV recently received not one, but TWO prestigious national awards for our work on the 2020 documentary Clarissa...

"Healthy Home" Videos Provide Tips for New Americans Navigating Life in the US

ROCHESTER, NY -- In partnership with Rochester Refugee Resettlement Services, RCTV recently produced an informational video series...

New Youth Program To Explore Local History of Black Excellence in Radio

ROCHESTER, NY -- RCTV was recently awarded a Historic Preservation Grant from the Rochester Area Community Foundation to support a new...

RCTV Debuts Mobile Livestream Unit At Local Graduation Ceremony

ROCHESTER, NY -- RCTV successfully rolled out its new Mobile Livestream Unit in June for Hope Hall School's 2021 Graduation Ceremony. The...

A Conversation With Community Producer Kijana Crues

ROCHESTER, NY -- This summer RCTV's beloved radio station WXIR turned 5 years old. They grow up so fast. To mark the occasion, we reached...

Youth Interns Hone Skills, Speak Their Minds During 2021 Summer of Opportunity Program

ROCHESTER, NY -- In August, RCTV wrapped up a six-week long summer internship in media production through the City of Rochester's Summer...

"Jordan Health Minutes" Tackle Mental Health, Stress, & COVID

RCTV has teamed up with Jordan Health to keep the Rochester community healthy and informed through the ongoing "Jordan Health Minutes" PSA

RCTV Brings Home Three Telly Awards in 2021

RCTV is proud to announce that we were awarded not one, not two, but THREE Telly Awards for our video work over the last year.

"Tips for Reading" Series Shows How to Make Family Reading Time a Celebration

RCTV recently teamed up with Hipocampo Children's Bookstore and Jordan Health Foundation to produce a 3-part series of bilingual videos.

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