In the Press
Midpen Media Announces Appointment of Tilak Kasturi as Board President
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joanne Sperans, Marketing and Communications Manager, Midpen Media joanne@midpenmedia.org Midpen Media Announces Appointment of Tilak Kasturi as Board President Palo Alto, CA, January 12, 2022 – The Midpen Media Board of Directors appointed Predii’s CEO Tilak Kasturi as President of the Board at its January 2021 meeting. He succeeds Less Lincoln, Read More…
Here’s where to celebrate Halloween on the Peninsula
Midpen Media Center Movie Night The center offers a free, in-person screening of the 1963 thriller “Dementia 13,” about a scheming widow whose plan to steal her late husband’s fortune is disrupted by the appearance of an axe murderer on the family estate. The film is one of director Francis Ford Coppola’s first films. Popcorn Read More…
Around Town: Midpen Media Center marks reopening at open house
by Palo Alto Weekly The organization welcomed local residents to its studios at 900 San Antonio Road on Wednesday for an open house, which marked its official reopening. “During the height of the COVID pandemic, we supported our producers remotely so they could continue to deliver important new content. We also used the time to listen to our Read More…
Off Deadline: Bringing real-world humanity to the Great Immigration Debate
by Jay Thorwaldson / Palo Alto Weekly As the Great Immigration Debate rages in America and other countries, there’s a modest bit of sanity — and humanity — happening in Palo Alto that brings people virtually face to face with real immigrants. It is a resource that enables people to judge for themselves what is Read More…
Making a Difference in March Sharks Foundation Celebrates Education Month
On March 18, the Sharks Foundation and SAP welcomed guests to SAP Center to reveal a brand-new broadcast media van created by Midpeninsula Community Media Center (Midpen), which was made possible through a $100,000 co-sponsored grant dedicated to the non-profit during the 2017-18 season. Grant funding provided high-definition video equipment to create a mobile production studio for Midpen’s Youth Read More…
Amid travel ban controversy, Bay Area refugees share their journeys to America
By TATIANA SANCHEZ | tsanchez@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: May 12, 2018 at 6:00 am | PALO ALTO — The Aleppo that Toukhig Arabian remembers was a peaceful place. It’s where kids spent summer days in swimming pools, where she sang in choir, took art and piano classes and eventually got a university Read More…
Off Deadline: Immigrants share ‘escape stories’ en route to freedom in America Video tales set for public debut on May 10
Updated: Thu, May 3, 2018, 8:10 am by Jay Thorwaldson / Palo Alto Weekly Jay Thorwaldson served as the Weekly editor from June 2000 to January 2011. Weekly file photo. Stories of often harrowing escapes from oppressive or dangerous countries will be shared live and in person by five immigrants who lived them during a Read More…
Sharks Foundation Unveils 2017-18 Giving Campaign
Estimated $1.6 Million to be Dedicated to Causes Such as Healthy Living, Hero Appreciation and Education by Sharks Foundation September 28th, 2017 https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/sharks-foundation-unveils-2017-18-giving-campaign/c-291435712 SAN JOSE – The Sharks Foundation has unveiled its annual giving campaign focused on various causes each month throughout the 2017-18 season. Each month will feature a key activation that includes Sharks Read More…
Keri Stokstad to lead Midpen Media Center
https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2017/09/07/keri-stokstad-to-lead-midpen-media-center New executive director brings more than 15 years of experience in community media by Karla Kane / Palo Alto Weekly Keri Stokstad will join the Midpen Media Center after serving as a cable TV manager for the city of Santa Monica. Photo courtesy Midpen Media Center. The Midpen Media Center has hired Keri Stokstad Read More…