Thank you for your interest in KGFW-TV!

[Wade Werner]

Greetings from Gibbon, MN once again!

I just wanted to follow up and take this opportunity to thank everybody 
that has shown interest in our KGFW-TV (Kids of Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 
Schools) after school program.  We have received responses from all over 
the world (Hawaii, West Indies, New York, Minneapolis, etc.)  If I have 
not replied to you personally I apologize since the holidays have been 
very busy.  I do plan on doing so.  If you do not remember what KGFW-TV is 
about, here is another description of the dream we have conjured up:

- 4th grade students (and myself) brainstorm to come up with a list of 
people they would like to interview (anybody... parents, school staff, 
athletes, local/state/national/global community members, etc.).

- I work on contacting the people on the list.

- Students create various questions to ask show guests (I also throw some 
in there).

- I set up interview times and sometimes drive the kids to where the 
interview will be conducted with the school van and a parent volunteer.

- The students run the microphone and cameras during the interviews.

- I take the raw footage and through the use of Adobe video editing 
software, I create 1/2 hour to 1 hour semi-professional productions to air 
on our local public access channel (I am also the coordinator for the 
public access channel so it works out really nice).

- The shows are also available for people in the community to check out at 
our local public libraries.  We will also be putting the shows onto DVD 
now too through a grant from our local cable television commission 
committee.

Lot's of run around, lots of networking, and lots of teamwork.  We've 
honestly interviewed multitudes of people ranging from professional 
athletes, television/radio personalities, political figures, military 
veterans/members, and even a billionaire.  We are very proud of our show 
and would be honored to have you and yours as a part of it.

The steps we would take to get you and yours involved would be:

- Organize/storyboard your part of the television production via 
e-mail/telephone/postal service (your environment, local area, interviews 
with locals, etc.).

- Make sure that you have the necessary devices to complete your end of 
the production (MiniDV camcorder w/ 1/8" microphone jack, microphone w/ 
1/8" plug for camera jack, MiniDV tapes).

- Have you record your subject/topic for your part of the production 
(totally up to you how you would go about this... FYI - key is to have a 
steady hand with the camera).

- Send me the actual video tape (preferably MiniDV format) so that I can 
edit it into the show (example-> KGFW-TV... from the West Indies!). 

- Wait for us to finish the final product, which will then enable me to 
send it back to you in the mail.

Whew!  So many ideas, so many opportunities.  Thanks again!

Happy New Year!
Wade

Wade Werner
GFW Elementary School Computer Teacher
KGFW-TV Advisor
323 E. 11th Street
Gibbon, MN 55335

(507)834-6501 ext. 1026
(507)834-9711

wwerner at gfw.k12.mn.us

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