The Annual Meeting can be seen on the Web! 

The old firehouse in Union Square was packed with members and friends on Thursday, January 22 for the 2009 Annual Meeting and Award Ceremony. Before the meeting, which was cablecast live on Channel 3, guests were treated to a wonderful assortment of delicious food and drink provided by Union Square restaurants and stores. They are so generous to SCAT every year that their businesses should be high on your list of great places to eat and shop throughout the year. Many thanks to Brazil Bakery, Great Thai Chef, Independent Restaurant, India Palace, Jerry’s Liquors, Mama Gina’s, Neighborhood Restaurant, Sherman’s Café, Subway in Union Square, Taqueria La Mexicana, and Union Square Pizza.

The meeting was also fun, with comments by SCAT’s outgoing Board President, Candyce Dostert, the incoming Board President, Richard Schieferdecker, Vice President, Pat Garrity, Executive Director, Wendy Blom, and SCAT staffers Daniel Marques and Prince Charles. Many thanks go to Representative Denise Provost and Mayor Joseph Curtatone for their comments about the importance of community media in general and SCAT in particular.

The award ceremony was hosted by Somerville’s favorite personality, Jimmy Del Ponte. The “Best of 2008 Awards” are:
Outstanding Producer: Doug Holder for “Poet to Poet”
Volunteer of the Year: Lindsey Medeiros
Best Hot Set Show: Jim Campano for “Somerville Pundit”
Best Entertainment Show: Mario Archer, Nesley Lambert, Eccle Pompilus for “Haitian Arts Pot Pourri”
Best Religious Show: Joyce Cavallo for “Christian Assembly Tabernacle”
Best Informational Show: Bob Nesson for “Mystic View Task Force”
Best Youth Show: Merlinda Petit for “Spoken Word” and teens from Centro Presente and Boys and Girls Club for “Gang Pressure”

Following the meeting, Jimmy gave out the raffle prizes to lucky participants. Thanks to the following for donating raffle prizes: Artifaktori, Candyce Dostert, Hollywood Video, Marylou’s Hair Design, Ellin Reisner, Shag Boston Hair Design, Somerville H.S. Culinary Arts Restaurant, Sun and Shade Gardening, Union Square Main Streets, Howard Woolf.

And thanks to the live TV program’s director: Bill Barrell, producer: Wendy Blom, and crew: Jessica Barnthouse Jeanne Flanagan, JoJo LaRiccia, Charles Tesch, Sal Mancini, Eugene Shrestha, Elizabeth Simoes, and Amber Wilmore-Hurley.