Posts by Erik Davis

On Tuesday, March 25, 2024 the Carpinteria City Council voted unanimously to extend the broadcast Agreement between the City of Carpinteria and the South Coast Community Media Access Center (CMAC dba TV Santa Barbara) for five additional years. TV Santa Barbara will also expand professional video coverage for all meetings taking place at Carpinteria City…

Join Us on Friday, June 7, 2024 for the TV Santa Barbara’s 49th Birthday Celebration and Fundraiser at TVSB’s New Satellite Office and Media Center, 1219 State St. Join members and supporters of community television at a fundraiser to celebrate at TV Santa Barbara’s 49th Birthday. Click Here to get your tickets today. The event…

TV Santa Barbara was proud to serve as a media sponsor the the 2024 Black is Beautiful Gala. The Black is Beautiful Gala and Fundraiser was held on Friday, February 23rd at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort in The Grand Ballroom and raised funds for Healing Justice. The program featured local artist and performer,…

A big congratulations to JP Montalvo, a long-time producer/ Instructor at TV Santa Barbara, for being nominated and selected to the Board of Directors for ACM West. The ACM West Board is one of several ACM regions across the country working to keep media accessible to the people. “After our regional conference in Santa Barbara…

TV Santa Barbara’s Executive Director, Erik Davis, has been crowned the official King of the 2023 Summer Solstice Celebration. Davis will ride a custom throne in the 49th annual Solstice Parade, which will begin at noon on June 24th at the intersection of Ortega and Santa Barbara Streets. The parade will travel on Santa Barbara…

TV Santa Barbara announces the addition of former City TV Production Supervisor Tony Ruggieri to their Board of Directors. SANTA BARBARA, CA – May 11, 2023 – TV Santa Barbara (TVSB), the region’s community media access center since 1975, welcomes former City TV Production Supervisor, Tony Ruggieri, to their Board of Directors. “We are thrilled…

TVSB was happy to attend and film the 2023 Rotary Talent Show at the Alcazar Theater in Carpinteria on April 15th. The show was hosted by local newsman and friend of TVSB, John Palminteri. The show featured talents of a wide range, from improv comedy to a youth orchestra. Rotary talent shows are a great…

Community television, also known as public access television, is a form of media that allows local residents to produce and broadcast their own content on television. While community television may not have the reach and resources of major television networks, it serves a vital role in promoting local voices and providing a platform for diverse…

By Carpinteria Coastal View TV Santa Barbara, Debbie and Wade Nomura, Tina Love and Erik Davis won a first-place award for their magazine show “Carpinteria Living” at last week’s Alliance for Community Media West Region’s annual conference and trade show. “Carpinteria Living,” which airs on Channels 17 and 71, highlights the Carpinteria Valley’s restaurants, stores,…

This past week the Alliance for Community Media (ACM) West Region’s annual trade show and conference took place at the Mar Monte Hotel right here in Santa Barbara. TVSB was happy to be on hand for this conference and also had a large role in planning it, working in tandem with old friend and head…

TV Santa Barbara (TVSB), the region’s community media access center since 1974, will serve as a host for the Alliance for Community Media Western Region (ACM West) Conference and Trade Show taking place from February 22-24, 2023 in Santa Barbara, CA. For more information, click here. “We are very excited to participate in this important…