"Senior Journal"
Cable Television Broadcasts
CRANSTON --- The Senior Journal cable television program is devoted to exploring the issues of growing older in Rhode Island through the personal perspectives of seniors.
Programs are produced by senior volunteers and are sponsored by the Department of Elderly Affairs with the support of Rhode Island PBS and Rhode Island Public, Education, and Government Access Television.
Programs are aired on
Sundays at 5:00 p.m., Mondays at 7:00 p.m., and Tuesdays at 11:30 a.m.
and
over the statewide interconnect channel 13 and Verizon channel 32.
Senior Journal Notes: Senior Journal received a Special Recognition Award at the annual Rhode Island Public Access awards ceremony held recently. Senior Journal received its recognition in the Best Political and Community Issues Program category for its Grow Smart Rhode Island broadcast.
2011 SCHEDULE For information, contact Larry Grimaldi at 462-0509 or
e-mail LGrimaldi@dea.ri.gov. |
* August 14 to August 23 , 2011 *
Women’s Veterans Programs
Arron interviews Beth Grady, Women’s Veterans Programs Manager, and Lynn Gibbs, who is in the research program support assistance unit at the VA Medical Center in Providence.
* August 28 to September 6, 2011 *
Rhode Island Ethics Commission
Libby Arron of Cranston, program host and producer, interviews Jason Grammitt of the Rhode Island Ethics Commission.
* Sept. 11 to Sept. 20,2011*
Rhode Island Housing Programs
Libby Arron of Cranston, program host and producer, interviews Jason Grammitt of the Rhode Island Ethics Commission.
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The Department of Elderly Affairs (DEA) was established as a cabinet-level position in 1977 under Rhode Island General Law 42-66-1. DEA is responsible for the development and implementation of a comprehensive system of programs and services for Rhode Islanders age 60 and older. DEA is also the state’s single planning and service area agency on aging under the provisions of The Older Americans Act of 1965.
