greenwatch tv
A production of the Harris County Green Party

Guest Information

Time - Fortnightly, every other Monday from 8:00-9:00 PM. Production team begins setting up an hour before the show (7:00 PM), guests should arrive by 7:30 PM.

Location - The show happens at Houston Media Source located at 410 Roberts St off Harrisburg Blvd. The Houston Media Source main phone number is 713-524-7700 (713-524-3823 fax). Their web site is www.hmstv.org where they give good directions, which we abbreviate below.

Public transportation - Try using the Metro Trip Planner (7:30 PM arrival at Roberts and Harrisburg; final Bus Route 050 or 029 are your likely answers). It should become much easier after they finish the rail line along Harrisburg. Right now, that road is torn up during construction.

Driving Directions - depend upon from whence you come, and your mode of transportation. These directions assume you use Houston default, the automobile. Some of our crew use bicycles; their directions will soon be added to this as a separate entry.

The facility is a one story building in the near east side on the northwest corner of Roberts Street and Harrisburg Blvd. (Nearer downtown than the coffee factory; one block west of the traffic light at Sampson.) One way to get there is to drive a car east on I-10 from from the I-45 interchange, get off from the right lane following the "DOWNTOWN EXITS USE 59" signage, turning south. Exit right onto Hamilton. Proceed south, easing through several green traffic lights (we hope), and at the south side of the baseball stadium, turn left onto Texas Ave. Go east to the light at Dowling, where you should bear left onto Harrisburg. Proceed down under the railroad bridge and back up hill, then watch on your left for a one story building with black awnings over the windows.

DURING RAIL LINE CONSTRUCTION, you cannot turn left onto Roberts as we used to do, so you will have to go past the building a few blocks and do a U-turn, come back along Harrisburg, turn right onto Roberts and immediately left into the parking lot that has wrought iron fencing. Secure your ride, and look around.

The entrance looks obvious, but it is not; the main entrance is locked at night, so take the obscure door to the left of the main entrance. Please sign in at the equipment window. We can help you, look for the jolly crew inside the building!

Contact Info on the way - If while on the way to the show, you get lost or simply cannot find the building or the entrance to the parking lot, please call one of these cell phone numbers: 281-635-5286 (Brian) or 281-728-6327 (Art). The HMS phone at night has an answering machine that often picks up before anyone can get to it; once you find the station, it's not hard to get to.

Show Format - Generally one host and 1-4 guests around a table. Some shows may use 5-15 minutes of prerecorded video. If guests have video clips to air, we can use miniDV tape or common DVDs; we would like any video clips at least two hours before show time, earlier if possible, with time codes. We can also show still images in either jpg or gif format. (We sometimes air guests' websites or computer presentations such as powerpoint.) We open up the show to phone calls from viewers typically after the first 15 minutes. Viewers can call in at 713-807-1794. Also, we take a few minutes on each show with announcements of meetings and events in Houston related either to the Green Party, our values, or topics presented by the show.

Discussion and Video Tapes Not Permitted on the Show - Any solicitation or appeal for funds. Any advertising or material that promotes any commercial product or service. Any use of copyrighted material without permission. We can refer viewers to Houston area phone numbers for information but not long distance or toll free numbers.

Channel - Available on cable TV, not satellite or airwave transmission. Comcast cable channel 17 in most of the Houston area. Other channels can be found at HMSTV.org, where anyone with broadband internet access can NOW watch the show LIVE worldwide on a computer!

Dress - Generally casual clothes or comfortable dress clothes. Check with the host. (White shirts or blouses are generally not recommended for TV, nor are plaids or checks with bold contrast.)

Post-show gathering - After the show, we typically go out for about an hour or so of conviviality and relaxing at a place where we can get reasonably priced beverages and food (with vegan-friendly menu being important), and we hope you can join us!

Funding - Houston Media Source is a nonprofit 501 (C)(3) organization and receives funding from the Houston franchise cable companies through the city of Houston. GreenWatch is a show planned, produced, and funded by a political party, the Harris County Green Party. The Harris County Green Party can be reached at 713-866-6285 or www.harriscountygreenparty.org. The mailing address is Harris County Green Party, PO BX 271080, Houston, TX 77277-1080.

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