greenwatch tv
A production of the Harris County Green Party

Guest Information

Time - Every other Wednesday from 9:00-10:00 PM. Guests and production team arrive at 8:15 PM the evening of the show.

Location - The show is done at Houston Media Source located at 2302 Texas not far from Minute Maid Stadium (three blocks ESE of US59). The Houston Media Source main phone number is 713-524-7700 (713-524-3823 fax). Their web site is www.houston-mediasource.org.

Driving Directions - depend upon from whence you come. The facility is a one story building on the corner of Texas Street and Bastrop, in the block bounded by those two streets, Capitol, and Dowling. It is a few blocks east of the baseball stadium (currently named Minute Maid Park), just east of US 59. One way to get there is to drive east on I-10 from Montrose/Heights area, and get off the freeway at the Smith exits, go south on Smith to Texas, turn left, go east until you pass under US59; go one block past Bastrop, turn right on Dowling, right on Capitol, and immedieately turn right into a gateway before you get to Bastrop Street again. (That was three rights, but it doesn't make a left because the east-west streets are one way.) Parking in the Houston Media Source lot is reserved for HMS patrons. The building entrance looks obvious, once you realize that it is the only lighted door. 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, and the building can be difficult to find until you know the way. And if there's a baseball game, traffic gets unusually dense.

Show Format - Generally one host and 1-3 guests around a table. Some shows may use 5-15 minutes of videotape. 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. We can also show still images in either jpg or gif format. (We have recently aired guests' websites, some computer presentations such as powerpoint, and welcome challenges.) 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 - Only available on cable TV. Comcast cable channel 17 in most of the Houston area. Other channels can be found at HMSTV.org.

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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