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The Cable Enforcer

May 26, 2021
Paul was amazing. His knowledge and energy in keeping the cable giants in check created so much in Walnut Creek. I had just started with the City of Walnut Creek after a downsizing by Comcast. I had worked with Comcast for 17 years as a producer and technician for the Walnut Creek Studio Channel 6. Comcast was not interested in staying in the community relations/community video world and the City was being asked to take over their meetings and channel.
Paul, Patrice Olds and I had lunch at McCoveys and I was still employed by Comcast. I really had no idea of what was happening, but that lunch was a sort of feeling out of who I was and what I could bring to the City. Months later I proposed Walnut Creek TV and joined the city and due to Paul’s direction and planning, he was able to negotiate in our franchise with our newest cable provider, Seren/Astound/Wave the use of PEG fees for staffing. This was a milestone of sorts and I am yet to hear of another cable provider bowing to this request.
12 years later and almost the anniversary of my last day with Comcast my Walnut Creek TV team and I have created one of the most popular and most viewed City channels in the state of California.
Our YouTube channel has the most views and our productions have won countless awards and acclaim from the area. We were also the first channel in our zone to go 16x9 aspect ratio in the Contra CostaArea. Thank you Paul for believing in me and giving me the opportunity to work for such a great City! 
I hope you are smiling down on our work at Walnut Creek TV.

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