The City of Asheville and Buncombe County have issued a Request for Proposals for something to replace URTV. They are not asking much, and surely many of the characters who have begged for the preservation of URTV qualify. (I call them characters because they dress in costumes and/or have stage names.)
Proposals must improve the lives of County and City residents with an emphasis on:
• Community development: Creating a vision of a County and a City that is light years ahead of other communities in building a creative economy that is progressive, green, and places the power of new media in the hands of ordinary citizens;
• Economic and workforce development: Creating a strategy that connects government, education, community, and business in a proactive economic and workforce development movement;
• Industry development: Developing a new media industry that is based anywhere and inspires new visions, new jobs, and a new future;
• Training and education: Training for the 21st Century media world where a small investment can buy you a studio, post production resources and a door to the world.
