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Press > Broadcast News

BNN Television Show

The Charles River Conservancy Parklands Show was launched on Boston Neighborhood Network in August 2007. On Mondays at 7:00 p.m., tune in for the live show with replays on Wednesday at 11 a.m. and Saturdays at 2 p.m. on Comcast Channels 9 and 23 and RCN Channels 15 and 83 in Boston. Hosts include Renata von Tscharner and Evan Moss, along with CRC staff and directors.

03/10/08 Charlie Zechel discusses Community Boating with host Renata von Tscharner
03/03/08 Julie Crockford of the Emerald Necklace Conservancy and Herb Nolan of the Solomon Fund discuss the future of the Bowker Overpass with host Renata von Tscharner
02/25/08 Rep. Alice Wolf discusses public swimming with host Renata von Tscharner
02/18/08 replay of 12/26 episode
02/11/08 BNN Filmmaker Charles Mann of River Run Studios discusses and plays video of RiverSing 2007 with Renata von Tscharner
02/04/08 BNN Bob Tamilus of Single Volunteers of Boston discusses his volunteer program with host Evan Moss
01/28/08 BNN Evan Moss with Ryan St. Martin of NUASCE
01/21/08 BNN replay- holiday
01/14/08 BNN replay of Linda Coxe
01/07/08 BNN Linda Coxe, TEA Co-Founder discusses Storrow Dr history with RvT
12/31/07 BNN replay
12/24/07 BNN replay
12/17/07 BNN Nancy Schon discusses Skatepark with Renata von Tscharner
12/10/07 BNN Wendy Landman discusses Walk Boston with Renata von Tscharner
12/03/07 BNN John Powell discusses Bridge Lighting with Renata von Tscharner
11/26/07 BNN rerun of 11/05 episode
11/19/07 BNN rerun of 11/05 episode
11/12/07 BNN rerun of 11/05 episode
11/05/07 BNN Sally Baker discusses Service Learning with Evan Moss
10/29/07 BNN Karl Haglund discusses his book, Inventing the Charles River, with Renata von Tscharner
10/22/07 BNN Rep. Marty Walz discusses Storrow Dr. with Renata von Tscharner
10/15/07 BNN Catherine Melina, Melina Hyland Design Group, discusses the Eliot Bridge with CRC's Evan Moss
10/08/07 BNN rerun of 10/1 episode
10/01/07 BNN Elissa Bolt, Charles River Conservancy, discusses novels and movies about the Charles with RvT
09/24/07 BNN Frans Lawaetz, Charles River Swimming Club, disucsses the July Swim Race with RvT
09/17/07 BNN George Emlen of Revels discusses RiverSing 07 with Renata von Tscharner
03/22/07 BNN Lieutenant Salvatore L. Venturelli, Commander of the MBTA's Transit police speaks with Renata von Tscharner about the skatepark
09/17/04 BNN - Renata von Tscharner and Chris Hardy discuss RiverSing

CCTV Television Show

Followers of local cable access in Cambridge have been hearing about the CRC and Parklands renewal since 2001, when CRC founder and president Renata von Tscharner launched a talk show on the Be-Live! Program. Tune in on Channel 9 on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month at 5:30 p.m., and on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month at 12:30 a.m.

03/12/08 CCTV CRC Stewardship Program Manager Evan Moss discusses Earth Day 2008 with Renata von Tscharner
02/27/08 CCTV rerun of 2/13 episode
02/13/08 CCTV Filmmaker Charles Mann of River Run Studios discusses and plays video of RiverSing 2007 with Renata von Tscharner
01/23/08 CCTV rerun of 12/26/07 episode
01/09/08 CCTV Debra Iles with Renata von Tscharner
12/26/07 CCTV Siena and Severine Fleming share memories of growing up along the Charles with Renata von Tscharner
12/12/07 CCTV New Cambridge City Councilor Sam Seidel with Renata von Tscharner
11/28/07 CCTV Wendy Landman of Walk Boston with Renata von Tscharner
11/14/07 CCTV rerun of 9/26 episode
10/24/07 CCTV John Powell discusses Bridge Illumination with Renata von Tscharner
10/10/07 CCTV rerun of 9/26 episode
09/26/07 CCTV Rep. Marty Waltz with Renata von Tscharner
09/12/07 CCTV Denise Jillson of Harvard Square Business association with Renata von Tscharner
03/14/07 CCTV Renata von Tscharner interviews Cambridge City Councilor Marjorie Decker
02/14/07 CCTV Renata von Tscharner talks with Cambridge City Councilor Craig Kelley about finding love on the Charles River
01/24/07 CCTV rerun of 1/10 episode
01/17/07 CCTV interview of Renata von Tscharner on High Tech Fever, hosted by MIT professor Joost Paul Bonsen
01/10/07 CCTV Renata von Tscharner interviews Catherine Melina about Eliot Bridge Abutment Project
12/27/06 CCTV Rerun of 12/13 episode
12/13/06 CCTV Renata von Tscharner speaks with Nancy Schon about the skatepark
11/22/06 CCTV Skatepark video with Lynch Foundation, Andy MacDonald, and Nancy Schon
10/25/06 CCTV Film assemblage RiverSing, a documentary by Charles Mann
09/13/06 CCTV Renata von Tscharner with John Powell, the artist who illuminated Western Ave. Bridge
07/12/06 CCTV Rerun of 6/28/06 episode
06/28/06 CCTV Renata von Tscharner interviews Fran Lawaetz (founder of Charles River Swimming Club)
04/27/06 CCTV Rerun of 4/12/06 episode
04/26/06 CCTV Rerun of 4/12/06 episode
04/13/06 CCTV Rerun of 4/12/06 episode
04/12/06 CCTV Renata von Tscharner and Raul Solano in Marathon Man: Training on the Charles
02/22/06 CCTV Rerun of 2/8/06 episode
02/08/06 CCTV Renata von Tscharner and Edwin Johnson discuss Summerbridge and Service Learning
01/25/06 CCTV Rerun of 1/11/06 episode
01/11/06 CCTV Renata von Tscharner and Annette LaMond discuss ice skating
12/21/05 CCTV Renata von Tscharner and Evan Moss discuss Stewardship Program
11/23/05 CCTV Renata von Tscharner and Mike Ryan discuss the Historic Parkways Initiative and legislation
11/09/05 CCTV Renata von Tscharner and John Amodeo discuss skatepark and adjacent parkland design
10/26/05 CCTV Rerun of 10/12/05
10/12/05 CCTV Renata von Tscharner and John Powell discuss bridge illuminations
09/28/05 CCTV Renata von Tscharner and Charles Mann discuss CRC 5th Anniversary
12/14/04 CCTV Renata von Tscharner & Bruce Schwoegler dicsuss the Mass Environmental Trust license plates
10/19/04 CCTV Renata von Tscharner and Jody Stoddard, owner of Timeless BMX, discuss the Charles River Skatepark
08/24/04 CCTV Evan Moss and Renata von Tscharner discuss Conservancy Volunteers
08/17/04 CCTV Renata von Tscharner and Patrick Swanson (of the Revels) discuss RiverSing
05/04/04 CCTV Renata von Tscharner and Rep. Toomey studio show
07/29/03 CCTV Renata von Tscharner and Anne Lusk talk about skatepark
07/15/03 CCTV Renata von Tscharner and Anne Lusk talk about pathways
06/10/03 CCTV Fritz Nelson and Renata von Tscharner talk about Parkway user survey
05/23/03 CCTV Renata Von Tscharner and Robert Hurlbut discuss volunteering on the parklands
04/22/03 CCTV Be Live program about bridges Alight with Renata von Tscharner
10/15/02 CCTV Renata von Tscharner and Britt Lundgren explain CRC's new volunteer maintenance program.
10/20/02 CCTV Renata von Tscharner discusses current CRC projects with emphasis on volunteering and the upcoming book ICR
04/16/02 CCTV show about Hell's Half Acre
07/20/01 CCTV Talk show - Renata von Tscharner and Rep. Barrios about Magazine Beach
07/06/01 CCTV Talk show - Renata von Tscharner and Pat Sekler about Riverbend Park
04/29/01 CCTV Talk show with John Sears and John Moot about legislative proposals to separate MDC parks and parkways
03/30/01 CCTV Be Live interview with Karen Carmean about the Charles River Conservancy (CRC)

CRC Television and Radio Appearances

01/02/08 Channel 5 Boston Storrow Dr Closing Proposal, repeated on noontime news
01/01/08 Channel 5 Boston Storrow Dr Closing Proposal, 11 pm news
01/01/08 Channel 4 Boston Storrow Dr Closing Proposal on evening news, Better News Now
01/01/08 New England Cable News Storrow Dr Closing Proposal, morning news
01/01/08 WHDH Channel 7 Storrow Dr Closing Proposal on morning news
11/26/07 WRKO 680AM Charles River Conservancy Public Service Announcement (five spots)
11/26/07 WEEI 850AM Charles River Conservancy Public Service Announcement (five spots)
11/26/07 WMKK 93.7FM Charles River Conservancy Public Service Announcement (five spots)
11/26/07 WAAF 107.3FM Charles River Conservancy Public Service Announcement (five spots)
11/17/07 WBCN 104.1 FM: Topher Baldwin discusses Skatepark at Boston Ski and Snowboard Expo
05/29/07 WBUR: Under the Bridge, A Skater's Haven
05/30/06 Channel 5 Chronicle Feature on the Charles, interview about the skatepark
04/14/06 NECN: Skateboarding Granny Outlines New Park Plans
11/15/05 Radio- WBUR: Here & Now show on RiverSing, a public gathering in celebration of autumn
09/22/05 Radio-WBUR: Robin Young's show on RiverSing 2005
09/19/05 CCTV Renata von Tscharner and George Emlen (Revels) discuss RiverSing 2005
07/20/05 Radio- WBUR: Here & Now show on swimming in the Charles River
07/17/05 Radio- WBUR: Weekend Edition show on swimming in the Charles River
06/05/05 TV Channel 5 NE Chronicle show featuring the Charles River and skatepark with RvT interview
11/04 CBS mentions the Charles River Conservancy and RiverSing
11/09/04 GBH-TV “Greater Boston” - covered the Swim for Clean Water- Charles River Swim
11/09/04 WLVI-TV - covered the Swim for Clean Water-Charles River Swim
11/09/04 WBZ-TV - New England Cable News & Neighborhood Network News covered the Swim for Clean Water - Charles River Swim.
11/12/04 ABC News with Peter Jennings did story about the Swim for Clean Water - Charles River Swim.
10/30/04 TV interview with Mayor Sullivan about Red Sox Championship - mentions the future Charles River Skatepark
10/21/04 Halfpipe to Heaven, skatepark event at Avalon with skaters, Mayor Sullivan, BRA Director Mark Maloney, Tom O'Neill, Jarrett Barrios, Martha King, Byron Miller, Chris Ricker and Renata von Tscharner
10/20/04 Channel 23 aired program about the Charles River Skatepark Project
05/10/04 GBH - “Greater Boston with Emily Rooney” skatepark show with Matt Petrie and Renata von Tscharner (film footage)
04/29/04 NNN TV with Chris Lovett and Renata von Tscharner about the Charles River Skatepark
04/27/04 WBZ TV Morning News about the Charles River Skatepark
04/11/04 WBOS, 92.9 FM George Knight interviewed Conservancy Volunteer coordinator, Britt Lundgren, about the CRC and the Conservancy Volunteers Program
03/10/04 PR Morning Edition - “Boston's Big Dig Clears Path for exercise,” by Madge Kaplan
02/20/04 NPR Smart City Radio with Carol Colletta - Renata von Tscharner and Anne Lusk discuss recreational opportunities along the river.
10/24/03 GBH TV - “Greater Boston show with Emily Rooney” about Charles River Skatepark
07/30/03 Fox 25 TV, 10pm News - Butch Stearns report about the Charles River Skatepark
05/01/03 FM 105.7 WROR Loren and Wally show with Bruce Schwoegler announcing the Bridges Alight event during morning commute show.
04/25/03 WBZ 1030AM-Kristin Mallek and Bruce Schwoegler appeared on the David Brudnoy show from 9-10pm to discuss the Charles River Conservancy and the Charles River.
02/26/03 WBUR Morning Edition - Mentioned 2/27/03 Globe Corner Bookstore lecture with Karl Haglund and Renata von Tscharner
12/31/02 GBH - “Greater Boston” - A walk through a local bookstore's gift section that ends with Inventing the Charles River
12/25/02 NECN TV - Renata von Tscharner and Karl Haglund discuss Inventing the Charles River with Chet Curtis (Also aired on 12/26/02)
05/17/02 NNN - Interview of Chris Lovett with Renata von Tscharner about the new Master Plan for the Charles River
04/17/02

Bacon Concannon TV Show - interview with Renata von Tscharner about Inventing the Charles River

12/20/01 WBUR Radio Morning Edition: Interview with Bob Oakes on the Weeks Footbridge about the upcoming solstice bridge lighting event.
11/05/01 Channel 4 TV: 5:00pm News about Veterans Post lease extension
06/14/01 WGBH: Greater Boston with Emily Rooney regarding MDC parkways and the possible transfer to the Mass Highway Department
04/23/01 WGBH TV: Greater Boston with Emily Rooney interview with Renata von Tscharner regarding the BU sailing pavilion
Fall 2000 Bacon Concannon TV Show; talk show about the CRC

 

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