PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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GOVERNMENT CLIENTS

CALIFORNIA: Cities of Los Angeles, San Jose, Ventura, Newport Beach, Union City, Los Altos, Los Gatos, and Davis; and the Counties of Contra Costa, San Luis Obispo and Santa Clara

FLORIDA: City of Tampa 

MARYLAND: Montgomery County 

MASSACHUSETTS: Town of Carlisle

MICHIGAN: City of Ann Arbor; Independence Township

MINNESOTA: Cities of Burnsville, Eagan, and St. Louis Park; North Suburban Communications Commission (Cities of Arden Hills, Falcon Heights, Lauderdale, Little Canada, Mounds View, New Brighton, North Oaks, Roseville, St. Anthony, and Shoreview); Northern Dakota County Cable Communications Commission (Cities of Inver Grove Heights, Lilydale, Mendota, Mendota Heights, South St. Paul, Sunfish Lake, and West St. Paul)

NEW YORK: Cities of Rye and Syracuse; Town & Village of Harrison; Town & Village of Mamaroneck; Village of Larchmont; and the Village of Scarsdale

SOUTH DAKOTA: Aberdeen

TENNESSEE: City of Nashville and Davidson County

VIRGINIA: Arlington County

WASHINGTON: King County, Kitsap County

The Buske Group was retained by these local governments to conduct extensive needs assessments as a part of the overall franchise renewal process. Our duties included some or all of the following tasks:

1. Design overall needs assessment process and identify tasks to be undertaken;

2. Conduct a statistically valid telephone survey of residents;

3. Conduct an on-line survey of residents;

4. Conduct focus group meetings;

5. Review all aspects of PEG access operations and channel management;

6. Collect and analyze technology, strategic, long range, and communication plans prepared by various community organizations, government agencies, and educational institutions;

7. Interview representatives of various community agencies and organizations; and

8. Prepare reports documenting key findings and recommendations regarding community cable related needs and interests.

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION CLIENTS

CALIFORNIA: CreaTV San Jose, Santa Rosa Community Media Center

MASSACHUSETTS: Somerville Community Access Television, Martha’s Vineyard Community Television,  Middleborough Community Cable Access Media, Belmont Media Center, Malden Access TV; Danvers Community Access Television, Reading Community Access TV, Salisbury Community TV & Media Center, Fall River Community Media

MINNESOTA:  Saint Paul Neighborhood Network

MONTANA: Missoula Community Access Television

NEW YORK: Manhattan Neighborhood Network, BRIC Community Media

PENNSYLVANIA: Pittsburgh Community Television

The Buske Group was retained by these community media organizations to conduct extensive needs assessments, most often as a part of a franchise renewal process. Our duties included some or all of the following tasks:

1. Review cable franchise agreement, any franchise amendments, and contracts between community media organizations and cities and/or cable operators;

2. Establish good working relationships with City representatives and franchise renewal consultants as well as the staff and Board of Directors of the local community media organization;

3. Tour the local community media organization's facilities and review its day-to-day operations;

4. Determine the level to which the cable operator fulfilled its community media-related obligations;

5. Conduct a statistically valid telephone survey of residents;

6. Conduct an on-line survey of residents;

7. Plan and conduct focus group workshops and distribute questionnaires at those workshops;

8. Prepare reports documenting key findings and recommendations regarding the community-indicated needs of the local community media organization;

9. Present report to the Board of Directors of the local community media organization and meet with City staff and consultants to discuss findings and recommendations; and

10. Provide assistance and advice to the local community media organization as needed throughout the cable franchise renewal process.