CAN TV

About this original series

Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV) gives every Chicagoan a voice on cable television by providing video training, equipment, facilities and channel time for Chicago residents and nonprofit groups. CAN TV's five local, non-commercial channels reach 1 million viewers in the city of Chicago.

Episodes of CAN TV

    • Chicago Newsroom

      Ken Davis is joined by Tom McNamee, Chicago Sun-Times, Paul Meincke, ABC 7 Newsand Whitney Woodward, IL Campaign for Political Reform. They weigh the decision by the Chicago Sun-Times Media to end political endorsementsand discuss the lack of transparency in Chicago's controversial ward remap process. This program was produced by Chicago Access Network Television.

      • Release date
        Jan 26, 2012
      • Runtime
        29:28
    • Twenty-First Century Chicago

      Don Rose joins editors Dick Simpson and Constance A. Mixon to discuss Twenty-First Century Chicago, which investigates the social, economic, and governmental conditions of the city in this century. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).

      • Release date
        Jan 25, 2012
      • Runtime
        01:04:45
    • Chicago Newsroom

      Ken Davis is joined by Elizabeth Brackett, WTTW and Andrew Patner, WFMT. They discuss the Chicago ward remap and the new NATO/G-8 ordinance. This program was produced by Chicago Access Network Television.

      • Release date
        Jan 19, 2012
      • Runtime
        29:21
    • Occupy the Dream: A Martin Luther King Day Celeb...

      Religious leaders, civil rights activists, and elected officials from Illinois and Indiana commemorate the legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and urge a continued movement for economic and political equality. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).

      • Release date
        Jan 18, 2012
      • Runtime
        01:20:44
    • Chicago Newsroom

      Ken Davis is joined by Thom Clark, Community Media Workshop, Kimbriell Kelly, Chicago Reporter and Whet Moser, Chicago Magazine. They discuss the ramifications of the sale of the Chicago Sun-Times and Mayor Emanuel's proposal to repress civil liberties in Chicago during the G-8 summits. This program was produced by Chicago Access Network Television.

      • Release date
        Jan 12, 2012
      • Runtime
        29:17
    • ADAPT - We Need Jobs! Not Cuts!

      ADAPT joins Chicago’s JOBS NOT CUTS Day of Action rally to oppose the proposed cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security and to demand job creating policies. This program was produced by ADAPT of Chicago Productions with support from CAN TV.

      • Release date
        Jan 10, 2012
      • Runtime
        09:13
    • Chicago Newsroom

      Ken Davis is joined by Jody Weis, Chicago Crime Commission, Rob Wildeboer, WBEZ and Mick Dumke, Chicago Reader and Randell Strickland, IL Juvenile Justice Commission. They discuss policing in Chicago and the enforcement of petty marijuana offenses. This program was produced by Chicago Access Network Television.

      • Release date
        Jan 5, 2012
      • Runtime
        29:41
    • Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus Town Hall Mee...

      Illinois Governor Pat Quinn joins Senator Christine Radogno, Illinois Senate President John Cullterton, and other legislators to discuss the impact of future policies on the Latino community at this town hall meeting held by the Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus Foundation. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).

      • Release date
        Jan 4, 2012
      • Runtime
        01:05:00
    • Government in Focus - Joseph M. Ferguson

      Joseph M. Ferguson, Inspector General for the City of Chicago, gives the keynote address at The League of Women Voters public policy lecture series. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).

      • Release date
        Dec 22, 2011
      • Runtime
        44:45
    • South Shore Drill Team Holiday Show

      Chicago's South Shore Drill Team presents a special holiday performance. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).

      • Release date
        Dec 21, 2011
      • Runtime
        01:12:03
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