Sue Miller Buske

President, The Buske Group

For the past 35 years, Sue Buske has represented local governments, citizens, and community organizations in their interactions with cable companies. Ms. Buske is widely recognized as one of the leading experts in the United States on cable policy and local cable programming issues. She is one of the pioneers of public access TV having participated in the training for Access Directors organized by George Stoney and Red Burns at the Alternate Media Center in 1972. She has received numerous national awards, including the George Stoney Award for Humanistic Communications. An award bearing her name, The Buske Leadership Award, is presented annually by the Alliance for Community Media to persons providing outstanding leadership in the field of local cable programming. Ms. Buske’s alma mater, the University of Wisconsin at Platteville, selected her to receive a Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2000.

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Sue recounts how she first got involved in public access TV via an ad in the NY Times.
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Sue remembers the training she got at the Alternate Media Center with George Stoney and the other pioneer Access-Directors-to-be.
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Sue describes the environment and the mission in her first months as a public access manager in Dubuque, IA.
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Sue's memories of the first shows in Dubuque. You will be surprised at the gameshow Sue hosted!
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Sue provides an overview of the legislation that has been sweeping across state legislatures and changing the franchising process and formulas for cable TV and PEG.
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In the state legislation maneuvers, Sue describes the dynamics between the cable TV industry is doing with the telco industry.
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How are the Telcos persuading the state legislatures?
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What has been left behind in the new state cable franchising laws?
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Two states fared better than the other 18 where the cable franchising laws have been changed.
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Sue identifies the ingredients that led to better outcomes in the state legislatures of Illinois and California.
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Many PEG access centers are closing down.
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Can we expect this franchising paradigm shift to be played out in all 50 statehouses?
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Background on the restriction of PEG funding to capital expenditures only
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Sue's opinion on what ought to happen regarding PEG and the law.
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Coalitions help on the local and national levels.
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What is Sue's answer to those who say that the internet has made community media centers and PEG channels irrelevant?
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What are the ingredients of a vibrant PEG center?
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Why makes a PEG center less likely to succeed?
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