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Features: Nov. 26, 2001
WMHT Breaks Ground at Tech Park for New
Digital Broadcast Center
WMHT broke ground for its new
digital public broadcast center at the Rensselaer Technology
Park on Nov.13. The state-of-the-art building will be the
first facility specifically designed and constructed for
public broadcasting in the Capital Region. On hand were
two top officials from the world of public broadcasting,
Pat Mitchell, president and CEO of the Public Broadcasting
Service, and Robert Coonrod, president and CEO of the Corporation
for Public Broadcasting.
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"This collaboration of WMHT and
Rensselaer holds great promise for bringing together
the arts, technology, education, and communication."
— Shirley Ann Jackson—
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President Jackson, Senate Majority Leader
Joseph Bruno, and Rensselaer County Executive Kathy Jimino
also welcomed the station to its new home in Rensselaer
County.
"This groundbreaking symbolizes a joint
commitment to educational, scientific, intellectual, and
artistic stimulation that offers our two institutions exciting
new opportunities to realize our complementary missions
and strengths," said President Jackson. "This
collaboration of WMHT and Rensselaer holds great promise
for bringing together the arts, technology, education, and
communication."
 Bruno,
who secured $500,000 in state funding for the project, said,
"WMHT's new digital broadcast center, located in the
Rensselaer Technology Park, is a perfect example of our
continuing efforts to expand high-tech business in the Capital
Region. This facility will enhance programming, creating
a more interactive and personalized system that will benefit
even more citizens for educational and entertainment purposes."
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