BB6 is in the can – A conversation with Sheriff Keith Royal

George Rebane

Tonight we recorded the sixth edition of Breaking Bread at the NCTV studios.  BB6 may be the last program recorded at the former Grass Valley Group facility since the station is undergoing a transition which involves moving to new quarters for the new year.  I hosted the program in which we introduced a new one-on-one format – a conversation between the host and invited guest.

The topics that I sought to explore Sheriff Royal’s views on were the militarization of the nation’s police and sheriffs, the constitutional sheriffs movement, and Nevada County’s preparedness for large scale emergencies.  The hour went well, we both felt comfortable in the conversational format, and all topics received appropriate coverage.

BB6 was hastily arranged and scheduled for tonight.  Producers Terri Hicklin and Patty Smith wanted to get in one last edition of BB before NCTV had to start disassembling its studio this Friday.   After some thought, I volunteered to do the program due to the apparent unavailability of any of the other hosts.  The program airings will be announced on the NCTV website, and it will be archived there for later viewing on demand.  The working title of BB6 is ‘A Conversation With Nevada County Sheriff Keith Royal’.  I will post the link when it's available.

Many thanks to the crew of all volunteers who showed up on a rainy evening to at least provide a professional effort behind the cameras.  These folks make community television possible.

Comments

[Dai Meagher, CPA]

NCTV appreciates your accommodating its. NCTV is the only tenant in that enormous building on the Grass Valley Group campus, so running the HVAC system is costing Grass Valley Group a lot more than our rent. We're aiming to have the new studio operational in January...but this won't have any impact on the airing of your sixth "Breaking Bread" you produced today.

[Jeff Pelline]

Good move by the Sheriff with an election coming up. A like-minded interviewer too.

[Barry Pruett]

Thanks Dai and George for your efforts in keeping NCTV alive. Every single time that I was invited to speak on NCTV, I had an absolute blast. Further, I love the videos online. BTW, where are the old videos from before 2009? They seem to have disappeared from the internet.

[Dai Meagher, CPA]

Barry, I believe those videos are on tape at NCTV. I'm working with some of the NCTV tech members to preserve the capability of future replay and/or transfer to other media. The hard disk space on NCTV's current equipment is such that NCTV could not continue to store much (if any) of the 2009 content. NCTV is blessed with some very astute technical advisor-volunteers who have designs to eventually have all NCTV media (including historical media) available online.

[Gerry Fedor]

Interesting that our Sheriff's wife has filed for divorce as the rumor is that our Sheriff has been playing with his gun, with another female in his department.....

This is the second time she's filed for the same reason, so I bet he doesn't get to go to the NRA conventions anymore!