WATC Newsletter

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SUMMER 2016
Look Who’s
Stopping By
Babbie’s House
This Summer
Babbie’s House features great guests, wonderful music and
inspiring testimonies throughout the summer. Darlene
Quincy shares a story of overcoming obstacles in life (July
11); Dr. Christine Horner discusses Radiant Health, Ageless
Beauty (July 12); and author Alicia J. Lewis shares about
Kingdom Building in the Meantime (July 18).
In addition, Psalmist Raine shares in music (July 19);
professional speaker and author Isabel Hundt discusses
The Power of Faith Driven Success (July 25); Trans World
Radio’s Dr. Peggy Banks discusses Project Hannah (July 26);
and worship leader and recording artist Micah Stampley
(pictured above) shares selections from his latest project
(August 10). Plus join Babbie Mason for a week-long Bible
study beginning August 22.
It’s all on Babbie’s House, weekdays at 4:00 p.m. on WATC and
weekdays at 12 noon on WATC TOO.
Viewers Enjoy
Enjoying Life
with Dr. Jerry
and Lil’ Jan
A new season of episodes of
Enjoying Life with Dr. Jerry and
Lil’ Jan has started airing on WATC with hosts Dr. Jerry and
Lil’ Jan Goff. Guests in the new season from the gospel music
world include Matt and Paulette Dibler, Pat Barker, Mike and
Bavaria Holcomb and Jeremy Peace, just to name a few.
Watch Enjoying Life Saturdays at 4:00 p.m. on WATC and
Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. as part of the Saturday Night Gospel
Sing on WATC TOO.
Be sure to check out WATC in
high definition on Xfinity
Digital Channel 793.
WATC TV Receives Honor From The
Georgia Association of Broadcasters
On Friday, June 10, the Georgia
Association
of
Broadcasters
held its annual Gabby Awards
Ceremony which recognizes
the work of radio and television
stations throughout the state.
WATC TV was honored with the
2016 Community Service Merit
Award in the Television category
during this year’s event.
organizations and ministries are
showcased on the station through
these programs.
In addition, WATC continued its
First Works Food Drive throughout
2015 and it continues today. Nonprofit organizations and churches
can donate 100 cans of food that
will be distributed to area food
pantries and women’s shelters in
WATC Vice President Patricia exchange for a :30 spot that will air
Mathis (pictured above, center) on WATC to promote their non-profit
was in attendance and accepted organization.
the award on behalf of the station.
We are thankful that we are able to
“We are very grateful to the Georgia serve Atlanta in so many different
Association of Broadcasters for ways. Your financial contributions
this award, especially this year help to make it possible for WATC to
as we celebrate twenty years of not only spread the Gospel of Jesus
broadcasting,”said WATC President Christ into homes throughout Atlanta
Greg West. “It means so much to and around the world, but also help
be recognized for the work that the station to assist other non-profit
WATC is involved in to help in the organizations that are making a
community .”
difference in the lives of the people
of Atlanta.
In 2015, WATC produced over
650 hours of local original
programming, such as Atlanta
To be a part of the First
Live, Friends & Neighbors, Babbie’s
Works Food Drive,
House, This Day with BJ Arnett, Right
please contact WATC at
Now with Jennifer Schuchmann,
Seniors Today and Enjoying
(770) 300-9828.
Life. Numerous local non-profit
Quick Bits
UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS
Boundless Limits International, producer
of Scaly Adventures, received the NonProfit Organization of the Year award from
the Environmental Education Association
of South Carolina for its contributions to
environmental education. Congratulations
to the Scaly Team on this honor!
Breakthrough with Rod Parsley has joined the
WATC daytime schedule. Watch Breakthrough
every Monday through Friday at 9:30 a.m. on
WATC.
Series to Help Veterans Coming
to WATC TOO in September
There are a number of new series being added to WATC
TOO starting in September, such as Hiring America.
Hiring America is a weekly half hour series dedicated
to helping veterans find jobs. Host Gigi Stone Woods
talks with experts on how to find suitable employment
and help vets and their families ease their transition
to civilian life.
Lindsey Turner appeared on WATC’s Friends & Neighbors program to share
about the Golden Soldiers, a non-profit organization that helps people
with special needs, and returned to share on Atlanta Live. A family from
Wales, United Kingdom also had a small non-profit for special needs, saw
the program and contacted Lindsey. Lindsey visited them and now they
have joined forces to create the Eli Project, providing help to individuals
here in the US as well as in the UK. We are excited to hear this story and see
how WATC was a part of this connection.
WATC staff members and many of their spouses (pictured below) visited
the Atlanta Botanical Garden on Saturday, June 11 to check out “Chihuly in
the Garden.” This exhibit by internationally acclaimed artist Dale Chihuly
features 19 colorful pieces of glass art placed throughout the garden.
It was a very enjoyable (if a little unseasonably hot) time of fellowship
outside of the workplace.
Military Makeover is a weekly half hour
series dedicated to giving back to
returning veterans with a complete
home makeover. Hosted by R. Lee
Ermey (USMC ret.), well known as
America’s favorite gunnery sergeant,
the series features stories of returning vets and the
efforts of dedicated individuals as they improve the
living conditions of our vets.
In addition, America’s Heartland is a new educational
series to help teens discover farm life through
fascinating stories from America’s heartland. From
learning how to make maple syrup to riding with
teenage ranchers, this series explores various ways of
life.
Watch WATC TOO From Your Computer
WATC TOO has been only accessible to viewers in the
Atlanta market who watch over the air television,
but there is a new way. Go to WATC’s website at
www.watc.tv and click on the WATC TOO Online
Streaming logo on the screen to watch great family and
ministry programming 24/7/365. WATC TOO offers
programming that compliments WATC’s main channel.
WATC Recognizes
Long-Running Programs
As WATC celebrates twenty years of broadcasting, we
should recognize some of our programming partners
who have been a part of the WATC schedule continuously
for over fifteen years. Shepherd’s Chapel has been the
longest running underwriter. The ministry started on
the first day that WATC was on the air and has been on
ever since.
Walk of Faith and Praise joined the Saturday night
schedule in April 1997, joined by Jack Van Impe Presents
one month later and then by Skip Horton in June. Robbi
Warren came on WATC in January 1998 and Living In
Victory in August 1998.
In Search of the Lord’s Way joined the Sunday morning
schedule in 1999 and is still on today, as is Bishop James
Morton who started in 2001.
Available over the air in Atlanta on Channel 57.2
Call your cable or satellite provider and request they
add WATC TOO to their channel lineup.
We appreciate these special underwriters and all of the
ministries that support WATC . Thank you for partnering
with WATC and following the to spread the Gospel of
Jesus Christ throughout Atlanta and around the world.
Dear Partners,
As a regular viewer of WATC, we know you have seen those
announcements prior to the start of many of the programs airing on
the station that states that the following program “is made possible
by an underwriting grant.” Those ministries support WATC through
donations to air their program week after week. We are thankful that
so many ministries have partnered with WATC through the years.
We ask that during these summer months that you take a moment
to contact your favorite programs on WATC and let them know you
appreciate them airing and supporting the station. Without their
ongoing support, we would not only be able to broadcast here in
Atlanta, but we would not be accessible worldwide through our
online video stream available at www.watc.tv. Rather than sending a
love gift to WATC this summer, we encourage you to send a donation
to those ministries to enable them to continue on the air. Be an
encourager to these ministries who are part of the WATC family!
Our Atlanta Live Prayer Center is available all summer long for you to
contact with your prayer requests and praise reports. Prayer partners
are available weekdays from 7:00-8:30 a.m. and weeknights from
7:00-8:30 p.m.
Thank you for watching and supporting WATC with your prayers and
love gifts. You are a blessing to this ministry!
Have a blessed summer!
Gregory West
President
Community Television, Inc.
Patricia Mathis
Vice President
Community Television, Inc.
Dr. Asa Gets “Great Response” From WATC
Ever wonder if television is an effective
way to reach an audience? America’s
Health Coach, MD and Top 100 Talk Show
Host Dr. Asa of On Call TV will tell you that
WATC has been an effective outlet to get
his health message to viewers. “I get such
a great response from Atlanta,” says Dr. Asa.
“I hear from viewers consistently who are
interested in living a healthier lifestyle. Our
show thrives on bringing evidence-based
and relevant health content to and help
our viewers ultimately pursue their health On Call TV is seen weekdays
at 2:30 p.m. and Saturdays
goals.”
at 8 a.m. on WATC.
To learn more about airtime availability
on WATC, please contact Michael Vallone,
WATC Underwriting Manager, at (770) 3009828 or by email at michael@watc.tv.
NEWS FROM
LAUGHS THROUGHOUT THE STUDIO
DURING WATC’S FIRST COMEDY NIGHT
On May 20, Atlanta Live presented a special
night focusing on wholesome family
comedy with host Jody Braselton and
comedians Anita Renfroe, Steve Brogan,
Lisa Mills, Ed Wiley, St. Vick, and Kay Dodd.
Special thanks to groups from Dunwoody
Baptist Church, Echo Ministry Singles
Group, Buckhead Church and Perimeter
Church for coming out to be a part of the
live studio audience.
An encore presentation will be aired on
Monday, July 4 at 2:30 p.m. on WATC.
Check the WATC website at www.watc.tv
for information about additional airings to
be scheduled throughout the summer.
BROTHERS OF THE WORD NOW AIRING
SIX TIMES A WEEK
Brothers of the WORD with
Charles and Nathaniel Bronner
expand their program to six
times a week on WATC. Watch
Brothers of the WORD Sundays
at 10:30 a.m., Mondays and
Fridays at 6 p.m., Tuesdays and
Thursdays at 10:30 p.m., along with the addition of Wednesdays at
11:30 p.m. If you visit the Bronners at The ARK of Salvation, which
is located at 355 Georgia Avenue in Atlanta, please let the ministry
know that you appreciate them being a part of WATC!
THE CHRISTIAN VIEW TO START
SEASON THREE
Production on new episodes for Season 3 of The Christian View
with host Jackie Carpenter is underway with new episodes airing
beginning in July on WATC. Join Jackie (center), along with cohosts (l-r) Dr. Pauline Key, Trudy Davis, Lee Adams, Cameron
Arnett, Rebecca Keener and Jacqueline Arnold for The Christian
View every Tuesday morning at 9 a.m. on WATC.
WATC @ 20: A
GREAT REUNION
WATC celebrated its 20th anniversary throughout
the month of April with WATC @ 20, a twenty-night
special edition of Atlanta Live, celebrating two
decades of Christian broadcasting to Metro Atlanta
and beyond. Here is a look at just some of the many
friends who stopped by WATC during the monthlong celebration:
(Top row, l-r): Tim Lovelace and Sandy Knight joined
Gospel Music USA hosts Danny Jones, Mike LeFevre
and Karen Peck Gooch for a night of music. Babbie
Mason from Babbie’s House was host for one night
of the celebration.
(2nd row, l-r): Friday, April 8 featured the return of
former Atlanta Live host Bishop John Wesley Pace
with a night of guests including Harold Holloway
and Company and Daisy McGrew; John Starnes
talked with former Friends & Neighbors co-host Kim
Gravel.
(3rd row, l-r): Dante Thompson, son of WATC
Founders Dr. James and Joanne Thompson, shared
about the legacy of his parents with host Pastor
David Smith; The Reggie Saddler Family shared in
music.
(4th row, l-r): Former Atlanta Live host Pastor Dan
Atkinson traveled from Mississippi to be a part of
the 20th anniversary celebration; the Volunteer
State Mass Choir made their first appearance on
WATC during the month-long celebration.
(5th row, l-r): A night dedicated to marriage and
relationships featured a discussion among hosts
James and Regina Howard, Camy and BJ Arnett
and Roy and Sherry Tatum; Seniors Today hosts Pat
Mathis and Betty Cornett.
(6th row, l-r): Pastor Coy Barker, the first guest on
Atlanta Live, joined the celebration with his wife,
Dee; longtime Atlanta Live host Pastor Philip Bray
returned to host one of the Wednesday night
programs.
WATC TV
1862 Enterprise Drive
Norcross, GA 30093
(770) 300-9828
www.watc.tv
community
SUMMER 2016