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In 2004, a retired Hollywood producer started a free, after-school program in Corvallis to teach high school kids filmmaking.Media Arts In The Public Schools, o

Nonprofit provides professional media arts education for Montana students By: Jessica Nelson and last updated 2021-04-08 18:59:07-04 HELENA — An opportunity exists for all Montana teens, that many may have never heard of it’s called Maps Media Institute. It’s a non-profit organization located in Hamilton, Montana, but its services extend statewide. The goal of MAPS is to empower Montana’s next generation through professional media arts instruction. This is do...

Northwest TV legend Bob Newman has died December 22, 2020 at 6:52 am Bob Newman (right) played Gertrude alongside J.P. Patches on KIRO TV in Seattle for decades; he passed away this week after a long illness. (KIRO TV) Legendary and beloved local TV performer Bob Newman, who played Gertrude and Boris S. Wart and other iconic characters alongside J.P. Patches on KIRO TV for decades, passed away earlier this week. Bob’s family asked KIRO Radio’s resident historian Feliks B...