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Town Square Television is the local community cable TV station serving the seven cities of Northern Dakota County, including Inver Grove Heights, Lilydale, Mendota, Mendota Heights, South St. Paul, Sunfish Lake and West St. Paul. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation partnering with many volunteers and organizations to provide seven channels of truly local television programming, including high school sports, music, arts, local government, multi-faith, education, news and politics, chambers of commerce, and complete coverage of community activities and events in our seven cities.

We operate a state-of-the-art multi-media studio and production truck. We also provide hands-on training and facilitation for those who wish to make their own videos. Programs are televised on Comcast Xfinity Cable on Channels 14, 15, 16, 18, and 19 in standard definition, and on Channels 798, 799, and 859 in high definition. Programming is also streamed live and on-demand on our website, along with Facebook and Vimeo.

Town Square Television Board of Directors

Commission & Board
Board of Director Name Position
Andrew Hein
Caleb Werth Chair
David Metzen Vice Chair
Debra Short Treasurer
Dr. Al Johnson
Dr. Rachel Roberson
Erik Johnson
Jerry Schwartz
Shirley Pike Secretary
Steve Murphy

NDC4 Commissioners

Commissioner Name City/Position
Mary T’Kach Inver Grove Heights Council Rep
Regina Barr Inver Grove Heights Citizen Rep
Deborah Cornell Lilydale Council Rep
Frank Conney Lilydale Citizen Rep
Clark Donnelly Mendota Council Rep, At Large Officer
Deborah Donnelly Mendota Citizen Rep
Mickey Kieffer Mendota Heights Citizen Rep, Vice Chair
Sally Lorberbaum Mendota Heights Council Rep
Josh Feit South St. Paul Citizen Rep, Treasurer
Todd Podgorski South St. Paul Council Rep
Joel Arney Sunfish Lake Citizen Rep
Jane Zaspel West St. Paul Citizen Rep
John Justen West St. Paul Council Rep

Staff

Staff Name Job Title
Nick Anderson
 Producer
Trevor Blom
 Master Control Operator
Ashley Bowes
 Producer
Joe Conlon
 Engineering Manager
Mike Davison
 Master Control Coordinator
Carmen Hauck
 Government Producer
Jodie Miller
 Executive Director
Dennis Rafftery
 Government Programming Manager & Producer
JoAnne Schommer
 Accounting Clerk
Toby Stanga
 Sports Producer
Shawn Vougeot
 Producer & Fundraising Coordinator
Elizabeth Wolszon
 Manager of Business Operations & HR

Join Our Team

Town Square Television and NDC4 are committed to providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment. It is our policy to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws prohibiting employment discrimination. We are a drug and alcohol free workplace.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

Testimonials

Thank you again for your partnership and trade accommodations for the Small Business event! It [the video] was such a great way to highlight the finalists and you did an excellent job on the videos! We appreciate your being open to the new format and making it a success. We think the businesses really enjoyed seeing them, too… We know it takes a lot of time and we appreciate everyone’s work on our projects!

     - Nicole Bengston, Director of Marketing and Communications, River Heights Chamber of Commerce

I just took a phone call from **********, a local resident, who said that she has seen our SCL concerts on the local tv channel and just had to call to tell us how wonderful they are. She believes strongly in music being taught and available in the high schools and spoke of schools who no longer offer music to students. She especially loves Abide with Me and said it brings tears to her eyes.

     - Anonymous

Thank you so much for the recent food donations! We are so grateful for your ongoing support of Neighbors' mission & look forward to our future partnerships!

     - Charlie Thompson, President & CEO Neighbors Inc.

What an amazing party. I had no idea it was going to be so big and so much going on. You guys really know how to celebrate and recognize your community. You had so many fun activities. My kids had a blast and I had to drag them out of there to make it to their theater class. All your staff was so friendly and welcoming. I really enjoyed visiting with them. The edit suites for Bill and Mark just blew me away. Wow, what a moving tribute to them.

There is really something special about Town Square TV and it comes down to how you treat people and how much you care about each other and your community.

I drove home smiling feeling so grateful to be part of your team. Here's to the next 130 years!

Please share my congratulations with Jodie and your team.

Bravo!

 

Stephanie

     - Stephanie LeGros

Please thank your team for the really wonderful story about the South St. Paul LOOP.  A great job showing the people and heart side of a simple bus ride.  Please pass along DARTS thanks.

     - Ann

I just watched the video--great representation of such a simple yet important service! 

     - Charlotte S. Johnson, former DARTS Board member

“OOOOO MYYYY GODDDDD!  I LOVE THEM!! What a terrific job! Thank you so much for your work and tell the actors great job too. (I loved Benson & #39's voice especially!)”

     - Kendra Ogdon, Animal Ark

“I really like it [the video spot]!! Thanks.”

     - -David Roen, Owner, Volkswagen of Inver Grove

“What a great job! I know you and Emily have already talked about a couple changes but overall I just love it! You do such nice work. Thank you!”

     - Krista Jech, ECM Publishers

“We really like it! You did a great job! Thank you. It was a real pleasure to work with you. I hope we have a chance to do it again. We love those kinds of projects ... more than carpet cleaning as I’m sure you know! LOL!! It’s a lot more fun!!”

     - Valerie Erickson, Ultimate Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning

“I just wanted to thank you for all of your hard work + diligent effort on the City of Inver Grove Heights 50th Anniversary video. It turned out great! I know it was a ton of work – Thank you.”

     - Tracy Petersen, Recreation Superintendent, City of Inver Grove Heights

“The [video] draft is wonderful. I love the happy, goofy feeling the video delivers - very fun! Thanks!”

     - Amanda Kissner, Director of Community Affairs, Wakota Federal Credit Union

“Thank you for putting such a great video together.  It's always a pleasure working with you!”

     - Jennifer Gale, President, River Heights Chamber of Commerce

“I just wanted to thank you and the crew at Town Square for covering our Commencement! The students all seemed excited to be getting a DVD, and we ended up handing out more certificates for DVDs than ever before! Thanks again for everything!!!”

     - Kelly Lutterman, Inver Hills Community College

“We got a call from Mike McGing – tonight.  He just wanted to call and let us know that he really appreciates all of the “external” sports and other programming that we have been putting on our channels.  He said we were like an ESPN for local community TV, and that he thought this was exactly what community TV should be.”

“Thank you once again for being flexible doing an outstanding job on the video.  This project will leave a lasting impression on the students that started with an idea and now will see that idea come to life.  Thank you for making an impact.”

     - Quennel Cooper, Assistant Principal, Hilltop Elementary

“The feedback I received was good! Thank you for your hard work!”

     - Tracy Shimek, Director, Inver Grove Heights CVB