Project 79 - TV Production School Alumni

Under the Youth Co-Op banner...Project gave underprivelge youth mostly hispanics the chance to learn a career in televsison broadcasting as well as getting payed a minimum wage salary which was $3.10 at that time to learn. Project 79 ended up providing not only a carrer to many of us but also a chance at a world education working not only for the local televsion stattions in Miami FL but also for

all the national broadcast networks as well. Project 79 came under the Carter Administration to help underprivelged youths learn a technical skill and it succeeded more then it was expecteded. High school kids would study Mond thru Fri and then on Thursday evening we would all go to the Linsdsey Hopkins Building were the local PBS station CH. 17 was located and still is. Three programs in spanish that was done with the coopporation of both the Project and the PBS Station. Those programs were of a talk show format, and they were MAPAS, FORO 17, and Behind the Badge with the Metro Dade PR officer. We would also do cameras during the summer during the school board meetings as well. Project 79 served as an inspiration of what people can do if they really try and what young students can achieve given the proper education and motivation.