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CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL RADIO SOCIETY IS PLEASED TO HONOR

EDWARD A. SHARPE
WITH THE
CHARLES D. 'DOC' HERROLD AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE PRESERVATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF EARLY RADIO.

BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 1992:

 

 

 

Emmy (R) Award Winning Glendale Daily 
Planet/KKAT-IPTV Celebrates 5 Year Birthday! 

Emmy award-winning Glendale Daily Planet/KKAT-IPTV celebrates five-year anniversary. The online news site launched Oct. 5, 2004.  

 

It was Oct. 5, 2004, when Ed Sharpe launched the Glendale Daily Planet, the parent organization of KKAT-IPTV. This year, Sharpe celebrated his fifth anniversary, and for a virtual newcomer to the public stage, he has melded his technologically advanced talent with a resource that was heretofore untapped.

Some might say it was a natural progression. Sharpe had an interest in journalism and coupled with his fascination with computer technology, the journey of the Glendale Daily Planet began.

It was a simple beginning. Sharpe started with a PDA and at first, shot videos and stills. Before long, he was using high-definition cameras and just this year, began experimenting with 3D video news reports.

It is the west side of the Valley of the Sun where Sharpe seeks out stories for the Glendale Daily Planet. He has been on the spot to witness, participate in and record the revitalization of downtown Glendale, the rise of Glendale’s sports empire and the restoration and preservation of the city’s historic center.

The past five years have not just brought a different kind of news to West Valley residents, it has brought Sharpe recognition from the industry.

"Throughout the years, it has been wonderful to be recognized by groups of media peer judges for the news and entertainment work we produce here at the Glendale Daily Planet," Sharpe said. "Recently we were awarded a Communicator online media award and a W3 Award for online news site."

Other awards the site has won include: Emmy (r) award, rows of Telly, Hermes Creative, Ava, Aegis Millennium, Videographer, Omni Intermedia, Marcom, Arizona Press Club, and other media awards.

But the awards that mean the most come from the local community. He has also received the Arizona Black Journalist “Online Media Diversity”, an Arizona Press Club and the Glendale Chamber of Commerce “Keys to Glendale’s Success” awards.

And the community leaders recognize the effort Sharpe has given to his newfound life’s work.

Glendale Chamber President Don Rinehart said, "Congratulations to the Glendale Daily Planet on its five-year anniversary.  As Glendale’s all volunteer Internet news source, you can always find the latest in current and breaking local news, courtesy of Ed and Bette Sharpe. Thanks for serving the Glendale area for the past five years!"

Glendale Mayor Elaine Scruggs said, "The Glendale Daily Planet gives our residents and others the opportunity to learn about and see events and activities that are creating our city's history.  The stories and the photos are online and ready to be viewed within hours of their happenings. I congratulate and applaud Ed Sharpe for his commitment and dedication. During the past five years, Ed Sharpe has continued to learn from the professionals and invest in technology in order to bring the highest quality product to his readers and viewers. The success of Ed Sharpe and The Glendale Daily Planet is extraordinary and has been recognized by numerous local, regional and national industry organizations.  Happy fifth anniversary!"

Sharpe also helps out local public safety officials with quick uploading of critical information, especially when it comes to lost children, criminals, dangerous hazmat situations or fires.

Glendale Police Chief Steve Conrad said, "Congratulations on your five years of serving this community! Thank you for your continuing commitment to cover the Glendale Police Department, and safety issues that are so important to the citizens of our city."

Glendale Fire Department spokesperson Daniel Valenzuela also congratulated Sharpe’s fifth anniversary and awards, saying, "We thank them for their coverage of the Glendale Fire department as we continue to proactively serve our customers with fire and life safety services."

Accolades for the Glendale Daily Planet have come from all parts of the city and its municipal and civic organizations.

Nikki Colletti, President, Citizens’ Police Academy Alumni of Glendale, said, "My congratulations to the Glendale Daily Planet on five years of being a leader in news coverage. It is definitely the front-runner as an on-line, late breaking news source and continues to prove itself daily. Its writers and reporters have received many accolades in the industry.  Its coverage of the downtown core is incredible and it brings to light the culture and rich history of Glendale, as well as the restoration of the historic downtown district. It has followed the rise of national sports in Glendale and kept many of us ‘in the know’ about events around town."

"On a personal note, Ed and the Planet have devoted much time and enthusiasm to the non-profit which I head, the Citizens Police Academy Alumni of Glendale. They have continued to assist me in putting this organization in front of the public and making people aware of our existence and what we do in the community.  My thanks to his organization for keeping the spirit of Glendale alive, involving us as readers in its rich history and serving it citizens and public servants on so many levels.  I thank him for his friendship and wish him and the Glendale Daily Planet many more years of success along with the recognition it deserves. Congratulations all!"

 

Karen Puthoff spokesperson and PIO for PSA Art Awakenings said, "Happy fifth birthday to the Glendale Planet! Bette and Ed Sharpe provide a great service to the community by giving so freely of their time and talents to keep everyone informed about local community happenings and events that impact Glendale, the valley and state.  PSA Art Awakenings particularly appreciates the coverage given its artists and the help the Glendale Planet offers to promote empowerment and recovery through creativity."

Trash, backed-up sewers, road problems – lots of action, tons of machinery, and sometimes challenges – Sharpe’s camera is focused on what matters to his community.

Ken Reedy, Deputy City Manager of Public Works, said, "Congratulations on five years of Glendale Daily Planet service. Your reports and CouryGraph video productions have been an outstanding asset to the Northwest Valley and all of your viewers here in Glendale."

"It’s hard to believe how much progress you have made in only five years! Your technology improvements have been very impressive and your ability to cover stories on such a wide spectrum of local news has been outstanding."

"My congratulations to you and your staff who work so hard to create quality stories."

The tourism industry and redevelopment of downtown and the business community are part and parcel of the Glendale Daily Planet’s coverage.

Linda Whittley, owner Papa Ed's Ice Cream sent greetings: "Happy Birthday!  Thank you, Glendale Daily Planet and Ed Sharpe for always reporting the ‘scoop’ on Papa Ed’s Ice Cream." 

City Tourism Manager Lorraine Pino at Glendale Visitor Center, said, "Many congratulations to Ed Sharpe and the Glendale Daily Planet on their five-year anniversary. The Glendale Daily Planet is a fantastic source of local information for both residents and visitors. The online stories and videos are timely and in-depth and provide a great resource for the online audience."

Even the library gets coverage for its programs, whether it means live footage of a nationally acclaimed author to volunteers playing puppeteers for a weekly toddler show.

Along his news reporting journey, Sharpe has joined national press associations: Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) and the Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE). He attends local meetings of those groups as well to sharpen his skills.

But the progression did not happen without help from an extended network of talented associates.

Sharpe said, "I would also like to take this time to thank all my associates here, Lesa Holstein - Book Topics Editor, Bette Sharpe - Photographer, Jamise Liddell - Entertainment Editor, Chef Eric Reinert - The Budget Bistro, Erick O’Donnell - Reporter and Bill Schreiner  - Associate Engineer... we make a great team!"

Sharpe credits  the mentorship of other community news publishers for his success... He said, "My favorite lesson was from Carolyn Dryer at The Glendale Star that ‘There is always a story wherever you look; you just have to look.’ I really doubt we would have  achieved what we have without input and encouragement from our brothers and sisters out there."

Referring to his 2007 Emmy award, Sharpe said, "The Glendale Daily Planet / KKAT-IPTV was the first Glendale, Ariz. news media outlet to receive an Emmy® award. In addition, this was also the first Advanced Media Emmy award to be presented for Breaking News/ Continuing Coverage in the Rocky Mountain Region."

Sharpe offers a continuous 24/7 stream of archived footage in the player, but  when a special event arises, has the ability to go live, interrupting the pre-programmed content to cover the event. With the advent of higher speed EVDO radio cards and compact portable satellite terminals, the options are limitless. 

Looking toward the future... Sharpe states "We were the first in Arizona shooting some of our news
video in 3D.  Since 3D will be common place for entertainment, we set our sights on having an archive of 3D news event footage"

To learn more about Ed Sharpe from CouryGraph Productions and other participative community journalists and engineering staff, visit http://www.glendaledailyplanet.com  24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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 A pre-history  - Ed Sharpe shares some early history

Early work with the internet with myself and some of the merchants in downtown Glendale went back as far as  the mid 1990's.  Having movies up for people to watch in this era was futile as most folks were on dial-up lines. In the pre- Daily Planet days we diddled around with  Netscape Real Player at low bandwidth over dialup lines... it was abysmal!

You can say yes, we had  some community news...  Digital cameras were not really wide spread and were expensive for something with low resolution...  It was an interesting era Martha Campbell   from the Spicery Tea Room and I managed to get some history of the area up on line and  tourism and merchant information even prior to the city having  tourism websites etc... and... there is a whole story about this era also.

This was also the era when people said Internet WHAT!?  or...  if they had heard of it ... doubted it would ever be useful for advertising...  what a time it was back then!

So basically... I trace my involvement with  online media to the mid 1990's

But wait there is more...

If we want to count text only.... with out photos, graphic and videos... I can take my self back in online distribution to 1981 with an HP-2000 timeshare system that was used as an online information and computer news system...  This migrated into a software product called FORUM/3000 that ran on an HP-3000. in its day when people were running  bulletin boards on  single user systems and in a multi- user system HP Office was many many many thousands of dollars, Forum/3000 featured  electronic mail, 100 message and news boards and many other features.  We ran a copy of it on our machine at Computer Exchange Inc for  us HP 3000 system managers to meet and collaborate  and pass news on.  there was also a site in  the United Kingdom for the European user to use.. Lucky them!  they had x.25 available  almost as a free  or low cost offering to use even back  in the 1980's. In the mid to late 1980's we then started to work photos and graphics into stories online.

My main business  with computers was hardware, this project sharpened my programming skills.

So... you see... I.. am ... old..

A foundation in video going back EVEN further... in the late 1960's our High School got a Concord Reel to Reel 1/2 inch tape system and Camera, being that I was the kid into electronics, the  school had me figure it out and tutor some of the other students to use it. 

Then even before that.....

A group of us kids had a small radio station for broadcasting in the neighborhood.... seemed  lots of  kids wanted to be a DJ...  I with my interest in electronics was able to build the transmitter and mixing console... what great fun! 

But the creation of the Glendale Daily Planet...

The creation of the Glendale Daily Planet had to wait until the technology was ready,  the  audience was endowed with equipment and high-speed lines... and... I was ready to devote endless hours in the pursuit of news. Fun? You Bet!  Hard work?  YES... many times.  Would I do it again?  YOU BET!  -ES

 

 

 

Glendale Daily Planet: 5 Years of 24/7 Online News


Five years and counting: Glendale Daily Planet celebrates their fifth anniversary of being Glendale Arizona's independent 24/7 online news source.


[ClickPress, Wed Dec 16 2009] Five years and counting: Glendale Daily Planet celebrates their fifth anniversary of being Glendale Arizona's independent 24/7 online news source.

It all started with a curious nature. Then, a technological propensity stepped in, and the Glendale Daily Planet was launched.

Today, Ed Sharpe and the Planet’s parent company, CouryGraph Productions, is celebrating their fifth anniversary of bringing online news to West Valley residents. During the past five years, Sharpe’s news gathering skills, coupled with his vast knowledge of electronics technology have brought the Glendale Daily Planet/KKAT-IPTV numerous awards from the media industry. Sharpe was awarded an Emmy (r) award for online news. Add to that: several Ava and EMPixx awards, rows of Telly, Hermes Creative, Aegis Millennium, Videographer, Omni Intermedia, Communicator, W3, Marcom, and numerous others.

But the awards that mean the most come from the local community. He has also received the Arizona Black Journalist "Online Media Diversity", an Arizona Press Club and the Glendale Chamber of Commerce "Keys to Glendale’s Success" awards.

Glendale Chamber President Don Rinehart said, "As Glendale’s all-volunteer Internet news source, you can always find the latest in current breaking local news, courtesy of Ed and Bette Sharpe …"

Glendale Mayor Elaine Scruggs said, "The Glendale Daily Planet gives our residents and others the opportunity to learn about and see events that are creating our city’s history … During the past five years, Ed Sharpe has continued to learn from the professionals and invest in technology in order to bring the highest quality product to his readers and viewers …"

Sharpe also helps out local public safety officials with quick uploading of critical information, especially when it comes to lost children, criminals, dangerous hazmat situations or fires.

Glendale Police Chief Steve Conrad said, "Congratulations on your five years of serving this community! Thank you for your continuing commitment to cover the Glendale Police Department, and safety issues that are so important to the citizens of our city."

Glendale Fire Department spokesperson Daniel Valenzuela also congratulated Sharpe’s fifth anniversary and awards, saying, "We thank them for their coverage of the Glendale Fire department as we continue to proactively serve our customers with fire and life safety services."

Sharpe is a member of national press associations: Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) and the Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), and attends local meetings of those groups to sharpen his skills.

Sharpe also has an extended network of talented associates

Sharpe said, "I would also like to take this time to thank all my associates here, Lesa Holstein - Book Topics Editor, Bette Sharpe -Photographer, Jamise Liddell - Entertainment Editor, Chef Eric Reinert - The Budget Bistro, Erick O’Donnell - Reporter and Bill Schreiner - Associate Engineer... we make a great team!"

Sharpe credits the mentorship of other community news publishers for his success... He said, "My favorite lesson was from Carolyn Dryer at The Glendale Star that ‘There is always a story wherever you look; you just have to look.’ I really doubt we would have achieved what we have without input and encouragement from our brothers and sisters out there."

Sharpe offers a continuous 24/7 stream of archived footage in the player, but when a special event arises, has the ability to go live, interrupting the pre-programmed content to cover the event. Looking toward the future Sharpe states "We were the first in Arizona shooting some of our news video in 3D. Since 3D will be common place for entertainment, we set our sights on having an archive of 3D news event footage."

To learn more visit http://www.glendaledailyplanet.com

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