Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
Hey everybody!
Guess what?! I just (and I mean less than 5 minutes ago) got off the phone with Tommy MacDonald. If you are reading this you should be ashamed if you don’t already know that Tommy is one of the first people to ever successfully turn a freely available podcast into a national television show.
Tommy was very excited to tell me that Woodcraft just signed on as the exclusive underwriter of Tommy’s new show, through WGBH, called ‘Rough Cut Woodworking with Tommy Mac.’ Where, up until now, there were still some loose ends to be tied up that may have hindered the show’s existence, Woodcraft’s signing on as the underwriter has solidified the deal.
I want to add something that perhaps many of you do not know. ‘Rough Cut Woodworking with Tommy Mac’ was signed to a 3 year contract. This just doesn’t happen with unproven shows on PBS. WGBH found something, something we are all familiar with, in Tommy that showed he was definitely the person to make this show work. And with a 3 year extension, I’m sure he’ll make it work for a long time to come.
Shows are expected to begin airing around October 3rd, 2010.
I can’t happier for Tommy, Eli, Al, Rachel, Neil Lamens, David Pruett, Scott Oja, the local 207, and everyone else that has supported Tommy’s efforts and made this a reality.
Good luck Tommy! And Congratulations!!!
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Thursday, March 11th, 2010
Please excuse my rambling about the New England Home Show. I think I got a total of 16 hours of sleep in the 6 nights leading up to this recording, and I taped this at midnight. Anyway, this is a little description of my trip to Boston.
Tags: bruce sommers, david pruett, justin dipalma, neil lamens, new england home show, north bennet street school, Rick Waters, scott oja, Tommy MacDonald
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Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Big news tomorrow, so stay tuned to the podcast feed!
Pics from the Home Show – Day 1
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
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So, I’ve taken a couple of months off of the Splintered Board Podcast. I’m sorry about that, but sometimes you just need a break.
In this episode I:
Links for this show:
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