Help Build What’s Next
For 40 years PMC has handed Portland the mic. Now we’re building a new home and a new generation of storytellers. Come along for the ride.
Give TodayEvery gift builds something
Your gift keeps the mics open, the cameras rolling and the next generation learning how to tell the story of this city.
- 01Hands-on media training for young people, with real gear, real mentors and a finished piece on the air.
- 02Furniture, fixings and community love for Studio 509, our new home at 509 Forest Ave.
- 03Keeping public access TV, City Council coverage and community shows free for everyone.
Every donor becomes a PMC member. Prefer to mail a check? Send it to Portland Media Center, 516 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101. PMC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and your gift is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Studio 509
Studio 509 is where it all happens next. Youth crews learning to shoot, edit and put their own stories on the air. Workshops that hand neighbors a camera and the know-how to use it. Community partners, local shows and City Council, all broadcasting from a space built for exactly that.
Now, about the furniture. Right now we’re one folding chair away from a punk rock garage sale. Help us bring in a proper studio set of chairs and a table, plus a few seriously groovy rugs. Good on camera, even better in person.
Help Furnish Studio 509A year of new voices
The New Youth Times
A second round of intensives, with young people reporting, shooting and putting their own newscast on the air.
New shows in the studio
From Away to ME brought a live audience, a house band and the stories of Mainers who came here from away.
Nearly 20 years of Pachios on the News
Nearly two decades of sharp, civil and often very funny conversation with Harold Pachios, and counting.
Rescuing the Rule of Law
Maine attorneys and national legal voices break down what’s happening to our courts, our Constitution and the independence of the justice system, in plain language for the rest of us.
Made right here with Bill Harwood and Maine Lawyers for the Rule of Law. They didn’t think they could make a TV show. They did.
Watch on PMC Watch