Town Square Television is inviting the public to its “30th Birthday Bash,” set for 4:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday at its offices in Inver Grove Heights.
Town Square is the local community cable station serving South St. Paul, West St. Paul, Inver Grove Heights, Mendota Heights, Mendota, Sunfish Lake and Lilydale. Each year, the nonprofit airs between 1,400 and 1,500 hours of new programming, half of which is produced by its own staff and volunteers.
The open house, sponsored by the South Robert Street Business Association, will include free food from Hometown Meats, courtesy of the South St. Paul Lions Club. There will be games and door prizes, including Wild tickets and a signed Glen Perkins baseball.
Guests can tour two editing suites that will be named after Mark DeJoy and Bill Wolston, who were “two very special individuals who’ve had a big impact on Town Square Television,” said Jodie Miller, executive director.
DeJoy, who died in 2014 at age 49, was an award-winning producer whose primary work was the monthly news program “Insight 7.” Wolston’s “90 Seconds of Local History” segment aired on the news program for about 15 years. He died in 2015 at age 88.
Town Square Television is at 5845 Blaine Ave. and online at townsquare.tv.