Senate Offices

Senate Media Services Office

Legislative Role

Senate Media Services, a nonpartisan office of the Minnesota Senate, provides gavel-to-gavel coverage, produces a weekly public affairs television program, and offers photographic and multi-media services to raise public awareness of the Senate and legislative activities.

Functions and Services

Senate Media Services is responsible for the following:

Producing and distributing television coverage of Senate floor sessions and committee hearings.
Producing and distributing Capitol Report, a weekly public affairs television program that features current Minnesota issues and legislators' views on pending legislation.
Producing Session Update, which is broadcast during legislative session coverage and provides timely, accurate information on legislative and executive actions, press conferences and events.
Providing live and archive video streaming services for the Senate's website.
Providing news organizations with media resources, including live television video feeds, recorded events and photographs.
Providing photo archive services for the Senate, the public and news organizations.

Key Resources

Resource	Description
Minnesota Senate Media Coverage - Video Production	The Secretary of the Senate, Media Services Office, provides live and archive coverage of Senate floor sessions, committee hearings, press conferences, special events. All programming coverage is produced by Senate Media Services. Audio coverage is recorded and reported by Senate Committee staff and Senate Sergeant At Arms Office.
Senate Media Services	The Secretary of the Senate, Media Services Office, provides a collection of images of the Senate Chamber and Capitol area. All images are copyright of the Minnesota Senate.

Timeline and Calendar Highlights

Date timeline	Description
Legislative Session	Senate Media Services produces television broadcasts of Senate floor sessions, committee hearings and Session Update, which features issue-oriented press conferences and legislative events. Senate Media Services produces Capitol Report, a weekly public affairs television broadcast program featuring current Minnesota issues and legislators' views on pending legislation. The department provides live and archive video streaming services, which are available at www.senate.mn/media. The department provides a photo archive of Senate floor sessions, committee hearings and issue-oriented press conferences.
Interim	Senate Media Services continues to produce Capitol Report, a weekly public affairs television program featuring new Minnesota laws, current Minnesota issues and legislators' views on pending legislation. The department produces short documentaries and informational videos for broadcast during session and appropriate Senate events. The department provides design, display and photographic services for various Senate publications and the Minnesota State Fair.

Date timeline

Description

Legislative Session

Senate Media Services produces television broadcasts of Senate floor sessions, committee hearings and Session Update, which features issue-oriented press conferences and legislative events.
Senate Media Services produces Capitol Report, a weekly public affairs television broadcast program featuring current Minnesota issues and legislators' views on pending legislation.
The department provides live and archive video streaming services, which are available at www.senate.mn/media.
The department provides a photo archive of Senate floor sessions, committee hearings and issue-oriented press conferences.

Interim

Senate Media Services continues to produce Capitol Report, a weekly public affairs television program featuring new Minnesota laws, current Minnesota issues and legislators' views on pending legislation.
The department produces short documentaries and informational videos for broadcast during session and appropriate Senate events.
The department provides design, display and photographic services for various Senate publications and the Minnesota State Fair.

Media Staff List

Name	Title	Office	Phone Number
Gary Bleskachek	Production Technician	G230 MSB	651.296.0264
Catherine Davis	Photographer	G230 MSB	651.296.0264
Robert Fassino	Producer	G230 MSB	651.297.5463
Garrett Harinen	Production Technician	G230 MSB	651.296.0264
David Jorgenson	Production Technician	G230 MSB	651.296.0264
Jack Kozitza	TV Director/Editor	G230 MSB	651.297.1763
Tiffani Liebel	Production Technician	G230 MSB	651.296.0264
Veronica Marshall	Producer/Moderator	G230 MSB	651.296.5054
Mark Martinez	Director of Media Services	G230 MSB	651.297.1731
Grant Morrison	Production Technician	G230 MSB	651.296.0264
Ken Nguyen	Production Technician	G230 MSB	651.296.0264
A.J. Olmscheid	Chief Photographer	G230 MSB	651.297.1757
Bill Poore	Director of Engineering and Operations	G230 MSB	651.296.3334
Marv Raiola	Production Coordinator	G230 MSB	651.297.5467
Ken Ronnan	Production Coordinator	G230 MSB	651.297.1756
Sally Samaha	Producer	G230 MSB	651.297.0264
Kali Shaw	Production Technician	G230 MSB	651.296.0264
Cristian Stoltzman	Production Technician	G230 MSB	651.296.0264
Harrison Walz	Production Technician	G230 MSB	651.296.0264

Resources

Senate Media Coverage Capitol Photos