Dawn McCall
President
Dawn started as a volunteer taping special events in Shirley for SPACO. After learning how to run the system to live broadcast Board of Selectmen meetings, Dawn also took on the creation and posting of bulletins on the Channel 8 Bulletin board. A brief stint working cameras in the studio led to some basic technical director duties behind a couple of the local shows produced at SPACO. Now a member of the Board of Directors, Dawn would like to help drive the growth and expansion of local programming in Shirley.
Dawn grew up in Westford and after graduating from Westford Academy, left for the University of Delaware to study Animal Science. Upon return to New England 4 years later, Dawn got a job in the field of Laboratory Animal Science and currently works at Harvard University. Animals have remained one of the passions of Dawn’s life and the menagerie at home includes 7 large parrots, several parakeets, two young dogs and one housecat. Dawn is married to Mike Labbe, a SPACO technical support volunteer, and they’ve lived in Shirley for the past 20 years.
Holly Haase
Member of the Board
Holly studied music at Longey School of Music in Cambridge, is a vocal student of soprano Jayne West and most recently began relearning guitar with Nancy Beaudette. She has sung as a soloist and as a member of area chorus, served as a cantor at Our Lady of Good Counsel in West Boylston and sung with Masterworks Chorale, Concord Chorus and other choruses. She finds it both a honor and pleasure to sing the National Anthem at the Memorial Day and Veteran Day programs in the Shirley for many years.
For 28 ½ years Holly served the Town of Shirley as the Town Collector. She also served as a member of the Board of Selectmen, the Shirley Cultural Council, Personnel Board and Shirley Media. In the past she has coached Shirley Youth Basketball, T-Ball, and Softball. When she wasn’t coaching the sports, she was on the sidelines photographing the games.
She is an avid photographer, enjoys art, the ocean, cycling, sitting back and reading a good book and best of all, time with her four grandchildren.
Nancy Askin
Member of the Board
Recently retired, Nancy Askin has been a public librarian, a landscape designer and gardener, a conservation commissioner, and a conference organizer. She has organized numerous educational programs for the local community. She is especially interested in protecting natural habitats and has encouraged many neighbors, friends, and family to create gardens that support birds and pollinators.
Latest News
Town Elections & Town MeetingApril 20, 2021 - 7:07 amThere’s not too much longer till Town elections and the Annual Town Meeting. Here are the Candidate statements for 2021:
Music in the Evening!July 29, 2020 - 6:51 amIt’s music in the evening on Channel 8 for the next seven evenings.
News Brief ShowJuly 16, 2020 - 6:53 amWe’d love to get a twice a month news brief show for Channel 8. If one or two individuals could gather and read the news we’ll shoot it, edit, title, and get it out on our channels
