WILMINGTON- City officials have addressed concerns and assured the community that public access tv will remain a vital resource. In response to ongoing discussions and circulating information regarding DETVâs role as the City of Wilmingtonâs Third-Party Operator (TPO) for Comcast Channel 28, the CVT Commission has released a statement to provide full transparency. Despite facing financial constraints, Wilmingtonâs leadershipâincluding the …
Five Delaware entrepreneurs will compete Sept. 25 for a $10,000 prize in the Emerging Enterprise Center’s Swim with the Sharks pitch competition. The finalists are: Coffee Rendezbrew Color + Blow Droneversity Kai Coders Sindri Materials Corp. The 12th annual “Shark Tank”-style pitch contest, presented by the Delaware Division of Small Business Office of Supplier Diversity, will be hosted by DETVâs Ivan Thomas at Penn …
Ivan Thomas wants to more than double the size of Stormin’ Norman’s 40-year-old Thanksgiving turkey giveaway for senior citizens and needy families. The event is now dubbed “Big Ive’s Turkey Drive and Give-A-way,” and Thomas hopes to be able to give away 3,000 turkeys in 2023 in Wilmington, Dover and other state locations. Last year’s total was 1,400. That number …
After giving away 250,000 Thanksgiving turkeys over 40 years, Storminâ Norman Oliver is passing the baton to DETV president and founder Ivan Thomas. Oliver — a locally-famed civic leader affectionately dubbed Storminâ Norman — announced the 2022 Turkey Drive would be his last before distributing more than 1,400 turkeys to Wilmington residents Tuesday. âGod just moved me to do it,â …
