Boomers TV Is In Production

Boomers! Redefining Life After 50 is in heavy-duty production mode. The Boomers team moved into new offices last week in Newton, Mass., as we put the finishing touches on the first show. Nancy and I recorded our on-camera intros and outros for program number one at a classic car show in Danvers, Mass. The vintage cars from the 40’s and 50’s provided a great backdrop for us. People at the event were very friendly and quite interested in the idea of a Boomers TV series.

The first show takes a nostalgic look back at the 1950’s and explores how Boomers will reinvent aging in America. We meet three Boomers in transition, making dramatic career changes to do work they are passionate about. And we profile an Olympic athlete in her 50's who is preparing to compete in her 6th winter games.

The Boomers series consists of 13 half-hour magazine style programs covering such issues as health, finances, work, travel, housing, relationships and lifestyle. The series will be offered to public television stations thanks to the underwriting support of Fidelity Investments and the Del Webb division of Pulte Homes, Inc. A full description of the series is available through our web site.

The series is the brainchild of Bill Charette, a long time television director of photography who called together some of his old Boomer friends to kick around the idea for a television series that looks at the issues Boomers are experiencing in their lives. That was a year-and-a-half ago. And now we are making that dream come true. Like a lot of Boomers, we have things we want to do, and now is the time to take charge and make it happen. Nancy and I will be blogging about our experiences as the production moves forward. So, we invite you to keep checking in for the “inside story” of the making of Boomers! Redefining Life After 50.

Reaching out to Boomers!

by Nancy Fernandez Mills

As the National Center for Outreach meets in Boston this week, the team behind Boomers! Redefining Life After 50 is making outreach plans of our own! We want to welcome you to Boston! We hope to extend the reach of our new 13-part series into your local communities. We intend to work with each public television station to reach Baby Boomers who want to live with passion and purpose in their 50's and beyond.

Boomers are going through many transitions...kids are moving out, parents are getting older and perhaps more frail, relationships are changing, homes are too big or need renovating, retirement is looming and bodies need attention. Boomers are also seeking meaningful experiences and connections. We want to work with you to help them make those connections, on the web and in person!

Beginning in January, 2006, our television series will explore the lifestyle of the nation's "leading edge" Baby Boomers. The series will create opportunities for community partnerships, informal educational opportunities and collaborative activities. We are reaching out to national membership organizations who might help us bring Boomers together, to connect them with experts and resources that will help them make career transitions, care for aging parents, save for retirement, build a new business, volunteer for good, travel with a purpose and stay healthy.

Boomer Media Properties, producer of the Boomers! series, is based in Newton, just outside of Boston. We're happy to have you visiting our beautiful city. We hope you have a successful conference! And we hope that you'll stay tuned to our website and our blog and watch for our new show - coming in early 2006 to a public television station that you know and love!