The future is so bright, they have to wear shades.

That was the theme for Wareham Community Television as staff, members and volunteers reflected on the past year, voted in a new member of the board of directors, and discussed changes in infrastructure, equipment and programming for the future at the organization's annual meeting.

"We want to be the hub for the community," said WCTV President John White in front of a packed crowd at Salerno's Function Hall Thursday night.

White spoke about WCTV's ongoing search for a new and bigger building to conduct business in. The station is currently located in the Old Town Hall, which recently received its long-awaited final paint job.

This spring, WCTV was looking at moving into the old Boys and Girls Club location on Viking Drive, but Town Meeting voted down a proposal to let the town lease that building.

White said the board of directors is looking at other options, such as sharing space at the current Boys and Girls Club at the Hammond School or the Wareham Free Library. He also mentioned that there are private property options for the organization, but that they're "more inclined to partner with the town."

The star of the evening was Patricia Rumeny, who not only won the volunteer award as the host of "Good Morning Wareham," but was also voted onto the board of directors.

Three open seats on the board were filled by two incumbents, Tom Worthen and Peter Barrows, while Rumney replaced Sally Morrison on the board.

Rumney was given the volunteer award for filming 165 programs this year alone.

"Patti has been on air three to four times a week since July of 2009," said WCTV Vice President Paul Ciccotelli.

Ciccotelli spoke about his work to renegotiate the organization's 10-year contract with Comcast, which expires in 2015. The station has a few years left on its contract with Verizon. Ciccotelli said Wareham is one of five towns in Massachusetts served by two cable companies.

WCTV is financed almost entirely through the fees that cable subscribers pay to Comcast and Verizon, not by tax dollars. However, Ciccotelli said that these next 10-year contracts will probably be the last, as the nature of cable television is rapidly changing with the emergence of mobile and video streaming technologies.

"We're going to have to refocus our programming to maintain is after the contracts are up," he said.

Aside from Rumney, the other winner of the night were Buzzards Play Productions owners Frank and Janice Rogers, who were given the Membership Award.

The theatre, which is located at 3065 Cranberry Highway, has partnered with WCTV on numerous projects this year, such as Shakespeare on Vacation at the Onset Band Shell. It also hosted the station's "Applause for a Cause" fundraiser in February.

"In Wareham, we've been embraced for what we're trying to do," said Janice Rogers. "It's a place where kids can learn to present themselves, play and engage the audience."

WCTV's Sally Morrison said the station plans to hold a second "Applause for a Cause" fundraiser this November, with the non-profit Buzzards Play Productions as the beneficiary.

"My goal is to double the take [from February] and to keep this gem alive and well in Wareham," said Morrison.