2012 NFCB Conference Schedule

National Federation of Community Broadcasters

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Welcome to Space City – Houston, Texas

Welcome to the 37th Annual Community Radio Conference. this year, the focus is on collabora-tion, innovation, and cultivation. It’s time to roll up our sleeves, dig deep into our collective con-sciousness, and plot the transition of our industry from community radio to community media.

Collaboration: Scarcity of resources locally and nationally requires us to consider new strategic partnerships impacting our bottom line, con-tent and public service. NFCB is working with the Development Exchange (DEI) to incubate development hubs. Our work in North Carolina aims to pilot state-wide and regional program-ming hub opportunities – all of which require new collaborations between stations. We’re eager to explore regional networks and how we preserve and strengthen localism and com-munity in doing so.

Innovation: Somehow we need to ensure that we evolve into media that invite, stimulate, cul-tivate and express innovation in all phases of our operations. Innovative technologies and Ideas are more ubiquitous than ever before and com-munity media have more opportunity to foster greater community engagement. We must be at the forefront when innovation meets purpose in service to our community.

Cultivation: Constant elevation necessitates room for expansion and we must grow. Our growth must result in self-sustaining, audience-

reaching, interdependent, institutionally-posi-tioned, and efficient community media not only prepared for future challenges but serving as the catalyst for future opportunities.

Just as we hope to inspire you to evolve your sta-tion, the NFCB Board of Directors and Staff are doing the same about this membership organiza-tion. Not only are we redefining our approach to station services, we’ve made significant rec-ommendations for you to consider with respect to the organizations bylaws. In addition, Staff has enlisted outside consultants to:

•Provide executive coaching to ensure effective administration from the President/CEO

•Provide board development consultation to en-sure proper alignment and makeup

•Provide organizational strategic planning to en-sure we operate from a progressive vision, mis-sion, set of objectives and list activities

We’ve come to the realization that what NFCB has been is no longer sufficient for what NFCB must be. I look forward to communing with you this week and encourage you to challenge and/or encourage the direction of NFCB and its worth to you as a member. You won’t be the first, but certainly yours is the most important perspective we consider.

Peace,

Maxie C Jackson IIIPresident and Chief Executive Officer


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tABLE OF CONtENtS: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :

WedneSday InTeSIveS and SummITS pg.5

THurSday WorkSHopS pg.7

FrIday WorkSHopS pg.11

SaTurday SummITS pg.16

aWardS pg.20

BIograpHIeS pg.22

SpeCIal THankS pg.27

nFCB’S mISSIon & ServICeS pg.28


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CONFERENCE INFORMAtION: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :

regISTraTIon WIll Be open durIng THeSe HourS:

Tuesday, June 12 3-6 pmWednesday, June 13 7:30-9:30 am and 11-7:30 pmThursday, June 14 7 am-5:30 pmFriday, June 15 7 am-5:30 pmSaturday, June 16 7 am-2 pm

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InFormaTIon and aSSISTanCethe NFCB board and staff are available at all times to assist you—look for StAFF and BOARD ribbons on their badges, or find us at the NFCB table in the exhibit area.

nFCB TaBlethe NFCB Board of Directors would love for you to stop by the NFCB table to visit with a Board Member on the spot OR schedule an appointment. We would like to spend time with EVERy StAtION to learn about the work you do, about the community you serve, about your challenges and success stories. PLEASE find our table and plan on a good chat at some point during the conference!

neWComerSAll Community Radio Conference newcomers are encour-aged to attend the Newcomers Meeting on Wednesday at 4:00 in Arboretum 1, on the 2nd floor. NFCB Board Mem-bers Janis Lane-Ewart and Martina Lynde will be there to welcome you.

mealSyour badge is your ticket to all conference sessions and all meals.

veganS, vegeTarIanS, and omnIvoreSWe ordered a number of vegan and vegetarian meals based on which box you checked on your Conference registration form, so regardless of how much better some-body else’s meal looks, please eat what you requested. you can make life easier for the servers if you place your vegan/vegetarian meal ticket on your plate at lunch.

SalonSOnce again this year we invite you to Maxie’s suite (Room 3008 on the 30th floor) for a lively conversation. This year, we’re hoping for a collective brain dump around innova-tion. How far can we go to identify inefficiencies, design process change, select supporting technology and imple-ment process innovation – theoretically of course? Join your community media peers and NFCB Staff.thursday 2-3 African American stationsthursday 3-4 Urban stationsthursday 4-5 Latino stationsFriday 2-3 Native stationsFriday 3-4 Rural stations

Cell pHoneS and SmarT pHoneS and oTHer devICeSPlease remember to turn off your phones and anything else that rings or sings before you go into any session. We provide lots of breaks throughout the day so you will have plenty of time to check messages.

THe 2013 CommunITy radIo / CommunITy medIa ConFerenCemay 29-June 1 –San FranCISCo Memorial Day is Monday, May 27th, so plan ahead to be at the Conference, perhaps extend your stay in the San Francisco Bay Area.

ConFerenCe evaluaTIonWhen you get home, please take a few minutes to give us feedback on the workshops and the Conference. your comments make a huge difference to us and will help us make the 2013 Conference better. You’ll find the evalua-tion form at:

HTTp://WWW.Surveymonkey.Com/S/ZXJXZr2

THIS ConFerenCe IS SupporTed In parT By a granT From THe naTIonal endoWmenT For THe arTS.


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NFCB BOARD OF DIRECtORS: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :

Sue maTTerS (2014)ChairKWSOWarm Springs, OR

SIlvIa rIvera (2012)Vice-ChairVocaloChicago, IL

JanIS lane-eWarT (2013)treasurerKFAIMinneapolis, MN

marTIna lynde (2014)SecretaryWOMRProvincetown, MA

deBBIe BenedICT (2013)WTIPGrand Marais, MN

davId Freedman (2014)WWOZNew Orleans, LA

maXIe C JaCkSon III President/CEOWashington, DC

melodIe vIrTue (2012)Garvey Schubert BarerWashington, DC

NFCB StAFF: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :

maXIe C. JaCkSon IIIPresident and CEO

gInny Z. BerSonVice President and Director of Federation Services

Ileana rIvera SanTa Manager of the LPRC Latino Desk

THe naTIonal FederaTIon oF CommunITy BroadCaSTerS1970 Broadway, Suite 1000Oakland, California 96412510 451-8200WWW.nFCB.org


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ConFerenCe WorkSHop TraCkS

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B Big thinking

C Compliance/Legal Issues

D Development/Fundraising

E Community Engagement

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P Programming

T technology/Social Media

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roomS:the number next to the name of the meet-ing room tells you which floor it’s on. Or look here:2nd floor:Regency RoomArboretum (all of them)

3rd floor:Imperial BallroomDogwoodRedbudMesquiteCottonwood

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TueSday, June 12 nFCB Board meeTIng MESqUItE (3)

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WedneSday June 13

9:00am-3:00pmIntensives roomnew Stations: on the air—now What? ARBOREtUM II (2)

programming module: peggy Berryhill, kgua, gualala, Ca ginny Z Berson, nFCB, oakland, CaCommunity engagement module: vanessa maria graber, prometheus radio project, philadelphia, pa

maxie C Jackson III, nFCB, Washington, d.C.Tech/ops module: michael Brown, Brown Broadcast Service, portland, or Todd Fisher Wallin, WdrT, viroqua, WIFundraising/development: Jeff abrams, krBX, Boise, Id Sabrina roach, Brown paper Tickets, Seattle, Wa management/Business: Sally kane, kvnF, paonia, Co pearl Stark, kpov, Bend, orDesigned to help new community stations already on the air move forward during your first two-three years of operations. Best practices, planning and prob-lem solving in programming, fundraising and devel-opment, technology, community engagement, and business/management. Each module will include brief presentations by community radio folk (from new and established stations) and “experts” in the field, Q & A, and small group discussion/problem-solving.

ready, Set, engage: Simple Steps to Creating a Community engagement plan ARBOREtUM V (2)

The Staff of the national Center for media engagement, madison, WIEngaging your community can help you serve the public and, in turn, raise your station’s value, reach new audiences and more. Where do you start? Join the National Center for Media Engagement (NCME) for a comprehensive workshop designed to help you with your community engagement efforts. you’ll walk out with a road map for how to create and implement a community engagement plan, both for an internal staff as well as for external audiences – whether it’s on-air, online or in person.

Training the Trainers ARBOREtUM I (2)

marilyn pittman, San Francisco, CaThis Intensive is for Program Directors, News Directors, Music Directors, or anyone at the station who is, works with, and/or supervises on-air talent—volunteer or paid. you will learn how to help your hosts develop consistency; establish guidelines for the sound of your station; develop a vocabulary for coaching and cri-tiquing your airstaff; solve communication problems; lead by example if you are on the air too. you’ll come out of this Intensive with a variety of tips and tools to help you be a better leader, mentor, and broadcast-er. you’ll spend the day with people facing the same obstacles and challenges as you are. Regardless of the delivery method, most of what we do is produce SOUND, and this Intensive is a great opportunity to fo-cus on the SOUND of your station.

Sponsored by prpd


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Bringing in the Big Bucks ARBOREtUM IV (2)

kay Sprinkel grace, San Francisco, CaWith the end of PTFP and the possibility of losing CPB funds, community radio stations will need new tools for creating revenue streams that will allow them to serve their communities. the focus of this Intensive will be on the structure, process, purpose, highs/lows and me-chanics of capital and major gift fundraising. Every station should be thinking about sustainability beyond the next fund drive. this Intensive will be useful for sta-tions who want to tweak and upgrade plans already in place, and for stations who want to create and launch plans for major dollars.

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WedneSday 3:30pm-6:00pm african american Station Summit, part 1 MESqUItE (3)

Sponsored by prSS prss

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Sponsored by prX

African American public radio stations (AAPRS) are often challenged by governance issues and financial resource. Still, much of our collective shortcomings come from low self-expectations and the lack of will required to serve as essential media. In the midst of the activity around the trayvon Martin case and on the cusp of the 2012 general elections, we’ll explore the history of African American media relative to civic action and how your station can own “the story”.

In this year’s Summit, we’ll reveal NFCB’s work with the North Carolina hBCU stations towards the develop-ment of a state-wide programming initiative and de-velopment hub and how this represents the seeds of a regional AAPRS network concept. In addition, we’ll customize “NFCB’s 5x5 Model” to the unique challeng-es and opportunities faced by AAPRS. Lastly, like Wyn-ton and Dianne – we’re overcome by the “Feeling of Jazz”. We’ll not only share NFCB’s Jazz InfoVault proj-ect but engage in an honest discussion about the pre-sentation of America’s art form and what it will take to revive what some refer to as a dying format. We’ll have expert presentations, challenges to your most ar-dent assumptions and a wonderful time sharing solu-tions and recognizing opportunities. NFCB President/CEO Maxie C Jackson III will serve as your host.

3rd annual latino public radio Summit, part 1 REDBUD (3)



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Whether you’re new, established or a station aspiring to serve the diverse Latino commu-nity, this national gathering gives you the opportunity to network, meet the players in this community and work together in 5 areas: governance, programming, development, community engagement and compli-ance.

gathering of native Stations, part 1 COttONWOOD (3)



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OK Native Stations, everyone find your conference buddy....Just before the opening event of the NFCB Confer-ence, the Native Station Gathering will provide the opportunity to meet with people from the other Na-tive stations; some who have never been to the con-ference and some who are savvy NFCBers. Available presenters will introduce themselves, and the group will provide insight on relevant workshops. the much-lauded Native Station Directory, complete with photos will be available to facilitate relevant schmoozing.

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WedneSday 4:00-5:00meeting for Conference newcomers ARBOREtUM I (2)

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WedneSday 6:00-7:00opening reception IMPERIAL BALLROOM (3)

Sponsored by npr

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keynoTe Speaker:kay SprInkel graCe is a San Francis-co-based consultant, writer and speak-er who has worked extensively in public media. She caught the broadcast bug early: she created her first radio show when she was 10 and in the 6th grade in Ventura (KVEN), appeared on com-munity service programs on television while in high school in Montana, was a disc jockey at KZSU at Stanford. As a recent Stanford grad she had a radio program called, A Matter of Judgment on a no doubt now defunct LA station, and finally found her true north as lead external consultant to CPB, working with 110 stations (many of which were joint licensees) dur-ing public television’s Major Giving Initiative from 2004 - 2007. She is a self-confessed radio “junkie” -- thriv-ing not only on NPR feeds but on the locally produced programming she finds on her dial from Berkeley, Santa Cruz, Cupertino and other centers of independent ra-dio. She did several years of work with the Asian-Amer-ican Journalists Association (AAJA) whose conferences also included Native American, African American and hispanic journalists working in the print and broadcast media. She speaks across the country and around the world, is the author of six books, and is delighted to be at this conference.

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THurSday, June 14 7:00-8:00BreakFaST IMPERIAL BALLROOM (3)

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THurSday 8:00-9:30 openIng SeSSIon IMPERIAL BALLROOM (3)

Welcome from Sue matters, nFCB Board ChairWelcome from Host Stations: george Thomas, kTSu duane Bradley, kpFTremarks from maxie C Jackson III, nFCB president & Ceokeynote address by kay Sprinkel grace: dare to dream

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THurSday 9:30-10:00 Beverage Break IMPERIAL BALLROOM (3)

Sponsored by prX

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THurSday 10:00-11:15B Community radio to Community media: The Big picture ARBOREtUM V (2)

maxie C Jackson III, nFCB, Washington, d.C.Charles meyer, nCme, madison, WIIn 2012, does it make sense for us to think in terms of “just radio” any more? to what extent are we still think-ing of social media, digital technologies, and multiple platforms as side lines to our real work which is radio? the workshop following this will offer models of com-munity radio stations that have made the transition to community media. this session will look at the big pic-ture—and consider the big thinking that must accom-pany the evolution. your community is already there so how can you get your Board on board? your staff and volunteers? What cultural changes need to happen inside the station? Why is now the time?

D new Fundraising Ideas DOGWOOD (3)

moderator: Sabrina roach, Brown paper Tickets, Seattle, Waken Freedman, WFmu, Jersey City, nJmary oishi, kunm, albuquerque, nmlaura Taylor, WmnF, Tampa, Fltip jars, show-by-show pledging, on-line auctions, ve-hicle donation programs—these are some of the ideas that have been very successful for these stations. there will be others—and undoubtedly some will be new to you.

E Community engagement 1.0: an essential local Service COttONWOOD (3)

moderator: ann alquist, nCme, madison, WIBill Barquín, radio Campesina, phoenix, aZJanis lane-ewart, kFaI, minneapolis, mnJeff pope, kSJd, Cortez, CoSilvia rivera, vocalo, Chicago, IlDo you want to be more engaged with your communi-ty? Do you need practical tips on where to start? this in-troduction to community engagement is right up your alley. We will define community engagement, explain the difference between outreach and engagement, and identify characteristics of an engaged station. you’ll walk away with examples of best practices from your community radio peers who are kick-starting their engagement efforts, and those who are effectively en-gaging with their community. And you’ll learn why this work is such an essential part of our public service.


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C legal Issues in Broadcasting 1 REGENCy (2)

moderator: martina lynde, Womr, provincetown, maMichael Berg, Law Office of Michael D. Berg, Washington, d.C.John Crigler, garvey Schubert Barer, Washington, d.C.lawrence miller, Schwartz, Woods & miller, Washington, d.C.melodie virtue, garvey Schubert Barer, Washington, d.C.Indecency, EAS, license renewals and challenges, challenges to LMAs such as KUSF, translators vs. LPFMs, possible changes in the Quarterly Issues/Programs re-port, and other issues that intrigue our panel of attor-neys and keep you up at night.

P Hostiness: What you need to Be a great Host ARBORETUM I & II (2)

marilyn pittman, Trainer, actor, Comic, San Francisco, CaWhat’s the difference between a set of music on a community radio station and a set of music on Pan-dora? Personality. (Among other things). Hostiness. You could be reading a news story or a PSA, back an-nouncing a music set, giving a weather report, intro-ducing guests for a talk show—no matter what, you want to sound alive and alert, present and prepared. hostiness doesn’t come in a box. you’ll learn what makes a great host and you’ll learn and practice tech-niques and tricks of the trade that you can learn and easily teach to others.

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THurSday 11:15-11:30 Travel Break

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B Community radio to Community media: The practice ARBOREtUM V (2)

moderator: david Freedman, WWoZ, new orleans, laBeverly Hacker, kdHX, St. louis mopatrick Hoyt, kpFT, Houston, TXkevin murphy, WyCe, grand rapids, mISilvia rivera, vocalo, Chicago, Ilhow do they do it? how have they gone from being radio stations to being media centers? What steps did they take? What obstacles overcome? Mistakes? Les-sons learned? What comes next? What can you do today? Next month?

D/P Culture for the Common good ARBORETUM I & II (2)

Christine Farren, a4md, austin, TexasBarbara kooyman, a4md, austin, TexasArtists for Media Diversity (A4MD) is a project bringing together interests of great importance to Community Radio: independent media, artistic diversity, financial sustainability, and collaboration among community organizations. Imagine what happens when a record-ing artist can walk into any Community Radio station, play a new song out of left field that speaks directly to these times we are living in, and that song goes viral. The process is not complicated and everyone benefits. Other stations get access to the music; the artists are heard by more people and some of them pay for a download; the originating station gets 50% of the net proceeds. In this workshop A4MD will cover how to record songs, submit songs, share songs and promote songs using the Archive for Music Diversity (A4MD) ser-vice for noncommercial stations. All attendees will get a station activation kits that explains each procedure in hard copy for you to take back to your stations.

T Technology Bucket COttONWOOD (3)

moderator: Barry gilbert, kgnu, Boulder, Covanessa maria graber, prometheus radio project, philadelphia, padarlene Holmes, prSS, Washington, d.C.nathan moore, WTJu, Charlottesville, vanorm Stockwell, WorT, madison, WIA potpourri of tech ideas, apps, and fixes—Skype for broadcast, using your iPhone as a backup STL, Sound-cloud and field recording, meta data for emergency readiness, and more.

C legal Issues in Broadcasting 2 REGENCy (2)

moderator: martina lynde, Womr, provincetown, maMichael Berg, Law Office of Michael D. Berg, Washington, d.C.John Crigler, garvey Schubert Barer, Washington, d.C.keith Jaasma, patterson & Sheridan, l.l.p., Houston, TXlawrence miller, Schwartz, Woods & miller, Washington, d.C.melodie virtue, garvey Schubert Barer, Washington, d.C.In this panel, the attorneys will tackle new rulings and old questions about underwriting, copyright and social media, and the “right of publicity” on both a national and state level.

D Fundraising for people Who Have no Time for Fundraising DOGWOOD (3)

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there isn’t enough money. It is actually possible to break out of this cycle and this workshop will help you develop an action plan that can help prioritize fund-raising and make it a habit without it taking over your life. you will learn how to decide which of the many fundraising activities will work for your station. you’ll get examples of activities that don’t usually work in small shops, and why. you’ll get strategies for how to get vol-unteers involved in fundraising even when they think they don’t like fundraising. We’ll also talk about “del-egating” your fundraising to technology--how to auto-mate part of your program.

P radio art from a Hunter gatherer perspective redBud (3)

peggy Berryhill, native media resource Center, gualala, CaAre you a beginning or mid-level producer? have you heard a radio story and thought, “I want to do that”! this is the workshop for you. there are many parts to radio production from learning how to use your tools, a microphone, to foraging for the content. From con-ceptualization, preparing for interviews and sound gathering, audio editing, we’ll touch on each of these elements. This will be a free flowing, entertaining and fast moving 75 minutes as we explore the art of radio with Peggy Berryhill, an award winning producer and her guest host, tBA.

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THurSday 2:00-5:00 So muCH goIng on, or SIeSTa (take a nap, check your email, call your station, take a walk, and come back)

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THurSday 2:00-3:00Salon for african american Stations with nFCB Staff maxie’s Suite 3008 (30)Sponsored by The Takeaway

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THurSday 3:00-4:00Salon for urban Stations with nFCB Staff maxie’s Suite 3008 (30)Sponsored by The Takeaway

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THurSday 3:45-4:15 Beverage Break

sponsored by lewis kennedy associates

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THurSday 4:00-5:00 Salon for latino Stations with Staff of nFCB and lprC

MAxIE’S SUItE 3008 (30)

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THurSday 4:00-5:15 roundTaBleS

amarC ROSEBUD (3)

Facilitator: norm Stockwell, WorT, madison, WIAMARC, the World Association of Community Broad-casters, is like the global NFCB. We have conferences, support stations, and help foster relationships across the world of community radio. Please join us for a discus-sion of projects and initiatives around the globe and right here at home.

“Support your Station?” MESqUItE (3)

When you use that phrase to encourage listeners to become members or otherwise send money to the sta-tion, what do you really mean? How much influence should a member have over the program schedule, the kinds of music you play, what news you cover, etc. What do you mean when you say “your” station? Or do you avoid saying it?

Turning data into dollars: using research to Bring underwriting dollars into your Station DOGWOOD (3)

Facilitator: dave Sullivan, rrC, olney, mdhow to prepare a presentation to a potential under-writer, what data to show/not show, how to present the station when the data available are minimal, etc.

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THurSday 6:00-9:00Busses will take you from the hyatt to host stations KtSU and KPFT and back again. Station tours, light food, drinks and great music. Pianist Bobby Lyle will be play-ing in the stunning performance studio at KtSU.

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7:00-8:00 BreakFaST and 2012 eleCTIon Coverage dISCuSSIon ARBORETEUM III & IV (2)

What would 2012 election coverage sound like if Na-tive, Latino, African American—and all community ra-dio stations came together to report on the issues of concern to our listeners? If we came together to cre-ate content from our unique perspectives, and to inter-act, share and produce stories in a new cooperative news format? the conversations have begun—under the leadership of the Center for Emerging Media, in cooperation with WEAA and NFCB, and we invite you to come to breakfast, learn more, and start thinking about the contributions your station can make.

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E Community engagement 2.0: make a digital Connection COttONWOOD (3)

moderator: Cristina Hanson, nCme, madison, WIernesto Águilar, kpFT, Houston, TXBeverly Hacker, kdHX, St. louis, moExplore how you can use social media, your website and other digital tools to engage your community. Ex-tend your in-person work engaging communities by using digital tools to spark or continue conversations and exploit the unique features of digital technology to make your station accessible through channels that represent the modern day water-cooler gathering spot. you’ll hear case studies of community stations who are doing this work and walk away with a copy of the Social Media Handbook, featuring practical tools and tips to develop a social media strategy.

P Building and Sustaining news: Creative partner-ships ARBORETUM I & II (2)

moderator: rose aguilar, kalW, San Francisco, CaJohn Barth, prX, St. louis, moSonya green, kBCS, Bellevue, WaSally kane, kvnF, paonia, Codr. pablo rodriguez, latino public radio rhode Island, Cranston, rINews is expensive. And yet….providing high-qual-ity coverage of our communities is an essential part of your public service and may provide the essential niche that only you can fill. It’s hard to do it well and do it alone, which is why we’re talking about part-nerships in this session with these folks who are all en-gaged in interesting partnerships—with print, commu-nity groups, regional networks, NPR stations—all to the benefit of the news coverage on the community radio station. you’ll get some ideas for creating partnerships and tips on making them work.

P a radical approach to Change: embrace, don’t manage ARBOREtUM V (2)

dick Brooks, actionmedia, minneapolis, minnesotaChange is certain. Progress is not. Progress means rid-ing change to a better future. But progress always re-quires giving something up, taking a new direction, rei-magining what’s possible, and striking out for something better. Community radio should embrace change. Arriving at a position of greater influence in the com-munities it serves, meeting heretofore unknown needs, becoming of greater value to its listeners, and insuring community radio’s value and relevance will not hap-pen by accident. What if community radio stopped being the voice of the community and started being its ears? What would be heard? this session will consist of several parts, one of which will be a guided con-versation to help you understand how you can lead/inspire/open to a process of change at your station that could radically change your programming, your internal culture, and your relationships with your com-munity—without actually killing you in the process.

C Soundexchange reporting: Change Is Coming REGENCy (2)

ginny Z Berson, nFCB, oakland, Caphil Johnson, npr digital Services, Boston, maBob kempf, npr digital Services, Boston, maJeff luchsinger, CpB, Washington, dCmelodie virtue, garvey Schubert Barer, Washington, d.C.Please join NPR Digital Services and the CPB for a dis-cussion on the future of SoundExchange reporting for stations covered by the CPB-SoundExchange Web-casting Agreement. Starting later in 2012, there will be some important changes affecting stations reporting through NPR Digital Services. This session will outline these changes and discuss how they impact NFCB members. Music licensing expert Melodie Virtue will also review all of the licensing options available to sta-tions that stream music.

D The end Is near: additional gifts and end of year messaging DOGWOOD (3)

moderator: pearl Stark, kpov, Bend, orkim mcCarson, koop, austin, TXkevin murphy, WyCe, grand rapids, mIandrew Todd, aspen public radio, aspen, CoDecember is the biggest month of the year for philan-thropic giving, so why are we talking about it in June? Because the way to insure that your station is on the re-ceiving end of many of those end of the year checks is to start planning for it now. this session will offer tips from stations that do this very well. they will discuss who to target and why, what the planning process looks like, and how to craft messages that will resonate with donors and loosen up their wallets a little more.


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G Better Boards/Better Stations MESqUItE (2)

moderator: Sally kane, kvnF, paonia, CoArlene Engelhardt, Pacifica Radio, Berkeley, CABeverly Hacker, kdHX, St. louis, moBarry gilbert, kgnu, Boulder, Cothe road to excellence in managing a radio station is lined with best practices. this session is designed to help you understand what excellence in governance looks like and how it can make a difference to your station. It will provide a road map to help you move your board to understand and adopt best practices, and provide tools for building positive relationships and developing good communications between the station manager and the board chair.

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C Complying with the Communications act REGENCy (2)

robert Winteringham, CpB, Washington, dCCPB’s Deputy General Counsel, Bob Winteringham will discuss the Communications Act compliance require-ments for CSG grantees and the CPB’s Certification Guidelines. As an element of the presentation, a copy of CPB’s certification guidelines will be provided to help stations ensure compliance. Among the requirements to be discussed are Community Advisory Boards, open meetings, open financial records, equal employment opportunity, and donor list requirements. Attendees will become familiar with the Public Broadcasting Act’s certification requirements for station grant recipients. The session will cover CPB’s interpretation of these pro-visions and CPB’s minimum compliance requirements for compliance with these requirements.

B nFCB’s 5 x 5 model: Customization + Cultivation=greater Service

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ginny Z Berson, nFCB, oakland, CaFlorence Hernandez-ramos, lprC, denver, Comaxie C Jackson III, nFCB, Washington, dCIleana rivera Santa, lprC, lake mary, FlIn an effort to provide services to NFCB members in a more targeted way, the staff, working closely with the LPRC and the Native and African-American Project Di-rectors, has developed and refined the 5 x 5. We take five key areas of station operations--Governance, Pro-gramming, Development, Community Engagement, and Compliance—and break them into five stages leading towards mastery of the area and outstanding public service. Services—including webinars, confer-ence sessions, regional trainings, group buys, etc.—are

then designed for groups of stations in particular stag-es of each area. We’re excited to roll it out in detail during this session, hear your feedback, and talk about the next steps.

P rocky mountain Community radio: a model for Collaboration ARBORETUM I & II

andrew Todd, aspen public radio, aspen, CoRocky Mountain Community Radio is a coalition of 17 public radio stations throughout the state of Colora-do. together, the stations cover 90% of the state and reach more than 400,000 unique listeners per week. In the past 18 months, the organization has taken impor-tant steps to important steps to formalize the coalition so that the group can achieve its aspirations of cre-ating quality regional news content for all its member stations. this presentation will focus on the challenges and successes in pulling together a disparate group of stations.

T Social media: developing and running a Station Strategy COttONWOOD (3)

moderator: Jeannie ericson, Ima, atlanta, gaernesto Águilar, kpFT, Houston, TXBill Barquín, radio Campesina, phoenix, aZken Freedman, WFmu, Jersey City, nJA social media strategy begins with an understand-ing of what you are trying to accomplish with it. For example, are you trying to drive traffic to your FM sta-tion or to your website? Are you trying to develop new content? For whom and for what purpose? Or are you trying to do everything because you don’t want to be left behind? how do your activities support your strategy? the panelists for this session have very differ-ent goals and activities, and face distinct challenges. they will share their tips, tools and lessons learned and invite you to do the same.

D making the most of membership DOGWOOD (3)

moderator: Jeff abrams, krBX, Boise, IdCrystal gross, WWoZ, new orleans, lakim mcCarson, koop, austin, TXmary oishi, kunm, albuquerque, nmBest practices, tools and tips for making the most of your membership file. Increasing pledge fulfillment, renewals, sustaining memberships, increasing the ask, using in the streets community engagement to ac-quire members and promote the station’s mission, and more.


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E let the people Speak: How to Create Impactful, Community-Informed Content arboretum I & IImoderator: ann alquist, nCme, madison, WIariana Hall, WWoZ, new orleans, laSam neace, WmmT, Whitesburg, kyCommunity radio has a great tradition of giving the community a say in the content that goes on air. In this session, learn how your station can effectively cre-ate community-informed content that can make an impact on your community’s needs and aspirations. hear station examples about transforming public ser-vice announcements into meaningful content, part-nering with allied organizations to generate content, and innovative ways to engage your audience to par-ticipate in creating content.

C political Broadcasting REGENCy (2)

moderator: lackisha Freeman, WnCu, durham, nCMichael Berg, Law Office of Michael D. Berg, Washington, d.C.John Crigler, garvey Schubert Barer, Washington, d.C.lawrence miller, Schwartz, Woods & miller, Washington, d.C. melodie virtue, garvey Schubert Barer, Washington, d.C.three federal agencies regulate political activity for noncom-mercial radio stations: the Fed-eral Communications Commission (FCC); the Internal Revenue Ser-vice (IRS); and the Federal Elections Commission (FEC). It is critical that Station Managers and Program Directors know—and understand well enough to explain to other staff and volunteers—the legal lim-its of partisan political activity both on and off the air. this panel cov-ers what staff and volunteers can and cannot do regarding: endors-ing and/or opposing candidates for public office; supporting or opposing ballot initiatives or other

legislative initiatives; announcing fundraising events for candidates; sponsoring events or rallies where can-didates are speaking or appearing; underwriting by candidates, and more.

B making the Case: engaging Communities in the Fight for Federal Funding DOGWOOD (3)

moderator: maxie C Jackson III, nFCB, Washington, dCCraig aaron, Free press, Washington, d.C.rishi Hingoraney, npr, Washington, d.C.Stewart vanderwilt, kuT, austin, TXIt won’t be national organizations lobbying members of Congress that will save federal funding for public broadcasting. It will be local stations organizing and inspiring local community leaders and members—a grass tops and grass roots approach. And it’s not all about news and information—there is a big campaign designed for music and mixed format (music and in-formation) stations. Find out how you can make a big difference in this fight.

B Wisdom of the elders ARBOREtUM V (2)

moderator: rip robbins, kSvr, mount vernon, WaFlo Hernandez-ramos, lprC, denver, CoJoseph orozco, kIde, Hoopa, Caelizabeth robinson, kCSB, Santa Barbara, CaBetween them they have decades of experience managing community radio stations, and doing it well. What have they learned? What were their biggest mistakes? What wisdom do they want to pass on to us? A conversation among friends about the lessons of lives spent in community broadcasting.


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TueSday June 12 roomnFCB Board meeTIng MESqUItE (3)

WedneSday June 139:00-3:00 Intensives: training the trainers ARBOREtUM I (2)

New Stations: On the Air—Now What? ARBOREtUM II (2)

Bringing in the Big Bucks ARBOREtUM IV (2)

Ready, Set, Engage: Community Engagement ARBOREtUM V (2)

3:30-6:00 African American Station Summit, Part 1 MESqUItE (3)

3rd Annual Latino Public Radio Summit, Part 1 REDBUD (3))

Gathering of Native Stations, Part 1 COttONWOOD (3)

4:00-5:00Meeting for Conference Newcomers ARBOREtUM I (2)

6:00-7:00Opening Reception IMPERIAL BALLROOM (3)

THurSday June 147:00-8:00 BreakFaST IMPERIAL BALLROOM (3)

8:00-9:30 Opening Session and Keynote IMPERIAL BALLROOM (3)

9:30-10:00 Beverage Break

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B Community Radio to Community Media: The Big Picture ARBOREtUM V (2)

D New Fundraising Ideas DOGWOOD (3)

E Community Engagement 1.0 COttONWOOD (3)

C Legal Issues in Broadcasting 1 REGENCy (2)

P hostiness ARBORETUM I & II (2)

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D/P Culture for the Common Good ARBORETUM I & II (2)

T technology Bucket COttONWOOD (3)

C Legal Issues in Broadcasting 2 REGENCy (2)

D Fundraising for People with No time for Fundraising DOGWOOD (3)

P Radio Art from a Hunter Gatherer Perspective REDBUD (3)

12:45-2:00 lunCH IMPERIAL BALLROOM (3)

2:00-3:00 Salon for African American Stations SUItE 3008 (30)

3:00-4:00 Salon for Urban Stations SUItE 3008 (30)

3:45-4:15 Beverage Break IMPERIAL BALLROOM (3)

4:00-5:00 Salon for Latino Stations SUItE 3008 (30)

4:00-5:15 RoundtablesAMARC ROSEBUD (3)

“Support your Station?” MESqUItE (3)

turning Data into Dollars DOGWOOD (3)

5:15-6:30Pacifica Affiliates COttONWOOD (3)

NV1 Affiliates DOGWOOD (3)

6:00-9:00 Visit KTSU and KPFT

FrIday June 157:00-8:00 BreakFaST IMPERIAL BALLROOM (3)

7:00-8:00 BreakFaST & 2012 eleCTIon Coverage dISCuSSIon ARBORETUM III & IV (2)

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E Community Engagement 2.0:Make a Digital Connection COttONWOOD (3)

P Building and Sustaining News: Creative Partnerships ARBORETUM I & II (2)

P A Radical Approach to Change ARBOREtUM V (2)

C SoundExchange Reporting: Change Is Coming REGENCy (2)

D the End Is Near: Additional Gifts & End of Year Messaging DOGWOOD (3)

G Better Boards/Better Stations MESqUItE (3)

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B NFCB’s 5 x 5 Model ARBOREtUM V (2)

P Rocky Mountain Community Radio: A Model for Collaboration ARBORETUM I & II

T Social Media: Developing a Station Strategy COttONWOOD (3)

D Making the Most of Membership DOGWOOD (3)


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C Political Broadcasting REGENCy (2)

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B Wisdom of the Elders ARBOREtUM V (2)

P/T Let’s Network COttONWOOD (3)

P Professional Radio Interviewing Skills REDBUD (3)

12:30-2:00 lunCH & preSenTaTIon oF aWardS IMPERIAL BALLROOM (3)

2:00-3:00 Salon for Native Stations SUItE 3008 (30)

2:30-6:30 LPFM Clinic DOGWOOD (3)

3:00-4:00 Salon for Rural Stations SUItE 3008 (30)


4:15-6:00 NFCB Membership Meeting IMPERIAL BALLROOM (3)

SaTurday June 167:30-9:00 BreakFaST MPERIAL BALLROOM (3)

9:00-10:30 African American Station Summit, Part 2 MESqUItE (3)

3rd Annual Latino Public Radio Summit, Part 2 ARBOREtUM V (2)

Gathering of Native Stations, Part 2 COttONWOOD (3)

Rural Station Summit ARBORETUM 1 & 2 (2)

Urban Station Summit DOGWOOD (2)

10:30-11 Beverage Break IMPERIAL BALLROOM (3)

11:00-12:30 All Summits continue12:30-2 CloSIng lunCH IMPERIAL BALLLROOM (3)

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John Barth, prX, Cambridge, maCollaborating on radio projects and sharing audio among stations and producers these days needn’t be a hassle. PRX Networks is a private and secure way that stations and producers are privately sharing, ar-chiving and tracking all use of their audio, text and image files. It’s inexpensive, real-world tested and designed to work in a radio environment where you also have to meet grant requirements. this non-tech presentation is useful to everyone from producers, to operations crew and to managers.

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dick Brooks, actionmedia, minneapolis, mn Interviewing is a skill, not a talent. this workshop pres-ents the most effective techniques for great recorded interviews, what mistakes to avoid, how to make peo-ple enjoy being interviewed, and provides a power-ful set of “off the shelf” questions and techniques that quickly get interviews on track, and keep them head-ed in the direction that you, and your listeners want.

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FrIday 2:00-4:00 So muCH goIng on, or SIeSTa (take a nap, check your email, call your station, take a walk, and come back.

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FrIday 7:00-mIdnIgHTnFCB Block partyGreat Food, Great Fun and Music Music Music!presented and sponsored by artists for media diversity

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take a 4 Block Walk and a 5 Minute train from the hyatt hotel to...7:00 pm americana Troubadours - songwriters swap-ping songs underneath the stars at Natachee’s Res-taurant and Bar8:00 pm la pachanga - live music party with the La-tino Public Radio Consortium in the Continental Club Courtyard10:30 pm WWoZ new orleans bringing it on and broadcasting back home with Papa Grows Funk live at the Continental Club

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African American public radio stations (AAPRS) are often challenged by governance issues and financial resource. Still, much of our collective shortcomings come from low self-expectations and the lack of will required to serve as essential media. In the midst of the activity around the trayvon Martin case and on the cusp of the 2012 general elections, we’ll explore the history of African American media relative to civic action and how your station can own “the story”.

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ment of a state-wide programming initiative and de-velopment hub and how this represents the seeds of a regional AAPRS network concept. In addition, we’ll customize “NFCB’s 5x5 Model” to the unique challeng-es and opportunities faced by AAPRS. Lastly, like Wyn-ton and Dianne – we’re overcome by the “Feeling of Jazz”. We’ll not only share NFCB’s Jazz InfoVault proj-ect but engage in an honest discussion about the pre-sentation of America’s art form and what it will take to revive what some refer to as a dying format. We’ll have expert presentations, challenges to your most ar-dent assumptions and a wonderful time sharing solu-tions and recognizing opportunities. NFCB President/CEO Maxie C Jackson III will serve as your host. 3rd annual latino public radio Summit, part 2 ARBOREtUM V (2)



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Whether you’re new, established or a station aspiring to serve the diverse Latino community, this national gathering gives you the opportunity to network, meet the players in this community and work together in 5 areas: governance, programming, development, community engagement and compliance.

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Would you like to share content with other Native Sta-tions? Would you like to know who to call about differ-ent issues unique to Native Stations? Join your fellow Native Station warriors who have won these battles and leave with tangible information you can use to help your station and community best serve each oth-er.

rural Station Summit ARBORETUM I & 2 (2)

Can rural stations in a particular region come together around some programming and development func-tions—to reduce your costs, increase your efficiencies, build your capacity and strengthen your service to your local community? And other issues of interest to rural stations. NFCB Vice President Ginny Z Berson and KVNF Manager Sally Kane are your hosts.

urban Station Summit DOGWOOD (2)

Community radio stations serving urban centers are presented with unique market challenges amidst a wealth of unrecognized resources. together, we’ll ex-

plore how to define our space in a crowded media market while tapping into the vast resources of our cul-tural and information ecosystems. the evolution of the urban-based community radio station will be explored through intimate exploration of “NFCB’s 5x5 Model”, discussion regarding differentiation, and analysis of the acronym SOLOMO – and how it applies to your station. We’ll have expert presentations, challenges to your most ardent assumptions and a wonderful time sharing solutions and recognizing opportunities. NFCB President/CEO Maxie C Jackson III and NFCB Board Member Janis Lane-Ewart (KFAI) will serve as your hosts.

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SaTurday 10:30-11:00 Beverage Break IMPERIAL BALLROOM (3)

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WHy mICHael Bader?Michael Bader was an attorney who worked with Lorenzo Milam and Jeremy Landsman, two of the early pioneers of Community Ra-dio. Lorenzo dedicated The Radio Papers, his essays on community broadcasting, to two lawyers: Al Kramer, “who told me to raise hell in radio,” and Michael Bader, “who showed me how.” that’s how Mike would like to be remembered, as the man who showed cli-ents how.

Mike was a shrewd, hard working, tireless-ly detailed attorney, who lived a larger life through his clients. he wasn’t by nature a hell raiser. he couldn’t be and be the kind of law-yer he was; but he loved clients who were. If clients didn’t want to make the world spin a little faster on its axis, he treated them with professional respect. If they wanted to move the world, they had his complete devotion. he loved NFCB and community stations be-cause he knew that while they sometimes struggled to survive, they would not be sat-isfied with survival. They wanted to make something happen. Mike helped many of the pioneering community stations get on the air and he protected them like a terrier from all threats. he didn’t have to agree with them. In fact, he preferred clients who were quite dif-ferent from himself. But if a station had some-thing to accomplish, Mike was eager to show it how.

Mike not only defended community stations, he also supported them with time, attention

and money. he drew no distinction between the needs of large or small clients for his ser-vices. If you retained Mike Bader, he was your man for the duration, and often well af-ter that.

Mike was a partner in the Washington, D.C. law firm of Haley Bader & Potts, which later affiliated with Garvey Schubert Barer. He died in November 2001 at the age of 72.

NFCB is pleased to honor Michael Bader by naming this award after him. We have no doubt that the recipient of the BADER Award is someone Mike would be proud to be as-sociated with, and someone whose work he would give his whole heart to.

prevIouS reCIpIenTS oF THe Bader aWard are:

ellin o’leary of youth Radio, 2007.Hugo morales of Radio Bilingüe, 2008.

John Crigler of Garvey Schubert Barer, 2009.Brian deShazor and the Pacifica

Radio Archives, 2010.peggy Berryhill, 2011

the Board of Directors of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters

respectfully presents the 2012 BADER Award to

ken Freedman.

Be sure to join us at lunch on Friday to honor the 2012 BADER Award winner.

thE BADER AWARD

the BADER Award is given for a single stunning innovation or a lifetime of vital contributions to Community Radio. this award honors individuals or groups whose work has advanced the vision and values of Community Radio, whether in programming, management, infrastructure development, technology, or development of the field. By creating and presenting the BAD-ER Award, NFCB recognizes extraordinary people and institutions who have moved our unique and wonderful enterprise forward.


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thE 2012 VOLUNtEER OF thE yEAR AWARD: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :

NFCB recognizes the great work and dedication to all Volunteers at our Community Radio Stations. Where would we be without them? We’re proud to honor them with the annual Vol-unteer of the Year Award.

THe nomIneeS For 2012 are:

JoHn adamS and dennIS Brunnenmeyer, KVMR, Nevada City, California

ken BlaCkmon, KqED, San Francisco, California

mark gleaSon, KOPA, Pala, California

ardITH lIen, WTIP, Grand Marais, Minnesota

SCoTT STone, KOPA, Pala California

TIm STone, WSCA-LP, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

THe 2012 volunTeer oF THe year IS

Barry gIlBerT,KGNU, BOULDER, COLORADO

He started as a DJ over 20 years ago, and now he is Chair of the KGNU Board of Directors. He stepped up dur-ing a difficult time for KGNU—when the station had a divided Board and a huge debt. Barry skillfully guided the Board to a renewed place of collegiality, respect and focus on the mission. And that’s not all. He is also KGNU’s webmaster and chair of the IT committee. Barry continues to give much of his time and energy to KGNU because of his love for the station and his commitment to independent community media.

prevIouS WInnerS oF THe volunTeer oF THe year aWard:

2011 Felix Belmont, KVNF, Paonia, Colorado 2010 Ron thums, KFAI, Minneapolis, Minnesota 2009 Candace McKenna, KSER, Everett, Washington 2008 Sue Gerber, KRCL, Salt Lake City, Utah 2007 Kathleen Lindsen, KFOK-LP, Georgetown, California 2006 Richard Dillman, KWMR, Point Reyes Station, California 2005 Louie Ducharme, WGDR, Plainfield, Vermont 2004 Jo Ann Vano, KFAI, Minneapolis, Minnesota 2003 Davide Andrea, KGNU, Boulder, Colorado 2002 Carol Doan, WMNF, tampa, Florida 2001 Adi Adelman, KUNM, Albuquerque, New Mexico tim O’Brien, KVMR, Nevada City, California 2000 Graham Ullrich, KBUt, Crested Butte, Colorado 1999 Bruce Silverman, KBOO, Portland, Oregon


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CraIg aaron is the President & CEO of Free Press, the national, nonpartisan, nonprofit media reform group. He works in the Wash-ington office and speaks often to the press and the public on me-dia, Internet and journalism issues. his commentaries appear reg-ularly in the Guardian and the Huffington Post. Before joining Free Press, he was an investigative reporter for Public Citizen’s Congress Watch and the managing editor of In these times magazine. he is the editor of two books, Appeal to Reason: 25 years In these times and Changing Media: Public Interest Policies for the Digital Age. Fol-low him on twitter @notaaroncraig.

JeFF aBramS is the founder and station manager of Radio Boise – KRBx – 89.9 FM. Boise, Idaho was the biggest area in the country (470,000 people) not served by community radio, prior to the station taking to the airwaves in April of last year. Radio Boise has over 50 volunteer programmers and is in the process of developing a com-munity journalism department. Jeff’s also worked as a fisheries biolo-gist for Idaho Department of Fish and Game. In the fall, he makes himself scarce around the station as he chases bull elk with his bow in Idaho’s backcountry.

erneSTo aguIlar is Program Director at KPFT in Houston, Texas, and counts training, social media management and programming among his responsibilities. Aguilar previously served as co-director of KPFT’s award-winning news department, as well as in volunteer ca-pacities. he holds a B.A. in journalism from the University of houston, with minors in sociology and women’s studies.

roSe aguIlar is the host of your Call, a call-in public affairs show on KALW in San Francisco. your Call focuses on everything from US foreign policy and tax policies to the environment and the arts. Rose also provides a weekly radio commentary about undercovered activism for KPFK in Los Angeles, and writes for Al Jazeera English and Truthout. She’s a mentor for the Op-Ed Project, an organiza-tion that encourages and helps women write op-eds. her book, Red highways: A Journey into the heartland, is about a 2005 road trip she took to the so-called “red states” where she interviewed people about why they vote the way they do (or not) and issues they care about.

BIll BarquIn is Chief Operating Officer, Campesina Radio Net-work, a nine-station Spanish-language radio network that caters to the needs of the hispanic community throughout Arizona, Cali-fornia, and Washington, and that is owned and operated by the Cesar Chavez Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that strives for self-empowerment for the hispanic community through various social and educational services such as affordable housing, on-site educational service programs for students, and legal aid. As Chief Operating Officer of the radio network, Bill oversees the daily op-erations of the entire Communications Fund of the Cesar Chavez Foundation, assuring that the organization meets its standard of a “double-bottom line” - the ideal that an organization can be both sustainable and socially responsible.

JoHn BarTH is the Managing Director of the Public Radio Exchange (PRX.org), an online distributor of radio programs for public radio networks, stations, producers, podcasts, satellite radio and com-mercial digital companies. PRX is also a major developer of mobile apps. John was the founding producer of the public radio business program Marketplace, ran all of AOL’s news operations and busi-ness, and was in charge of original content for the spoken-word site, Audible.com. John has been a reporter, producer and news director at public radio stations in Missouri, Minnesota and Philadelphia. John has an MA in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

mICHael Berg’s law degree is from Georgetown University. After a year of public service lawyering for community groups, Michael became an FCC staff radio lawyer in 1976. he then joined the broadcast practice of DC law firm Covington & Burling, and then he became Senior Associate General Counsel of the National Associa-

tion of Broadcasters (NAB). there he worked with an NCE/commer-cial joint committee seeking permanent advance public broadcast funding. In 2004 Michael opened his own practice in Washington, the Law Office of Michael D. Berg. In it he combines FCC and big law firm experience with small firm flexibility. He represents NCE ra-dio and other stations in FCC compliance, applications and policy, Congressional and court matters, regulatory compliance on day-to-day station operation, new stations and many other matters. he is an avid community radio fan and supporter.

peggy BerryHIll (Muscogee) is the founder of the Native Media Resource Center (NMRC). Founded in 1996, the NMRC produces content about Native Americans and promotes racial under-standing and cross-cultural harmony. Peggy has been instrumen-tal in organizing Native radio stations and independent producers throughout her career. In 2011 the NMRC constructed a full power community radio station in Gualala, California, KGUA 88.3 FM. the station serves the communities along a 75 mile section of Sonoma and Mendocino Counties in Northern California. Peggy was hon-ored by NFCB with the BADER Award in 2011 for her lifetime of con-tributions to community radio.

gInny Z BerSon is NFCB’s Vice President and Director of Federation Services. She been a program director, program producer, record company founder, concert producer, print columnist, op ed writer, asparagus picker, community organizer, clarinet player and scuba diver. She was a founding board member of the Latino Public Radio Consortium. She is passionate about justice, independent media, the ocean, and lying in the hammock.

dICk BrookS co-founded ActionMedia.org, in 1994, to help orga-nizations working for positive social change become more strate-gic and effective in their communications. ActionMedia has con-ducted more than 100 community issue focus groups and hundreds of individual interviews on citizen attitudes about public decision and policy in the social, built and natural environment. Brooks helps organizations work through long-existing assumptions, jargon and rhetoric, to a new, simple, direct and clear way of talking about their efforts. Brooks worked in public broadcasting for more than 20 years before founding ActionMedia in 1974. he remains active in national training programs for broadcast journalists, and lives with his family in Minneapolis.

mICHael BroWn’s radio career began at 13, when he built a pirate radio transmitter and played DJ. he impressed his neighbor’s girl-friend by playing her favorite song, as the neighbor and girlfriend necked in a ’57 Chevy parked in front of his house. Working in com-mercial radio for 16 years cured him of delusions of mega-stardom. Michael heads Brown Broadcast Services – an engineering firm pre-paring FCC applications, studies, signal propagation and interfer-ence analysis, and station construction. his specialty is exploiting all legal and technical angles to maximize coverage for Community Radio broadcasters.

JoHn CrIgler started slowly. When he was 5 his Mom decided he wouldn’t make much of a farmer. they were standing in the tool shed, where his Dad, who was working on a hay bailer, asked John for a crescent wrench. John plaintively replied, “I don’t believe I’m old enough to help you.” Now he is. If you need help, you can find John and his tool kit at Garvey Schubert Barer, 1000 Potomac Street, Washington D.C. 20007 ([email protected], 202.298.2521).

arlene engelHardT is the Executive Director of Pacifica. She was involved with WMNF, a community radio station in tampa, Florida for almost 20 years – as a programmer, a board member and as Presi-dent of the Board. She has served on a number of not-for profit or-ganization boards, and has worked professionally in both non-profit and for-profit management. She believes passionately in the impor-tance of Pacifica and community radio. “In these turbulent times, the board becomes increasingly important and community radio is an essential part of community media.”

JeannIe erICSon, is Executive Director of the Integrated Media As-sociation. Jeannie moved into public media in early 2009 at WABE/PBA30 in Atlanta, and she has no intention of going back to the


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commercial world. She is currently rebuilding iMA to help public media embrace and plan for the changing media and technol-ogy landscape. her 20 years of corporate experience in emerging technologies project management, strategic planning consulting, and establishing global standards and programs while with IBM and the Coca-Cola Company are her foundation for re-establishing iMA. Jeannie believes deeply that public media can be a truly innovative, efficient, and collaborative industry.

With a background as a Special Events and Volunteer Coordinator and former producer of Hot Off The Press: Mainly New Music at WGDR, Plainfield, VT, CHrISTIne Farren knows that strengthening connections between artists, programmers and communities brings positive change to our world.

alICe l. FerrIS, MBA, CFRE, ACFRE and JameS anderSon are part-ners in GoalBusters, specializing in outsourced development for small nonprofits; integrated fundraising, marketing and strategic planning; and customized education and training programs. Alice Ferris has over twenty years of professional fundraising experience, and is a two-time honoree as the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Northern Arizona Fundraising Professional of the Year. One of less than 100 worldwide to earn the Advanced Certified Fundraising Executive (ACFRE) credential, Alice serves as Director of Develop-ment for KAWC Colorado River Public Media and interim Administra-tive Manager for KGHR Navajo Public Radio. Jim Anderson has more than 25 years of sales and training experience through his positions with Nielsen Media, Simmons and Scarborough Research. Jim was the 2010 AFP Northern Arizona Fundraising Professional of the Year and serves as interim Station Manager for KGHR Navajo Public Radio and Underwriting Manager for KAWC.

In 1970, davId Freedman built one of the first listener-supported community radio stations, KUSP-FM, in Santa Cruz, California. For the past 20 years, David has served as GM at WWOZ-FM, New Orleans. In 1997 he received the Golden Reel award and is the executive pro-ducer of 36 CD’s featuring live music performances from local ven-ues. David is currently president of the Association of Independents in Radio. David is also a board member and past chair of the NFCB and has served on the board of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation. Last year, he co-created the Gulf Relief Foundation, rais-ing more than $750,000 to assist victims of the BP Oil Blow-Out in the Gulf of Mexico.

ken Freedman is Station Manager of WFMU (wfmu.org), the longest-running and most renowned freeform radio station in the US. Un-der his guidance, WFMU became independent of Upsala College, WFMU’s original owner. Freedman also developed WFMU’s internet presence, making it one of the most popular and forward looking internet radio stations in the US. he recently founded the Free Mu-sic Archive (freemusicarchive.org), an online music library and social site based on curated music licensed under alternative copyrights. Freedman was a board member and technology adviser to the NFCB. he has spoken and presented at conferences sponsored by The Future of Music Coalition, NPR, the Integrated Media Associa-tion, and NFCB.

laCkISHa Freeman is a native of Seaboard, North Carolina. She at-tended North Carolina Central University, where she obtained both her bachelor’s degree and her Juris Doctor. She is the General Man-ager at WNCU 90.7 FM in Durham, NC, a mainstream, jazz radio sta-tion licensed by North Carolina Central University. She has worked in the public radio industry for 12 years. Freeman serves on the advi-sory board for the African American Public Radio Station Project and serves on the Board of trustees for NC Community Shares. She is also a member of the triangle Association of Black Journalists. She resides in Raleigh, North Carolina with husband William Freeman and two sons, Aiden and Deandre.

Barry gIlBerT started in radio at his college station in upstate New york in 1978. When he moved to Boulder in 1982, he immediately started volunteering at KGNU. Since then, he has primarily been programming music shows. In 2008, Barry joined KGNU’s board of directors, on which he currently serves as chair. At that time, he also stepped in as the chair of KGNU’s It committee. In this role, he

helped improve KGNU’s It infrastructure, its website, and oversaw the development of a custom content management system. Barry makes his living as Programming Manager for a local manufacturing company.

vaneSSa marIa graBer is a bilingual media activist and journalist currently serving as Director of Community Radio for the Prometheus Radio Project. In this position, Vanessa is responsible for providing training and support to community radio stations and groups apply-ing for Low Power FM licenses. She has more than 13 years radio experience working at 7 stations across the US. She currently serves on the board of WPEB, a community radio station in Philadelphia, PA. Vanessa has completed media research in Costa Rica, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Austria, Bosnia-herzegovina, and Croatia. She is the founder of the news website, occupyhillymedia.org.

Sonya green is the director of News and Public Affairs at KBCS 91.3 FM in Bellevue, WA. She has been with KBCS since 2009, when she joined the station as the host and managing producer of Voices of Diversity, a one hour-long talk show covering local, national and international issues from the perspectives of communities not often heard on the airwaves. her media experience includes several years working in commercial and non-commercial television and radio. Sonya was named Woman of the Year by Bellevue’s Business Pro-fessional Women’s (BPW) chapter last October for her professional, political and personal contributions to the community.

SHane guITer is a digital evangelist. he serves as Director of Devel-opment at KLRU-TV, Austin’s PBS. During his six-year tenure, KLRU has received five PBS Development Awards. Shane serves on the PBS Communications Advisory Committee, the Contributor Develop-ment Project Advisory Group (CDP), and is a member of the PBS On-line Fundraising Working Group. Prior to 2005, Shane held marketing and fundraising positions at New york theatre Workshop (RENt) and the Vineyard Theatre (Avenue Q). He began his non-profit career at Austin Lyric Opera more than a decade ago.

CrySTal groSS joined WWOZ (wwoz.org), the Jazz & Heritage sta-tion in New Orleans, LA. as Membership Director in 2007, transitioning to Development Director in 2010. Under her supervision, WWOZ’s De-velopment Department has grown from a two person operation to a five person member services department, including most recently an Outreach Coordinator and a Major Gifts officer. She produces two annual WWOZ on-air membership drives, holds an annual “pitch camp” training workshop for new volunteers and has implemented year-round fundraising activities as part of the station’s development strategy. Before joining WWOZ she served as the Membership Direc-tor for The Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, an environmental non-profit.

Beverly HaCker is the co-Executive Director for KDhx Community Media in St. Louis. KDhx’s mission is building community through me-dia, which it does through the operation KDhx FM 88.1 KDhx radio and KDHX Media Arts - international timed filmmaking competitions. KDhx was an early adopter of the Internet, having begun streaming its signal in 1997. KDhx.org now offers streamed and archived ra-dio programming, podcasts, live performance audio and video and community generated content of all kinds. Beverly’s background is in business, accounting and technology. She joined the staff of KDhx thirteen years ago after having served as a volunteer and board member for five years. In addition to her role as ED of KDHX, she teaches media literacy, digital literacy and video production at Webster University.

arIana Hall is the Internet and Digital Content Director for WWOZ in New Orleans, Louisiana. After graduating in Computer Science from tulane University in 1995, Ms. hall spent 5 years working in internet and convergent media technologies in Silicon Valley. She then re-turned to New Orleans to run a community arts non-profit organiza-tion dedicated to New Orleans and Caribbean music culture. She began working with WWOZ in January 2007 combining her technolo-gy, arts and community advocacy experience. She is the co-creator and co-producer for “takin’ It to the Streets”, WWOZ’s weekly online coverage of New Orleans second lines, social aid & pleasure clubs, Mardi Gras Indians and brass bands.


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FlorenCe HernandeZ-ramoS is the Executive Director of the La-tino Public Radio Consortium which works on behalf of the 31 Latino public radio stations in the mainland United States and Puerto Rico. A map of its constituent stations is at www.latinopublicradioconsor-tium.org. LPRC also advocates for the inclusion of Latinos in all as-pects of public radio and currently has successful partnerships with NFCB, CPB, StoryCorps, DEI, APTS and HETS. New partners are always welcome. Flo has worked in public radio since 1983 and helped found KUVO (Denver), a Latino-controlled jazz station at which she served as CEO for 23 years.

rISHI HIngoraney is Director of Public Policy & Legislation for NPR. He represents NPR and member stations before Congress and regu-latory agencies, particularly in the areas of telecommunications and intellectual property. Over the past year, Rishi has been involved in advocacy and awareness efforts around the role of public radio stations in music—and helped lead the first annual Public Radio Mu-sic Month this past April. Prior to joining NPR, Rishi was Director of Government Relations for the Association of Public Television Sta-tions. And from 2003 to 2006, he served as Director of Government Relations for the National Newspaper Association. he holds a law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law and a degree in political science from Vanderbilt University.

darlene CHapman-HolmeS currently heads up the Customer De-velopment and Sales team at National Public Radio Satellite Ser-vices and Shared Services division. She has been in the Sales and Marketing media industry for 21 years and has worked at various television networks and technology companies in the past. Prior to this, she served as Senior Director of Affiliate Sales at Retirement Liv-ing Television. Prior to RLTV, Chapman-Holmes was Sr. Vice President of Marketing for AmericanLife tV Network in Washington, DC. In this position, Chapman-Holmes managed both consumer and affiliate marketing, and worked closely with Affiliate Sales on negotiations, brand strategy, research, press and website management.

Ever since he was a 10 year old kid with a 1200 baud modem, paT-rICk HoyT has spent more time in cyberspace than is probably healthy. 25 years of public radio listening later, he’s a rabid fan of that medium too. Since helping create the first Pacifica station ar-chive ten years ago, he’s worked to put public radio on the inter-net. After 5 code-filled years as webmaster at NPR affiliate KUHF.org, Patrick is now pursuing carpal tunnel syndrome by pounding out the core of RadioFaucet.org- an open source CMS specifically tailored to community radio content.

keITH JaaSma is an attorney with Patterson & Sheridan, LLP, a full-service intellectual property law firm. Mr. Jaasma practices all types of intellectual property litigation related to patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and publicity rights, as well as copyright and trademark prosecution and intellectual property licensing and transactional work.

maXIe C JaCkSon III is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB). Jack-son is a multifarious media professional with over 15 years of public/community radio experience – contributing to groundbreaking pro-gramming, program development, audience research and format-ics. his public media experience includes stints at WEAA (Baltimore, MD), WEtA (Washington, DC) and WNyC (New york, Ny). In addi-tion, he has commercial tV, radio and live-performance experience along with stints in marketing and public relations. Jackson holds a master’s degree in multi-channel management from Michigan State University. he earned a bachelor’s degree in broadcast manage-ment from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. he is capable of providing critical analysis of design, convergence and manage-ment strategy relevant to multimedia programming and systems.

pHIl JoHnSon is a Project Manager in the Partner Relations and Communications department of NPR Digital Services. Prior to join-ing NPR in 2009, Phil spent seven years at WGBH as the Director of technology for WGBh Online. he’s also worked as a software /web developer at a number of companies, including target Software, where he helped to build and launch team Approach. he’s studied

economics at MIt and harvard and written jokes for David Letter-man, Jay Leno and Jimmy Fallon. he lives in Boston with his wife and two tweenaged daughters.

Sally kane is Executive Director of KVNF Community Radio in rural Western Colorado. her background includes experience as a small business owner and a career in public health as a licensed midwife. Ms. Kane is also a consultant for third Sector Innovations, based out of Grand Junction, Colorado. her areas of expertise are organiza-tional assessment, leadership development, and strategic planning. trained as a vocalist and actor, Ms Kane is active in Community the-ater and enjoys public speaking. Beyond her professional life Sally makes her home in Crawford, Colorado on a small ranch complete with chickens, livestock and a robust garden.

BoB kempF is Vice President of NPR Digital Services, which provides member stations with editorial leadership, business intelligence, products, and revenue support with the goal of helping stations de-velop digital audience comparable to radio. the group works closely with NPR’s Digital Media division and member stations to further their common goal of developing a multi-platform, local-national news network. Prior to joining NPR in 2010, Kempf served as vice president of product at Boston.com, and the Boston Globe where he was an architect of the Globe’s two-brand digital strategy. he also served as vice president, interactive at Gatehouse Media and as director, Internet product development for Dow Jones Local Media Group.

BarBara kooyman is Co-founder and Creative Director, Artists for Media Diversity. In 1988 Barbara K, recording artist with timbuk3, played a benefit for Pine Ridge Reservation KILI radio with fellow art-ists and activists Floyd Red Crow Westerman, John trudell, Jackson Browne, Neil young and many others. her experiences with the La-kota people changed her life’s trajectory, eventually arriving in a small German village where she received a vision that overflowing resources for freedom of speech and cultural expression could be achieved through the power of music.

JanIS lane-eWarT is Executive Director of KFAI, Fresh Air, Inc. She joined KFAI in 2001 and is responsible for general management, fun-draising and development, and fiscal operations. Ms. Lane-Ewart also serves as one of KFAI’s volunteer programmers, hosting a jazz program, the Collective Eye. Ms. Lane-Ewart has an extensive back-ground as an arts administrator working with community, regional and nationally based arts organizations. Ms. Lane-Ewart is active in community service, having served on the boards of Community Shares of Minnesota and COMPAS; regionally as current Treasurer of the Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations (AM-PERS); and, nationally as current Treasurer of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters.

JeFF luCHSInger is Director of Radio System Investments at the Cor-poration for Public Broadcasting. His work includes developing and nurturing projects that support and enhance the public broadcast-ing system and its audience service. those projects include: Lead-ership for Philanthropy; Public Insight Network, Grow the Audience, Station Action for Emergency Readiness (SAFER), PRX Remix, the Public Radio Player iPhone App, the Public Media Innovation Fund, the Station Renewal Project and other system-wide efforts. Jeff also works with the teams negotiating on behalf of the public radio sys-tem with Arbitron, SoundExchange, ASCAP, BMI and SESAC.

TIna lynde is Secretary of the NFCB Board of Directors and is in her second term as a Board member. She also serves on the human Relations and Governance committees. She has spent the last nine-teen years in community radio at WOMR in Provincetown, Massa-chusetts, as a programmer, fundraiser, Board member and six years as Board president. When she is not thinking about community radio, she works as a consultant and clinician specializing in helping fami-lies with special needs children. In summer, she enjoys sailing and sailboat racing on Cape Cod Bay.

kIm mCCarSon, Executive Director, KOOP Radio 91.7 FM, Austin, texas – Leading an incredibly diverse group of volunteers at the most eclectic station in Austin, texas, is the best fun of my 15-year nonprofit career. While helping “keep Austin weird”, KOOP nearly


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doubled in audience as well as funding since 2006. having lived in a co-op during college, it’s no coincidence that I work for one of the few cooperatively run radio stations. Before KOOP, I held economic and business development positions in the nonprofit sector in Wash-ington, DC and Asheville, NC.

CHarleS meyer is executive director of the National Center for Me-dia Engagement (NCME). NCME is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to strengthen public media’s ability to engage local communities. Prior to his current position and four years as NCME deputy director, Meyer spent six years as managing director for Best Practices in Journalism, an initiative to help local public and commercial stations improve their journalistic coverage of politics, campaigns and elections.

laWrenCe m mIller is a partner in Schwartz, Woods & Miller, a Wash-ington, D.C. law firm with a national public broadcasting practice. Originally from Philly, Larry was graduated from the George Wash-ington University Law School. he is trying to make a career out of advising public broadcasting clients in areas such as FCC licensing and regulatory compliance, program production and distribution, copyright, trademark protection, and station transactions. Larry lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife, Maureen, a consultant on Medicare policy and regulation; their son is a construction engineer. Larry is an avid public radio listener, with a particular ear for roots music and underwriting announcements

naTHan moore once spent a summer living off the grid in the foot-hills of the tetons, building a cabin in the woods. Since then, he has worked at WORT, Pacifica, and Free Speech Radio News. These days, he (metaphorically) builds a community radio platform as the General Manager of WtJU in Charlottesville, VA.

kevIn murpHy is the station manager of 88.1 FM WyCE, a service of the Grand Rapids (Mich.) Community Media Center. During his six years as GM, he has overseen major technology upgrades includ-ing a power increase to 10kw, the creation of a paperless fund drive management software suite, and the design and implementation of a custom-built playlist/database programming suite – including the addition of digital music playback. In 2011, WYCE celebrated its first six-digit fundraiser, and will attempt to top that effort this fall as the station celebrates its 25th anniversary providing “a world of music” to its community.

Sam neaCe lives in the beautiful mountains of hazard, Kentucky with his wife and children and works as the community engagement di-rector for WMMt- FM community radio, operating from Appalshop in Whitesburg, Kentucky. More info on WMMt and Appalshop’s mission for southeastern Kentucky can be found on wmmt.org.

mary oISHI has served as Development Director at 3 public radio stations: first at a community station, then at a college station, and for the past 5+ years at KUNM-FM in Albuquerque, a station that is a hybrid community/college station. When she took the position at KUNM, they were $75,000 in the red. She balanced the budget the first year and every year thereafter, in years when many New Mexico non-profits struggled or went defunct. Oishi believes in passionate, creative FUNdraising, but also in setting serious goals and strategiz-ing to reach those goals. She is happy to share her strategies and creative approaches with NFCB Conference attendees.

JoSepH oroZCo, Manager of KIDE in hoopa, California: “After 30 years in Native Radio, after many years of dealing with CPB, and after many wonderful years of networking in community radio, I may have more questions than answers. Be that as it may. I am always happy to share radio stories and tips. I still manage the first Native American solar powered radio station in California. I’ve done just about everything in radio but make a ton-O-money. I am far richer for the experience. thank you for attending this conference and session.”

As a coach and consultant, marIlyn pITTman works with region-al and national talent at National Public Radio, NPR stations, and Public Radio International, as well as many community radio sta-tions. her workshops on broadcast voice and performance have

been favorites at dozens of conventions and conferences over the years, including RTNDA, BEA, PRNDI, NPR, Unity, and NFCB. Since the early 90’s, she has been a guest lecturer at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism radio classes and since 2000, she has been a presenter at the Knight Digital Media Center at Berkeley, leading workshops in on-camera and on-mic performance skills. her many years as a stand-up comic, narrator, actor, radio producer and host fuel her warm and engaging style.

JeFF pope discovered community radio in his home town, St. Lou-is, when his car radio malfunctioned and would only pick up 88.1 KDhx; he still knows their program grid by heart! As a stone mason at Mesa Verde National Park, he got involved with a community movement to save KSJD, a college station in danger of going dark. When the community decided to hire a manager, he was selected because he wore a tie to the interview and wasn’t afraid of the electric shocks inherent in rebuilding a station. Jeff, his wife Della and boys henry (2) and Liam (.33) live near Cortez, Colorado. he enjoys whitewater canoeing, trail running and chasing babies.

SIlvIa rIvera is Managing Director of Vocalo, a next generation public media service that targets younger, culturally diverse audi-ences. Silvia is a thought leader on broad range of topics, such as: youth media, leadership and diversity in public media. She is a founding member and Board President of the Latino Public Radio Consortium and served two terms on the Board of the NFCB.

SaBrIna roaCH is the Radio/New Media Doer at Brown Paper Tickets (http://www.brownpapertickets.com), where she identifies opportunities to help public media build capacity. She has worked in Seattle area public media for the past eleven years – at KBCS Community Radio and KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio in pro-duction, development, membership, marketing, and community engagement. She’s a past board member of Reclaim the Media and co-coordinator of the NW Media Action Grassroots Network, and a Rockwood Fellow in Media, Communications and Informa-tion Policy. Currently, she’s a coordinator of the Community Radio track at the Allied Media Conference and the Seattle youth Media Educators Network.

rIp roBBInS has played and worked in radio since becoming en-amored with top-40 AM (WAMS) in the mid-1960s, and infatuated by the overnight Opus program on WMMR-FM 1970. his father held a shift in 1966 at Seattle’s infamous KRAB-FM, where he recalls taking a phone call from Charles Manson, who wanted to read poetry on the air. Rip obtained his FCC 3rd Class Radio-telephone permit in 1970, and a B.A. in Broadcast Speech in 1982 from Western Washington University. He was elected to the Pacifica Foundation Board in 2006 and 2007, and has attended 21 NFCB conferences. Rip has man-aged KSVR since 1994, and last year, he signed on a new station, KSVU 90.1 FM, to serve rural communities in eastern Skagit County. Rip has been involved with media reform issues for many years, sup-porting Free Press, Code Pink, Democracy Now, and others.

elIZaBeTH roBInSon is Associate Director for Media of Associated Students, UC Santa Barbara and has been a media producer and activist for more than 25 years. At KCSB she has trained hundreds of people in the fundamentals of radio production and media criti-cism. She has produced public affairs programming at the local, national and international levels including her current programs, No Alibis and third World News Review. For the past 15 years, she has been a member of AMARC (the French acronym of the World Asso-ciation of Community Radio Broadcasters, www.amarc.org) which is a global grassroots organization working to develop community media and defend communication rights. She was a member of the AMARC international board for 2 years. She is currently teach-ing a course on global media at Antioch University and planning her escape from full time employment before summer’s end.

paBlo rodrIgueZ is Chairman and CEO of Latino Public Radio Rhode Island, WRNI, where he hosts hablemos and Nuestra Salud . he is an M.D. who is also CEO of Women’s Care and Associate Chair for Community Relationships in the Department of Obstetrics & Gy-necology at Women and Infant’s hospital. he is a former Medical


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Director of Planned Parenthood of Rhode Island and has also been Chair of the Rhode Island Foundation, the International Institute of Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Latino Political Action Committee, RI Project AIDS, and led the effort for the $1.5 million Capital Cam-paign to benefit Progreso Latino, the leading social service agency for new immigrants.

A twenty-eight year veteran of public broadcasting, Ileana rIve-ra SanTa is the Manager of the LPRC Latino Desk at NFCB, a new service for Latino-controlled radio stations in the United States and Puerto Rico designed by the Latino Public Radio Consortium, in col-laboration with the National Federation of Community Broadcasters and funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The LPRC Latino Desk at NFCB, among other things, provides Latino public ra-dio stations with webinars, station visits, training assessments, open-topic conference calls, group buys and discounts, consultations, and participation in the NFCB listserv.

pearl STark has been the station manager of KPOV since 2006. KPOV is located in Bend Oregon. They went on the air in June of 2005 as an LP and transitioned to a full power station in the summer of 2011. Before KPOV, Pearl was an avid public and community ra-dio listener and held various and sundry jobs including 10 years lead-ing wilderness expeditions for Outward Bound, 4 years as a software engineer, and a few weeks carrying rocks.

molly STenTZ is the News Director for WORt 89.9 FM radio in Madi-son, Wisconsin. She is also a freelance reporter for Free Speech Ra-dio News, a nationally-syndicated daily global news program. her reporting has brought her around the world from the bustling halls of UN climate summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, to the dusty streets of Dakar, Senegal, and the monsoons of New Delhi, India, with many points in between. She has most recently been honored by the Wis-consin Broadcasters Association for her reporting on the Wisconsin protests of 2011.

norman SToCkWell serves as WORt’s Operations Coordinator. he has been at the station in music and news programming since 1983. In addition to working as a journalist in the U.S., Cuba, Nicaragua & Mexico, Norm has been involved in the collective management of two Madison institutions: Lakeside Press and Mifflin Street Co-op. Norm has coordinated community radio coverage at the World So-cial Forum in Porto Alegre in 2002, 2003, and 2005; the Polycentric Forum in Caracas, Venezuela in 2006; the WSF in Nairobi in 2007; and the US Social Forum in Atlanta, Georgia.

dave SullIvan is RRC’s Manager of PPM Client Services, assisting non-commercial radio stations with the acquisition and analysis of Arbitron’s PPM data. Dave served as Senior Training Specialist at Ar-bitron from 2000 to 2007 and his background in radio also includes sales experience with WWMx-FM and WBAL-AM in Baltimore, MD, as well as underwriting experience with WtMD-FM in towson, MD. he has also worked as an audio engineer and play-by-play announcer for several stations. Dave graduated from towson University with a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications and did graduate studies at Emerson College in Boston, MA.

laura Taylor began her career in public broadcasting in 1989 as a reporter, anchor and News Director for WUSF-FM in tampa, FL. Bur her support for WMNF started years before that in 1985, when as a college freshmen she made her first pledge of $12! She worked in fundraising and in on-air pitching at WGBh tV and FM from 1999-2003. Missing WMNF (ok, and her family, friends and the beach), she moved back to tampa, where she’s been Development Direc-tor since 2006. She also hosts a weekly program, Surface Noise on WMNF, where she gets to play her scratchy vinyl.

Tom THomaS is co-CEO of the Station Resource Group, an alliance of leading public media organizations focused on strategy, policy, and innovation. SRG’s 40 members operate some 220 public sta-tions. he has led strategic advances in programming, funding, tech-nology, and public service mission for stations and the public me-dia field as a whole. He has shaped the policy framework for public broadcasting in Congress, at federal agencies, and at the Corpora-tion for Public Broadcasting. He oversaw development of PRX, the

Public Radio Exchange, an online audio marketplace and innovator in digital distribution, and Public Radio Capital, which helps public broadcasters plan for sustainable growth, secure new channels, and expand their services. With SRG co-CEO terry Clifford he has authored major studies of public media’s programming, audience service, and finances. He was founding President of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters from 1975 to 1984, where he established community-based radio and stations operated by peo-ple of color as integral contributors to public radio’s overall service.

andreW Todd has been the executive director of Aspen Public Radio since 2007. the station is a community licensee serving the Colorado and Roaring Fork River Valleys, reaching 10,000 unique lis-teners per week. During his tenure at APR, the station has increased its membership 50% and increased its major giving circle by 30%. this year, the station launched a new circle of leadership philan-thropy focused on developing a small core group of individuals who contribute significant five-figure donations to the annual fund. In six months, the station has had 4 individuals join this group with gifts between $10,000 and $25,000. he has been the president of Rocky Mountain Community Radio since 2010.

STeWarT vanderWIlT is director/general manager of KUt-FM Austin, one of the highest-rated public radio stations in the country. Dur-ing his tenure, KUT launched central Texas’ first full-time public radio news operation — earning 90+ awards — and revitalized fundraising efforts. Stewart has served on several boards including Public Radio International and Development Exchange, helped launch Marfa Public Radio, and served on the NPR Digital Transition Advisory Com-mittee. Stewart runs marathons, spent five seasons as an official for the Indianapolis Ice professional hockey team, and is married to jewelry designer Stephanie Gaunt Vanderwilt. their son, Alex, is a US Army Sargent, 2nd Cavalry.

melodIe vIrTue has been practicing communications law for over 25 years. She is an owner at the Washington, DC Office of the law firm of Garvey Schubert Barer. Her primary focus is on assisting broadcasters in their dealings with the FCC, providing day-to-day regulatory advice, working on transactions and applications for new stations, and advising them on web site compliance, copyright and streaming issues.

Todd FISHer WallIn fell in love with radio while listening to distant stations as a child. Although a licensed Amateur Radio Operator, his experience in broadcast radio is relatively short. His first broadcast experience came as a volunteer student programmer for WSUP, at the University of Wisconsin in Platteville. At the beginning of 2011 he became involved in his nearby community radio station, the four month old WDRt. After countless volunteer hours, todd became WDRt’s third, part time, paid, staff member. Believing strongly in the mission of community radio, todd has since started the Open Source Radio project.

roBerT m. WInTerIngHam is CPB’s Deputy General Counsel. He joined CPB in 1997. Prior to CPB, Mr. Winteringham was senior associ-ate at the communications law firm of McFadden, Evans & Sill. He also worked as an intern at the advertising agency Young & Rubi-cam. Currently, Mr. Winteringham serves as a Vice President and the Chair of the Legal Committee for the North American Broadcasters Association. Mr. Winteringham is a cum laude graduate of the In-diana University School of Law – Bloomington, where he served on the editorial board of the Federal Communications Law Journal. he received his undergraduate degree with high honors from the Uni-versity of Michigan.


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SPECIAL THANKS: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :

We express our gratitude to: ann alquist

Jim andersonBrian Brashier

Brenda Joy doggettJeannie ericson

June Foxvanessa maria graber

Beverly HackerCristina Hanson

Flo Hernandez-ramosSally kaneSid kellar

Camille lacapaellen maiaraSue matters

Sheila nanaetoJoseph orozco

Silvia riveranorm Stockwell

all the panelists and presenters: Where would we be without you?

OUR SPONSORS: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :a4md (artists for media diversity)deI (development exchange, Inc.)garvey Schubert Barerlewis kennedy associatesmemsysnprprI (public radio International/The Takeaway)prpd (public radio program directors)prSS (public radio Satellite System)prX (public radio exchange)listener Interactivela network Campesina

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NFCB’S MISSION: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :the National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB) is a grassroots organization of non-commercial, educational, public radio stations which are distinguished by their com-munity support, control, and programming. the NFCB is the sole national membership and service organization for com-munity radio.

the NFCB advocates for public policy, recognition, and re-sources on behalf of its membership, and provides services to empower and strengthen community broadcasters with a commitment to localism, diversity, and public service.

the NFCB holds these core values: localism; encouraging collaboration; providing quality public service; diversity of media ownership and in operations and programming; cul-tural preservation; empowering people with information; building community.

The NFCB believes that community radio is a significant facili-tator of democratic ideals and civic participation. the NFCB provides critical support to its members by protecting their interests, increasing their numbers, raising their visibility, and providing services.

the NFCB was created in 1975 by a group of visionaries com-mitted to independent, community-based radio providing access to a wide range of political and cultural expression, with an emphasis on voices, cultures, perspectives, and genres not widely heard on or served by other media. the NFCB became the alliance—the community of community radio stations—the place where stations and people with common goals and values could share resources, learn from each other, and support each other’s aspirations both lo-cally and nationally.

NFCB’S SERVICES: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :• Our Station Services staff and consultants provide assis-

tance by phone, email and station visits: we can help you with compliance, capacity building, station assessments, technical issues, system resources and more.

• Annual Community Radio Conference

• Monthly webinars, free to members

• Board of Directors Trainings

• Special access to fundraising and development materials created by DEI and licensed by NFCB

• Coverage of SoundExchange payments for all Participant members

• The Public Radio Legal Handbook, Underwriting Hand-book, Digital AudioCraft, and other publications

• Group Buys on mobile apps, playlist/reporting software, EAS equipment, streaming, D & O Insurance, flagging, maintenance agreements, and more

• Discounts on NFCB publications, services and Conference

• Alerts on critical industry news, deadlines and opportunities

• LISTSERV and Member Only area on website

• Representation of the interests of Community Radio for Congressional appropriations, CSG review, copyright ne-gotiations, Distribution/Interconnect Committee, digital transition, media reform and media democracy, FCC is-sues.

2012 NFCB Conference Schedule

Documents

Transcript of 2012 NFCB Conference Schedule