From gbayou at gmail.com Wed Jul 5 07:24:13 2017 From: gbayou at gmail.com (gretchen k) Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2017 10:24:13 -0400 Subject: [grc] (summer reading!) History of community radio - article online Message-ID: Hello community radio folks-- Want to know more about the history of community radio? Check out this article (LINK ) now available online. As indicated in the title, this is a (brief) global story and community broadcasting in North America is definitely part of that history. Note I have also included a broadcast quality audio recording (LINK ) of a presentation I made about this research last summer at McGill. Enjoy! --gretchen King, G., (2017). History of Struggle: The Global Story of Community Broadcasting Practices, or a Brief History of Community Radio. Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture. 12(2), pp.18?36. ARTICLE: http://doi.org/10.16997/wpcc.227 AUDIO: https://archive.org/details/HistoryofStruggle From wings at wings.org Wed Jul 5 10:13:31 2017 From: wings at wings.org (Frieda Werden) Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2017 17:13:31 +0000 Subject: [grc] (summer reading!) History of community radio - article online In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Damned impressive, Gretchen! On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 7:24 AM gretchen k via grc wrote: > Hello community radio folks-- > > Want to know more about the history of community radio? Check out this > article (LINK ) now available online. As > indicated in the title, this is a (brief) global story and community > broadcasting in North America is definitely part of that history. Note I > have also included a broadcast quality audio recording (LINK > ) of a presentation I made > about this research last summer at McGill. > > Enjoy! > > --gretchen > > King, G., (2017). History of Struggle: The Global Story of Community > Broadcasting Practices, or a Brief History of Community Radio. Westminster > Papers in Communication and Culture. 12(2), pp.18?36. > > ARTICLE: http://doi.org/10.16997/wpcc.227 > > AUDIO: https://archive.org/details/HistoryofStruggle > _______________________________________________ > grc mailing list > grc at maillist.peak.org > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc > -- Frieda Werden, Series Producer WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service www.wings.org From wings at wings.org Wed Jul 5 21:22:08 2017 From: wings at wings.org (Frieda Werden) Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2017 21:22:08 -0700 Subject: [grc] info about risk to LPFM expansion Message-ID: In February, the Federal Communications Commission voted to permit AM stations to expand the range of their FM translators. It?s a change that should be worrisome to low-power FM stations and community radio as a whole. http://www.radioworld.com/columns-and-views/0004/community-broadcaster-lpfm-is-important-in-translator-debate/339876-- Frieda Werden, Series Producer WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service www.wings.org From musazwana at gmail.com Thu Jul 6 07:52:25 2017 From: musazwana at gmail.com (Musa Zwana) Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2017 10:52:25 -0400 Subject: [grc] Rivendell Help Message-ID: I am having trouble getting RDCatch to download audio that is embedded in a rss feed. EXAMPLES: - http://audioport.org/rss.php?series=WINGS-ku - http://feeds.feedburner.com/climateconnections - ******************************** Musa Zwana 518-365-4228 www.musazwana.com From dklann at wdrt.org Thu Jul 6 17:24:15 2017 From: dklann at wdrt.org (David Klann) Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2017 19:24:15 -0500 Subject: [grc] Rivendell Help In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <6ccf8cd7-ba1b-f2b1-b019-88bbd802c2d9@wdrt.org> Rivendell lacks built-in capabilities to download files from RSS feeds. Curiously, it *does* have the ability to *create* podcasts, but it cannot download them and import them into the library. I've created a small app I call Kuchota (https://github.com/opensourceradio/ram/blob/master/usr/local/bin/kuchota) as part of the Rivendell scripts in the Radio Automation Machine repository (https://github.com/opensourceradio/ram). Let me know if you're interested in this. Thanks! ~David Klann Broadcast Tool & Die 414-939-0841 On 7/6/17 9:52 AM, Musa Zwana via grc wrote: > I am having trouble getting RDCatch to download audio that is embedded in a > rss feed. > > EXAMPLES: > > - http://audioport.org/rss.php?series=WINGS-ku > - http://feeds.feedburner.com/climateconnections > - > > ******************************** > Musa Zwana > 518-365-4228 > www.musazwana.com > _______________________________________________ > grc mailing list > grc at maillist.peak.org > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 195 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: From simon at kmud.org Mon Jul 10 14:03:54 2017 From: simon at kmud.org (Simon Frech) Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2017 14:03:54 -0700 Subject: [grc] Rivendell Help In-Reply-To: <6ccf8cd7-ba1b-f2b1-b019-88bbd802c2d9@wdrt.org> References: <6ccf8cd7-ba1b-f2b1-b019-88bbd802c2d9@wdrt.org> Message-ID: I can attest that Kuchota works as advertised, great addition to Rivendell! Simon > On Jul 6, 2017, at 5:24 PM, David Klann via grc wrote: > > Rivendell lacks built-in capabilities to download files from RSS feeds. > Curiously, it *does* have the ability to *create* podcasts, but it > cannot download them and import them into the library. > > I've created a small app I call Kuchota > (https://github.com/opensourceradio/ram/blob/master/usr/local/bin/kuchota) > as part of the Rivendell scripts in the Radio Automation Machine > repository (https://github.com/opensourceradio/ram). > > Let me know if you're interested in this. > > Thanks! > > ~David Klann > Broadcast Tool & Die > 414-939-0841 > > On 7/6/17 9:52 AM, Musa Zwana via grc wrote: >> I am having trouble getting RDCatch to download audio that is embedded in a >> rss feed. >> >> EXAMPLES: >> >> - http://audioport.org/rss.php?series=WINGS-ku >> - http://feeds.feedburner.com/climateconnections >> - >> >> ******************************** >> Musa Zwana >> 518-365-4228 >> www.musazwana.com >> _______________________________________________ >> grc mailing list >> grc at maillist.peak.org >> http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc >> > > _______________________________________________ > grc mailing list > grc at maillist.peak.org > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc From ad253 at freeelectron.net Mon Jul 10 17:53:25 2017 From: ad253 at freeelectron.net (al davis) Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2017 20:53:25 -0400 Subject: [grc] Rivendell Help In-Reply-To: <6ccf8cd7-ba1b-f2b1-b019-88bbd802c2d9@wdrt.org> References: <6ccf8cd7-ba1b-f2b1-b019-88bbd802c2d9@wdrt.org> Message-ID: <20170710205325.22af4b73@floyd.freeelectron.net> On Thu, 6 Jul 2017 19:24:15 -0500 David Klann via grc wrote: > I've created a small app I call Kuchota > (https://github.com/opensourceradio/ram/blob/master/usr/local/bin/kuchota) > as part of the Rivendell scripts in the Radio Automation Machine > repository (https://github.com/opensourceradio/ram). Is there any documentation? (how to install and use?) From beatond at yahoo.com Sat Jul 15 09:02:34 2017 From: beatond at yahoo.com (david beaton) Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2017 16:02:34 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [grc] Any word on GRC Albany? References: <560282973.1181019.1500134554391.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <560282973.1181019.1500134554391@mail.yahoo.com> Southwest is having a sale and would love to know how the GRC is progressing??David Beaton? 525 Kumquat Ct Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center WSLR LPFM SARASOTA, FL 34236 From musazwana at gmail.com Sun Jul 16 11:26:53 2017 From: musazwana at gmail.com (Musa Zwana) Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2017 14:26:53 -0400 Subject: [grc] GRC2017 - SAVE THE DATE! Message-ID: > > *SAVE THE DATE!* >> >> *WCAA-LP 107.3 FM 'The Arts' - Albany, NY is proud to announce that it >> will be hosting the * >> *2017 Grassroots Radio Conference.* >> >> >> ? >> ? >> >> *October 6-9, 2017* >> Friday, October 6 ? Meet & Greet >> Saturday, October 7 - Sunday, October 8 ? Workshops & Seminars, Speakers >> and Fun Events >> Monday, October 9 ? ExtendedWorkshops & Seminars >> >> *LOCATION: ALBANY, NY* >> Grand Street Community Arts Center - 68 Grand St >> Trinity Alliance - 15 Trinity Place >> Albany Free School - 8 Elm Street >> >> SPEAKERS: TBA >> >> FOR MORE INFO LOG ON TO HTTP://WWW.GRASSROOTSRADIOCONFERENCE.ORG >> (UNDER CONSTRUCTION) >> LOG ON TO HTTP://GRC2017.BROWNPAPERTICKETS.COM >> TO REGISTER TODAY >> >> QUESTION? CONTACT MUSA ZWANA @ (518) 463-2222 OR WCAA at GRANDARTS.ORG >> >> Are You Interested in Being A Workshop Presenters: reachout at wcaa1073.org >> Those Interested Being A Vendors or Sponsors: dollarbill at wcaa1073.org >> >> Suggested Lodging: COMING SOON! >> > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Name: wcaalp-church-logo.png Type: image/png Size: 1141524 bytes Desc: not available URL: From beatond at yahoo.com Mon Jul 17 15:10:56 2017 From: beatond at yahoo.com (david beaton) Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2017 22:10:56 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [grc] Inovonics RDBS set up on a BW TX 300 References: <1282431633.2619921.1500329456360.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1282431633.2619921.1500329456360@mail.yahoo.com> How to hook up RDS Output to what on transmitter?Mpx input? MPX Sample on RDS connect to what on transmitter...Mpx out? thank you. ?David Beaton? 525 Kumquat Ct Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center WSLR LPFM SARASOTA, FL 34236 From wrirmax at gmail.com Wed Jul 19 11:42:20 2017 From: wrirmax at gmail.com (Max) Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2017 14:42:20 -0400 Subject: [grc] Community Radio to reweave Civic Fabric - BECOME the Government ... or ... Weaponized Narrative Is the New Battlespace Message-ID: I have two articles here I'd love to use to start a discussion on WHAT COMMUNITY RADIO CAN DO IN A POST-FACTUAL CULTURE. Short Vers: Our very idea of reality is now being turned into a battleground. What can Community Radio do to reweave our Civic Fabric back together that we rely on for healthcare, healthy food, healthy relationships, our very lives as we know it eventually? Short Answer: In My Humble Opinion: Community Radio is UNIQUELY positioned to reweave the civic fabric back together and back towards a factual narrative or at least a narrative that includes the typically ignored voices of a community. HOW: By increasing interactivity between neighbors by FINDING EVERY EXCUSE TO GET THEM TO CALL-IN AND BE HEARD BY THEIR NEIGHBORS. Basically, we need a crash course in Telephone Hybrids and start using them every chance we get! NO OTHER MEDIA can make use of a telephone hybrid to connect neighbor-to-neighbor like community radio! This *may* be the beginning of the end of American Democracy as we know it as the battleground has moved into our computers and minds now ... viruses of many kinds hijacking our browsers and the space between our eyebrows as well! LONGER ANSWER: I have long said that Fox News has been functioning as a kind of "Hannoi Hannah" Propaganda arm of foreign forces (its owned by a Saudi and an Australian refugee) whose purpose has been to drive a wedge between our Civilians and our Civilization for the purpose of profit with the effect of Counterrevolutionary "Fifth Column" forces of slavers and tories that never agreed with the idea of "One Man One Vote" going back centuries. So what's different NOW? Custom Crafted News ... Newsfeeds on Facebook, Defriending people that break "Our Tribe's Narrative" etc. We are living in a new age where Russia doesn't have to hack the vote COUNT. All they have to hack is our perception! Russia has basically taken what Fox News has been doing for decades and WEAPONIZED it. And there are forces for profit in the USA that are perfectly happy with the outcome ... so far anyway. WHAT CAN COMMUNITY RADIO DO ABOUT IT? Short Ver: Become the connection from Neighbor-to-Neihbor .. a Bridge! With LIVE CALL-IN connections. I would say "talk radio" but that's ONLY ONE VERSION. You can get people to call-in between songs, get them to talk (briefly) about their reality! That's all it takes! You do not have to turn into NPR! Another Step: Carry the montly hearings of your local City Council, County Supervisors, whatever they call themselves in your neck of the woods. Then possibly expand into carrying your state legislator's hearings (select ones) Then possibly carry Congresscritters holding forth on C-Span ... Washington Bloviations have not been this gripping since Nixon! Whatever level along that spectrum you can manage that STARTS WITH PUTTING THE NEIGHBORS ON THE AIR TO BE HEARD BY OTHER NEIGHBORS and getting them to share their reality will help reweave the civic fabric back together in this post-factual world we are moving into! THE GOAL IS TO FIND EVERY EXCUSE POSSIBLE FOR NEIGHBORS TO HEAR NEIGHBORS DIRECTLY AND REMOVE THE WEAPONIZED NARRATIVE FILTERS WE GET FROM THE NATIONAL MEDIA ORGANS. THE NEW NARRATIVE: The Media is the Fourth Estate of Government and thus by engaging, volunteering and supporting community media ... YOU BECOME PART OF THE GOVERNMENT. ENGAGE your neighbors with a phone call. Learn each other's reality. VOLUNTEER to become part of your neighbor's solution (through the radio station if possible!) SUPPORT the reweaving of the Civic Fabric (through the radio station if possible!) "Take Back" our Government from large institutions that will only treat you as a pawn! To paraphrase Jello Biafra, "Don't get mad at the Government, BECOME the Government!", via the Fourth Estate: Community Radio. The Two articles that inspired this are: (excerpting below) http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2017/01/weaponized-narrative-new-battlespace/134284/ Weaponized Narrative Is the New Battlespace and https://medium.com/insurge-intelligence/pentagon-study-declares-american-empire-is-collapsing-746754cdaebf Pentagon study declares American empire is ?collapsing? http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2017/01/weaponized-narrative-new-battlespace/134284/ Weaponized Narrative Is the New Battlespace Conventional military dominance is still critical to the superpower status of the United States. But even in a military sense, it is no longer enough: if an American election can be controlled by an adversarial power, then stealth aircraft and special forces are not the answer. With lawmakers poised to authorize $160 million to counter Russian ?fake news? and disinformation, and the CIA and the Congress examining meddling in the U.S. election and democracies around the world, it?s time to see weaponized narrative for what it is: a deep threat to national security. Weaponized narrative seeks to undermine an opponent?s civilization, identity, and will by generating complexity, confusion, and political and social schisms. It can be used tactically, as part of explicit military or geopolitical conflict; or strategically, as a way to reduce, neutralize, and defeat a civilization, state, or organization. Done well, it limits or even eliminates the need for armed force to achieve political and military aims. The efforts to muscle into the affairs of the American presidency, Brexit, the Ukraine, the Baltics, and NATO reflect a shift to a ?post-factual? political and cultural environment that is vulnerable to weaponized narrative. This begs three deeper questions: -How global is this phenomenon? -Are the underlying drivers temporary or systemic? -What are the implications for an American military used to technological dominance? Far from being simply a U.S. or U.K. phenomenon, shifts to ?post-factualism? can be seen in Poland, Hungary, Turkey, France, and the Philippines, among other democracies. Russia, whose own political culture is deeply post-factual and indeed post-modern, is now ably constructing ironic, highly cynical, weaponized narratives that were effective in the Ukrainian invasion, and are now destabilizing the Baltic states and the U.S. election process. Such a large and varied shift to weaponized narrative implies that the enablers are indeed systemic. One fundamental underpinning ? often overlooked ? is the accelerating volume and velocity of information. Cultures, institutions, and individuals are, among many other things, information-processing mechanisms. As they become overwhelmed with information complexity, the tendency to retreat into simpler narratives becomes stronger. Under this stress, cultures fragment. Institutions are stretched until they become ineffective or even dysfunctional. Individuals who define their identity primarily through the state ? such as Americans, Russians, Chinese, or Europeans ? retreat to a mythic Golden Age nationalism, while those who prioritize cultural and religious bonds retreat to fundamentalism. Narrative is as old as tribes. Humans are pattern-seeking storytelling animals. We cannot endure an absence of meaning. Rather than look up at the distribution of lights in the night sky and deal with randomness, we will eagerly connect those dots and adorn them with the most elaborate ? even poetic ? tales of heroes and princesses and bears and dippers. We have a hard-wired need for myth. Narrative is basic to what it means to be human. What?s new is the extraordinary power of today?s weaponized narrative. It attacks our group identity ? our sense of who we are, our privilege of not being identified as ?other.? The rise of the Connected Age allows attacks that tear down old identities that have bound us together. But it also allows the creation of narratives that define the new differences between ?us? and ?them? that are worth fighting for. Weaponized narrative comes at a critical juncture. The speed of upheaval in our lives is unprecedented. It will be filled by something. We are desperate for something to hang on to. By offering cheap passage through a complex world, weaponized narrative furnishes emotional certainty at the cost of rational understanding. The emotionally satisfying decision to accept a weaponized narrative ? to believe, to have faith ? inoculates cultures, institutions, and individuals against counterarguments and inconvenient facts. This departure from rationality opens such ring-fenced belief communities to manipulation and their societies to attack. These communities can be strengthened through media tools and messages that reinforce the narrative ? crucially, by demonizing outsiders. Trust is extended only to those who believe, leaving other institutional and social structures to erode. In the hands of professionals, the powerful emotions of anger and fear can be used to control adversaries, limit their options, and disrupt their functional capabilities. This is a unique form of soft power. In such campaigns, facts are not necessary because ? contrary to the old memes of the Enlightenment ? truth does not necessarily prevail. It can be overwhelmed with constantly repeated and replenished falsehood. Especially powerful are falsehoods or simplifications that the target cohort has been primed to believe by the underlying narratives with which they are also being supplied. It?s a self-reinforcing loop. This process was clear in Ukraine, in Brexit, in creation of alt-right and other far right and left communities in many countries, and in the American presidential election. All of these campaigns combine indigenous factors with known or suspected Russian deployment of weaponized narrative, achieving significant benefits for Russia with low risk of conventional military responses by the West. Indeed, the response by America, NATO, and European states has been confused, sporadic, and ineffective. In the short term, then, weaponized narrative challenges existing Western military and security institutions grown comfortable in their post-Cold War conventional-force dominance. At least one major adversary now has a capability ? and indeed a new battlespace ? that is not just unfamiliar. It is one where institutional, historical, and cultural factors put the U.S. at a significant disadvantage. But the longer-term challenges are even more profound: Post-factual politics weaken democratic governance. It enables what might be called post-modern soft authoritarianism. Such authoritarianism is not absolute in the traditional Nazi or Stalinist sense. Rather ? much like Putin?s Russia today ? it relies on a sophisticated combination of managed public expectations, a tenuous but real political legitimacy, and the division of state power among otherwise isolated communities. These then become easy to balance against each other, the more readily to be dominated by authoritarian personalities and institutions. The mechanism, again, depends on weaponized narrative. Old authoritarianism too often required large security forces, violent repression of citizens, and absolute control of information (the Big Lie). How much simpler to engineer human communities so that the expensive and messy process of explicit authoritarianism can be replaced by the far gentler ? and more effective ? mechanism of narrative. History is replete with examples. For centuries in Europe, the Church?s narrative of the Great Chain of Being kept the peace. Rebellion simply lay outside the reality within which most people lived. It is certainly not clear that weaponized narrative necessarily leads to soft authoritarianism. But it is at least plausible that the advance of inclusive democracy and universalist Western values has been reversed. Authoritarian organizations and states are more adaptive in this new post-factual political environment. Weaponized narratives can only increase the possibility of soft authoritarian outcomes if they are not understood and engaged. At any rate, it is certainly a reasonable hypothesis that the Enlightenment age of the individual ? the core to any democratic system ? is clearly ending. Unprecedented complexity, and information volumes and velocities, simply mean that individual cognitive capabilities ? no matter how brilliant ? are overwhelmed. Power shifts towards those who understand and deploy narrative, be they large states, large corporations, or religious and cultural communities. Power leaks away from the na?ve faith in individual rationality that has characterized the last three centuries in the West. What this may mean for military and security organizations committed to democratic states ? or, indeed, for the United States as a whole ? is not entirely clear. But much of what has previously been assumed to be fixed and unchanging is turning out to be, in fact, unpredictable, unforeseeable, and random. And the rate of change is accelerating. It is futile to wish this change away. Instead, we must recognize weaponized narrative, to defend against it, and to put it to our own uses. Our societies and institutions must adapt, or pass into history alongside others that did not. ========================================================== If that wasn't scary enough, consider THE SECOND ARTICLE: ----------------------- https://medium.com/insurge-intelligence/pentagon-study-declares-american-empire-is-collapsing-746754cdaebf Pentagon study declares American empire is ?collapsing? Excerpts: An extraordinary new Pentagon study has concluded that the U.S.-backed international order established after World War 2 is ?fraying? and may even be ?collapsing?, leading the United States to lose its position of ?primacy? in world affairs. The solution proposed to protect U.S. power in this new ?post-primacy? environment is, however, more of the same: more surveillance, more propaganda (?strategic manipulation of perceptions?) and more military expansionism. The document concludes that the world has entered a fundamentally new phase of transformation in which U.S. power is in decline, international order is unravelling, and the authority of governments everywhere is crumbling. Danger comes not just from great power rivals like Russia and China, both portrayed as rapidly growing threats to American interests, but also from the increasing risk of ?Arab Spring?-style events. These will erupt not just in the Middle East, but all over the world, potentially undermining trust in incumbent governments for the foreseeable future. The report, based on a year-long intensive research process involving consultation with key agencies across the Department of Defense and U.S. Army, calls for the U.S. government to invest in more surveillance, better propaganda through ?strategic manipulation? of public opinion, and a ?wider and more flexible? U.S. military. The report was published in June by the U.S. Army War College?s Strategic Studies Institute to evaluate the DoD?s approach to risk assessment at all levels of Pentagon policy planning. The study was supported and sponsored by the U.S. Army?s Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate; the Joint Staff, J5 (Strategy and Policy Branch); the Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Develop?ment; and the Army Study Program Management Office. The chief challenge is that they (Russia and China) ?are bent on revising the contemporary status quo? through the use of ?gray zone? techniques, involving ?means and methods falling far short of unambiguous or open provocation and conflict?. Such ?murkier, less obvious forms of state-based aggression?, despite falling short of actual violence, are condemned???but then, losing any sense of moral high-ground, the Pentagon study advocates that the U.S. itself should ?go gray or go home? to ensure U.S. influence. [ NOTE: HERE COMES THE SCARY PART ] "Losing the propaganda war Amidst the challenge posed by these competing powers, the Pentagon study emphasizes the threat from non-state forces undermining the ?U.S.-led order? in different ways, primarily through information. The ?hyper-connectivity and weaponization of information, disinformation, and dis?affection?, the study team observes, is leading to the uncontrolled spread of information. The upshot is that the Pentagon faces the ?inevitable elimination of secrecy and operational security?. The U.S. homeland is flagged-up as being especially vulnerable to the breakdown of ?traditional authority structures?: ?The United States and its population are increasingly exposed to substantial harm and an erosion of security from individuals and small groups of motivated actors, leveraging the conflu?ence of hyperconnectivity, fear, and increased vulner?ability to sow disorder and uncertainty. This intensely disorienting and dislocating form of resistance to author?ity arrives via physical, virtual, and psychological vio?lence and can create effects that appear substantially out of proportion to the origin and physical size or scale of the proximate hazard or threat.? There is little reflection, however, on the role of the US government itself in fomenting such endemic distrust, through its own policies. Bad facts Among the most dangerous drivers of this risk of civil unrest and mass destabilization, the document asserts, are different categories of fact. Apart from the obvious ?fact-free?, defined as information that undermines ?objective truth?, the other categories include actual truths that, however, are damaging to America?s global reputation. ?Fact-inconvenient? information consists of the exposure of ?details that, by implication, un?dermine legitimate authority and erode the relationships between governments and the governed????facts, for instance, that reveal how government policy is corrupt, incompetent or undemocratic. ?Fact-perilous? information refers basically to national security leaks from whistleblowers such as Edward Snowden or Chelsea Manning, ?exposing highly clas?sified, sensitive, or proprietary information that can be used to accelerate a real loss of tactical, operational, or strategic advantage.? ?Fact-toxic? information pertains to actual truths which, the document complains, are ?exposed in the absence of context?, and therefore poison ?important political discourse.? Such information is seen as being most potent in triggering outbreaks of civil unrest, because it: ?? fatally weakens foundational security at an international, regional, national, or personal level. Indeed, fact-toxic exposures are those likeliest to trigger viral or contagious insecurity across or within borders and between or among peoples.? In short, the U.S. Army War College study team believe that the spread of ?facts? challenging the legitimacy of American empire is a major driver of its decline: not the actual behavior of the empire which such facts point to. [AND THE PENTAGON SOLUTION? PROPAGANDA, MORE OF IT!] Mass surveillance and psychological warfare The Pentagon study therefore comes up with two solutions to the information threat. The first is to make better use of U.S. mass surveillance capabilities, which are described as ?the largest and most sophisticated and inte?grated intelligence complex in world.? The U.S. can ?generate insight faster and more reliably than its competitors can, if it chooses to do so?. Combined with its ?military forward presence and power projection?, the U.S. is in ?an enviable position of strength.? Supposedly, though, the problem is that the U.S. does not make full use of this potential strength: ?That strength, however, is only as durable as the United States? willingness to see and employ it to its advantage. To the extent that the United States and its defense enterprise are seen to lead, others will follow?? The document also criticizes U.S. strategies for focusing too much on trying to defend against foreign efforts to penetrate or disrupt U.S. intelligence, at the expense of ?the purposeful exploitation of the same architecture for the strategic manipulation of perceptions and its attendant influence on political and security outcomes.? Pentagon officials need to simply accept, therefore, that: ?? the U.S. homeland, individual American citizens, and U.S. public opinion and perceptions will increasingly become battlefields.? [And just to be sure WHO is regarded as "The Enemy" by the Pentagon ...] ?? some are fighting globalization and globalization is also actively fighting back. Combined, all of these forces are rending at the fabric of security and stable governance that all states aspire to and rely on for survival.? PS: Can someone repost this to the NFCB list and tell me how it went there? -- -- Sincerely, Christopher Maxwell Richmond, Va. Keep the long side to the sun (south) !! And higher than the ground around. Founder: http://www.WRIR.org Founder: FOUR new community radio stations across Swing Voter Districts of Virginia Starting with : http://www.TheWorkFM.org (WRWK-LP ) From wings at wings.org Thu Jul 20 04:51:40 2017 From: wings at wings.org (Frieda Werden) Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 04:51:40 -0700 Subject: [grc] News about mp3 becoming obsolete format Message-ID: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4507098/MP3-format-killed-founders-terminate-licensing.html -- Frieda Werden, Series Producer WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service www.wings.org From jgiddings at igc.org Thu Jul 20 05:05:08 2017 From: jgiddings at igc.org (Jim Giddings) Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 08:05:08 -0400 Subject: [grc] mp3 not dead, but now in public domain; don't worry! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8bd208c6-2b80-cf55-b8ce-fc22eaba266e@igc.org> from: https://www.quora.com/What-will-happen-to-all-mp3-files-since-the-mp3-format-is-officially-dead Roland Frank, Programmer (1979-present) Answered May 16 I?ve merged some questions that all revolved around the end of mp3 licensing of Fraunhofer into this. Nothing will happen to any mp3 file whatsoever. All that happens is that the patents that Fraunhofer has on the mp3 format are running out. And all that means is, that Fraunhofer no longer can force you to pay it a license fee when you use it. Or in yet other words: mp3 is now free to use for anybody! The reason Fraunhofer declared mp3 dead is NOT because mp3 will no longer be usable in the future, no, they want you to move on to another format now that it can no longer make money out of mp3. Preferably to to AAC. And you can easily guess why: Fraunhofer has patents on that format that still run for a view years. So, don?t fear for your mp3 files. You?ll probably able to use them for decades to come. As for future buying music: I?d recommend you buy it in FLAC format. This format is completely lossless compressed - i.e. without any quality loss. It?s open source, so it will stay for a LONG time and no single person or institution controls it like for example ALAC (more or less a FLAC clone by Apple). It costs a little bit more to buy and the files are larger, but we no longer live in a time where a 1 GB hard disk was considered big? There are tons of programs out there, that let?s you convert your FLAC files into something for the road. I personally am quite impressed by the AAC format (Hi Fraunhofer :-) ), but feel free to convert to mp3 or ogg or ?. if your player doesn?t support AAC. Most programs let you do this in one big batch, so setting up the conversion is fast and all you need to do then is NOT switch off your computer until all the files are converted. I can do that - and I?m sure you can do as well. And whenever your needs or preferences for file format changes in the future you can simply convert your files again. On 07/20/2017 07:51 AM, Frieda Werden via grc wrote: > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4507098/MP3-format-killed-founders-terminate-licensing.html > From ad253 at freeelectron.net Thu Jul 20 05:39:54 2017 From: ad253 at freeelectron.net (al davis) Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 08:39:54 -0400 Subject: [grc] News about mp3 becoming obsolete format In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <20170720083954.6a3f109f@floyd.freeelectron.net> On Thu, 20 Jul 2017 04:51:40 -0700 Frieda Werden via grc wrote: > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4507098/MP3-format-killed-founders-terminate-licensing.html Yet another half-truth. The licensing is terminated because the patents are expiring, and so the licensing is no longer needed. In a technical sense, compared to the alternatives, mp3 has really been obsolete for a long time. Ogg-vorbis was created as a free alternative to the non-free mp3. It works better and can be used without licensing. While free and with no patents could be considered to be a benefit to most, to the corporate world it is a drawback. The corporate world wants technology they can restrict, so in public they almost deny the existence of ogg-vorbis. So AAC was invented to take it back. .. A supposedly better format that is once again proprietary. Regardless of what anyone wants, MP3 isn't going away for a long time. From dklann at wdrt.org Thu Jul 20 09:05:18 2017 From: dklann at wdrt.org (David Klann) Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 16:05:18 +0000 Subject: [grc] Troubling News About Todd Fisher Wallin Message-ID: Todd fell yesterday and is at Gundersen Hospital in La Crosse, WI. He's in critical condition with a severe brain injury and spine injuries. That's all the detail I have right now. I'll be stopping by the hospital on my was way home from Denver this afternoon. Please keep Todd and his family in your thoughts. I'll update with more info when I have it. ~David Klann From tuc at tucradio.org Thu Jul 20 09:17:26 2017 From: tuc at tucradio.org (Maria Gilardin) Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 09:17:26 -0700 Subject: [grc] Troubling News About Todd Fisher Wallin In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <709b0971-1014-852e-46de-0ada16db014d@tucradio.org> Dear David - SO sorry about the news. Thank you for letting us know - and all the best to Todd and his family and to you too since you are almost family as well. Please keep us posted. Maria Maria Gilardin/TUC Radio PO Box 44/Calpella, CA, 95418 (707) 463-2654 http://tucradio.org On 7/20/2017 9:05 AM, David Klann via grc wrote: > Todd fell yesterday and is at Gundersen Hospital in La Crosse, WI. He's in > critical condition with a severe brain injury and spine injuries. That's > all the detail I have right now. I'll be stopping by the hospital on my was > way home from Denver this afternoon. > > Please keep Todd and his family in your thoughts. I'll update with more > info when I have it. > > ~David Klann > _______________________________________________ > grc mailing list > grc at maillist.peak.org > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc From c.readingnews at gmail.com Thu Jul 20 09:20:01 2017 From: c.readingnews at gmail.com (Caitlin Reading) Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 11:20:01 -0500 Subject: [grc] Troubling News About Todd Fisher Wallin In-Reply-To: <709b0971-1014-852e-46de-0ada16db014d@tucradio.org> References: <709b0971-1014-852e-46de-0ada16db014d@tucradio.org> Message-ID: Hey David, thanks for letting us all know. I had just come from that area, visiting some of his neighbor's a couple days ago. Safe travels to you and I would appreciate continued updates if you can manage. Thank you, c On Jul 20, 2017 11:17 AM, "Maria Gilardin via grc" wrote: > Dear David - SO sorry about the news. > Thank you for letting us know - and all the best to Todd and his family > and to you too since you are almost family as well. > Please keep us posted. > > Maria > > Maria Gilardin/TUC Radio > PO Box 44/Calpella, CA, 95418 > (707) 463-2654 > http://tucradio.org > > On 7/20/2017 9:05 AM, David Klann via grc wrote: > >> Todd fell yesterday and is at Gundersen Hospital in La Crosse, WI. He's in >> critical condition with a severe brain injury and spine injuries. That's >> all the detail I have right now. I'll be stopping by the hospital on my >> was >> way home from Denver this afternoon. >> >> Please keep Todd and his family in your thoughts. I'll update with more >> info when I have it. >> >> ~David Klann >> _______________________________________________ >> grc mailing list >> grc at maillist.peak.org >> http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc >> > > _______________________________________________ > grc mailing list > grc at maillist.peak.org > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc > From wings at wings.org Thu Jul 20 09:43:34 2017 From: wings at wings.org (Frieda Werden) Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 09:43:34 -0700 Subject: [grc] News about mp3 becoming obsolete format In-Reply-To: <20170720083954.6a3f109f@floyd.freeelectron.net> References: <20170720083954.6a3f109f@floyd.freeelectron.net> Message-ID: Thanks, Al! I was always sorry that Ogg Vorbis did not get much traction. (Perhaps having such a long name didn't help.) I guess the patent expiring means at last it won't be such a silly circumlocution to get LAME when we download Audacity! On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 5:39 AM, al davis via grc wrote: > On Thu, 20 Jul 2017 04:51:40 -0700 > Frieda Werden via grc wrote: > > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4507098/ > MP3-format-killed-founders-terminate-licensing.html > > Yet another half-truth. > > The licensing is terminated because the patents are expiring, and so > the licensing is no longer needed. > > In a technical sense, compared to the alternatives, mp3 has really been > obsolete for a long time. > > Ogg-vorbis was created as a free alternative to the non-free mp3. It > works better and can be used without licensing. While free and with no > patents could be considered to be a benefit to most, to the corporate > world it is a drawback. The corporate world wants technology they can > restrict, so in public they almost deny the existence of ogg-vorbis. > > So AAC was invented to take it back. .. A supposedly better format > that is once again proprietary. > > Regardless of what anyone wants, MP3 isn't going away for a long time. > _______________________________________________ > grc mailing list > grc at maillist.peak.org > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc > -- Frieda Werden, Series Producer WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service www.wings.org From dklann at wdrt.org Thu Jul 20 21:08:13 2017 From: dklann at wdrt.org (David Klann) Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 23:08:13 -0500 Subject: [grc] Troubling News About Todd Fisher Wallin In-Reply-To: <709b0971-1014-852e-46de-0ada16db014d@tucradio.org> References: <709b0971-1014-852e-46de-0ada16db014d@tucradio.org> Message-ID: Hi Friends of Todd, I visited him in the hospital this evening. Todd is unconscious at this point after he fell while trimming a large tree in the front yard of his family's new home (south of La Crosse, WI). Todd has two pretty severe head injuries, his spinal cord is damaged, and he has a broken jaw. He has a blood clot in his cerebral cortex that is threatening his life: the emergency room doctor said the surgery procedure to remove the clot would most certainly disable his ability to speak and to process language. They've deferred the decision to operate for now. Todd's wife and kids are all camping out at the hospital along with his parents. Extended family and many friends have stopped by and offered help along with positive energy, thoughts and prayers. I'm forwarding your replies to Heather! I'll post more as there's news from La Crosse. ~David Klann -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Wish him and his family the best!!! Please keep us posted. -Eva --- Eva Papp | Spinitron eva at spinitron.com 617-233-3115 > On Jul 21, 2017, at 12:08 AM, David Klann via grc wrote: > > Hi Friends of Todd, > > I visited him in the hospital this evening. Todd is unconscious at this > point after he fell while trimming a large tree in the front yard of his > family's new home (south of La Crosse, WI). > > Todd has two pretty severe head injuries, his spinal cord is damaged, > and he has a broken jaw. He has a blood clot in his cerebral cortex that > is threatening his life: the emergency room doctor said the surgery > procedure to remove the clot would most certainly disable his ability to > speak and to process language. They've deferred the decision to operate > for now. > > Todd's wife and kids are all camping out at the hospital along with his > parents. Extended family and many friends have stopped by and offered > help along with positive energy, thoughts and prayers. > > I'm forwarding your replies to Heather! > > I'll post more as there's news from La Crosse. > > ~David Klann > > _______________________________________________ > grc mailing list > grc at maillist.peak.org > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc From dklann at wdrt.org Sun Jul 23 08:02:14 2017 From: dklann at wdrt.org (David Klann) Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2017 10:02:14 -0500 Subject: [grc] Troubling News About Todd Fisher Wallin In-Reply-To: References: <709b0971-1014-852e-46de-0ada16db014d@tucradio.org> Message-ID: <2cc26dd6-cffb-2c4c-ab98-83aff26b9ffe@wdrt.org> Greetings Friends, Todd continues to be in critical condition in La Crosse, though a bit more stable. The docs warn that the third through the fifth days are when brain injury patients have further swelling. Todd is no different. I'm pasting this morning's FB post here for you. Oh, and did I mention the four broken ribs along with his punctured lung? Day 5 in Critical Care. Each day Todd is here brings more hope and more questions. He will remain on a paralytic through the day to keep the pressures down in his brain. As they keep his brain pressure somewhat stable, they are shifting concerns to his lungs and risk of pneumonia as he is on a ventilator, is kept flat due to the spine injury and has a punctured lung. The critical care team at Gundersen has been amazing at this balancing act of treatment. It is amazing what can be done with medical intervention. And from yesterday morning, this encouraging news: So many moments yesterday that I will cherish... Continued outpouring of support and love -- a brief moment of Todd opening his eyes and a squeeze of my hand -- reminders that my son, Leo,saved Todd's life and has given us extra time with him -- ice cream. I encourage you to follow Heather Fisher Wallin if you're on the face book. This is her easiest way to keep folks informed. I'll keep posting here for those who don't book the face... Love, ~David Klann On 07/20/2017 11:08 PM, David Klann wrote: > Hi Friends of Todd, > > I visited him in the hospital this evening. Todd is unconscious at this > point after he fell while trimming a large tree in the front yard of his > family's new home (south of La Crosse, WI). > > Todd has two pretty severe head injuries, his spinal cord is damaged, > and he has a broken jaw. He has a blood clot in his cerebral cortex that > is threatening his life: the emergency room doctor said the surgery > procedure to remove the clot would most certainly disable his ability to > speak and to process language. They've deferred the decision to operate > for now. > > Todd's wife and kids are all camping out at the hospital along with his > parents. Extended family and many friends have stopped by and offered > help along with positive energy, thoughts and prayers. > > I'm forwarding your replies to Heather! > > I'll post more as there's news from La Crosse. > > ~David Klann > From dklann at wdrt.org Sun Jul 23 08:16:40 2017 From: dklann at wdrt.org (David Klann) Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2017 10:16:40 -0500 Subject: [grc] Troubling News About Todd Fisher Wallin In-Reply-To: References: <709b0971-1014-852e-46de-0ada16db014d@tucradio.org> Message-ID: <36b820f0-eeb2-4031-9940-9266e26f41ac@wdrt.org> Greetings Friends, Here's an update on Todd's condition. On 07/20/2017 11:20 AM, Caitlin Reading via grc wrote: > Hey David, thanks for letting us all know. I had just come from that area, > visiting some of his neighbor's a couple days ago. Safe travels to you and > I would appreciate continued updates if you can manage. Thank you, c > > On Jul 20, 2017 11:17 AM, "Maria Gilardin via grc" > wrote: > >> Dear David - SO sorry about the news. >> Thank you for letting us know - and all the best to Todd and his family >> and to you too since you are almost family as well. >> Please keep us posted. >> >> Maria >> >> Maria Gilardin/TUC Radio >> PO Box 44/Calpella, CA, 95418 >> (707) 463-2654 >> http://tucradio.org >> >> On 7/20/2017 9:05 AM, David Klann via grc wrote: >> >>> Todd fell yesterday and is at Gundersen Hospital in La Crosse, WI. He's in >>> critical condition with a severe brain injury and spine injuries. That's >>> all the detail I have right now. I'll be stopping by the hospital on my >>> was >>> way home from Denver this afternoon. >>> >>> Please keep Todd and his family in your thoughts. I'll update with more >>> info when I have it. >>> >>> ~David Klann >>> _______________________________________________ >>> grc mailing list >>> grc at maillist.peak.org >>> http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> grc mailing list >> grc at maillist.peak.org >> http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc >> > _______________________________________________ > grc mailing list > grc at maillist.peak.org > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc From juice at whidbey.com Sun Jul 23 08:23:47 2017 From: juice at whidbey.com (Tom Voorhees) Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2017 08:23:47 -0700 Subject: [grc] Todd Status Request In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <4f1dbe2b8473156687d4694e12610b7028108651@webmail.whidbey.com> David and all, Very sorry to hear about Todd's fall wile tree timing in his family's front yard. Can we get a status report and hopefully a positive recovery prognosis? Please give Heather my most positive continuous vibes for Todd's complete recovery. Tom Voorhees P.S. In Idaho at KRFP rushing for the same type FCC deadline as Todd and David successfully completed in Detroit some mounts ago. Sent:Fri, 21 Jul 2017 11:02:05 -0400 Subject:Re: [grc] Troubling News About Todd Fisher Wallin David, Terrible news it is, thanks for sharing it. Very sorry to hear about Todd's condition, I do hope he?ll recover well. Wish him and his family the best!!! Please keep us posted. -Eva --- Eva Papp | Spinitron eva at spinitron.com 617-233-3115 > On Jul 21, 2017, at 12:08 AM, David Klann via grc wrote: > > Hi Friends of Todd, > > I visited him in the hospital this evening. Todd is unconscious at this > point after he fell while trimming a large tree in the front yard of his > family's new home (south of La Crosse, WI). > > Todd has two pretty severe head injuries, his spinal cord is damaged, > and he has a broken jaw. He has a blood clot in his cerebral cortex that > is threatening his life: the emergency room doctor said the surgery > procedure to remove the clot would most certainly disable his ability to > speak and to process language. They've deferred the decision to operate > for now. > > Todd's wife and kids are all camping out at the hospital along with his > parents. Extended family and many friends have stopped by and offered > help along with positive energy, thoughts and prayers. > > I'm forwarding your replies to Heather! > > I'll post more as there's news from La Crosse. > > ~David Klann > > _______________________________________________ > grc mailing list > grc at maillist.peak.org > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc _______________________________________________ grc mailing list grc at maillist.peak.org http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc From ursula at pacifica.org Tue Jul 25 13:31:05 2017 From: ursula at pacifica.org (Ursula Ruedenberg) Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2017 15:31:05 -0500 Subject: [grc] Employment Opportunity: KPFK - Station Manager Message-ID: *Employment Opportunity: KPFK-Pacifica Radio seeks station manager* TO APPLY: Email resume and letter of interest to: SearchCommittee.KPFK at gmail.com *or mail to:* KPFK Radio Attn: KPFK General Manager Search 3729 Cahuenga Blvd. West North Hollywood, CA 91604 Dear GRC-ers: KPFK-Pacifica is seeking a General Manager to provide leadership, vision, innovation, and supports high-quality, community-based programming. KPFK is in Los Angeles, California; established in 1959 as listener-supported, non-commercial radio, it is one of five stations owned by Pacifica Foundation, which is mission-driven community radio dedicated to free speech, peace, social justice, and cross-cultural understanding. Broadcasting at 110,000 watts, KPFK serves much of Southern California with an eclectic mix of arts, culture, music, Local, National and International News and public affairs programming in both English and Spanish. Working with the staff, the Local Station Board (LSB), and the community, the General Manager is responsible for monitoring and guiding the station. The General Manager supervises a management team consisting of the Program Director, Business Manager, Music Director, Chief Engineer and others, in the administration of all station operations, including programming, human resources, budgeting, fundraising, long-term planning, and FCC compliance. The KPFK Station Manager reports to Pacifica Foundation?s Executive Director. In collaboration with Chief Financial Officer and the Executive Director, he or she supervises the preparation of the station's annual budget (currently $3.5 million) and presents it to the Local Station Board and Pacifica National Board for review and approval. Complete job description and qualifications Please share this opportunity with anyone who is qualified and eager to apply for this position. Pacifica/KPFK is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, nationality, gender, age, disability or sexual orientation. Principals only ? no agents, please. TO APPLY: Email resume and letter of interest to: SearchCommittee.KPFK at gmail.com or mail to: KPFK Radio Attn: KPFK General Manager Search 3729 Cahuenga Blvd. West North Hollywood, CA 91604 -- Ursula Ruedenberg Pacifica Affiliate Network Manager 510-812-7989 pacificanetwork.org From c.readingnews at gmail.com Wed Jul 26 11:16:43 2017 From: c.readingnews at gmail.com (Caitlin Reading) Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2017 13:16:43 -0500 Subject: [grc] our friend Todd Message-ID: Dear friends, having heard the latest news about Todd's unimproving condition, I have gently asked if we may be so apprised as when the life support may be ceased, so those of us who may want to be in meditation or prayer at that time, may join the family & many supporters present, in spirit, from our locatiiions around the country.. The Quakers have a practice of placing friends "in the Light" , My wish would be that as many voices as could be possible be 'on board' to assist during that time.. My only information is that may be sometime tomorrow, July27th.. please send your energy for those of you who would, thank you, c From dklann at wdrt.org Sat Jul 29 08:38:31 2017 From: dklann at wdrt.org (David Klann) Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2017 15:38:31 +0000 Subject: [grc] Todd Fisher Wallin Message-ID: Todd passed away this morning after his fall Wednesday, July 19. He was surrounded with love by his family and friends in these past few days. He was well cared for but the injuries were simply too many and too severe. I'll post more on Todd's family's needs and desires for memorials in the coming days. Thank you for all your kind words and your support. Todd truly loved all of you and Community Radio. Farewell good friend! From simon at kmud.org Sat Jul 29 09:12:23 2017 From: simon at kmud.org (Simon Frech) Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2017 09:12:23 -0700 Subject: [grc] Todd Fisher Wallin In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <493862A2-1D56-497C-B61D-F58D1DCA8F82@kmud.org> So sad. I was still hoping for a miracle. I will definitely miss him, his brilliant mind, shrewd humor, and distinctive laugh. Thanks so much David for keeping us updated. Much love, Simon > On Jul 29, 2017, at 8:38 AM, David Klann via grc wrote: > > Todd passed away this morning after his fall Wednesday, July 19. > > He was surrounded with love by his family and friends in these past few > days. He was well cared for but the injuries were simply too many and too > severe. > > I'll post more on Todd's family's needs and desires for memorials in the > coming days. > > Thank you for all your kind words and your support. Todd truly loved all of > you and Community Radio. > > Farewell good friend! > _______________________________________________ > grc mailing list > grc at maillist.peak.org > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc From juice at whidbey.com Sun Jul 30 13:49:59 2017 From: juice at whidbey.com (Tom Voorhees) Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2017 13:49:59 -0700 Subject: [grc] Todd Fisher Wallin In-Reply-To: <493862A2-1D56-497C-B61D-F58D1DCA8F82@kmud.org> Message-ID: <84502da8520a3a2ce89bd6f8b404a91ff6376663@webmail.whidbey.com> I will really really miss Todd, as I participate in upping the power on KRFP in Idaho, a somewhat similar Detroit station as Todd and David put on air some three mounts ago. Thank you both for your dedication to community radio. If there is some way I can assist Todd's wife and kids, please let me know David? Tom. > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Simon Frech" > > To:"David Klann" > > Cc:"GRCmaillist" > > Sent:Sat, 29 Jul 2017 09:12:23 -0700 > > Subject:Re: [grc] Todd Fisher Wallin > > So sad. I was still hoping for a miracle. > I will definitely miss him, his brilliant mind, shrewd humor, and > distinctive laugh. > > Thanks so much David for keeping us updated. > > Much love, > > Simon > >> On Jul 29, 2017, at 8:38 AM, David Klann via grc > wrote: >> >> Todd passed away this morning after his fall Wednesday, July 19. >> >> He was surrounded with love by his family and friends in these past few >> days. He was well cared for but the injuries were simply too many and > too >> severe. >> >> I'll post more on Todd's family's needs and desires for memorials in > the >> coming days. >> >> Thank you for all your kind words and your support. Todd truly loved > all of >> you and Community Radio. >> >> Farewell good friend! >> _______________________________________________ >> grc mailing list >> grc at maillist.peak.org >> http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc > > _______________________________________________ > grc mailing list > grc at maillist.peak.org > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc From communitynews at wimberleyvalleyradio.org Sun Jul 30 18:19:46 2017 From: communitynews at wimberleyvalleyradio.org (Susan Raybuck) Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2017 20:19:46 -0500 Subject: [grc] Todd Fisher Wallin In-Reply-To: <84502da8520a3a2ce89bd6f8b404a91ff6376663@webmail.whidbey.com> References: <84502da8520a3a2ce89bd6f8b404a91ff6376663@webmail.whidbey.com> Message-ID: Perry and I were hoping for a miracle too. Sad for his family and his many friends. What a wonderful guy and friend. I?m thankful we got to know him when the two of you came down to help KWVH-LP. Susan Susan Raybuck Wimberley, Texas > On Jul 30, 2017, at 3:49 PM, Tom Voorhees via grc wrote: > > I will really really miss Todd, as I participate in upping the power on > KRFP in Idaho, a somewhat similar Detroit station as Todd and David put on > air some three mounts ago. > Thank you both for your dedication to community radio. > If there is some way I can assist Todd's wife and kids, please let me know > David? > Tom. > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "Simon Frech" >> >> To:"David Klann" >> >> Cc:"GRCmaillist" >> >> Sent:Sat, 29 Jul 2017 09:12:23 -0700 >> >> Subject:Re: [grc] Todd Fisher Wallin >> >> So sad. I was still hoping for a miracle. >> I will definitely miss him, his brilliant mind, shrewd humor, and >> distinctive laugh. >> >> Thanks so much David for keeping us updated. >> >> Much love, >> >> Simon >> >>> On Jul 29, 2017, at 8:38 AM, David Klann via grc >> wrote: >>> >>> Todd passed away this morning after his fall Wednesday, July 19. >>> >>> He was surrounded with love by his family and friends in these past few >>> days. He was well cared for but the injuries were simply too many and >> too >>> severe. >>> >>> I'll post more on Todd's family's needs and desires for memorials in >> the >>> coming days. >>> >>> Thank you for all your kind words and your support. Todd truly loved >> all of >>> you and Community Radio. >>> >>> Farewell good friend! >>> _______________________________________________ >>> grc mailing list >>> grc at maillist.peak.org >>> http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc >> >> _______________________________________________ >> grc mailing list >> grc at maillist.peak.org >> http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc > > _______________________________________________ > grc mailing list > grc at maillist.peak.org > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc From michael.white at gemair.com Sun Jul 30 20:01:41 2017 From: michael.white at gemair.com (Michael J White) Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2017 22:01:41 -0500 Subject: [grc] Todd Fisher Wallin -- a Linux / community radio memory the list In-Reply-To: References: <84502da8520a3a2ce89bd6f8b404a91ff6376663@webmail.whidbey.com> Message-ID: <0715c78f-fa97-cde2-1bfd-fd352287224c@gemair.com> In 2010, I was attending the La Crosse Linux User's Group meeting. I am only a semi-Geek. Todd and David Klann gave a presentation on how they used open source (free) Linux software to get WDRT, in Viroqua, WI, up and running. I said, "Gee, that's different than when I was a DJ in college ..." Todd, said, "What?! We need DJs! You have to do a show for us! We need you!" I replied, "Go away. I am our only dermatologist. We used to be three and now I'm it. I don't have time. Go the heck away." It was friendly, because he was my friend, but very emphatic. So, he left me alone, for two years. In 2012, they asked again. By this time, I had more help. But, I replied, again. "No Way. I just don't have enough free time to drive 45 min to Viroqua, on a schedule, to do a show. And, I don't want to be getting home, after midnight." Quothe Todd, "You can do it at home, and just send it to us. Do it on your own schedule." "Oh," said I, my last objection having been removed. So, I learned how to do it and submitted some 4 hours of a classical music show. They ran it, but only for a month. A month later, Todd called me. "Michael, I have some bad news. Our music director found someone local to do a classical show. But, I'm afraid you still have to produce the show, even if we are not running it." "What?!" I exclaimed. "Why would I produce a show that is never broadcast?" "Ah," he said, "You see, I forgot to tell you. We also gave your show to KPVL, down in Postville and Decorah. They need more content, also. You have been on the air in Iowa, for the last month." I had been traded. KPVL was followed by going on KHOI about two months later. For the next two years, the cows in Iowa loved me, but I was not sure anyone else was listening. After Ursula, Todd, and David talked me into going to GRC 2014, in Ames, Iowa, one thing led to another and my show was made public on Audioport. There are now some 12-15 stations that download Baroque and Beyond, around the country. Todd didn't even like classical music that much. He came by to visit often. He loved coming over for breakfast with his kids (either my home made waffles, or scrambled eggs from my free range chickens) and he didn't mind taking home some of the honey from my bees. So, if you listen to Baroque and Beyond, think of Todd. If any of you ever get to western Wisconsin, drop by and visit. We will raise a class in memory of my friend, Todd Fisher Wallin. Michael J. White On 07/30/2017 08:19 PM, Susan Raybuck via grc wrote: > Perry and I were hoping for a miracle too. Sad for his family and his many friends. What a wonderful guy and friend. I?m thankful we got to know him when the two of you came down to help KWVH-LP. > > Susan > > Susan Raybuck > Wimberley, Texas > >> On Jul 30, 2017, at 3:49 PM, Tom Voorhees via grc wrote: >> >> I will really really miss Todd, as I participate in upping the power on >> KRFP in Idaho, a somewhat similar Detroit station as Todd and David put on >> air some three mounts ago. >> Thank you both for your dedication to community radio. >> If there is some way I can assist Todd's wife and kids, please let me know >> David? >> Tom. >> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> >>> From: "Simon Frech" >>> >>> To:"David Klann" >>> >>> Cc:"GRCmaillist" >>> >>> Sent:Sat, 29 Jul 2017 09:12:23 -0700 >>> >>> Subject:Re: [grc] Todd Fisher Wallin >>> >>> So sad. I was still hoping for a miracle. >>> I will definitely miss him, his brilliant mind, shrewd humor, and >>> distinctive laugh. >>> >>> Thanks so much David for keeping us updated. >>> >>> Much love, >>> >>> Simon >>> >>>> On Jul 29, 2017, at 8:38 AM, David Klann via grc >>> wrote: >>>> Todd passed away this morning after his fall Wednesday, July 19. >>>> >>>> He was surrounded with love by his family and friends in these past few >>>> days. He was well cared for but the injuries were simply too many and >>> too >>>> severe. >>>> >>>> I'll post more on Todd's family's needs and desires for memorials in >>> the >>>> coming days. >>>> >>>> Thank you for all your kind words and your support. Todd truly loved >>> all of >>>> you and Community Radio. >>>> >>>> Farewell good friend! >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> grc mailing list >>>> grc at maillist.peak.org >>>> http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc >>> _______________________________________________ >>> grc mailing list >>> grc at maillist.peak.org >>> http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc >> _______________________________________________ >> grc mailing list >> grc at maillist.peak.org >> http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc > _______________________________________________ > grc mailing list > grc at maillist.peak.org > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc