From mike at brownbroadcast.com Sun Jul 10 17:57:09 2022 From: mike at brownbroadcast.com (Michael D. Brown) Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2022 17:57:09 -0700 Subject: [grc] RADIO FOR PEOPLE Zoom Call ? 10AM PDT / 1PM EDT Tuesday July 12 Message-ID: <00a401d894c1$2652cff0$72f86fd0$@brownbroadcast.com> Please join us TUESDAY July 12, for the RADIO FOR PEOPLE Zoom Call - 10AM PDT / 1PM EDT Same Zoom link as last month. The link is not posted publicly. For a link to the meeting: betty at c-map.org Preliminary Agenda: --FCC Updates FCC Processing updates Comments due on NPRM on Franken FMs and FM band expansion by July 18, Replies Aug 1 Other FCC updates --Station Updates (including applications & grants) --Conferences and training --Supply Chain problems affecting broadcasters --SCOTUS Rulings --Anything else? Michael D. Brown Brown Broadcast Services, Inc. 3740 SW Comus St. ? Portland OR 97219-7418 USA mike at brownbroadcast.com ? www.brownbroadcast.com offc 503-245-6065 ? cell 503-703-3202 From sirius at pacifica.org Mon Jul 11 10:20:26 2022 From: sirius at pacifica.org (Sirius_Pacifica_Org) Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2022 13:20:26 -0400 Subject: [grc] WPFW in Washington DC is seeking a full-time Producer/Reporter to work in their News Department Message-ID: WPFW in Washington DC is seeking a full-time Producer/Reporter to work in their News Department Job Description Producer/Reporter WPFW NEWS FM 89.3 Overview WPFW is a public affairs and jazz music community radio station serving the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. It is owned by the Pacifica Foundation, and its studios are located on K Street Northwest. WPFW is dedicated to programming that reflects progressive social change and democracy. The station advances a global, humanistic, and futuristic approach to news, public affairs, the creative arts, and cultural programming. The Producer/Reporter position is located in the News Department, and is part of a team that produces daily newscasts Monday through Friday, and a weekly hour-long public affairs program. The team participates in the production of special public affairs news programming as needed. Work Location: Remote, with the possibility of working in-person as the COVID pandemic evolves. Responsibilities ? ? Write and produce up to 8 five-minute newscasts each week ? ? Follows news closely and selects stories to be included in newscasts ? ? Generates original scripts for stories to be covered ? ? Records and produces newscasts to specified time ? ? Participate in the editorial planning of the weekly news program ? ? Attends editorial meetings ? ? Generates original ideas for host interviews, reporter pieces, and other show elements ? ? Participates in story selection and assignment ? ? Produce up to two program pieces per week for WPFW?s weekly news program, ?Monday Morning QB? ? ? Identifies guests and audio for assigned pieces ? ? Books, researches, and conducts interviews ? ? Researches and gathers audio elements ? ? Writes script and produces pieces to desired time ? ? Participates in planning and production of public affairs special programming, both for WPFW and the Pacifica News Network ? Assists in evaluating need and appropriate placement for special programming ? ? Assists in identifying host, break-out topics, and potential guests ? ? Assists in producing guest participation and various audio elements Preferred Skills ? ? Familiarity with the issues, ideas, and perspectives that interest our audience and are central to the service we provide ? ? Demonstrated writing ability, preferably for broadcast ? ? Familiarity with, or willingness to learn, audio production needs including recording interviews and other live elements, editing audio elements, and mixing elements into final form ? ? Passion for connecting with diverse communities ? ? Willingness to work in a collaborative setting ? ? Ability to work independently, as well as part of a collaborative team ? ? Ability to maintain high journalistic standards under deadline pressure Terms of Employment This position is part of a SAG-AFTRA bargaining unit. The new hire will be guided by the shop steward in the onboarding process. This is a full-time, 40 hours/week position with minimum annual pay of $38,625, plus generous benefits. How To Apply Please send a resume and brief writing sample, ideally written for radio, to Program Director Katea Stitt at kstitt at wpfw.org. The deadline for submission is July 31st 2022. --------------------------------------------------------------- Jon Almeleh Director of Engineering and Compliance Pacifica Foundation, Inc. 973-710-8173 From mike at brownbroadcast.com Tue Jul 12 00:04:40 2022 From: mike at brownbroadcast.com (Michael D. Brown) Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2022 00:04:40 -0700 Subject: [grc] TODAY - TUESDAY JULY 12 --- RADIO FOR PEOPLE Zoom Call ? 10AM PDT / 1PM EDT Message-ID: <00b001d895bd$a8777bf0$f96673d0$@brownbroadcast.com> Please join us TUESDAY July 12, for the RADIO FOR PEOPLE Zoom Call - 10AM PDT / 1PM EDT Same Zoom link as last month. The link is not posted publicly. For a link to the meeting: betty at c-map.org Preliminary Agenda: --FCC Updates FCC Processing updates Comments due on NPRM on Franken FMs and FM band expansion by July 18, Replies Aug 1 Other FCC updates --Station Updates (including applications & grants) --Gigi Sohn nomination - how can we help? --Conferences and training --Supply Chain problems affecting broadcasters --SCOTUS Rulings --Anything else? Michael D. Brown Brown Broadcast Services, Inc. 3740 SW Comus St. ? Portland OR 97219-7418 USA mike at brownbroadcast.com ? www.brownbroadcast.com offc 503-245-6065 ? cell 503-703-3202 From spencer.graves at effectivedefense.org Wed Jul 13 19:01:59 2022 From: spencer.graves at effectivedefense.org (Spencer Graves) Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2022 21:01:59 -0500 Subject: [grc] rating service? Message-ID: <44fe036d-05a5-a6b9-093b-188baa70b28c@effectivedefense.org> Hello: Does anyone have any information about subscribing to a rating service like Niellsen? Might, for example, Pacifica be able to negotiate a reduced rate for their affiliates, all of which are nonprofits and do not use ratings in setting rates for underwriting, etc.? KKFI's President, Catina Taylor, suggested she thought it might be worth subscribing at least for a short time, to help us understand which shows were attracting larger audiences. This could help us with both scheduling and training. Thanks, Spencer Graves, Program Associate 90.1 FM, KKFI.org, Kansas City Community Radio From president at wortfm.org Wed Jul 13 19:58:32 2022 From: president at wortfm.org (David Devereaux-Weber) Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2022 21:58:32 -0500 Subject: [grc] rating service? In-Reply-To: <44fe036d-05a5-a6b9-093b-188baa70b28c@effectivedefense.org> References: <44fe036d-05a5-a6b9-093b-188baa70b28c@effectivedefense.org> Message-ID: Spencer, Radio ratings company Arbitron was acquired by Nielsen in 2012 becoming Nielsen Audio (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nielsen_Audio). Nielsen Audio's website is ( https://global.nielsen.com/solutions/audience-measurement/audio/) Radio Research Consortium (https://rrconline.org/) >From their website: "Radio Research Consortium, Inc. is an independent, not-for-profit research firm that contracts with Nielsen, Inc. to produce local market audience estimates for non-commercial radio stations. RRC serves station managers, programmers, marketing and development professionals. Founded in 1981 by Tom Church as a 14-member alliance, RRC now has several hundred non-commercial subscribers." The last time WORT used RRC was in 2011. You need to understand that the main use for radio ratings is for commercial radio stations to determine their market rating to calculate their advertising value. Commercial stations have paid staff, and so have the same shows at the same time five days a week. Commercial stations also have a single genre. Community stations often have volunteer staff, so each day of the week can have different programs, genres and different hosts. Nathan Moore of WTJU knows a lot about using Nielsen Audio with non-commercial radio. (Nathan spent some time in the past at WORT). Nathan Moore WTJU General Manager Nathan.Moore at virginia.edu Dave David Devereaux-Weber President, WORT Board of Directors president at wortfm.org (608)576-2599 On Wed, Jul 13, 2022 at 9:02 PM Spencer Graves via grc < grc at maillist.peak.org> wrote: > Hello: > > > Does anyone have any information about subscribing to a rating > service like Niellsen? > > > Might, for example, Pacifica be able to negotiate a reduced rate > for > their affiliates, all of which are nonprofits and do not use ratings in > setting rates for underwriting, etc.? > > > KKFI's President, Catina Taylor, suggested she thought it might > be > worth subscribing at least for a short time, to help us understand which > shows were attracting larger audiences. This could help us with both > scheduling and training. > > > Thanks, > Spencer Graves, Program Associate > 90.1 FM, KKFI.org, Kansas City Community Radio > _______________________________________________ > grc mailing list > grc at maillist.peak.org > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc > From sirius at pacifica.org Mon Jul 25 07:05:16 2022 From: sirius at pacifica.org (Sirius_Pacifica_Org) Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2022 10:05:16 -0400 Subject: [grc] News Director position WPFW NEWS FM 89.3 Washington, DC Message-ID: WPFW FM 89.3 in Washington, DC is seeking a full-time News Director. The application deadline is August 15th 2022 News Director WPFW NEWS FM 89.3 Overview WPFW is a public affairs and jazz music community radio station serving the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. It is owned by the Pacifica Foundation, and its studios are located on K Street Northwest. WPFW is dedicated to programming that reflects progressive social change and democracy. The station advances a global, humanistic, and futuristic approach to news, public affairs, the creative arts, and cultural programming. Position Type Full Time Position Description The News Director will lead the day-to-day operations and long range development of the News Department at WPFW. The News Director is responsible for advancing programming of high editorial and production value that connects with the interests and concerns of our audience, and expresses the vision of the Pacifica Radio Network. The News Director will serve as a reporter and producer to create news programming that includes but may not be limited to writing and producing daily 5-minute newscasts, providing content for the Monday Morning QB weekly news magazine program, and providing editorial and production support to WPFW and Pacifica News special programming. The News Director is responsible for meeting the administrative, management and staffing needs of the WPFW News Department, and ensuring compliance with federal and local DC regulations. The News Director is responsible for coordinating long range planning and development that builds best practices, furthers our reach, and builds the fundraising capacity of the WPFW News Department. The News Director is responsible for fostering a collaborative team that actively participates in defining and achieving the goals and standards of the WPFW News Department. The News Director will represent WPFW when appropriate in public, and in communications with the Local Station Board, the Pacifica network of stations, Pacifica management and the Pacifica National Board. The News Director will serve under the supervision of the WPFW Program Director and the WPFW General Manager. Preferred Skills and Experience 5+ years experience in professional journalism, preferably in public media. Demonstrated experience in broadcast production, writing, and editing for radio and web. Strong judgment and understanding of journalistic standards, practices and ethics. Experience in newsroom leadership and long range planning preferred. Passion for connecting with diverse communities. Familiarity with the issues that define the WPFW mission and are of interest to our audience, and a commitment to expanding on them in a news format. Appreciation of collaborative work values, and ability to express them in a daily work environment. Terms of Employment ? Compensation & Benefits This is a full-time, 40 hours/week position with minimum annual pay of $46,750, plus generous benefits. This position is part of a SAG-AFTRA bargaining unit. Work Location Given the current COVID-19 public health crisis, this is currently a remote work opportunity with the option of periodic/intermittent in-person work. We recognize the fluidity of the COVID-19 pandemic and the potential revision of our work location policy. How To Apply Please send a resume and brief writing sample, ideally written for radio, to Program Director Katea Stitt at kstitt at wpfw.org. --------------------------------------------------------------- Jon Almeleh Director of Engineering and Compliance Pacifica Foundation, Inc. 973-710-8173 From mike at brownbroadcast.com Tue Jul 26 08:13:13 2022 From: mike at brownbroadcast.com (Michael D. Brown) Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2022 08:13:13 -0700 Subject: [grc] White House Said To Begin Search For Potential Replacement For FCC Nominee Gigi Sohn Message-ID: <006101d8a102$39cea480$ad6bed80$@brownbroadcast.com> https://www.insideradio.com/free/white-house-said-to-begin-search-for-potent ial-replacement-for-fcc-nominee-gigi-sohn/article_3c00fe7e-0ca5-11ed-b6af-8f 7014cfae08.html Michael D. Brown Brown Broadcast Services, Inc. 3740 SW Comus St. ? Portland OR 97219-7418 USA mike at brownbroadcast.com ? www.brownbroadcast.com offc 503-245-6065 ? cell 503-703-3202