[grc] Give Peace a Chance --- This Friday.... (cross posted)

[Sharon Scott]

aGREED Robert! ....  it's terrible to use this human tragedy as a 
marketing opportunity.  Also, agreed that Ukrainian music would be much 
more appropriate - and more powerful - than the John Lennon song.  
Perhaps community radio stations could make our own statement instead of 
jumping on the Public Radio train.  We can discuss tomorrow night at the 
GRC meeting.


On 2022-03-09 21:08, Robert Park via grc wrote:
> I hate to see this idea coupled with a requirement to fill out a form 
> which
> says at the bottom "By submitting this form, you are consenting to 
> receive
> marketing emails from: Paragon Media Strategies". I won't be filling 
> out
> that form. Of course we have the John Lennon song and if I air it I 
> will
> probably air just before or after it one of the many Ukrainian songs
> available on YouTube such as this one
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf6El9jHdGg&list=PLSTJHXWWhQLxzMwXRyEa-FStobOgP2B8a&index=2>
> .
> 
> On Wed, Mar 9, 2022 at 5:48 PM Michael D. Brown via grc <
> grc at maillist.peak.org> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/216327/public-radio-stations-urged-to-air-give-peace-a-ch
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Michael D. Brown
>> Brown Broadcast Services, Inc.
>> 3740 SW Comus St. ● Portland OR 97219-7418 USA
>>  <mailto:mike at brownbroadcast.com> mike at brownbroadcast.com  ●   <
>> http://www.brownbroadcast.com> www.brownbroadcast.com
>> offc 503-245-6065 ● cell 503-703-3202
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> From: Lisa Kettyle <lisa at nfcb.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2022 6:46 AM
>> To: NFCB Listserve (listserve at nfcb.org) <listserve at nfcb.org>
>> Subject: [NFCB List] This Friday - Public Radio Together for Peace
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> This Friday (3/11) at 10:30a PT/11:30a MT/12:30p CT/1:30p ET.,  public
>> radio stations across the country will air John Lennon’s “Give Peace A
>> Chance”.
>> 
>> Public radio member organizations Public Radio Program Directors 
>> (PRPD) <
>> https://prpd.org/> , National Federation of Community Broadcasters 
>> (NFCB)
>> <https://nfcb.org/> , and VuHaus Group <https://www.vuhausgroup.org/>
>> are encouraging all member radio stations to air the song at that 
>> time.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Sally Kane, CEO of NFCB, added, "Right up there with food, clothing, 
>> and
>> shelter - human connection is something we can't live without.  Radio 
>> has
>> always amplified connection, and at this moment in time, we can take 
>> action
>> for the people of Ukraine and reinforce the connection we share as 
>> human
>> beings. It's the only power we have that can outlast the kind of 
>> depravity
>> that has been unleashed. To do nothing in the face of this 
>> transgression is
>> to be complicit in its devastation. This is why we take to the 
>> airwaves;
>> it's our sacred duty."
>> 
>> If your station would like to participate, all assets can be 
>> downloaded
>> from the Paragon website at http://www.paragonmediastrategies.com/.  
>> This
>> includes the :15 second recorded promo and copy to air in advance, a
>> recorded introduction paired with the song audio that will time out at
>> exactly 5 minutes, intro copy and the song audio file for stations 
>> that
>> wish to produce or read their own introduction, a graphic image, and a
>> social media playbook for stations to pre-promote the event off-air. 
>> We
>> hope that your stations will participate.
>> 
>> I've attached the official press release below.
>> 
>> Lisa Kettyle
>> 
>> Program Director
>> 
>> National Federation of Community Broadcasters
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>  <mailto:lisa at nfcb.org> lisa at nfcb.org
>> 
>>  <http://nfcb.org/> www.nfcb.org
>> 
>> Office Hours: Mon.- Fri., 9:00 - 5:00 (CST)
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