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

[riva enteen]

I am confused. Doesn't playing a Ukrainian song sound like we are opposing
Russia? Are we?

On Wed, Mar 9, 2022, 8:32 PM Sharon Scott via grc <grc at maillist.peak.org>
wrote:

>
> 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
> >>
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