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Our old friend Mr. Tote Bag
is all dressed up but isn’t going to Philly
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Our
friends at WXPN have postponed the 2020
NON-COMMvention. The organizers released this statement on Tuesday (3/17):
Due to public health and
safety concerns, and in accordance with The University of Pennsylvania
guidelines related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Philadelphia public radio station
WXPN-FM has postponed its 2020 NON-COMMvention.
The annual gathering of
Triple A radio and music professionals was scheduled to take place May 12-15,
2020 at WXPN and World Cafe Live in Philadelphia. The
scheduled noncomMUSIC Alliance Summit has also been postponed.
No decision has yet been
made regarding a new schedule. Look for updates in the coming weeks
regarding future plans and registration refunds. For more information,
visit https://xpn.org/events/non-comm.
PRIMA SPRING CONFERENCE
CANCELED
According
to Paul Massen, President of Public Radio in Mid America (PRIMA), the Spring
Conference has been canceled. Tuesday Massen sent this advisory to PRIMA
stations:
Due to concerns about the
Coronavirus and the travel restrictions that universities have placed on many
of our PRIMA members, and after discussion of the PRIMA Board, we have decided
to cancel the PRIMA Spring conference scheduled for April in Nashville. Given
the situation we felt this was the best course of action for all concerned.
Registration fees paid
will be refunded. Everyone stay safe and if
you have any questions, please let me know.
PRPD CONTENT CONFERENCE
HAS EXTENDED THE DEADLINE FOR SESSION PROPOSALS
PRPD
will be extending the submission deadline for session proposals for the 2020
PRPD Content Conference through March 31, 2020. As of today, the conference is
set to happen September 14-17 in New Orleans.
Abby
Goldstein, President & Executive Director of PRPD, is looking for session ideas. On Monday, she posted
the following message on the organization’s Facebook page:
As you consider your
session ideas, please keep a few things in mind:
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| Abby Goldstein |
• Who is the intended
audience for this session? Are those people typically in attendance at this
conference?
• What are the key
takeaways from this proposed session? How will your proposed session help
people work smarter and be better at their jobs?
• Are you willing to work
with us to bring your session idea to fruition? Are you planning to attend the
conference?
Submit your ideas here.
KEN SAYS:
This
is an important time to help PRPD. The
annual Content Conference is one of PRPD’s major sources of revenue. Your
participation is valued and needed.
To
help you brainstorm, we looked through our files of past PRPD sessions that
might be adapted for 2020:
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| Bruce Warren |
• The Future of Music on
Public Radio (2007)
With
the tremendous resources directed toward the public radio news format and the
emerging new media avenues for music, there's talk about the end of music on
public radio. That obituary may be premature. In this discussion of music on
public radio, we discuss how music use is changing and how public radio can
change with the times.
2007
Panel: Bruce Warren, WXPN (moderator); Gayle Ober, MPR; Joey Cohn, KPLU; Steve
Yasko, WTMD.
KEN SAYS: The issues discussed in
2007 are still relevant today.
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| Eric Nuzum |
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HD Radio Challenges and Opportunities
(2007)
Description:
So, your GM has handed you the task of programming HD channels. Can HD radio
help stations increase their public service? Interesting HD experiments are
being done by stations and networks around the country.
2007
Panel: Eric Nuzum, NPR (moderator); Tom Dollenmyer; Paul Stribling, WFAE; Bruce
Winter, WUWM HD-2 The Deuce; Scott
Hanley, WDUQ HD-3, Pittsburgh's Blues
Channel.
KEN SAYS: Spark News has done extensive reporting about CPB’s role in
promoting HD channels. Now HD Radio is considered a failure but stations are
still required by CPB to subsidize these channels.
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| Izzi Smith |
• Lean Models for Quality
Production (2009)
Description:
Quality programming doesn’t always mean massive
budgets. Instead of resource
intensive shows, there are examples of lean, sustainable production models that
create excellent programming for a modest budget.
2009
Panel: Izzi Smith, IS Marketing (moderator); Abby Goldstein, NHPR Program Director;
Chris Boyce, CBC; Elizabeth Clark, BBC; Tim Tattan, Executive Producer, Travel With Rick Steves.
KEN SAYS: Doing more with less is
always an important topic.
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| Helen Barrington |
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Mixed Format: Still Crazy after All
These Years? (2009)
Description:
The prevailing wisdom over the years is that you do either news or music. Doing
both, we're told, usually doesn’t work. Is this still true?
2009
Panel: Paul Marszalek, consultant; Joey Cohn, KPLU; Helen Barrington, WFCR,
Amherst; Jennifer Ferro, Assistant General Manager, KCRW.
KEN SAYS: BTW – What a great name
for a conference panel!
In major markets there aren't many dual format stations left. In
medium-sized and smaller markets, there are still are many such stations. Is format focusing even possible?
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