Programming Committee Meeting Minutes 8.21.08
Programming Committee Meeting Minutes 8.21.08:
Attended: Keely Malone, Alan Vogel, Bush-I Harvey, Butch Bouchard
1) New Lock Combo and Volunteer Hours
An email was sent out to the News & Politics Collective and the Arts & Culture collective about members needing to report their hours worked to their liaisons or they will not get the new combo.
Two people responded telling Keely their hours worked, and NO ONE from Arts & Culture responded.
It is unknown if an email has gone out to the Music or the Education & Social Issues yet, but all programmers will be informed by Sept 1st that the combo will be changed as of Oct 1st and only programmers who have done their hours and reported them to their liaison will be given the new combo.
2)Absentee Policy
Alan proposed a new absentee policy that states all programmer’s responsibilities (including having a show in the Back-Up folder, the possibility of a hearing for extenuating circumstances, and a possibility of a “clean slate” if no offense in 3 months. The policy includes the explanation of first offense (warning), second offense (30-suspension), third offense (termination as a programmer). The policy was approved and Keely will create form emails so that all liaisons are using the same form. These email notification will be ccd to the entire ProgComm as well as all programmer’s response. Keely will print them out and keep clear records at the station of all offenses as well as any explanations provided by programmers
3)No-Shows
There have been a large number of No-Shows over the last few weeks–nods to Tony S for his constant monitoring–All liaisons should be contacting the programmers of their collective who have either no-showed, been excessively tardy, or have before their allotted time is up. Many slots will open up once the new policy is enforced.
4)New Show Proposals
Vincent Rodriguez was given both late night/early morning slots on Weds and Thurs from Midnight to 4am to produce his show Ginseng Roots & Culture Show. It is always preferred to have local programmers over automation and so Vincent was granted both slots. If there is ever a demand for these slots from new programmers the ProgComm reserves the right to ask Vincent to choose Weds or Thurs, but that is not in the foreseeable future. Vincent has done all of his training, attended several meetings and has done multiple sit-ins.
Lenore Byrek contacted us about airing a pre recorded series of radio pieces focused on world peace and the words of Prem Rawat. Alan will contact Lenore and will screen the pieces to see if the meet non-commercial radio standards and if so we will discuss this at the next ProgComm meeting.
TRGGR–is back!! TRGGR radio will start simulcasting every Friday evening, in their old slot 8-10pm. Tony S figured out how to automate WMUA’s stream! Thanks Tony S again!! TRGGR’s triumphant return will be Friday August 29th.
Matt Alvey was approved to begin his training at VFR in hopes of programming a show on Musician’s Biographies. It was unclear if Matt wanted a 1 or 2 hour slot and so once his training is done he will be offered Mon 7-8pm or Mon 11pm-1am.
CHANGES concerning current programmers
Lisa Depiano is switching Once Upon A Time to every other week. So starting August 31st there is an open slot Sundays noon-1pm every other week. Keely will clarify if she is programming the first third and fifth Sundays or the second and fourth–see future comments for clarification. Bush-I has been speaking to an African Storyteller about joining the station and will encourage her to share this slot with Once Upon A Time.
Johanna Halbeisen is moving Sing About It to the slot formerly known as Jesse Molina’s Overlap Sundays 4-6pm, thereby freeing up Sing About It’s old slot Saturday 2-3pm, and giving Johanna the 2 hour slot she desires.
5) Trainings
Many new programmers have been having a hard time getting responses about VFR trainings. We have already lost two important new programs of voices NOT represented on VFR due to lack of follow-up and communication around trainings. Solution—we need MORE people willing to do basic trainings for new programmers. The ProgComm is currently searching for seasoned VFRers who may be able to decant Tony U’s brain and create a training model in which the responsibilities can be shared. Volunteers should contact vfrprogramming@gmail.com
ProgComm also discussed the need for refresher and advance trainings for seasoned programmers, specifically Bush-I requested an advanced computer training and Butch requested a follow up PSA recording training. Any volunteers or ideas for other advance trainings? email vfrprogramming@gmail.com
6) Alan’s Profanity Proposal wasn’t presented at the last board meeting as Bush-I was out of town, but it will be presented next Board Meeting Sept 3rd.
7) Butch tried to meet with Richard Moonie and Jay Chase about trying to build a remote board fro VFR to broadcast live, on location. The meeting didn’t happen, anyone interest in helping with this project should email bbouch24@gmail.com
8) Democracy Now! is broadcasting for 2 hours during the conventions, but the ProgComm decided that we wouldn’t displace local programmers nor mess with FSRN underwriting. If renegade studio managers want to put the second hour in late night then they can feel free, but we won’t be shuffling everyone around
The next Programming Committee Meeting will be THURS 9/11 at 7pm at the station
so that we can learn how to log all programmers volunteer hours
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Clarification:
Once Upon a Time will now Broadcast on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month
CORRECTION!!
Let the minutes Mo Ringey did fulfill her volunteer hours and did report them to her liaison.
It is factually incorrect to say that NO ONE from the Arts & Culture collective reported their hours.
My appologies