Programming Meeting Minutes 10.23.09
Convened: 2pm at Evolution Café, Northampton
Next Meeting: Monday, 11/2/09, TBA
Present: Keely Malone (Chair), Joel Saxe (Arts&Culture), Derek Goodwin (Education&Social Issues), Don Persons (Education&Social Issues).
Facilitated by Keely, Notes by Don
Correction to last meeting’s (10/9) minutes: Vital Health was not denied, there was confusion of show names, Vital Health and Vibrant Living are separate shows with separate DJs; rather, Vibrant Living (Glen Brooks) was conditionally denied due to lack of meeting attendance and volunteer hours.
Show Re-Applications
- Vibrant Living Glenn Brooks has contacted his collective liason Derek and scheduled a meeting for Monday 10/26, says he plans to do fundraising. Derek will report on results of meeting. No consensus in the Committee on this show, show is Approved on a 3-1 vote.
- Another Perspective will be notified by his collective liason (Don) that his reapplication was denied by the Board so his show is off the schedule as of 11/1.
- Word, Sound & Power attended meetings and performed volunteer hours, Approved by consensus.
- Inside The Urban Bottom Line Denied by consensus due to no meetings or volunteer hours, Keely will notify him and encourage him to apply for Pay to Play.
- Hilltown Family Variety there was a miscommunication over volunteer hours, she has been doing some, meeting requirement waived and Approved on a 3-1 vote.
- Beat Clinicliason says he’s been going to meetings, Approved by consensus.
- Valley Melting Pot still in trial period, no decision made yet
- Mass Appeal Denied by consensus due to lack of meetings and volunteer hours, Music Collective liason should notify him his show is off the schedule as of 11/1
- At Home With Sidra she emailed saying she was discontinuing the show until next Spring, realizes she may lose her time slot and will deal with that, says she’ll happily participate in fundraising drive
New Show Applications
- The Booth, Think Metal and String Theory (3 diff. Music shows)—already Approved, waiting for scheduling preference info from Charles Marchand on these
- The Ability Dialogues Amma K. Hruby. Education & Social Issues. Already preliminarily approved, has not responded to liason (Don), phone number is now disconnected, no email, if anyone knows how to get ahold of her let Don know, otherwise he’ll send a postcard to her Easthampton address inquiring whether she’s still interested and what times she’s interested in.
- Vital Health Mindy Palmer-Fried. Education & Social Issues. Returning show, planning to attend refresher training, liaisons informed her of programmer requirements. Approved for trial period by consensus contingent on paying dues. Assigned Mondays 11am-11:30am slot by request, beginning 11/2. Don will notify her.
- Channeling The Muse Opeyemi Parham aka The Feral Physician. Education & Social Issues. Syndicated show produced at the public station in Greenfield. Approved by consensus, assigned Sundays 6pm-7pm by request, beginning 11/1. Don will check with Fidel re getting her show on automation.
- Dipen Bhetwal waiting for Charles on this one
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