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New Time for Breathe and Push!

Annalise — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:10:20 +0000

Breathe and Push can now be heard on Fridays @ 8p-10p eastern.
Join annalise on Friday nights for jazz, blues, and the beauty of black women.

Friday, January 4, 2008 – Independent Muse & Catie Curtis

Annalise — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:12:38 +0000

Join Mary Wheelan on Friday, January 4, 2008 on Independent Muse. Catie Curtis will be her studio guest at 3:00pm.

Arts & Culture Collective At-A-Glance

Annalise — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:10:04 +0000

Check out the linked file for Arts and Culture Collective/Programmer information! To find out more about this collective, contact annalise fonza at fireinbones@hotmail.com.

Soul Lounge-Trggr Radio Swap…

Annalise — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 21:42:31 +0000

The African American Affairs Collective wishes DJ Broadway farewell on his last Friday broadcast, January 26th! On Friday, February 2, Trggr Radio, hosted by Chris, Carlos, and Anthony will be live in the studio from 8pm-10pm, every Friday night. This is a hip-hop program you do not want to miss! In case you want to call in, the number to the studio is 413-585-1033.

J&B, Breathe and Push is relocating…

Annalise — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 21:41:26 +0000

J&B Straight No Chaser, and Breathe and Push are moving to Tuesday!! This Sunday, January 28, will be the last Sunday broadcast. Tune in at 9am to hear annalise talk with Janis F. Kearney about her latest publication, Conversations -William Jefferson Clinton: From Hope to Harlem. For information about this book, go to writingourworldpress.com!

As of Tuesday, January 30, you can hear annalise every Tuesday from 2pm-4pm. Same basic format! During these two hours, you will hear jazz and blues in the African American tradition that features the voices of African American women creating their own music of change and justice. The number to the studio is 413-585-1033.

New Subcommittee on Scheduling and Collective Formation!

Annalise — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:58:22 +0000

The following 11 programmers were elected to serve on the Subcommittee on Scheduling and Collective Formation (there were 11 names on the ballot). This committee makes changes and revisions to the current schedule.

Marla BB
Carson Cistulli
Mike Griffin
Erika Marquez
Cathy Santosus
Suzan Seymour
Adam Hurter
Lila Wolan
Strong Oak
Bob Gardner
Tony Udell

Programming Committee Meeting Update

Annalise — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:54:35 +0000

Unless indicated otherwise, the Programming Committee meets once a month, alternating Mondays and Tuesdays. Please check the Programming Committee meetings for updated changes to the schedule. The next Programming Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, December 5, 2006, 7PM – 9PM, at the Media Education Foundation, which is located at 60 Masonic Street in Northampton (behind Woodstar Cafe).

November 20, 2006 – Programming Committee Minutes

Annalise — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:49:47 +0000

ï‚§ Check-in and Introductions

o In attendance: annalise fonza (facilitator), Gershon Gurin-Podlish, Paolo Mastrangelo , Michelle LeBlanc, Alex Peterson, Chris Woodman, Chris Tinson, Lila Wolan, Adam Hurter, Julia Botero, Cathy Santosus, Ed Russell, Marla BB, Steve Harris, Mary Wheelan, Tony Udell (notetaker)

ï‚§ Old Biz/New Biz

o DJ additions to Indie music collective and African American collective; no new programs
o Collectives seeking changes and/or additional time deferred to the newly elected Subcommittee on Scheduling (Issue regarding Friday evening Indie program deferred to Subcommittee on Scheduling)

ï‚§ New Proposals

o Baking with Gershon; presented by Gershon
A show about baking, sharing recipes, story-telling about baking experiences, with a focus on children, etc.
Possible Collectives: Children’s; Education; Story-telling/conversations; Cathy will follow-up regarding training

o The Tim Chad Paul Show
presented by Paolo
Comedic variety show, focus on local characters of the community
Possible Collective: Local Affairs

o Yours Truly
presented by Chris Woodman
Show where people would present their letters to local and national politicians, with a focus on social justice issues.
Possible Collectives: Local Affairs; Story-telling/conversations

o Untitled Show
presented by Adam Hurter (no longer with Parapolitics)
Political and News Analysis with interviews and music
Current Collective: Current Affairs

o Untitled Show
presented by Julia Botero
Personal narratives, street interviews, local history, conversations
Possible Collectives: Local History; Story-telling/conversations

o Dead-Air Nightmares
presented by Michelle LeBlanc
Possible Collective: Indie Music, on-air extension of site deadairnightmares.com

o Heresy Collective (proposal forthcoming)
presented by Tony
Music, radio theater, interviews, with a focus on freedom of expression issues.

o Untitled Program (proposal forthcoming)
presented by Mary
Focus on elders

ï‚§ Incident Report

Incident in the studio this last week reported by Lila (Indie Collective), recommendation that it be delegated to grievance committee; Lila spoke with Board members (Chris T. and Adam H.) after the meeting

ï‚§ Election for scheduling and collective formation sub-committee held.

o Results tallied (not announced). 11 persons on the ballot; all eleven elected to fill empty slots. They include: Marla BB, Carson Cistulli, Mike Griffin, Erika Marquez, Cathy Santosus, Suzan Seymour, Adam Hurter, Lila Wolan, Strong Oak, Bob Gardner, Tony Udell.

Next Meeting will be December 5th, 7PM at MEF; Tony volunteered to facilitate.

Next Programming Committee Meeting

Annalise — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:31:28 +0000

Please note that the next Programming Committee Meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 20 at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will take place in the Community Room, which is located at MEF – 60 Masonic Street, Northampton, MA. MEF is located behind Woodstar Cafe in Northampton.

The Committee will hold elections for the SubCommittee on Scheduling and Collective Formation at this meeting. All those interested in running for this committee should notify annalise fonza, Programming Committee facilitator, by Friday, November 17. You can reach annalise at fireinbones@hotmail.com. A current list of those running for this committee is posted online in the Programming Committee minutes for October 3, 2006, but for your convenience, the current nominees are:

Lila Wolan, Chris Tinson, Cathy Santosus, Suzan Seymour, JJ Anderson, Mike Griffin, Marla BB, Carson Cistulli, and Erika Marquez.

In addition, for the most up to date VFR Programming information, please check the online minutes.

see you on the 20th,

annalise

Programming Committee Minutes 9-18-06

Annalise — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:16:38 +0000

Minutes from 18 Sep06
VFR Programming Meeting

Attendance:
Erika Marquez, Alex Peterson, Laura Minnick, Dan Koiodzinski, Aaron Archambeault, Emma Rose Silverman, Cathy Santosus, Don Blair, Jake Wheeler, Mary Wheelan, Chris Tinson, Lila Wolan, Carson Cistulli, annalise fonza (Minutes submitted by Carson Cistulli).

Announcements:
*Mary announced a Bluegrass workshop (Origins of Bluegrass Music) to take place September 23rd at 1PM, 141 Main St in Haydenville MA.
*annalise shared the VFR Board’s statement that all unofficial (non-committee) VFR email lists and such be marked as UNOFFICIAL.
annalise proposed that the list-serve created by Cathy S., which is currently operating in as VFRProgrammingList@googlegroups.com, not use the Programming Committeeï¿½s name to avoid confusion and division. she moved further that the name of this list, set up by Cathy, be changed and/or dissolved. The committee voted (four to one) to affirm this proposal.
*annalise clarified that she had set up a Programming List with Google Groups, but did not feel it was the best option given the current circumstances. annalise indicated that a moderated programming list serve would be forthcoming from the Programming Committee (annalise will work with Anthony Ratcliff to make this happen), but that the current list will be used until then.
*Cathy S stated she would ignore the decision of the committee and that she would very probably appeal the committee’s decision.

Proposals for New Shows:
*Emma proposed a show of songs with themes (cities or colors, for example). The committee suggested meeting with liaisons from the Eclectic and/or Free Form collectives.
*Laura proposed a show which would play “retro-style” music, preferably after 1100p. B-sides would be more the rule than the exception. The committee suggested collaboration with the Indie Collective.
*Don and Jake proposed, This American Life, featuring local personalities. The committee suggested the Pueblos and/or Community Radio Collectives (E. Marquez and Cathy S. affirmed these possibilities).

Proposals for Extant Shows:
*Cathy proposed that the Youth Collective be allotted 3 additional hours (it currently has two hours). She indicated that one additional hour is urgently needed for the time being, while the other 2 could be considered later.
*Chris from Trggr Radio has requested a change of day/time to an evening slot after 6pm. They also wish to incorporate Hard Knock Radio into the time.
*The Sports Collective would like to change their time.
*annalise suggested that these potential programming changes could be discussed in an ad hoc committee and/or worked out between collectives in the absence of the Subcommittee on Scheduling and Collective Formation.

Other Business:
*Alex passed around the current online schedule from the webmaster. Each programmer was asked to edit the form accordingly.
*At the next General Meeting, Emily Miller will be proposing a retreat to address the VFR volunteer crisis. She has proposed that all live programming be suspended, and that deejays show-up to the studio during regular programming hours to engage in the retreat. This retreat, therefore, will take place at the studio during regular programming hours. She has proposed that all live programming be suspended so that members can take part in the retreat. No deejay will be required to come to the station/retreat during off-air hours.
*annalise distributed the results of the collective inventory form (contact annalise for the form). Please note that the list is not complete and the current numbers may not reflect a complete and/or accurate count of djï¿½s and programs (i.e., there are duplicates and omissions). annalise will pass the list on to the new members elected to the Subcommittee on Scheduling and Collective Formation and the Board for further review.
*The names of those persons who have indicated an interest in serving on the Subcommittee on Scheduling and Collective Formation will be posted online as soon as possible. The election for this committee will take place during a Programming Committee meeting (possibly the next one).

Next Meeting
*The next meeting is scheduled for 03 October 2006 at 7:00p.

Programming Committee Minutes 10-3-06

Annalise — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:15:45 +0000

Programming Committee Meeting
October 3, 2006

Attendance: Erika Marquez, Anthony Ratcliff, Sara Jaffe, Lila Wolan, BushI Harvey Ahmai, Cathy Santosus, Strong Oak, Alex Peterson, Christopher Tinson, annalise fonza, Carson Cistulli, Mary Wheelan, Andrew Jilani, Eric Nash (Sara Jaffe volunteered to take and transcribe minutes).

Announcements:
annalise announced that she would be gathering an ad-hoc committee before the next PC meeting to discuss programming requests made in previous meetings (e.g. Youth Collective, the Hip-Hop Collective, and the Sports Collective).

Collective Business/Old Business:

–TRGGR Radio wants to switch time with the Indie collective from Fridayï¿½s 10-midnight to Tuesdayï¿½s from 2-4pm. A certain programmer is currently doing a show 10 PM-2 AM Fridays. He has indicated to annalise that he is in the Indie Collective. The Programming Committee discussed allegations of FCC violations and drinking alcohol in the studio during his program. annalise and Lila have attempted to contact him in the last month, but there has been no response to meet in person to discuss the potential time-swap. Lila, the Indie Collective liaison, indicated that she did not have much success by email, but she will call him to address the time-change issue. annalise will contact him to discuss the FCC issue and the reports of drinking in the studio. Sara indicated that a free-form programmer might be interested in deejaying the Tuesday afternoon slot if it becomes available.

–Sara Jaffe asked if it would be possible to play Freeform-themed automation during the Freeform time slots where there are currently no programmers. She’ll work on it with Alex.

–Erika Marquez (Pueblos) wants to play Latino USA instead of 2.5 solid hours of Spanish news on Saturdays. It is unclear if it’s okay (legal) to rebroadcast an NPR show. Erika will follow-up on this issue.

–Update on where Anthony’s at with list of programmers: he and Annalise will work on updating current programmer info and a moderated list serve to be utilized by/for the PC. This is important step for the Programming Committee and for the Volunteer Task Force.

–Carson Cistulli made it known that the Sports Collective is currently under the Labor Collective umbrella on Monday mornings. The Sports Collective desires to have an official Sports Collective slot very soon. annalise suggested that this matter be cleared up with an ad-hoc committee.

–People seem to not be using the electronic playlists. They should be encouraged to, and also advised to not save over the template.

–Lila announced that there will soon be a new Local/Indie show called Blue Lulu on Thursdays from 11 PM-1 AM (Laura Minnick will produce this program).

–Bush-I discussed changes in his collective personnel. Some might do once/month shows. Also, he is interested in putting together some content from visits at the Hampshire Correctional.

–Andrew Jilani says that his collective, the Local Affairs Collective, is seeking ï¿½a guruï¿½ and more members. Andrew has a program on Saturday afternoons from 3-4pm.

New Business:

–Eric Nash requested that Democracy Now be moved from 4:30-5:30p to 5-6p, to make things easier for station managers. The automation computer operated in one-hour increments. This will mean that we can’t play Free Speech Radio News in the afternoon for the time being. OpComm would like to figure out what could be broadcast from 4:30-5p, possibly Flashpoints. The Programming Committee okayï¿½d the Democracy Now change and the temporary FSRN suspension and/or change. annalise suggested that Studio Managers produce a PSA to inform the listeners accordingly.

–annalise proposed a change in the Programming Committee meeting schedule to one meeting per month. Concerns were raised about availability, thus, Cathy suggested alternating Mondays and Tuesdays, every other month. annalise added that additional and/or ad-hoc meetings could be scheduled as needed. The PC decided to alternate these once a month meetings between Mondays and Tuesdays. Next meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 13. annalise will follow up with MEF.

–Patty McGill, the Chief Operating Officer, has initiated a Volunteer Task Force proposal. There will be more discussion about this proposal at the next General Meeting, which is currently scheduled for Wednesday, October 18. For more information and/or input email Patty at mcgill@gw.housing.umass.edu.

–The following programmers have indicated an interest in running for the Subcommittee on Scheduling and Collective Formation:
Lila Wolan, Chris Tinson, Cathy Santosus, Suzan Seymour, JJ Anderson, Mike Griffin, Marla BB, Carson Cistulli, and possibly Erika Marquez. Elections for this committee may take place at the next Programming Committee meeting. All additional nominations can be made by emailing annalise at fireinbones@hotmail.com, and/or nominations will be accepted during the next Programming Committee meeting.

N/B: PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MEF COMMUNITY ROOM IS NOT AVAILABLE, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH. HOWEVER, THE PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE HAS RESERVED THE ROOM FOR TWO DATES IN NOVEMBER. THE DATES ARE: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6 AND MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20. MORE INFORMATION TO COME.

Programming Committee Minutes, August 15, 2006

Annalise — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 19:02:25 +0000

Programming Committee Minutes: 8/15/06

Attending: Lila Wolan, Alisa Klein, Frances Crowe, Ed Russell, Holly Leonard, Erika Marquez, Mary Wheelan, Strong Oak, Don Blair, annalise

Lila and annalise took minutes.

Announcements and Collective Biz:
• Strong Oak provided feedback on training session. annalise will contact Board with concerns.
• War and Peace: Lost two programmers last month. New program coming – Good News-People Power will air 2x/month: global news stories; positive effects of people making change. EC2WB will remain at 2x/month.
• Pueblos: Mambo Tango wishes to reduce time from Sat. 1-3 to Sat 1-2. Replace 2-3pm Saturdays with “Informativo Pacifica”?? – News in Spanish from Latin American community radio stations.
• Native American programming: Strong Oak will produce first broadcast on August 26!!
• Sports Collective: Would like to change broadcast time to Sunday. PC recommends selecting News and Public Affairs block. annalise will follow-up.
• Swimming with Sharks (Bill Childs) will be moving to alternating Tuesdays (need clarification on start date; perhaps August 24?). Wings and Drug Truth will remain on Tuesdays and Thursdays respectively.

New Proposals:
• David Pakman contacted annalise about pre-empting programming on November 7, 2006 for live election coverage. Request for formal proposal and more discussion was requested by the Committee.
• Holly Leonard, a trainer and nutritionist, made proposal to start an educational program on fitness and nutrition. Discussed possibilities with various collectives. annalise will provide a contact for Holly.
• War and Peace Collective: Made proposal for either a twelve-hour marathon on the Israel/Lebanon conflict for next week. Maybe August 24th? PC reviewed draft of pre-emption policy that was proposed last spring. Alisa will follow-up .
with annalise.
• Alisa inquired about outreach efforts. Will follow up with Suzan Seymour.

Special Programming (Weds 1-2PM):
• Perhaps “Sing About It” with Johanna (War & Peace collective)? annalise will follow-up.

Sub-Committee on Scheduling and Formation:

• PC will review collective inventory sheets (due August 18th). Based on the sheets turned in thus far, one programmer has indicated an interest in the SubCom.
• PC targeted September 8, 2006, to reconvene the Subcommittee on Collective Formation and Scheduling.

Next meeting Tuesday, September 5, 2006 at 7:00PM. Meeting to be held at Media Education Foundation, 60 Masonic Street, Northampton.

Programming Committee Minutes: August 2006

Annalise — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 01:50:33 +0000

Programming Committee Minutes: August 1, 2006

Attending: annalise fonza, Cathy Santosus, Joshua Vrysen, Mary Wheelan, Strong Oak, Bart Estes, Anthony Ratcliff, Naomi Valentin, MarlaBB

Check In/Note-taker: annalise volunteered to take notes and type minutes.

Announcements: The PC discussed funeral arrangements for Ed Charla.

Old Biz/Collective Biz:

War and Peace: changes forthcoming to the Wednesday programming, i.e., new DJs.; War and Peace may have the opportunity to broadcast Code Pink on Thursdays. Code Pink is hosted/produced at WBAI. Bill Estes will forward the info to PC, c/o annalise.
African American Affairs: Discussing the addition of 2 new djs to Soul Lounge programming. Curt-T is no longer with the collective.
Pueblos: Wishes to reduce time on Saturday to one hour (1-2P). Sent to SubCom (see annalise for the folder with SubCom requests).
Hip Hop Collective: Anthony and Chris have requested a scheduled time change. Info has been sent to the Subcommittee on Scheduling.
Butterfly Effect Collective: Arjuna Griest is stepping down as collective liaison. Mary Wheeler is considering a temporary term as collective liaison.
Free Form: anticipates a dj change at the end of the summer.
“Grain of your Voice,” hosted by Gwyneth Merner, is no longer on the air – Sat, 6-7P.

New Proposals:

Bill Childs has proposed time change for “Swimming with Sharks” from Thursday noon to Tuesday noon (to begin Aug. 24). If approved, it will bump syndicated programming (Drug Truth and Wings) running on Tuesday noon. Proposal change referred to the Syndication Committee.
Strong Oak, potential new dj presented a new proposal for Native American Programming. The new program is entitled “Sings in the Night.” This program would feature music and stories by Native American women and indigenous values. Strong Oak will sign up for training and meet with Naomi Valentin. Aqui Estamos is currently taking responsibility for broadcasting programming on Saturday, 7-8PM. This time slot is reserved for Native American programming.
Bob Gardner has proposed the establishment of a new Sports Collective. He would also like to reschedule the current soccer show (Mondays, 9:30a.m. – 10:00a.m.) to Sunday evenings. PC proposed that Education, Opinion and Advice would be the appropriate block. annalise will follow-up with Bob.
Youth Collective: Mike Griffin has joined the Youth Collective – every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 4PM (“Love, Hate and the Space In-Between.”).

Special Programming:

Cathy suggested reviewing web info for Open Source Radio
annalise to follow up with Alex

Subcommittee on Scheduling and Collective Formation:

The SubCom needs 11 members to be fully operational. Only four have responded in the affirmative.
The PC will send email to liaisons to inventory their collectives: providing the most up-to-date info. It was suggested that liaisons indicate any interest in being nominated and/or being elected to the Subcommittee on Scheduling.
annalise suggested that the SubCom meet once a year instead of every six months (will require a program policy change).
Anthony suggested that an annual SubCom could meet ad hoc if necessary.
MarlaBB suggested that liaisons make recommendations for new block liaisons.

Other:

Bart Estes requested a copy of Program Policies and/or other pertinent VFR documents. annalise will follow-up.

Next Meeting: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 @ 7PM – 60 Masonic Street, Media Education Foundation (behind Woodstar Café)

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