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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. (…)

7-9 PM Media Education Foundation Meeting Room

Happily In attendance:
Mo Ringey (Clerk), Fidel Hidalgo, Bob Gardner, Dana Prescott, Tony Shannon, Ed Russell, Johanna Halbeisen, Steve Curylo

FUNDRAISING/PLEDGE DRIVE

7:05 PM The date of the upcoming pledge drive will be September 22 – 28. (…)

7-9 PM Media Education Foundation Meeting Room

In attendance: Mo Ringey (Clerk), Strong Oak, Matt Dineen, Fidel Hidalgo, Bob Gardner, Dana Prescott, Tony Shannon (who wins for “Most Flourish-ey Signature” in signing the attendance sheet) Absent with excuse: Bushi Harvey. (…)

 
Present:  Eddie Kennedy (Music Collective Liaison), Linda Kennedy, Jay
Chase, Butch Bouchard, Steve Cutting, Rikk Desgres, Joann Lutz, Bush I
Harvey Altmai. (…)

In attendance:  Alan Vogel, Keely Malone, Linda & Eddie Kennedy, Bush-I Harvey, Katerine Reason, Steve Cutting, Lila Wolan, and Jay Chase
1) New Obscenity Policy
The new obscenity policy was reviewed.  The new policy distinguishes between intentional and unintentional obscenity violations.  It also allows for immediate removal of all programming privileges if the violation is malicious in its intent, but also gives space for an unintentional slip up to be removed from a programmer’s record after 90 days.  The policy will be reviewed at the next board Meeting–**Board please be advised and add this item to the next board meeting agenda. (…)

MEF
6 PM FUNDRAISING MEETING
7PM GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
In attendance with scattered arrivals: Board: Mo Ringey, Matt Dineen, Fidel Hidalgo, Bushi Harvey. (…)

 
In Attendance:
Matt Dineen, Fidel Hidalgo, Tony Shannon, BushI Harvey Ahmai, Bob Gutowski, Dana Prescott, Strong Oak, Bob Gardner. (…)

 
In Attendance: Board Members - Mo Ringey, Anthony Shannon, Matt Dineen, Members and others - Shirley Baum, Steve, Curylo, Dana Prescott, Bob Gutkowski
 

7:13 PM INTRODUCTION
The rain eased up and the meeting began with everyone poltiely introducing themselves in an effort to welcome Shirley Baum who came to observe. (…)

 
Thursday  7:00 pm at the station
 
In attendance: Eddie Kennedy, Linda Kennedy, Steve Cutting (minutes
taker), D.A. (…)

Attendance: Fidel Hidalgo, Strong Oak, Matt Dineen, Anthony D. (…)