WBCR-LP 97.7FM, Great Barrington Community Radio

Minutes for April 13 2005

Agenda
-Introduction
-Minutes
-Treasurers Report
-Publicity Committee (Logos/Letterhead)
-Adding a 7th (board member)
-Programming Committee
-Landlord Issues
-Cease & Desist Letter
& Plan for going forward for getting wbcrlp.org
-Current Domain Name
-On Air Fundraising
-Task Management
-Other Business

Attendance
-Board Members Present
Asa Hardcastle
Rob Jenen
Chris Pizzichemi
Nick Ring
Ben Shalles
-Board Members Absent
Esther Dozier
-Other
John Breasted
Elena Evans
Mickey Friedman
Ciaran McCabe
Katherine McCabe

Minutes
Board Meeting minutes of March 28, 2005 approved.

Treasury Report
-B.M.I. awaits payment
-$500.00 paid towards Studio Security System with letter of thanks.
(note: system is ready to activate)
-Insurance paid through October
-$648.00 refund received from return of extra Power-Amp + Speakers.
-Approximately $2,000.00 received donations since ґOn-Air.
-Only 6 people are currently signed-on to donate $10.00 per month
using Pay-Pal automatic deposit.

Publicity Committee (Logos/Letterhead)
-Karen SkeltonҒs revised Letterhead approved for immediate use.
-Ciaran McCabe to verify Post Office Box listing & revise if needed.

Adding a 7th (board member)
-Special Board Meeting scheduled for:
Wednesday April 20th, 2005
7:00pm @ Zenn New Media
-By Laws reviewed regarding Board Member Nominations
-Community Members interested and present at meeting:
John Breasted
Elena Evans
Katherine McCabe

Programming Committee
-Suggestion that at least one Board Member be in attendance
at all Programming Committee Meetings.
-30 Members have been trained.
-15 New Program Applications received.
-Need for a well codified provision for rejection of programming.
-Need for definition of Primetime Hours.
-Fill-In programming to be low priority, and offer variety to schedule.
-Programs may be limited in length to make time for more programming.
-Members may be limited to host a maximum number of programs.
-Programming Committee seeks to find an objective way of
scheduling programming.  Content of local programming
may not in-fact satisfy the Mission Statement.  Programming Committee to review content and revise schedule as needed.

Cease & Desist Letter
& Plan for going forward for getting wbcrlp.org
-Glenn Heller to be approached by both Mickey Friedman & John Breasted friendly, peacefully, and in an inclusive manner.
-Legal Action reserved as a last resort pending the cooperation of Mr. Heller to provide the BCRA with the wbcrlp.org website.
-BCRA must obtain the wbcrlp.org website as an organization.

Current Domain Name
-Only advertise berkshireradio.org as BCRA website.
-Scott Marks to be notified, and Studio Signs to be revised for programmers to be notified as well.

End of Meeting
Remaining topics to be continued on Board e-mail discussion list.
-Landlord Issues
-On Air Fundraising
-Task Management
-Other Business

Meeting notes recorded by
Chris Pizzichemi
wbcr-lp Board
Interim Secretary

→ Posted by Chris Pizzichemi on 04/13/2005 at 09:30 PM. Filed under "minutes".