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Programming Committee Minutes - Feb. 19,2008

Programming Committee Minutes

February 19, 2008

Present:  Ananda Timpane, Nick Ring, Ben Shalles, Judy Rosley, Deborah Alecson

Minutes taken by Deborah

1.  House-Keeping

  Minutes 2/5/08:  Approved with one change to be made.

  Agenda:  Approved

켼  Tasks:

q   Simons Rock Middle East Forum:  Larry had responded to NickҒs email.  Now Nick is to respond to Larrys.

q   New Listener Comment Line Mailbox password to Judy:  No password.  To do.

q   On Air List Categories Clarification Email:  Done.

q   KAIF MN Evaluation Form:  No word back to Dan.

q   Contact New Applicants:  Done.

q   Contact Programmers w/missing Reaps:  Done.

q   DN! Apology Recording:  Not done.

2.  Programs/Programmers

Ҽ  Toms Techno Hour:  Tom moved to Boston.  Not on schedule.

Ҽ  Hard Bob Delux 2/17 Cancellation:  Email to be sent to programmer re: cancellation policy.  Discussion to review absentee policy and its implication for further program slots.

ּ  Truth Search:  Original programmer no longer doing show.  Co-host will take over program but needs to be trained.  Ananda will ask trainer to clear programmer.

3.  Peer Review/Self-Evaluation.  What is our goal in adopting an evaluation process?

Discussion ensued.  Programmer awareness re: quality of program is the biggest goal.  Peer review as volunteer time.  Committee unanimously voted to require each programmer to complete the self-evaluation form.  Form will be in packet for reapplication by May 1st.  It was decided that a day-captain meeting be arranged by April 1, 2008.  Deborah offered to facilitate this at her home.

4.  Programmer/PSA Blog:  Now that we have a Music Director, we need a News & Public Affairs Director to deal with press releases and other related items.  Ananda will contact Christy re: how to set up press releases on the website.  The committee hopes that Andy continues to participate.  It was decided to have a job descriptionӔ for news/public affairs director.  Also, the committee would like to have someone to receive and follow up on new applications.  Job description forth coming.

5.  Station property:  Ananda will send an email to programmers re: station property and to remind all that only cleared programmers can operate board.

NEXT PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE MEETING:  March 4, 2008, 7 P.M., Friends Meeting House

→ Posted by LauraD on 02/19/2008 at 06:45 PM. Filed under "minutes".