"...Dave told the audience that the briefing by Crigler was on FCC regulation (he's our FCC lawyer) and the fudiciary liabilities that Trustees (Board members) have take on. I suspect it was a basic orientation..." Better late than never! As for CPB & diversty: my understanding is that CPB gives larger grants to stations with more diversity in their staffing. --Frank =============================================================== --- In NewPacifica@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Richard" <rsierra7@xxxx> wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > From: LewHillproject@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:LewHillproject@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Melinda Smith > Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 8:50 AM > To: LewHillproject@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [LewHillproject] Re: Underwriting and Pacifica > > > I think when radio stations take money from companies they may feel > they owe the companies something. Advocacy organizations write to > company's telling them not to advertise on tv and radio stations. > > People would say that funding from companies would not change their > tune but it could. > > I always heard that Ganter's Sounds of Texas was a way of bringing in > more money. And that did not appeal to people who wanted to hear news > and information programs. > > Do the stations get CPB funding now? I hear of that in connection to > ethnic diversity. What is the argument against CPB funding? > > I am stupid. I think of CPB funding like a grant for an artist or > something. Is the argument against CPB funding that the politicians > can take it away then the stations who have built up a reliance are > screwed? If that is the case the answer must lie in the programming. > Change your station to what brings in an audience. The problem with > that is some shows that are relevant will by their nature not bring in > listeners who give alot. So managers could end up appealing to the > majority all the time ignoring minority voices. > > Melinda Smith =^..^= > > On 1/28/06, blulotusgirl <LasiewiczN@xxxx> wrote: > > --- In LewHillproject@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Paul DeRienzo" > > <djpaulypauld@xxxx> wrote: > > > > > > During tonight's PNB meeting KPFT's Duane Bradley spoke about a > > discussion of > > > underwriting and Pacifica during an Executive Session with > > Pacifica's FCC lawyer john > > > Criegler. Dave Adelson then made the point twice that underwriting > > was not being > > > discussed at the Executive Session. He said they were > > discussing "fiduciary responsibility" > > > of PNB members. What gives? Did the PNB by chance discuss the > > possible sale of a station > > > too? > > > > > > Dave told the audience that the briefing by Crigler was on FCC > > regulation (he's our FCC lawyer) and the fudiciary liabilities that > > Trustees (Board members) have take on. I suspect it was a basic > > orientation. Dave said no topics of underwriting, specifics, were > > taken up. > > > > Duane's major point was that there must be some way that local > > business can help fund Pacifica stations. He reported that when he > > started his position, KPFT had 42 days of fund drive. His goal, at > > that time, was to try to limit fund drives to twice a year. Instead, > > over the past few years, they are up to four drives/year for a total > > of 57 days, a 37% increase. What he's saying is that KPFT needs > > funding and if their audience is shrinking and the same pool is > > getting drained over and over, then what's Plan B? > > > > He also made the point that virtually all community stations, which > > are the offspring of Pacifica's formula of listener-sponsored radio, > > are accepting money from local companies. > > > > We'll see what sort of funding this new Board can generate and > > whether they can direct the local boards to help fund raise. These > > board meetings and the "experiment in democarcy" costs a lot and it's > > high time that the PNB and Local Board begin to raise some of the > > money that is being used to pay the overhead of our new governance > > system. > > > > Nalini ========================================================= New Pacifica Working Group http://www.egroups.com/group/NewPacifica 'Save Our Stations!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewPacifica/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: NewPacifica-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/