[Imc] Proposed program change

[Kranich, Kimberlie]

WEFTies and IMCers,

The Programming Committee, at its next meeting (June 12, 7pm at WEFT) will
consider a request that the nationally-produced drop-in, "Pulse of the
Planet," be dropped from the schedule in favor of locally-produced drop-ins.

Currently, "Pulse of the Planet" (POP) airs Thursdays at 7:30am and Fridays
at 8:30am.  The program description, from its Web site
http://www.pulseplanet.com/about.html, is as follows:

"Pulse of the Planet provides its listeners with a two-minute sound portrait
of Planet Earth, tracking the rhythms of nature, culture and science
worldwide and blending interviews and extraordinary natural sound."
The program is presented by the DuPont Company <http://www.dupont.com/>,
with additional support from the National Science Foundation
<http://www.nsf.gov> and the National Endowment for the Humanities
<http://www.neh.gov> .
The PC prefers to fill the drop-in slots (M-F 6:30am, 7:30am, 8:30am) with
non-corporate locally-produced and locally-relevant material.  This was the
original intent behind creating the drop-in slots but at the time, few
locally produced drop-ins were being produced.
Currently, the following drop-ins are being produced locally: Environmental
Moment, The Sky Tonight, All Girlz Radio, and Life in the Bike Lane.
The PC repeats most of the locally-produced drop-ins during the week with
the exception of "All Girlz Radio."  We will consider adding AGR to one of
the POP slots at our June 12th meeting.  
Please send us your feedback if you have any.
Additional drop-in proposals are encouraged. Airshifters other than Morning
Menu airshifters may play drop-ins at their discretion.
Thanks.
Kimberlie
PC Chair