[Imc-newsroom] WEFT special 9-11/election coverage and you? (fwd)

[Danielle Chynoweth]

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Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2002 10:32:53 -0500
From: "Kranich, Kimberlie" <Kranich at WILL.uiuc.edu>

> You are receiving this email because you have or do
> produce(d) local public affairs programming for WEFT. (Danielle, please
forward this note on to the IMC News Group).
>
> I have some questions I'd like your response to so that I may
> share them
> with the rest of the PC.
>
> The WEFT Programming Committee is in the *pre-liminary
> stages* of planning
> discussions about whether or not we want to pre-empt regular
> programming for
> special coverage on the one-year anniversary of September
> 11th.  Each if you
> already has an outlet to do special programming around this
> anniversary via
> your individual programs, but I'd like you to consider collaborating
> together to produce special coverage on the actual day of  9/11/02.
>
> The WEFT PC is also in the *pre-liminary* stages of planning
> discussions
> about whether or not we want to pre-empt regular programming
> for special
> election coverage for the major races in our coverage area.
> Each if you
> already has an outlet to do election coverage in your
> individual programs,
> but it might also be worthwhile to consider collaborating together to
> produce special coverage prior to election day.  Perhaps we invite
> candidates in for a debate and accept calls via the speaker phone?
>
> Please let me know if you have any interest in this.  And
> please remember
> that my approach is meant to send out "feelers"  only.  No
> commitments. Just
> an attempt at collaboration if there is interest.
>
> Nothing has been agreed to by the PC and we are only now beginning to
> discuss this. The PC isn't in the position to produce any
> special coverage
> itself, but we could open up time in the regular schedule
> and/or facilitate
> discussions about coordinated  coverage - be that in your regularly
> scheduled programs or in some special programming - in the
> name of good
> programming around  important issues for our listeners.
>
> Thanks in advance for considering this and getting back to me.
>
> Kimberlie
>
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