[Imc-radio] Radio-URGEN business tonight

[Danielle Chynoweth]

I agree with this way of proceeding. We can not and have never paid people 
without an agreement upfront for payment.  

We can not continue to produce the show as a group.  We should gracefully
bow out - and thank WEFT profusely for their support telling them that we
intend to contribute to programming on WEFT in different ways in the
future. Thanks for heading this up Sandra.  - Danielle

On Wed, 24 Aug 2005, Sandra Ahten wrote:

> Well it may be time for the Radio Group of the IMC to come to a haitus after 
> almost five years of producing IMC radio news.
> 
> We need to have more than one person - as part of the working group in order 
> to make consensual decisions. Currently this lack of meetings and 
> opportunity for consensus has resulted in a misunderstanding. The person who 
> has been consistantly producing, but not holding meetings (for lack of 
> attendance) has approached several IMC members with the proposition that he 
> be paid for past production of shows.
> 
> I put a call out several weeks ago, asking anyone who was interested in 
> producing IMCRN to email me. I did receive one email -- from a person who 
> was interested in occasionally producing. Recently Kim Kranich has said she 
> wanted to produce a story also. However I did not get any response from 
> anyone saying they wanted to be part of the working group and would be 
> willing to come to occasional meetings. (I specifically asked for times when 
> they would be available -- so inconvenience would not be a barrier).
> 
> The money that we have been paid from WEFT -- can not go to one person for 
> past production of shows in any fair way. It was not decided on in advance, 
> and no producers of IMC radio news have ever been paid. We have been paid 
> for producing for Free Speech Radio News and we did hire a Coordinator at 
> one time. (This coordinator was a granted position that was posted and 
> applied for before hiring). The current producer believes this has set 
> precendent to pay him, and even mentioned small claims court in his 
> converstaion with me.
> 
> WEFT needs to have an answer tonight as to what direction we are taking in 
> order to decide about CPB money. I propose that we give them notice that IMC 
> radio news is taking a hiatus. Here is my reasoning.
> 1) The show has been of inconsistant quality -- due to responsbility falling 
> to one person who has no feedback. -- Yet it has the IMC name associated 
> with it. News has been incorrectly reported.
> 
> 2) The person who is producing has expressed that he wants paid for past 
> shows. I don't think we should let this build up any further.
> 
> 3) The person who is producing is using his own equipment. Equipment 
> available through the IMC for others to produce is very inadequate. We need 
> to possibly use the money we have available for new equipment -- so that we 
> can produce any kind of radio in the future.
> 
> 4) There is energy for WRFU right now... and anyone interested in radio 
> production seems to be aligning with WRFU.
> 
> 5) We are at a good time to take a hiatus from WEFT as we are paid up on our 
> agreement with them and it is time to renew or decide not to renew. We would 
> not be leaving them in the middle of the budget year.
> 
> 6) Anyone who wants to produce specific stories can still ask for a time at 
> WEFT directly. (Our slot maybe open for one-time show proposals as the hour 
> after our show is (Monday 5:30 and 6pm)
> 
> Please email me as soon as you read this if you have any problem with any of 
> this. I have tried unsuccessfully to reach the current producer of the show 
> by email or his cell phone. Further, I don't think he is responsive to posts 
> through radio at ucimc.org.
> Sandra
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> See my art at www.spiritofsandra.com
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| Danielle Chynoweth
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| Vice-President of Design * OJC Technologies * ojctech.com
| City Council Member * Urbana City Council * city.urbana.il.us