[Imc-radio] IMC Radio News

Wed Aug 24 15:41:13 CDT 2005

Hello IMC Folks,

Most of what Sandra says is true.  WRFU needs to develop membership and 
infrastructure.
I have been talking to some people involved about launching a Chambana 
Radio Cooperative,
kind of like the dc radio coop.  You can find out more about radio 
coops by viewing their website.  http://dcradiocoop.org/

I have worked very hard on this show with the understanding that a 
stipend would be granted for it's production.  The radio group should 
still have funds in it's account and if members of WRFU are interested 
in pursuing a Radio Co-op, with a couple of meetings, those funds could 
be allocated toward RFU development.

I have been very busy lately like most everyone else here in Urbana and 
I apologize for not making the transition to the new IMC space quick 
enough.  When the show is canceled on WEFT, please inform me that it no 
longer needs to be produced.  I agreed to work on the show through the 
end of August at the WEFT PC meeting last year when the funds were 
allocated for the show's production.

I have no intention in going to court over the funds; however, I would 
like to have a say in how that money is spent.  I have given a good 
year of my life to this organization and these accusations by Sandra 
are very hurtful and demeaning.  This could have been handled much 
better.

Dave Berliner

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> From: "Sandra Ahten" <spiritofsandra at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [Imc] Radio-URGEN business tonight
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> 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
>
>
>
>
>
>
> See my art at www.spiritofsandra.com
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