[Peace] WEFT to consider DN! headlines in the morning
Alfred Kagan
akagan at uiuc.edu
Wed Aug 4 14:38:03 CDT 2004
OK, thanks.
At 2:23 PM -0500 8/4/04, Kranich, Kimberlie wrote:
>To answer Dave's earlier question of why does WEFt play NPR headlines in the
>first place: WEFT plays NPR headlines because it is a tradition. The
>current Programming Committee is reconsidering this tradition and is looking
>for other options.
>
>To answer Al's question: DN! headlines only come to us once a day. They are
>offered at 8am and are not updated. In the case of breaking news, DN! is
>always behind unless the news breaks between 8-9am CST. NPR headlines and
>other sources of headlines are updated on the hour. DN! headlines are
>offered within the existing DN! program and are not offered separartely.
>
>Kimberlie
>
>
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Alfred Kagan [mailto:akagan at uiuc.edu]
>Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 2:19 PM
>To: David Green; Kranich, Kimberlie
>Subject: Re: [Peace] WEFT to consider DN! headlines in the morning
>
>
>Kim,
>
>I agree with David. Pretty crazy to pay for NPR! Also, they play
>NPR headlines 4 times, so why not play DN! headlines 4 times?
>
>At 6:22 AM -0700 8/4/04, David Green wrote:
>>Why on earth has WEFT been paying so much money for
>>NPR headlines in the first place? It's just ridiculous
>>and discouraging to think that I'm paying WEFT for
>>what anyone can hear by tuning in to WILL.
>>
>>David Green
>>
>>
>>--- "Kranich, Kimberlie" <Kranich at WILL.uiuc.edu>
>>wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Peaceniks,
>>>
>>> I know DN! is a program many of you enjoy on WEFT
>>> and so I am sending the
>>> following email to you which I also sent to the WEFT
>>> listserv. Pardon any
>>> duplicates.
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>> Kimberlie Kranich
>>> WEFT PC Chair
>>> ___________________________________
>>>
>>> The WEFT Programming Committee (PC) is seriously
>>> considering getting rid of
>>> NPR headlines as early as when our new fiscal year
>>> begins in October and
>>> replacing it with something else. We first
>>> considered this possibility back
>>> in March 2004. The issue will be back on our agenda
>>> at our August 11
>>> Programming Committee meeting.
>>>
>>> The PC is also seriously considering adding DN!
>>> headlines live at 8am to the
>>> Morning Menu line-up in place of the 8am NPR
>>> headlines.
>>>
>>> The above are related but separate issues and the PC
>>> could act on one and
>>> not the other.
>>>
>>> This email is quite long and I apologize, but I
>>> would like to give some
>>> context for why we are seriously considering these
>>> matters and a summary of
>>> the PC's thoughts thus far which are still evolving.
>>> I will put hard copies
>>> of this email in station mailboxes later this
>>> evening. Your feedback is
>>> appreciated as we sort out the pros and cons.
>>>
>>> Issue 1: NPR News headlines:
>>>
>>> We currently carry NPR headlines on weekdays at
>>> 6:01am, 7:01am, and 8:01am,
>>> and then again at 3:01pm.
>>>
>>> Summary of reasons for dropping NPR headlines:
>>>
>>> Cost. The cost for NPR Headline News is significant.
>>> For fiscal year
>>> 2003/2004, we paid $3,636. According to Mick, who
>>> has been working with the
>>> PC on this issue, the cost will go up another 25%
>>> next year ($909 more for a
>>> total of $4,545--more if there are increased costs).
>>>
>>>
>>> After paying for Hour of Slack, DN!/Pacifica,
>>> Grateful Dead Hour, Free
>>> Speech Radio News, National Native News, NPR News,
>>> satellite fee connect,
>>> Counterspin and PRI, the PC typically has around
>>> $1,000 left to spend on
>>> other things. One year, we used this extra money to
>>> buy the phone interface
>>> and a DSL line to support our local productions.
>>> Another year, we gave some
>>> money back to the engineering committee for our back
>>> studio. How much the PC
>>> has left over also depends on the amount of our CPB
>>> grant which is what we
>>> use to pay for the above.
>>>
>>> Money spent on NPR could be freed up for the PC to
> >> spend on other things
>>> including a different news source and/or support
>>> local news production costs
>>> as other community radio stations do.
>>>
>>> Duplication of service: WILL-AM airs 7 hours of NPR
>>> programming M-F at HIGH
>>> power. WILL-FM airs NPR headlines every hour.
>>>
>>> Reasons against dropping NPR headlines altogether:
>>>
>>> What would we replace it with? So far, the PC has
>>> not yet identified a
>>> replacement for NPR News and we feel news is an
>>> important part of our
>>> schedule. Alternatives to NPR are as expensive and
>>> in some cases, more
>>> expensive, than NPR News itself. Examples include
>>> the BBC and headlines
>>> produced in the Netherlands.
>>>
>>> Ed Mandel also raised this concern: what outlet
>>> would we have if we
>>> cancelled NPR headlines and got breaking news, such
>>> as another attack (on us
>>> or from us)? My reply is that we have Pacifica and
>>> it's already paid for.
>>> The programming chair and the station manager have
>>> the option of pre-empting
>>> regular programming in the event of major breaking
>>> news. We'd go to
>>> Pacifica just like we did during 9-11.
>> >
>>> Issue 2: Adding DN! headlines at 8am
>>>
>>> One alternative to the 8am NPR headlines is running
>>> DN! headlines live at
>>> 8am.
>>>
>>> We currently carry Democracy Now! at 4pm Monday -
>>> Friday as part of our
>>> Pacifica costs. This year we spent $1,320 on
>>> Pacifica. Free Speech Radio
>>> News is a separate cost of $3,000 per year.
>>>
>>> Reasons in support of adding DN! headlines at 8am
>>> M-F:
>>>
>>> DN! headlines come to us live every weekday at 8am.
>>> They are fresh and
>>> timely. They fit in the Morning Menu format of
>>> mixed music and information.
>>> We already pay for DN! By running the DN! open along
>>> with the headlines at
>>> 8am, we not only make it convenient for morning menu
>>> airshifters to air DN!
>>> headlines (which may not always start at the same
>>> time within the DN!
>>> program) we also promote the later DN! broadcast at
>>> 4pm.
>>>
>>> If we were to do this, we would air the beginning of
>>> DN! live through the
>>> headlines. We would create a script for the morning
>>> menu arishifter to read
>>> before and after to let our listeners know they were
>>> about to hear a promo
>>> for DN! and live headlines and that the entire
>>> program will be repeated at
>>> 4pm. The script might read something like: "And
>>> now, W-E-F-T brings you
>>> daily news headlines and a promo from "Democracy
>>> Now", airing daily on WEFT
>>> from 4-5pm." (following the headlines) "...and
>>> Democracy Now can be heard in
>>> its entirety today at 4pm, as part of our afternoon
>>> public affairs Courier
>>> programming from 4 to 6pm. You're listening to
>>> W-E-F-T, 90.1 FM."
>>>
>>> To insure a clean recording of the program, we would
>>> also probably change
>>> the time we record DN! to minidisk from 8am to 9am.
>>> We will still have two
>>> more re-feed opportunities at 10 and 11AM.
>>>
>>> Reasons against adding DN! headlines at 8am:
>>>
>>> Might be asking too much (technically) of the
>>> Morning Menu airshifters.
>>>
>>> As always, when the PC is considering a programming
>>> change, we would
>>> appreciate your input. In this case, we are
>>> especially interested in
>>> feedback from morning menu airshifters regarding any
>>> technical difficulties
>>> they might foresee with such a change. General
>>> feedback about this possible
>>> change in content is also welcome from everyone. We
>>> also encourage you to
>>> come to our meeting on August 11th.
>>>
>>> If you need something clarified, I would be happy to
>>> try to clarify for you
>>> or provide you with more context.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Kimberlie
>>> PC Chair
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
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>>>
>>
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>Al Kagan
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>Africana Unit, Room 328
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Al Kagan
African Studies Bibliographer and Professor of Library Administration
Africana Unit, Room 328
University of Illinois Library
1408 W. Gregory Drive
Urbana, IL 61801, USA
tel. 217-333-6519
fax. 217-333-2214
e-mail. akagan at uiuc.edu
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