[Rfu-barnraising] The media bomb!

Mon Oct 10 16:47:35 CDT 2005

RFUers

I'm heading up press for the barnraising.  I've got a press release
written up, I'll send it to the list in another email.  If anyone wants
to help me I will gladly tear my media contacts list in two to share!
Email me!!!    

So far I have contacted all the monthlys in town.  El Informador and
Women's Independent Press have gotten back to me about writing a piece
for the BR.  We need to write a piece for the PublicI (due Oct 20) and a
piece for the Active Senior (350 words by Oct 15).  If anyone wants to
write these I will gladly turn it over to you!  I have also contacted
the Illinois Entertainer, La Tejanita, and Innocent Words.  Troy at
Innocent Words is super supportive and I'm sure we will have press about
the BR at some point in IW newspaper. 

I have spoken w/ some of the weeklys in town.  The Hub is going to do
some intial press for us in the Grapevine section as a way to recruit
volunteers for the BR.  We should also be getting a major piece done the
week after the BR.  It will be a different sort of angle for the story,
which I think will be cool.  The Buzz has our info and I will be getting
back w/them.  The Accent should have something on us.  And there are a
number of other weeklys that I will contact when the time is right. 

I have sort of gotten out to some of the dailys in town.  I am working
w/a reporter at the News Gazette right now.  The DI has our press
release and the Parkland Prospectus does too.  These press contacts
don't need to be contacted til closer to the event.  

Websites I'm working on are:  innocent words website, IMC, WRFU, ob.com,
toymakermusic, and CUDnB.  If you have any suggestions of websites that
could or would put info up about our BR on their site than contact them
or tell me and I'll do it.  

Newsletters: I will get to ACES Honors newsletter, Campus Honors
Program, and will email various other community groups in town.  I have
sent out a number of preliminary emails to them, but have not heard back
anything yet.  Again, if you have suggestions, let me know or just get
in touch w/them.  

Misc:  I have contacted people at WEFT and WILL to see if we can
collaborate for the BR.  Basically this is a rad event for all radio
junkies and it only makes sense to publicize it through their avenues of
communication.  There are a lot of people already doing community radio
in this town and maybe they would like to share their knowledge at the
BR...isn't that what it's all about? 

So...press is being taken care of as we speak.  The pin's been pulled on
this media bomb.  If you want to get involved w/this aspect of the
BR...email me!  Remember you don't have to know anything to do this...I
didn't when I got started.  

Later
Lynsee     

<-----Original Message----->

 	  	 From: Donovan Finn
Sent: 10/10/2005 10:43:43 AM
To: rfu at ucimc.org
Subject: [RFU] Press contacts 

Raymond- 

I'd say go for it. 

As for your question about whether we ought to push them to cover RFU
pre or 
post barnrasing, that's hard to say. Theer are benefits to both, but if
they come 
to the barnraising there will be a lot of people to talk to and many
many photo 
opportunities. Plus, assuming we go in the air on the 13th and the
article runs 
the 14th or later, if people read the article and tune in, they will
actually have 
something to hear.... 

On a related note, we should send out a press release to all local
media. I 
assume the IMC has a mechanism for this already in place? Anyone know
the 
details? 

--donovan 

---- Original message ---- 
>Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2005 21:33:53 -0500 
>From: "Raymond Morales" 
>Subject: RE: [RFU] Farmers Mkt Recap 
>To: "Raymond Morales" , , 

> 
>So was it ok that I e-mail the DI and Buzz to inform them of the 
>barnraising? Yes? No? 
> 
>-----Original Message----- 
>From: rfu-bounces at lists.chambana.net 
>[mailto:rfu-bounces at lists.chambana.net]On Behalf Of Raymond Morales 
>Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2005 1:58 PM 
>To: dfinn at uiuc.edu; rfu at ucimc.org 
>Subject: Re: [RFU] Farmers Mkt Recap 
> 
> 
>I can contact the DI unless someone specifically knows them. I 
>can e-mail and call to try and get them to cover the event. Is 
>there a preferred day they should cover or should I ask for 
>someone to come as much as possible and mention that they will 
>be going on air at the end of it and that that is most 
>important part to cover? 
> 
>SHORT EMAILS PLEASE! 
> 
>-Ray 
> 
>---- Original message ---- 
>>Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2005 12:38:45 -0500 
>>From: Donovan Finn 
>>Subject: [RFU] Farmers Mkt Recap 
>>To: rfu at ucimc.org 
>> 
>>Pretty good day at the market. Handed out a lot of fliers, 
>>talked to a few folks, sold 1 T-shirt (the money for it is in 
>>the donation jar which is inside the blue crate with the shirts). 
>> 
>>A few things to note: 
>> 
>>1- We need more shirts, especially smaller sizes (men's M and 
>>anything for women). 
>> 
>>2- The blue canopy has a broken fiberglass support. It still 
>>works but takes some hassle to get it to stay in the socket in 
>>the canopy frame. Just so you know. 
>> 
>>3- Mike's neighbor (Scott Wyatt) wants to come help solder and 
>>do wiring at the barnraising -- Mike, you should remind him as 
>>it gets closer. 
>> 
>>4- Lastly, a potential score. The ad sales guy from WPGU stopped 
>>by the booth today. WPGU is moving to new studios in the spring, 
>>and at that time (but not earlier, sadly) they are getting rid 
>>of all 3 of their mixing boards and buying new ones. He would 
>>like to help arrange a donation of 1 or more of them, and 
>>possibly some other equipment, to WRFU. I will keep up with him 
>>about this and try to make this happen. He also said that we 
>>need to make sure the DI and the Buzz cover the barnraising and 
>>said to let him know if they don't seem receptive to doing so. 
>> 
>>That's it for now. 
>> 
>>Onward, 
>> 
>>--donovan 
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Model (LEAM) (www.leam.uiuc.edu) 
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 
310 Noble Hall 
1209 S. 4th Street 
Champaign, IL 61820 
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