Podcasts about community broadcasters

Radio, and in particular AM radio, is a critical part of America's emergency communication infrastructure. It's a resource we use to inform the public about states of emergency and other vital information. The AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act was introduced to combat the automobile industry and their efforts to rid newly manufactured vehicles of having AM radio accessibility. Bruce Mittman, the General Partner, CEO of Community Broadcasters, will join us this evening to discuss the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act and the importance of protecting radio.Listen to WBZ NewsRadio on the NEW iHeart Radio app and be sure to set WBZ NewsRadio as your #1 preset!

Sally Kane, CEO of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters, talks about her 10 years as the head of he organization that represents community radio stations in Washington, DC, and about working to strengthen the small, rural stations that make up most of the organization's membership.

Shake ups of Hit Regional Breakfast shows Community Broadcasters release Roadmap 2033 Celebrate ABC Radio Sydney's 100th birthday with Sarah McDonald Plenty of Movements A sprinkle of sunshine in our podcast of the week with guest Chloe Grayling And the RCS Airplay Charts song of the week See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

July 21, 2023 -- KZYX Public Affairs Director Victor Palomino interview Sally Kane, CEO of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters about possible cuts for public media funding. KZYX Music Director Katharine Cole and Public Affairs Director Victor Palomino talk about the new programs.  

KZMU is saying goodbye to an unforgettable staff member…Serah Mead. She leaves her post as leader of our small but mighty station to work for the National Federation of Community Broadcasters, where she'll support community radio stations across the country. Today on the news, we hear from Serah about her life changing journey at KZMU. “Part of what makes KZMU so special is the people,” says Serah. “…all of the people involved have helped put a little extra brick on the pile to bring me to where I am.” // Plus, the Weekly News Reel! Doug McMurdo of The Times-Independent discusses the ongoing mystery of how much water is in Moab's aquifers. He also tells us how the city plans to spend its Recreation, Arts & Parks tax. And, we discuss the Moab Police Chief's response to a recent stabbing in town. Alison Harford of the Moab Sun News also talks to us about Moab's water supply and explains one city council member's frustration with the planning committee. She also tells us about the new public art installations around town and an incoming visit by former NASCAR driver, Kyle Petty, and his entourage of motorcyclists, who will be rolling through Moab on Thursday. Show Notes: Photo: Serah Mead, celebrating with staff during her last week as general manager/executive director of KZMU. Serah has spent nearly a decade at the station, from volunteer DJ to music director and then leader of the station. // Moab Sun News: Serah Mead leaves KZMU https://moabsunnews.com/2023/04/13/serah-mead-leaves-kzmu/ // The Times-Independent: Rakos takes the Reins at KZMU https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/rakos-takes-the-reins-at-kzmu-radio/ // The Times-Independent: Aquifer uncertainties vex Moab City Council https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/aquifer-uncertainties-vex-moab-city-council/ // The Times-Independent: City approves $93k in RAP tax grants https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/city-approves-93k-in-rap-tax-grants/ // The Times-Independent: Moab woman stabbed in parkway attack https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/moab-woman-stabbed-in-parkway-attack/ // Moab Sun News: A snapshot of Moab's water issue https://moabsunnews.com/2023/04/27/a-snapshot-of-moabs-water-issues/ // Moab Sun News: Local art by local artists https://moabsunnews.com/2023/04/27/local-art-by-local-artists/ // Moab Sun News: NASCAR icons head to Moab https://moabsunnews.com/2023/04/27/nascar-icons-head-to-moab/

Jim Leven has spent 52 years in broadcasting. Jim's sure to have you laughing as he talks candidly and sillily with Johnny about his life as a "disc Jockey," and the time he GOT FIRED for not accepting HIS bosses sexual advances. Also he takes us through learning to fly after losing love, becoming a radio station owner, retiring at the age of 44, and serving The North Country with Community Broadcasters. 

Nathan Moore is the General Manager at WTJU and the Staff Advisor of WXTJ at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He is also the current President of the Board of the NFCB, the National Federation of Community Broadcasters. We invited Nathan Moore onto the show to ask about running community and college radio stations […] The post Podcast #285 – Running a Big Community Media Organization in the 2nd Year of the Pandemic appeared first on Radio Survivor.

Nathan Moore is the General Manager at WTJU and the Staff Advisor of WXTJ at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He is also the current President of the Board of the NFCB, the National Federation of Community Broadcasters. We invited Nathan Moore onto the show to ask about running community and college radio stations […] The post Podcast #285 – Running a Big Community Media Organization in the 2nd Year of the Pandemic appeared first on Radio Survivor.

Byline Mendocino is a local media round table, featuring local reporters in conversation about the week’s headlines, with host Alicia Bales. This week, Alicia talks with local registrar of voters Katrina Bartolomie for an update on Mendocino's vote count, and with Sally Kane, the CEO of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters about the essential role of noncommercial radio stations like KZYX, and how the community radio movement has flourished across the country. Broadcast on Friday, November 13, 2020 at 9am on KZYX and Z.

With stations in New York, South Carolina and Florida the folks at Community Broadcasters have seen it all. Community Broadcasters co-CEO Jim Leven fills us in on had bad the revenue hit was, how May and June are looking and whether the company plans to make any permanent changes as a result of lessons learned from the past two months.

Julia Kumari Drapkin is the CEO and founder of ISeeChange. Dedicated to connecting communities to each other and their changing environment, Drapkin created ISeeChange after over a decade reporting natural disasters and climate change science across the globe and in her own backyard on the Gulf Coast. Drapkin currently serves on the board of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters and is a consultant for the think tank Resources for the Future and NASA. Prior to journalism, Julia did research anthropology and archaeology for over 7 years in Latin America, where she geeked out on Mayan farmer’s almanacs. https://www.iseechange.org/about/team

Welcome to lucky Episode No. 13 of the Tasty Brew Music Podcast. I discover new music through word of mouth, radio promoters, podcasts, other artists, friends and family. There are those that seek ME out, finding me through any number of channels…perhaps through my membership in Folk Alliance International, the Americana Music Association, the National Federation of Community Broadcasters or just going down that internet rabbit hole using certain music related hashtags or keywords . The Rough & Tumble, Mallory Graham and Scott Tyler, found ME, sent me their cds with lovely handwritten notes and beautiful self-created art work. And the music was thankfully and delightfully right up my alley. They contacted me six months in advance of knowing they would be in the Kansas City area, asking if they could come on my Tasty Brew Music Radio Show on KKFI…even knowing I’m on at oh dark thirty through drive time on Tuesday mornings. We made a date, they came on the show and we made further plans to meet for a sit down conversation to get to know each other better. I am fascinated by anyone who is brave and courageous to sell everything they own and hit the road to pursue their dreams. They have a wonderful insight on being true traveling troubadours in America in 2019. I wanted to ask them questions that I felt would be of interest to any aspiring road dogs out there. They describe themselves as a “dumpster-folk, thrift store-Americana duo, hobbling around the country in their 16-foot camper since 2015”. They picked up a couple of actual strays along the way--Puddle & Magpie Mae-- and have been making themselves at home in living rooms, bars, theaters, and festivals across the country. "Their music has been described as ‘restorative, their performance highly entertaining, their orchestra of unusual instruments intriguing, and… jokes and stories are worthy of an HBO special." (Linda Bolton, Cozy Cabin House Concerts). The stray folkies are as industrious as they are scrappy, releasing five EPs and two albums in their 8 years. The Rough & Tumble’s 2018 release We Made Ourselves a Home When We Didn’t Know, brought the listener to the road and the road to their home, an album “as cozy, comfortable and inviting as a well-worn couch.” (Bill Kopp, Mountain Xpress). They have a weekly live cast, a monthly blog, a Cook & Color Book, a food blog and play upwards of 150 shows a year. Enjoy my conversation with Mallory and Scott – The Rough & Tumble – now THAT’s Americana!

From the NFCB website: “Sally Kane has worked in community media since 2002 but she got her start a couple decades before that when she volunteered at the community station her parents helped found. After college, Kane returned to rural life as a small business owner, community leader, and licensed maternal health care provider. She continued to volunteer for her local community station and went on to serve as Station Manager, General Manager, and eventually Executive Director. During her tenure, she led a successful capital campaign, started a local news department, expanded membership, and increased revenue. A trained facilitator and nonprofit management consultant, Kane joined NFCB as CEO in 2014. Her passion for excellent local media, compelling performance art, and meaningful service inspires her to work diligently to ensure that community stations are an integral part of the public media system and that they are essential institutions in the many communities they serve.” She visited WERU-FM in early May 2019 and gave this talk at an event for the WERU community, held at the Alamoosook Inn.

It's Spring Fund Drive at WMMT and this week we're talking about radio! What is this thing, and why does it matter? Why is it unique in today’s world of constant visual media input? What makes community radio different than commercial? And, we’ll learn about the life-long professional and personal journeys of two super cool women in radio. Neenah Ellis’s parents ran a small commercial country radio station in northern Indiana when she was growing up. Neenah went on to work at National Public Radio in Washington, D.C. for 30 years, before becoming the general manager at WYSO in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Sally Kane’s parents started a small community radio station in a coal mining community in Colorado when she was a kid, and she now directs the National Federation of Community Broadcasters. Neenah & Sally talk about their histories with radio, their love for the form, and why they believe in the community radio model.

Bio Cheryl A. Leanza (@cleanza) is the President of her consulting firm, A Learned Hand, LLC, www.alearnedhand.com.  In this capacity she serves as policy advisor to the United Church of Christ's historic media advocacy arm and as the Co-Chair of the Leadership Conference of Civil Rights Media & Telecommunications Task Force.  Her other clients have included the Progressive States Network, Leadership Conference Education Fund, National Federation of Community Broadcasters, Future of Music Coalition, Public Knowledge, and Native Public Media, among others. Ms. Leanza helped to lead the victorious effort to pass the Local Community Radio Act, and has been a leader in public interest advocacy for more than 15 years, including advocacy for diversity in media ownership, protection for children in media, and other policies furthering First Amendment principles, including open Internet.  She has represented non-profits before the Federal Communications Commission, in the U.S. Appellate courts and before Congress, and has been widely quoted in the trade and mainstream press on these issues. Ms. Leanza's prior positions include a stint as Principal Legislative Counsel for telecommunications at the National League of Cities where she was lead lobbyist for local elected officials during the period when Congress was debating changes to local cable television franchising laws.  She also spent six and one-half years as Deputy Director of Media Access Project and began her career in the Federal Communications Commission's honor attorney program. Ms. Leanza is a cum laude graduate of the University of Michigan Law School and the Ford School of Public Policy and teaches at Georgetown University's Department of Communications, Culture and Technology.  Ms. Leanza serves on the board of the Prometheus Radio Project and has served as Vice Chair of the Media and Democracy Coalition, as well as on the Federal Communications Bar Association's Executive Committee and the Foundation Board.  She is admitted in the District of Columbia and New York; and in the United States Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Third, Fourth, and Ninth Circuits. Resources A Learned Hand, LLC United Church of Christ Office of Communication The Leavers by Lisa Ko News Roundup Donald Trump Jr. communicated with Wikileaks Juilia Ioffee reports for the Atlantic that Donald Trump, Jr. exchanged direct messages via Twitter with Wikileaks during the 2016 presidential campaign. The exchange went on at least through July of this year. 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This investment will open up the possibility of Softbank acquiring up to $9 billion in equity from the company's shareholders. Softbank also owns a majority stake in Sprint. The deal with Uber is seen, in part, as an opportunity for Uber to expand into Asia as it struggles against stiff competition from Lyft in the U.S. for which Google parent Alphabet is leading a $1 billion investment effort. Ali Breland reports in The Hill. Senate Commerce Committee approves sex trafficking bill The Senate Commerce Committee has approved the Stop Online Sex Trafficking Act, or SESTA, which would limit the exception created by section 230 of the Communications Decency Act which grants immunity to web sites for illegal posts made by their users. The current bill would crack down specifically on websites that facilitate sex trafficking. The current version of the bill is now supported by the Internet Association, as well as Amazon, Facebook, and Google. But Oregon Senator Ron Wyden has placed a public hold on the bill, which will now require it to meet a 60-vote threshold before moving on to the full Senate.  DC Circuit Court of Appeals narrows warrants for data from inauguration daty protests The DC Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked the Department of Justice's ability to obtain data from innocent, third party Facebook users who used a page dedicated to organizing a protest against Trump's inauguration. The court is seeking to institute what it terms as "procedural safeguards" to prevent innocent users' data from being sweept up with targeted suspects'. The Court will now be approving all of the DOJs search terms in connection with the investigation into criminal activity that occurred during inauguration protests. Silicon Valley disapproves of GOP tax plan Leading Silicon Valley figures are opposing the GOP tax plan to tax employee stock options once employees receive them. 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Sally Kane, the CEO of The National Federation of Community Broadcasters, joins the podcast to discuss the threats and opportunities for community radio in the current political environment. In the months, since the election of Trump, the NFCB has received a lot of questions from community radio stations about how to respond and what comes […] The post Podcast #81 – To Thrive in 2017 Put the Community in Community Radio appeared first on Radio Survivor.

Sally Kane, the CEO of The National Federation of Community Broadcasters, joins the podcast to discuss the threats and opportunities for community radio in the current political environment. In the months, since the election of Trump, the NFCB has received a lot of questions from community radio stations about how to respond and what comes […] The post Podcast #81 – To Thrive in 2017 Put the Community in Community Radio appeared first on Radio Survivor.

Show #146 | Guests: Alan Snitow’s films include the award-winning “Between Two Worlds,” “Thirst”, “Secrets of Silicon Valley”, and “Blacks and Jews.” He was a producer at the top-rated KTVU-TV News, the Bay Area Fox affiliate, for 12 years. Before that, he was the News Director at Bay Area’s Pacifica Radio station, KPFA-FM, winning the Corporation for Public Broadcasting Gold Award for Best Local Newscast. Snitow served on the boards of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters, Film Arts Foundation, California Media Collaborative, Food and Water Watch, and as Board President of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. He is a member of SAG-AFTRA and a graduate of Cornell University. Deborah Kaufman’s films include the award-winning “Between Two Worlds,” “Thirst”, “Secrets of Silicon Valley”, and “Blacks and Jews.” She founded and for 13 years was Director of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, the first and largest independent Jewish film showcase in the world. Kaufman has been a Board member of the California Council for the Humanities, the New Israel Fund, and Amnesty International USA. She has been a consultant, programmer, lecturer, and activist with a variety of human rights, multicultural and media arts organizations. Kaufman is a graduate of University of California Hastings College of the Law and a member of the California Bar. | Show Summary: he once free-spirited city of San Francisco is now a “Company Town,” a playground for tech moguls of the “sharing economy.” Airbnb is the biggest hotel. Uber privatizes transit. And now these companies want political power as well. Meanwhile, middle class and ethnic communities are driven out by skyrocketing rents and evictions–sparking a grassroots backlash that challenges the oligarchy of tech. Is this the future of cities around the world? The feature-length documentary, “Company Town,” is the story of an intense election campaign to determine the fate of the city at the epicenter of the digital revolution. Produced and directed by Deborah Kaufman and Alan Snitow.

It’s time to get ready for National Radio Day on August 20. Paul Riismandel has the details at the top of the show, followed by an interview with Ernesto Aguilar, the incoming Membership Program Director of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters. He shares some highlights of the NFCB’s annual conference this past June, as […] The post Podcast #57 – Celebrating the Mosaic of Community Radio appeared first on Radio Survivor.

It’s time to get ready for National Radio Day on August 20. Paul Riismandel has the details at the top of the show, followed by an interview with Ernesto Aguilar, the incoming Membership Program Director of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters. He shares some highlights of the NFCB’s annual conference this past June, as […] The post Podcast #57 – Celebrating the Mosaic of Community Radio appeared first on Radio Survivor.

Radio Boise presents Sally Kane, CEO of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters, community radio veteran, small farmer and midwife to discuss the core values of public, community radio and the future of local, noncommercial stations in places like Boise and beyond. Kane will also discuss the role of the NFCB, net neutrality and trends in listener supported public media. Join us for this free, public lecture. The Voice and Community Lecture is sponsored by Radio Boise KRBX 89.9 FM along with the Boise State Department of Communication, the Communication Graduate Student Association (CGSA) and the newly launched Idaho Media Initiative. Sally Kane, CEO of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters, started in community radio at KVNF, a rural service network established in Paonia, Colorado in 1979. Her mother helped found the station and served as it's first Board President. Sally grew up on a farm with community radio as a staple of her family's diet. During high school she volunteered as a DJ and hosted an interview show. After 17 years, she returned to her hometown, eventually becoming KVNF’s Executive Director, for the decade between 2003 and 2013. She has led the NFCB since January 2014. Recorded November 7, 2014

This week ‘Mind Labs’ presents a report called ‘Martin Luther King - Auburn Avenue’ by Steve Buckley, the Treasurer for Sheffield Live! and President of AMARC, the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters. The Programme was made last year, with recordings made during Steve’s visit to Atlanta, ahead of the 40th Anniversary of Martin Luther King’s assassination. The 4th of April, is the anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King, the American civil rights leader. King was born and brought up in Atlanta, Georgia. He rose to prominence in the civil rights movement when he led the Montgomery bus boycott in Alabama, in 1955. He returned to Atlanta in 1960 to work as Pastor at the Ebenezer Baptist Church and it remained his home base until his death in 1968. On this week last year, the National Federation of Community Broadcasters, held its annual conference in Atlanta. Steve Buckley of Sheffield Live, was invited to take part. He took the opportunity to bring us this report from Auburn Avenue.

Keith Gottschalk's been watching the campaign for the Canadian election, and mulling over the non-confidence vote that got us here. Could it ever happen in the United States? It's wine, women and song in the book lounge book segment today, or at least wine. Konrad Ejbich [http://www.winewriterscircle.ca/members/kejbich.html] talks about his new wine guide “A Pocket Guide to Ontario Wines, Wineries, Vineyards & Vines.” And we discover that not all guide books are created equal. Ejbich gives us a tip for a great wine to try and tells is like it is – yes, your baby is ugly – and spares us the dreck. Find great gifts in the book lounge bookstore at www.rabble.ca/bookstore The song is called August, by a great pair of artists. Vancouver bassist Wendy Atkinson [http://www.tinforest.com/tinfr/wendyatkinson/index.html] and publisher/guitarist David Lester [http://www.killrockstars.com/bands/meccanormal/dave/]. Atkinson has produced and collaborated on several albums, most recently Trim (2003), and also plays in an all-female Vancouver-based pop band called Licorice Sea. David Lester has been active in the West Coast art and punk scene for decades; his recent projects include graphic novels, poster series, and a film collaboration with poverty activist Bud Osborn. Auntie has returned from the spa, thank goodness. She's got some advice for those of us who want to see everyone paid well for their work. DVDiva Cathi Bond loves to watch violent movies. But it's got her wondering: why oh why do we all want to see the stars take their licks to get our kicks? Homebrew gets newsy with a report back from the World Society on the Information Society, Phase 2 in Tunis. Frieda Werden, Vice President for North America of the World Association of Community Broadcasters, takes us there. Scott Deneau provides musical back-up. For more info go to wsis.amarc.org. With the Chronicles of Narnia sending kids everywhere scurrying for the walk-in closet to see what's inside, we take a look at what might happen if that fur-coat-lined cupboard took our heroes somewhere more prosaic. A little more music from the dynamic duo David Lester and Wendy Atkinson. The song is Lost Lagoon.