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The KPFA Program Council consists of the following people in the following constituent categories:

Aileen Alfandary - News
Amelia González-García - Arts, Humanities and Public Affairs
Dev Ross - Technical and Operations
Luis Medina - Music
Kris Welch - Public Affairs
Lemlem Rijio - Development
Vacant - Training

Shahram Aghamir - UPSO
J R Valrey - UPSO
Mary Berg - UPSO
Lisa Dettmer - UPSO

Sherry Gendelman - LSB
Annie Hallatt - LSB
Henry Norr - LSB

Keba Konte
Simon Pius
Tracy Rosenberg
- Community Representatives

Lemlem Rijio - iGM  (non-voting)
Sasha Lilley - iPD 
Vini Beachem - (PC)

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« March 14, 2006 APPROVE...  |  Home  |  June 25, 2007 »
Monday, 03 April 2006
March 21, 2006 APPROVED

Present: Luis, Amelia, Sasha (for Kris), Aileen, Dev, Lemlem, Anthony, Shahrahm, Annie, Sepideh, Joe, Brian, Marcia
Excused: Nick, Mary
Facilitator: Tracy

I - Announcements/Agenda/Administrative

Approved  March 14th minutes without objections

Reviewed existing attendance policy and suggested modifications. Decided to keep existing policy for the moment and to revisit appropriate changes to the existing policy at a later date.

Lemlem announced spring fund drive dates of May 9-27 (possible extension to 5/30) with goal of $950,000


II - On-going Programming

Completed discussion of the Vinyl Time Machine proposal. The proposal was declined. Vote 1Y, 9N, 2A. Program council suggested to the music director that the host (who is a current on-air host at Berkeley Liberation Radio) could possibly be useful to the department as an occasional substitute host, perhaps in the overnight capacity, due to local availability.

Completed discussion of Auntie Ann's Cosmic Medicine Show. The proposal was declined. Vote 0Y, 8N, 4A.

III - Evaluations

Discussed status of evaluations of Morning Show, Saturday Morning Talkies and Radio Chronicles and Cycle 5 music series.

Reviewed schedule for Sunday Salon check-in. Amelia to implement, with assistance from Tracy.

IV - Special Programming

Amelia announced NSA hearings for Tuesday March 28th   6 am to noon (approx).

V - Long-Term Issues

Arbitrons - Aileen announced possible choices for an Arbitron workshop. Program Council decided Jim Bennett was the best of the available possibilities. Aileen to contact Jim and ask him if he would be willing to come in and do an Arbitron review with the Program Council sometime in April.

VI - Grid Ecology

Un-agendized discussion of grid ecology issues and methodology. Discussed old GE subcommittee from 2005, and advantages and disadvantages of waiting for the completion of the evaluation cycle vs. a vs. a parallel process. Program Council expressed some interest in trying a parallel process. Tracy to try to work on a tentative frame for how that parallel process might work.

Dev introduced a proposal for some exploration of pod casting a small number of non-broadcasted programs via the KPFA website. Some concerns expressed re: time allocations and financial impact.

Adjourned @ 8:22 pm

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