Luke prepares for today’s Open Journal.
Eric and Lindsey make last-minute edits.
Luke and Eric on the air.Lindsey on the mic.Juliana in the studio.
Eric gives Juliana some editing tips.
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Lindsey and Luke (right side of pic) interview French Consul General Denis Simoneau and press rep Kristell Batard this afternoon during Open Journal. Luke, 12, has an impressive digital editing skill set, while Lindsey has been one of the major creative forces behind several new PSAs.
Eric Truong of the Youth Volunteer Program holds down the [...]
All PSAs, Promos, Station Identifications and Liners have been moved to the “V-Cart” / Wireready system. Refer to the log on the clipboard for the current play schedule. Please note I try to be sensitive to your show and order PSAs/Promos that might be of interest of shows. However, the main goal is service to [...]
If you are not going to use your production room time, please call Oseye to scratch your scheduled time and free it up for others to use. I have run into many complaints from those who say they can’t get into the production room to edit their work. Reminder: be considerate of how equipment and [...]
On suggestion from Program Council, I’m trying to craft a better penalty policy that deals with problems of profanity outside of safe harbor, but doesn’t hit too harshly on volunteers. Here is one idea, and I would like your input.
First violation:
Warning, with written notation in files
Second violation:
Suspension of individual programmer for four programs.
Third violation:
Suspension of [...]
I now have a minidisc recorder available for programmers to check out to collect audio for shows. You are responsible for it (it’s my personal equipment), but I am happy to check an audio pack (with microphone, machine and headphones) out to you for 24-48 hours for recording events. Please let me know when you [...]
SECURITY ISSUES
On Tuesday around 8:30 p.m., three bricks were thrown at the control room window. That window, as you may know, is Plexiglas and did not shatter, but those individuals are still at large.
Prior to that, the lockbox located in the conference room was pulled off the wall and taken. We’ve also [...]
The PSA/Promo traffic system kicked off recently, and everyone seems to be doing their part. Great! I know this has been a challenge to get used to, and I appreciate everyone taking time to do theirs. Still, we’re missing a few shows consistently and I’d like to remind everyone to keep working at it. PSAs/Promos [...]
If you maintain your own show events/music calendar, this is my official request to you to please ensure that, if a venue is not ADA compliant or not otherwise handicapped accessible, to please note that as part of your listing.
KPFT serves a diverse listenership. Consider how upsetting it might be for someone to travel a [...]
Urban Unrest is a blog on new and old media, media justice, race, culture, politics and society and is hosted by Ernesto Aguilar, currently program director at Pacifica Radio KPFT in Houston.
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