Myrtle Beach fundraiser way over goal
Myrtle Beach, SC media outlets, including every radio and TV station in the market, plus newspapers, had hoped to raise 100,000 bucks with an all-day remote Thursday in the parking lot of the hard Rock Café on the beach. In the end, the 12-hour effort raised over 270,000 for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. Word of that success comes as Myrtle Beach itself battens down for a possible visit from Tropical Storm Ophelia, now downgraded from a hurricane.
"Wilmington Unites" to raise hurricane relief
Also facing a possible visit from Tropical Storm Ophelia, radio, TV and print outlets in Wilmington, NC joined together on the anniversary of the 9/11 disaster to raise 10,998 bucks to help replenish the American Red Cross Disaster Relief fund to aid Hurricane Katrina victims. The effort, called "Wilmington Unites," included the Cumulus, Sea-Comm and NextMedia radio stations, all four local network TV affiliates and two newspapers.
Houston Astrodome LPFM launches after all
After a week of waiting, relief volunteers and independent media organizers in Houston, Texas, have finally launched Katrina Aftermath Media Project radio -- KAMP 95.3, after being previously denied (9/12 RBR #178).
This 6 watt station, which received a license to serve the people and families currently living at the Astrodome and adjacent buildings, celebrated its official launch at noon central time, on 9/13.
The radio volunteers, led by community media organization Houston Indymedia, worked with a pack of volunteer engineers and technicians from all over the country to get this station on the air. The FCC permit that the group is now using is the second permit the FCC approved for the emergency relief station. The first never went on air, after
Harris County staff at the Astrodome and attendant buildings chose to deny the organizers of the station access to the Astrodome facility.
"Though the communications office of Harris County claimed that they didn't have the facilities to accomodate us, and that giving our producers regular access to the facilities would pose a security risk," said station organizer Tish Stringer. "But the residents of the
Astrodome kept working with us, telling us the struggles they faced in getting the information they needed. So we didn't give up."
To listen to audio from 95.3 FM, visit http://evacuationradioservices.org, or http://houston.indymedia.org.
NABOB conference details set
The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters (NABOB) 29th Annual Fall Broadcast Management Conference in DC announced details for the 9/22-9/23 event, "The Future of Radio: The Challenge of Maintaining our Tradition of Commitment to the Community While Keeping Pace with an Evolving Industry":
Luncheon Speakers:
Thursday, Sept. 22 - Dr. Dennis Kimbro, Author and Motivational speaker
Friday, September 23 - Reginald Hudlin, President, BET Entertainment
Panel Sessions Include:
Thursday, Sept. 22
New Trends in Selling the African-American Market - Ken Smikle, Target Market News & Julian Davis, Arbitron
Urban Radio from the Advertisers Perspective - Ken Smikle, Target Market Research and Deborah Gray-Young, E. Morris Communications
The Future of Radio - Bobby Bennet, XM Satellite Radio, Larry Irving, The Irving Group
Friday, September 23
Dialogue with the Commissioners - Commissioners Jonathan Adelstein & Michael Copps
Seeing the Future of Radio Through News Eyes: The Future of Urban Radio - Futurist, Dr. Nat Irvin II
What is the Formula for Winning Programming and Who is Doing It? - Gary Bernstein, Superadio; Gerard Henry BET; Jesslyn Hernandez, LEN Media; Greg Mack, Clifton Radio Consulting; Alan Sneed, Alan Sneed Consulting.
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