{"id":332,"date":"2014-04-25T13:37:02","date_gmt":"2014-04-25T17:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.prima.org\/?page_id=332"},"modified":"2014-04-29T15:09:47","modified_gmt":"2014-04-29T19:09:47","slug":"winter-2008-chantilly","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/wordpress.prima.org\/?page_id=332","title":{"rendered":"Winter 2008: Chantilly"},"content":{"rendered":"

PUBLIC RADIO IN MID-AMERICA
\nMEMBERSHIP MEETING
\nWinter 2008 Conference
\nMarch 11, 2008
\n11:30 a.m.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Marriott Westfield’s Conference Center
\nChantilly, VA<\/p>\n

MINUTES
\n<\/strong>
\nI. DETERMINATION OF QUORUM & CALL TO ORDER
\n<\/strong>PRIMA President Cleve Callison
\nCalled the meeting to order at 11:30.
\nEstablished Quorum.<\/p>\n

II. ADDITIONS & APPROVAL OF AGENDA\u00a0<\/strong>
\nMotion to approve made by Art Timko. Tom Hunt seconded.
\nUnanimously approved.<\/p>\n

III. SECRETARY’S REPORT:
\n<\/strong>PRIMA Secretary Christina Kuzmych
\nConsidered Minutes from Business Meeting September 25, 2007.
\nMotion to approve by Patty Wente. Art Timko seconded. Unanimously approved by PRIMA members.<\/p>\n

IV. TREASURER’S REPORT:
\n<\/strong>PRIMA Treasurer Dorie Vallillo
\nBalance in checking account 9\/25\/07\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $23,426.08
\nIncome \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0$14,685.34
\nExpenses \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0$15,519.92
\nBalance in checking account 3\/11\/08\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $22,591.50
\nMotion to approve Treasurer\u2019s Report made by Tom Hunt. Art Timko seconded.\u00a0 Unanimously approved by PRIMA members.<\/p>\n

V. PRESIDENT’S REPORT
\n<\/strong>PRIMA President Cleve Callison presented report.
\nTalked about the conference planning, and initial plans to meet in Chicago in conjunction with NPR. CPB plans created a different scenario; PRIMA ended up at Westfield\u2019s.<\/p>\n

The PRIMA Board has identified several initiatives, the main one focusing on overall training for managers. This is an issue that managers cite as one of the most important one for their development.<\/p>\n

Cleve attends the NPR Board meetings on behalf of PRIMA and reports to the membership. PRIMA is a member of PRRO (Public Radio Regional Organization). In addition to other functions, PRRO gives a yearly Achievement award to an outstanding public radio professional. One will be given out during the NPR sessions.<\/p>\n

VI. OTHER REPORTS:
\n<\/strong>Future Meeting ideas (Christina Kuzmych)
\nPRIMA membership had been polled for meeting destinations.\u00a0 Cities suggested Chicago, Cincinnati, Nashville, Memphis, and Louisville. We have also received a recommendation from Art Timko for Eagle Crest near Ann Arbor and Detroit. Chicago is the favorite destination for the Fall meeting. San Antonio is scheduled for February 2009. The dates considered for the Fall meeting are Sep 5 through 7 or 10 through 12.<\/p>\n

VIII. OLD BUSINESS:
\n<\/strong>A. None pending<\/p>\n

IX. NEW BUSINESS:
\n<\/strong>A. Mike Riksen from NPR Government Relations presented.\u00a0 Public Radio Recognition Month (TBA). There will be no Capitol Hill Day this year. What is at stake this year: We are asking for 483 million dollars; this is an historic Presidential Election year; 33 Senate seats. The PRRM was initiated to get more stations to do more throughout the entire month, through a series of activities for stations to do in their communities. This is to convince them to fund for FY 2011. These are easily doable activities that help increase awareness by citizens as well as legislators. HR 1002 already has a sizable amount of co-sponsors. There will be training for stations through e-mail and through phone interconnects. There is also a fly-in day in April. The main purpose is to turn this month into a year-long activity for managers. There are fewer groups coming to D.C. to advocate on one day. More groups are staying in their state and advocating through grass roots. A web site has been established to help increase the options for managers and to learn more.<\/p>\n

B. Report on FCC Localism proposals (TBA).
\nCommission is engaged in decisions that affect commercial stations. They haven\u2019t distinguished the implications for public and commercial radio. Their requirements may harm public radio. FCC needs to know from us how this will impact our operations. Riksen\u2019s team has posted information on the NPR web site. April 28 is the new deadline for filing opinions. Commission is also dealing with low power FM \u2013 there are some implications to full power stations that should be addressed. Some of the specific items dealing with localism apply to public radio directly. For example, the proposed requirement for attended operation will be a financial hardship. This definitely needs to be pointed out.\u00a0 Implications for state networks should be highlighted.\u00a0Anyone operating a satellite-fed station is at risk. This discussion also applied to television. The reason there is so little understanding on the part on the Commission is that they have been focusing mainly on commercial broadcasters.\u00a0Riksen \u2013 talk about the implication to YOUR station, not necessarily radio-at-large. This will remind them of the differences between public and commercial radio. In the next years, we will need to more strongly delineate the needs of public radio as a viable group of broadcasters. Michigan\u2019s John Dingle\u2019s came out in favor of this initiative. How to deal with this? Agree with him about the localism, but then explain how this will affect public radio and the need to made distinctions.<\/p>\n

C.\u00a0 Copyright Royalty Issue:
\nNot official yet. We have reached agreement in principle on copyright royalty matters.\u00a0 We got the recording industry to recognize the difference between public broadcasting and commercial. Reporting and compliance not there yet. Don\u2019t know when CPB will complete the document and swap it with Music Exchange. This has only to do with streaming and not podcasting. Does this apply only to CPB-qualified stations?\u00a0 Riksen \u2013 there are some distinctions. Broadcast Performance Royalties: There is no royalty at the present time. Agreement has been between recording industry and performers \u2013 performers get value.\u00a0Congress leans towards applying royalty to all performed music. Public broadcasting is saying that this is a good idea for performers, but it doesn\u2019t apply to us, because we already incorporate promotion for performers. We bring them into the station, present their bios, talk about them, etc.\u00a0 Legislation assessing royalty on on-air performance. They are going to assess each station $1,000 for copyright royalty. So far we have achieved recognition that we are different. \u00a0NPR believes that CPB has the responsibility to pay royalties out of the CPB 6 per-cent budget.<\/p>\n

D.\u00a0 NPR Board Issues:
\nRob Gordon, member of the NPR Board updated PRIMA members on NPR Board activities. Encouraged members to read over the issues relating to the make-up of the NPR Board. Also updated the group about the hiring of an Interim CEO, Dennis Haarsager.<\/p>\n

XI. PRIMA Nominations<\/strong>
\nWithout checking the PRIMA officer election schedule grid Christina prepared, it looks like our vacancies may occur in the following areas:
\nVice-President (Christina Kuzmych)
\nTreasurer (Dorie Vallillo)
\nBoard Member At Large #1 (Al Bartholet)
\nBoard Member At Large #2 (Jon Schwartz)
\nCleve will check the officer election schedule grid to determine positions up for election and will ask PRIMA members to volunteer to serve on the Nominating Committee.<\/p>\n

X. ADJOURN
\n<\/strong>Meeting adjourned at 12:15 p.m.\u00a0
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Respectfully submitted
\nby Vice-President Christina Kuzmych
\nfor PRIMA Secretary Dan Skinner
\nMarch 12, 2008<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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