From March 25th to the 29th, the annual Society for Cinema and Media Studies conference took place in Montreal, Quebec. The conference serves as a regular platform for the sharing of research in media studies and over the past few years, the presence of both radio and sound scholarship has been growing at an impressive […]
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NFCB Sessions’ Fundraising Tips for Radio: Celebrity Smackdowns, 1-Day Drives and the Philanthropist Next Door
The National Federation of Community Broadcasters‘ 36th annual community radio conference was an incredible few days full of radio education and community radio bonding. Held in San Francisco from June 1st to June 4th, it featured an action-packed schedule of sessions, keynotes, and workshops. I’ve already recounted the Saving College Stations panel and Matthew has […]
Saving College Radio Stations Panel at NFCB Offered Tips for Stations in Peril
Of the many fine panels at the recent National Federation of Community Broadcasters’ conference (you can find our complete coverage here), the one that was closest to my heart was the “Saving College Stations” session (mp3) on Saturday, June 4. As was the case at a similar panel at SXSW this year, the participants included […]
A Scholarly Look at Radio from a Transnational Perspective
Those of us who call ourselves radio fans are increasingly a small and devoted lot and the same can be said of radio scholars. It’s for that reason that I was super excited to find out about the international radio conference known simply as The Radio Conference. This year’s event, The Radio Conference 2009: A […]