Intercollegiate
Broadcasting System
Kingsborough
Community College Media Conference
November 19,
2011
8:30- Registration & Breakfast (International Hall
of Flags)
9:00-10:00 Session 1: (Rooms TBD)
Music and
Webcasting Royalties: What to pay and to whom.
Panel Host: Fritz Kass, Chief Operating Officer, IBS
IBS COO, Fritz Kass,
discusses some of the issues surrounding the music licensing and royalties and
what you need to do to stream your station legally.
Building a
News and Information Program
Panel Host: Len Mailloux, Communications Faculty, Simmons College & 30-Year
Veteran News Director
Learn how to create and
improve your stationŐs news and information programs using resources that are
already available to the college and your station.
Internship
Workshop
Panel Hosts:
Dr. Cliff Hesse, Professor and Director of Broadcasting, Kingsborough
Community College.
Peggy Kim,
Internship Coordinator for NYC Media-MayorŐs Office for Film, theater &
Broadcasting
Internships are an
integral part of the preparation for a career in the broadcast industry. Dr.
Cliff Hesse and Peggy Kim discuss how students should
prepare for and apply for internships, as well as how to choose an internship
that matches their career goals. Peggy Kim will also discuss what internship
coordinators expect of students, and what students should expect to do as a
production intern.
10:15-11:15-Session 2: (Rooms TBD)
FCC Bootcamp
Panelists:
Allen Myers, Former
Communications Analyst with the Federal Communications Commission
Fritz Kass: Chief
Operating Officer, IBS
Ed Perry,
General Manager, WADT 95.9, Boston, MA
A discussion of FCC Rules
and Regulations regarding licensing and content, as well as any questions you
have regarding the role of the FCC.
Video
EditorŐs Workshop
Panelists:
Moderator: Prof.
Sandra Luzzi Sneesby, Avid Certified
Instructor (ACI) Academic Community College of Rhode Island
Professor John Acosta, Avid Certified Instructor, Kingsborough Community
College
Louis Bertini, Member of the Motion Picture Editors Guild (MPEG)
Dan Montanez,
Video Editor, FX Networks
Video editing is far more
involved than simply knowing how to use the software. This is a great
opportunity to hear, firsthand, what skills you need to have to become a
professional video editor in the film and television industries.
Broadcast Interview
Workshop
Panelists:
Jerry Barmash, Writer for FishbowlNY,
News Anchor for WFUV, WBBR And WINS
Lisa Ritchie,
Writer for Alkalinelifestyle.com and Writer/Reporter, News 12 Long Island.
Learn how to research and
write to get the information youŐre looking for. Two experienced writers
discuss tips and techniques to help you improve your skills to conduct better
interviews and write better stories.
11:30-12:30- Session 3 (Rooms TBD)
An Audience
with Midge Woolsey, On Air Host, WQXR 105.9 FM
Join Midge Woolsey as she
discusses her experiences as an on-air host and find out what it takes to
develop professional on-air and voiceover skills.
The Role of
Social Media at your Station and in the Newsroom
Panelists:
Lisa Ritchie, News
12 Long Island
Dr. E Michael Harrington, Professor of Music Management and Intellectual
Property, William Patterson University
Discuss how social media
sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Skype can enhance your stationŐs reach and
inform your audience. Learn how you can incorporate social media into your
programs to take them to the next level.
Building Your
StationŐs Image On and Off Campus
Panel host: Len Mailloux, Communications Faculty,
Simmons College & 30-Year Veteran News Director
If a radio station exists
on campus, and nobody hears it, does it make a sound? Find out the answer to
this and many other questions on how you can increase the popularity of your
station. Learn how to better serve your community and students with the
resources you already have.
12:40-1:40- Lunch (U-220)
Keynote Speaker:
Scott Herman, Executive Vice President of CBS Radio
discusses his experience from college radio to CBS Radio.
1:45-2:45 Session 4
Oceanview Room:
MusicianŐs
Panel: The Relationship between Bands and Stations, and the Future of the Music
Industry
Panelists:
Moderator: Norm Prusslin, Dir. of Media and Interdisciplinary Arts Minors, Stony Brook University, Long Island, NY; Assoc. Prof. (Adjunct.), Mass Comm, Five Towns College, L.I., N.Y.
Jeremiah Birnbaum, Singer-songwriter-guitarist,
The Ramblers
Johnny Juice, Producer-DJ, Public Enemy
Jonathan Preddice,
Singer-songwriter- guitarist- cellist, Miles
To Dayton
Jem Warren, Singer-songwriter- guitarist
Natalia Zukerman, Singer-
songwriter-guitarist
John Parker, President, Parker Recordings, Promo Only Promotions
As
the music industry is constantly evolving with emerging technology, this panel
will discuss the relationship between the artists and the broadcaster and what
is likely to be the future of the music industry.
The Role of
Women in the Media
Panelists:
Midge Woolsey,
On-Air host, WQXR 105.9
Lisa Ritchie,
Reporter, News 12 Long Island and Writer for Alkalinelifestyle.com
Beth Preminger, Professor, Kingsborough Community College, Director of Research, ABC
Kids, Member of New York Women in Communications.
On open discussion on the
challenges women face in media careers from in front of the camera to behind
the scenes.
3:00-4:00- Session 5 (Rooms TBD)
Music
Programming on Terrestrial and Satellite radio
Panelists:
Mike Abrams, Senior Director of Music Programming, Sirius XM Satellite
Radio
Jonathan ŇGeronimoÓ Broth, Dance Music
Director and On-air Personality, Sirius XM BPM
With the diversity of the
channels offered on satellite radio, the radio programming
model has changed to meet the demands of a changing audience. Learn how radio
formats are developed and maintained in order to reach your target audience.
Audience
Research and Program Development
Guest Speaker:
Nick Bayiokos: Senior Director of Research and Programming, Fox
Sports
A
presentation on use of the Nielsen Television ratings system and how ratings
data leads to the development and acquisition of new programs.
Radio Imaging
and Production Workshop
Guest Speakers:
Bill Plax, Production
Director, Fresh 102.7
Dave Plotkin, Production Director, 1010 WINS
The production directors
of two of the highest-rated stations in the #1 market share examples of their
work and discuss the techniques used in creating dynamic Station IDs, Sweepers
and other production elements.
4:15-5:00 Conference Wrap-Up Session
Radio Today
and the Future of the Medium
A
discussion on the topic of where commercial and college radio is headed and how
students should prepare for careers in the radio industry.
Panelists:
Fritz Kass
Len Mailloux
Norm Prusslin
Jerry Barmash