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IBS One Day Conference Seminar Schedule
Most time slots have three to five concurrent sessions
(bring lots of people)
Subject to change, update and addition
Saturday 10/22/2005
30 Seminar Sessions/ Events
National Speakers and Chicago Area Radio Professionals are panelists!
This exciting IBS Conference is being held at a working
College Radio Station and Webcasting/ Streaming facility!
Featured speakers/panelists that will BENEFIT YOU and your station.
Allen Myers (FCC Staff). This is Allen's 31th year of attending
IBS Conferences and Conventions keeping us informed on FCC matters.
It is FCC License Renewal time for many stations. Allen will do a
special review of this process to speed your IBS assisted license renewal.
8:30 AM - 12 (Noon) Conference Registration
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM FREE Coffee and Donuts!
.............................Informal meet & greet
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Seven sessions/ seminars (Block A)
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Five sessions/ seminars (Block B)
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Lunch (FREE on premises)
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Five forums/ seminars (Block C)
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Five forums/ seminars (Block D)
Session Titles
Block A
Licensing, Legislative Issues and FCC:
Webcasting - Copyright - DMCA - H.R. 1417
Licensing, Legislative Issues and FCC -So what is with the new copyright laws and the obscenity changes?
What does the Commission really care about. This is the place to get those and other questions answered.
Panel: Allen Myers, FCC Staff, (30 year veteran of IBS Conferences)
Fritz Kass, IBS Board and Director of Operations,
Hope Daniels, Professor, Columbia College Chicago
Training and Supporting Your Staff:
Our staff members choose to work for us for a wide variety of reasons and with an equal variety of goals.
How do we motivate, train, and manage these very important people?
This discussion looks at the issues of creating and running a great staff.
Presenter: Len Mailloux IBS VP of Regional Development, General Manager, AiRadio/New England Institute of Art Faculty
Producing a Killer Morning Show:
Sure, Radio sounds easy but you have no idea how much work it takes to make it sound that way.
Want a better, more interesting, more entertaining show? Come learn from some real pros who do it every day.
Presenters: Cheryl Langston, General Manager, WCRX-FM and Columbia College Chicago Student Show Hosts and Producers
Radio Production:
The product from your production department has as big an effect on the sound of your station as the people on the air.
Find out how to make this part of your station really stand out.
Instructor: Joe McArdle, Columbia College Chicago Alum and Adjunct Faculty Member,
Joe has over 15 years experience as a Radio Imaging and Production Director in Chicago stations.
Theater of the Mind:
This workshop will run from 9:30 AM-12:30 PM and will include producing a one-act radio play
that we will burn on CD to take home with you!
Everyone will learn voice acting, producing, writing, sound effects and final production values for generating great radio theater.
Instructor: Marssie Mencotti, Columbia College Chicago Radio Professor and award-winning actress,
voice over artist, and member of the Board of Directors of the National Audio Theater Festivals (NATF).
Columbia College Chicago Student Producers will also help lead this workshop. (Workshop Limit: 6 students)
On-Air Critique:
Bring your aircheck tape or make one and get some great pointers from an experienced radio professional!
This session will be available from 9:30 12:30 and from 2:00 3:30. Stop in anytime!
Instructor: Dona Mullen, Adjunct Faculty, Columbia College Chicago.
Dona has over 15 years experience as a music show host for top Chicago radio stations.
Dona is one of our best teachers in training budding new talent!
Block B
The Future of Radio:
Radio has changed a lot in the last 10 years.
Itšs now a 20-billion dollar business with corporate mergers and consolidation deals.
And, how about the internet and satellite radio?
What does all this mean for the future of radio?
Does it change the job landscape?
What does it mean for programming and talent?
What kinds of people will radio need and how can you best prepare yourself for the future?
Clear Channel Vice President John Gehron worked his way up in radio and is responsible for many innovative programming ideas.
Join him for a great discussion about the world of radio, now and in the future.
Presenter: John Gehron, Vice President and Regional Manager, Clear Channel
Station Manager Forum:
If you hold a management position at a radio station, this session is for you.
Meet with other people with the same jobs, responsibilities, pressures and problems.
This unique problem-solving session can be the source of some great tips for making your job more enjoyable and effective.
Panel: John Murphy IBS Chairman of the Board, General Manager, WHUS Radio, University of Connecticut and
Len Mailloux, IBS VP of Regional Development, General Manager, Ai Radio/New England Institute of Art Faculty
Digital Production with Pro-Tools:
Learn the basics of pro-tools using Columbiašs radio digital production workstations.
Includes recording, editing and producing.
Instructor: Joe McArdle, Columbia College Chicago Alum,
Joe has over 15 years experience as a Radio Imaging and Production Director in Chicago radio stations.
Integrating Live Play by Play Sports for College Radio:
WCRX-FM, Columbia College Chicagošs award-winning radio station has a collaborative sports program
with the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Students in both programs learn how to format and produce live play by play and
color commentary for UIC basketball games.
Learn how to format and program live sports coverage for your radio station.
Presenters: Cheryl Langston, WCRX-FM General Manager, Ryan Mendenhal, Columbia College Chicago student sportscaster.
On-Air Critique:
Bring your aircheck tape or make one and get some great pointers from an experienced radio professional!
This session will be available from 9:30 12:30 and from 2:00 3:30. Stop in anytime!
Instructor: Dona Mullen, Adjunct Faculty, Columbia College Chicago.
Dona has over 15 years experience as a music show host for top Chicago radio stations.
Dona is one of our best teachers in training budding new talent!
Block C
Broadcast Writing Workshop:
Len Mailloux, IBS VP of Regional Development, General Manager, Ai Radio/New England Institute of Art Faculty
Community and Administration Relations:
John Murphy IBS Chairman of the Board, General Manager, WHUS Radio, University of Connecticut
Being an Independent Program Producer (AIR):
Mentoring - Production - Distribution
Matt Payne - AIR, Jake Shapiro - Public Radio Exchange (PRX)
Brendan Greely, Site Editor for Public Radio Exchange (PRX)
Scott Gurian, News Director, KGOU Radio, and prominent Independent Producer.
Ask the Engineer:
If you have questions about technical issues then this is the session for you.
All the panelists are members of the Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE)
and have loads of experience with AM and FM radio as well as television.
Plus they can speak in down to earth language and help you understand the
importance of the engineering function in quality radio production.
Be sure to stop by the SBE table in C33 for more information about student membership.
A.J. Bautista, Certified Senior Radio Engineer & Board Member, SBE;
IT Manager, Infinity Broadcasting (a division of Viacom) Chicago, Illinois
Robert Yeoman, Treasurer, SBE-Chapter 26; currently freelance Video/RF/Audio Installation engineer;
30 years experience in Radio & TV
Henry Ruhweidel, National Board of Directors of SBE;
37 years of broadcast management experience, former station owner, Chief Engineer for TV
Radio Production:
Instructor: Joe McArdle, Columbia College Chicago Alum,
Joe has over 15 years experience as a Radio Imaging and Production Director in Chicago radio stations.
On-Air Critique:
Bring your aircheck tape or make one and get some great pointers from an experienced radio professional!
This session will be available from 9:30 12:30 and from 2:00 3:30. Stop in anytime!
Instructor: Dona Mullen, Adjunct Faculty, Columbia College Chicago.
Dona has over 15 years experience as a music show host for top Chicago radio stations.
Dona is one of our best teachers in training budding new talent!
Block D
Underwriting and Fundraising:
John Murphy IBS Chairman of the Board, General Manager, WHUS Radio, University of Connecticut and Allen Myers, FCC Staff and Underwriting Expert.
Finding that First Job:
Len Mailloux, IBS VP of Regional Development, General Manager, Ai Radio/New England Institute of Art Faculty
Digital Production:
Instructor: Joe McArdle, Columbia College Chicago Alum,
Joe has over 15 years experience as a Radio Imaging and Production Director in Chicago radio stations.
High School Radio:
Pete Bowers, Teacher/ Faculty Advisor of WBFH-FM, Andover High School, for over two decades!
On-Air Critique:
Bring your aircheck tape or make one and get some great pointers from an experienced radio professional!
This session will be available from 9:30 12:30 and from 2:00 3:30. Stop in anytime!
Instructor: Dona Mullen, Adjunct Faculty, Columbia College Chicago.
Dona has over 15 years experience as a music show host for top Chicago radio stations.
Dona is one of our best teachers in training budding new talent!
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