Intercollegiate Broadcasting Systems

Schedule

	Jackson Library	Ahmanson Lecture Hall
9:15-10:30	How to Prepare a Great Show: Elements of Excellence	Webcasting and Podcasting
10:30-11:45	War News Radio	Your Technical Woes Solved
11:45-1:00	Radio Today: Not just on the Airwaves	Promote Your Station
Lunch
1:45-3:00	Finding that First Job	Be the Best Host You Can Be
3:00-4:00	Radio Today and Tomorrow

Session One:

How to Prepare a Great Show: Elements of Excellence

by Bill Reitler and Len Mailloux

“It’s the listener, duh!” What are necessary elements to the flow of a great show? How do you use your voice to strengthen your craft? Come learn how to give your show a personality and ensure your listeners keep coming back for more.

Webcasting and Podcasting

by Fritz Kass

There are so many more venues for radio in the new millennium. Find out how to legally stream your station or podcast individual shows. Find out about the legality of streaming and how to efficiently increase your audience using today’s technology.

Session Two:

War News Radio

by Kathy Gronau and Kevin Gibbons

Join Kathy Gronau, Membership Coordinator of the Association of Independents in Radio (AIR), along with colleague from Creative PR, Kevin Gibbons, are here to answer questions on how to address today’s world landscape. How do you integrate news and information into your station? What news image do you want to create? How does the War News Radio program run?

Your Technical Woes Solved

by Tony Petrone

These panelists have built broadcast and streaming stations from the ground up. Come get answers to your technical and set-up questions from these experts!

Session Three:

Radio Today: Not just on the Airwaves

by Allen Myers, Fritz Kass and Jason Stoddard

How do stations adapt for survival in the changing media landscape? Panelists offer solutions and opportunities to broaden your station’s influence. From FCC regulations to Live365.com internet streaming opportunities, how do you increase your listenership and keep with the changing radio environment? How do your keep your station legal with the FCC?

Promote Your Station

by Len Mailloux and Rochelle Lucas

From a college station to a commercial LA station, these professionals are experts in getting the word out. Come learn strategies to promote your station in a variety of ways.

Lunch (free!) on campus at Al’s Alfresco Diner!

Session Four:

Be the Best Host You Can Be

by Brad Pomerance and Bill Reitler

Learn how to maintain your vocal health, develop the formation of your voice, and learn how to prepare and how to interview on the air! These radio professionals will verse you all in the ways of being a professional DJ!

Finding that First Job

by Rochelle Lucas and Len Mailloux

How do you break into the professional radio industry? Come find out from these professionals some strategies to get involved. From internships to full time jobs, what positions are there available in the radio profession?

Session Five:

Radio Today and Tomorrow

by all speakers

What will the radio landscape look like tomorrow versus today? What final questions do you have to be answered by our panel of specialists?