IBS
Midwest Regional High School and College Radio Conference
Sponsored with the Radio Department, Columbia College Chicago
33 East Congress Street, Chicago, IL 60605
Saturday, October 25, 2008
8:30 AM –
9:30 AM Registration,
coffee and rolls
5th
floor
MORNING SESSIONS
9:30 AM – 10:45 AM
Room 713
Session I
Election Coverage 08: Getting You Prepared for the Big Event
Panel:
Derek
Hill, News Director, V103-FM Chicago
Cheryl
Morton-Langston, General Manager, WCRX 88.1 FM, Chicago, Illinois
Cheryl
Corley, Midwest Reporter, NPR
Sharyn
Elman, News Anchor, WIND 560 AM, Chicago
In what is shaping
up as one of the most important election years ever, find out what you can do
to make your audience stick with you on election night! To be discussed: Scheduling guests that are relevent,
involving your audience, and coverage leading up to, during, and after the
event.
Session II
Morning Show Madness: How to Keep That Audience Happy
Panel:
Alexx
Dupri, Morning Show Host, POWER 92.3 FM, Chicago
Frank
Monroe, Morning Show Host, KPTL 106.3 FM, Des Moines, IA
If there is one
staple in Chicago Radio, it is the fact that Morning Radio is as thought
provoking as ever. Join these
popular morning hosts as they give you tips on developing content, building an
audience, and securing and maintaining listeners. Topics such as show prep, pre and postproduction work, guest
interviews, and keeping in touch with your audience via social networking
sites, are all discussed.
Session III
Navigating
a Career Choice: ThereÕs more to Radio than Being On-Air
Room 709
Panel:
Katie
Baker, Production Assistant, Harpo Radio Chicago, IL
Jason Sear, Executive Morning Show
Producer, WKSC 103.5 FM, Chicago
Deb
Weiner, Sales, KBLV, 99.7 FM, Kansas City, MO
Nicole
Ondracka, Sales, WBBM-FM, 96.3 FM, Chicago
Many students
aspire to a career On-Air when entering college. Meet four alumni who concentrated on the Talent/Production
side while going to school, only to change direction and find a full-time
career choice that is both creative and rewarding.
Session IV
Room 705
Panel:
Len Mailloux, General Manager and Faculty,
AI Radio/New England Institute of Art
Fritz Kass, IBS Chief Operating Officer
Tony Kwiecinski, Operations
Manager, WCRX 88.1 FM, Columbia College, Chicago, IL
Scott Vyverman, Station
Manager, WDRP /Radio DePaul, DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Pete Bowers, Station Manager,
Andover High School, Bloomfield, MI
Starting a radio station can be a monumental task, and this session will give you tips and insight to make your start-up station a success. Find out about equipment needs, creating a buzz within the school, hiring the right personnel, meeting your audience needs, streaming your station, and getting your students involved in making your station an integral part of your school's campus.
Night Owls: The Art of Keeping Your Listeners Up
Mike Wheaton, Overnight
Personality, Rock 108, Cedar Rapids, IA
Jeff Frieders, On-Air Talent, WIXX 101.1 FM Green Bay, WI
Nikki Lee, Overnight
Personality KJJY 92.5 FM Des Moines, IA
Jill Urchak, Traffic Reporter,
Shadow Traffic, Chicago
We dive into one of the most unique listening audiences on
the radio: Night Owls and the
On-Air Talent that serves them.
How do you keep your show moving and the audience involved at that time
in the morning? This panel
will give you all the details. Be
prepared for some interesting stories along with audio that makes you
appreciate what radio is all about.
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
The
Future of Radio
5th
floor
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: John Gehron, General
Manager, Harpo Radio, Inc.
12:00 NOON – 1:00 PM
FREE
Lunch and High School Radio Awards Presentation
AFTERNOON SESSIONS
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Session I
For the After Lunch Crowd: Driving It Home
Panel:
Tony Schoefeld, Afternoon
Host, WGCI, 107.5 FM, Chicago
Ty Bentli, Afternoon Host, WKSC-FM 103.5 FM, Chicago
Julie
Koehrer, Afternoon Host, KZZK 105.9 FM Quincy, Illinois
Don Black, Program Director,
On-Air Talent, KISS-98.5 FM, Peoria, IL
Learn how these
afternoon hosts keep you entertained by challenging listeners to be involved in
their programs. Each of these
shows relies heavily on its listeners via remotes, the telephone lines, AOL,
MySpace, and text messaging. See
how each show has come full circle becoming a listenerÕs delight.
Session II
Voice-Over Techniques
Presenter:
Marssie
Mencotti, Associate Chair, Radio Department, Columbia College Chicago
This hands-on
workshop will allow students to find out more about the craft of
voice-overs. Script reading, voice
inflection, and dialects will be discussed.
Session III
He
is Legend: Starring Dick Biondi
703 or 5th floor
The year is 2008 and Dick Biondi is celebrating his 56th year in broadcasting. Fads come and go, but Dick Biondi is the one constant in radio that has never changed! Join Dick as he looks back on his career, talks about breaking into the industry, and what impresses him about the future of radio: Namely, you!
Session IV
Presenter: Jim
Mitchem, Full-Time Faculty, Radio Department, Columbia College Chicago
The sound of your
radio station is as important as the content. Learn tips for great production values. This session will be held in a studio
classroom with audio workstations so you can practice what you learn.
Session V
Where ItÕs At: Internet Radio
Panel:
Len
Mailloux, General Manager and Faculty, AI Radio/New England Institute of Art
Fritz Kass, IBS Chief
Operating Officer
Patrick Oliver, CEO, Fearless
Radio Chicago
Jill
Rothamer, General Manager, UIC Radio
Get three dynamite
perspectives on how to stream your station. IBS and Backbone Networks have launched an Internet radio
network aimed at student broadcasters.
See how IBS can increase your audience while providing access to an
archive of royalty free-music, images, and clips. Patrick Oliver runs Fearless Radio through Shoutcast and has
become one of the premier stations on the web and both New England Institute of
Art and UIC have successful internet-only college radio stations!
2:30PM – 3:45 PM
Session I
I Need A Job: What Program Directors Look For In New Talent
Room 719
Panel:
Don Black, Program Director, On-Air Talent, KISS-98.5
FM, Peoria, Il
Michael La Crosse, Program Director, WLS-FM Chicago, IL
Don Davis, President and CEO, Prairie Radio Communications
Bill Klaproth, Program/Music
Director, WLUP, 97.9 FM, Chicago
Patty Martin, Program Director,
The Drive, 97.1 & 96.9 FM
Join five Program
Directors from various markets as they discuss what type of talent they look
for in an On-Air Personality. This
panel will dive into topics such as:
What they look for in a demo; doÕs and donÕts when submitting material;
topic of mp3 or snail mail; resume and past references; impact of a college
radio career; and, as an added bonus, an opportunity to have your demo listened
to by these professionals.
Session II
Sports
Reporting 101: Learning to Cover All The Bases
Room 709
Panel:
Bruce Wolf, Sports Anchor, WLUP 97.9 FM
Cheryl
Raye- Stout, Sports Reporter, WBEZ 91.5 FM
Adam Abdalla,
Executive Producer, ESPN 1000 AM, Chicago
Covering sports
without bias can be an all-consuming endeavor. Done properly, it will provide highlights that wonÕt be
forgotten. Join these Chicago
ProÕs as they discuss learning proper interviewing techniques, obtaining the
key quotes and information for your audience, and solidifying your
sources. In
addition, get a Producer's insight in how to schedule guests, work the phone
lines for the best possible callers and how production skills make or break a
segment.
Session III
Community and Administration
Relations/Station Managers Forum
Room 713
Presenters:
Len Mailloux, General Manager and
Faculty, AI Radio/New England Institute of Art
Barbara Calabrese, Chair, Radio
Department, Columbia College Chicago
Becky Silvermintz, President, RTNDA Columbia College Chicago
Len, Barbara and
Becky will help you learn how to work with your school administration and the
community to build partnerships and increase your visibility. There will also be an open forum for
student managers to share ideas, provide support, and help you problem solve.
Session IV
High School/College Radio—Technically
Speaking
Presenters:
Chris
Thomas, General Manager, WLTL Lyons Township High School LaGrange, IL
Tony
Kwiecinski, Operations Manager, WCRX 88.1 FM, Columbia College Chicago, IL
Pete Bowers, Station Manager
WBFH, 88.1 FM, Andover High School, Bloomfield, MI
Does your station
have an HD Channel? What type of
promotions does your station strive for?
Are you connected with your audience? Do you have a web presence? Have all these questions answered by three successful
Station Managers at both the high school and college level.
Late Afternoon Sessions: 4:00 – 5:15
PM
Session I
FCC Update & Internet Webcasting Copyright
Royalty Fee Update
Room 707
Presenters:
Fritz Kass, IBS Chief Operating
Officer
Hope Daniels, Faculty, Radio Department, Columbia College Chicago
What would a Radio
Conference be without an FCC update?
The session will discuss new Internet royalties, the proposed satellite Radio merger, the
future of broadcasting, overview of recent cases that the FCC ruled on, and the
forthcoming PPMÕS.
The
State of Radio: Embracing the new Millennium
Room 705
Moderator: Barbara Calabrese, Chair, Radio
Department, Columbia College Chicago
Panel:
Wendy
Turner, General Manager, Vocalo.org 89.5 FM
Kipper McGee, Program
Director, WLS-AM
Rick
O Dell, Program Director/On-Air Talent, WNUA, 99.5 FM, Chicago
Michael La Crosse, Program
Director, WLS-FM, Chicago
Radio continues to
evolve and, as it does, it is important to get a good idea of where itÕs at and
where itÕs heading. Join three
radio executives as they discuss the current climate of radio. Topics will include: Arbritron and the
advent of PPMÕS; HD Radio; and, giving your Personalities and Audiences a Voice
Via Social Networking sites, Blogs, and Recorded Audio.
Session II
Production Made Easy: How to Impact Your Audience via
Production
Room 719
Panel:
Bill
Latour, Production Director, WJMK 104.3 FM, Chicago
Greg
Murray, Production Director, WBBM 96.3 FM, Chicago
Matt
Bisbee, Imaging Director, Bonneville Communications, Chicago
Mike Hansen, On-Air Talent,
WRQT 95.7 FM, La Crosse, WI
We pull out all the
bells and whistles as three Production Directors and an On-Air Talent give us
the tricks to set your production a step above the competition. Be prepared to hear samples and come
prepared with lots of questions.
Session III
Future Stars: Obtaining and Maintaining Your
First Full-Time Radio Position
Panel:
Dan
Levy, Traffic Reporter, Shadow Traffic
Frank
Monroe, Morning Show Host, KPTL 106.3 FM, Des Moines, IA
Jeff
Frieders, On-Air Talent, WIXX 101.1 FM Green Bay, WI
Throughout the
years Columbia College Chicago has built its reputation on the strong
foundation of developing both creative and business professionals in
radio. Four recent graduates
currently working full-time in the industry will give you an excellent
birdÕs-eye view of how to break into the industry. Topics such as the importance of networking, internships,
college radio, and developing essential job interviewing skills are discussed.
Session IV
Breaking
the Bands: The art of giving exposure to up and coming artists
Room 703
Panel:
Chris
Payne, Host/Producer, Local 101, Q101.1 FM, Chicago
Bill
Kelly, On-Air Host, Upscale Radio WIND 560-AM
Richard
Milne, On-Air Host, Local Anesthetic, 93.1 FM, WXRT, Chicago
An in-depth look at
promoting and interviewing upcoming artists, and giving them exposure to a
wider audience. Learn how your
station can utilize the local and national music scene to connect with your
audience.