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WAMC Northeast Public Radio Wins Big at the Communicator Awards

(ALBANY, NY June 2009) WAMC Northeast Public Radio and Katie Britton, News Director for WAMC, are proud to announce that several WAMC staffers have won two prestigious Gold Awards of Excellence, and five Silver Awards of Distinction for the Communicator Awards.

WAMC Northeast Public Radio President Alan Chartock says, "This is where the member money goes. We are all incredibly grateful and our members should be as well. This work is an absolute result of the money that people have invested in the station, our WAMC community."

The awards received are as follows:

Susan Barnett won a Gold Award of Excellence for 51% The Women’s Perspective in the category of Social Issues. Also in the category of News Story, Susan received a Silver Award of Distinction comparing the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt with Barack Obama’s in her piece “From FDR to Obama.”

The host of The Roundtable Joe Donahue and News Director Katie Britton received a Gold Awards of Excellence for their collaborative work on “75 Years of Warner Brothers,” in the category of Productions ? Production/Sound Design. Joe’s interview with Richard Schickel on his book 75 Years of Warner Brothers, was beautifully coupled with several clips of Warner Brother’s cartoons and movies and their soundtracks.

Joe Donahue also received a Silver Award of Distinction for his interview with Melissa Etheridge, in the category of Feature Story. He also won a second Award of Distinction with Katie Britton for the same interview in the category of Production/Use of Music.

In the category of Live Broadcast, WAMC’s The Roundtable has garnered a Silver Award of Distinction for live coverage of Governor Eliot Spitzer’s resignation, hosted by Joe Donahue.

Also Roundtable Producer Sarah LaDuke won a Silver Award of Distinction in the category of Music for her interview and music mixing with the alternative rock band Wilco.

"When we see results like these awards, our hearts are filled," added Chartock.

The Communicator Awards is the leading international awards program honoring creative excellence for Communications Professionals. Founded by communication professionals over a decade ago, The Communicator Awards received over 9,000 entries from companies and agencies of all sizes, making it one of the largest awards of its kind in the world.

The Communicator Awards is sanctioned and judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts, an invitation-only body consisting of top-tier professionals from a “Who’s Who” of acclaimed media, communications, advertising, creative and marketing firms. IAVA members include executives from organizations such as Alloy, Brandweek, Coach, Disney, The Ellen Degeneres Show, Estee Lauder, Fry Hammond Barr, HBO, Monster.com, MTV, Polo Ralph Lauren, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, Victoria’s Secret, Wired, and Yahoo!

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Wait WAMC Education Director Receives Capital District Council for the Social Studies 2008 Award for Exceptional Achievement

Maryanne Malecki, WAMC Northeast Public Radio Education Director, has been named the 2008 recipient of the Neiderberger Award, presented by the Capital District Council for the Social Studies. The award - named in honor of Robert Neiderberger, a social studies teacher at the former campus school at the University at Albany - recognizes educators who have made exceptional achievements and contributions to social studies education in the Capital Region. The award will be presented at the Council’s Annual Awards Dinner on May 15th at the Italian-American Community Center in Albany, New York.

Malecki is the project coordinator for WAMC’s award-winning Youth Media Project: Student Town Meetings, heard regularly throughout the year on WAMC’s afternoon program, The Speakers’ Corner. She has prepared and developed over 60 programs in the series in the past three years, working with public high school teachers and students from Queensbury, Mohonasen, Duanesburg, Troy, Tech Valley High, Albany, Liberty Partnership, Hoosick Falls, Berlin, Lansingburgh, Waterford-Halfmoon, Lake George, Capital Region BOCES New Visions Law and Government Program, Coxsackie-Athens, Catskill, Rensselaer, Berlin, Schoharie, and Berne-Knox-Westerlo. By connecting literacy and critical thinking skills with students’ worlds in a meaningful way, WAMC’s Student Town Meetings encourage young people to become part of the public radio audience and active participants in the democratic process. The project is made possible through support from the Educational Foundation of America, the Howard and Bush Foundation in honor of Margaret Mochon, and Jack and Connie Hume.

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WAMC Funded to Produce Radio Series on Women with Disabilities Working in Science Fields

ALBANY, NY (11/12/2008; 1527)(readMedia)-- The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded WAMC Northeast Public Radio a two-year grant of $283,900 to produce and nationally-distribute the series, Access to Advancement: An Audio Exploration of the National Effort to Increase the Role of Women with Disabilities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.

Access to Advancement builds upon WAMC's five previous NSF-funded radio series (available on http://www.womeninscience.org/), which highlight the role of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. This programming contributes to a nation-wide effort to involve more women, people with disabilities, and underrepresented minorities in STEM education and careers. As the demand for STEM specialists rises in the international job market, promoting a more inclusive STEM workforce is one response to the growing need to remain globally competitive in these fields.

"We are honored to have received this award," says WAMC President Alan Chartock. "This is the sixth consecutive grant the National Science Foundation has awarded us, and it represents the Foundation's great faith in our ability to let the public know what is going on in STEM education. We are particularly happy to be recognized for our work highlighting the contributions women have made and can make to STEM fields."

With the new grant beginning in January 2009, awarded through NSF's Research in Disabilities Education Program, WAMC will shed light on the advancements and opportunities in STEM for women with disabilities. The series will include five documentary-style stories about tools, educational practices, and research designed to broaden the participation of women with disabilities in STEM. It will also present five profiles of women with disabilities working or learning in STEM fields.

The series concentrates on individuals who historically have faced what is often referred to as "double discrimination," as well as the work being done to address it. Much progress has been made in recent years toward closing the gender gap in STEM education and careers; however, despite advancements in some areas, gaps remain in others, such as computer science. And an even greater disparity exists between the numbers of individuals with disabilities and their non-disabled counterparts in the STEM workforce.

"It's a whole new world of exciting challenges and opportunities," says Glenn Busby, Principle Investigator of Access to Advancement. "U.S. educators are pushing to get more diversity and more underrepresented students to fill huge gaps in our STEM workforce. I am very pleased that WAMC will participate in this process-to inform a national audience about the limitless career possibilities for women with disabilities and the opportunities for achievement. I expect this series to be riveting radio."

The series has the potential to cause an attitudinal shift among those who have identified false barriers to achievement for women with disabilities in STEM. WAMC hopes the series will also inspire institutions and organizations to replicate the effective practices being used throughout the nation. There is a tremendous amount of great work being done by colleges, universities, and individuals to make the STEM workplace and classroom accessible and appealing to everyone. WAMC will spread the word to radio listeners across the country, and to Internet audiences through streaming audio and podcasts.

Access to Advancement was made possible by support from the National Science Foundation under grant number HRD-0833247. For more information about this series please call (800) 323-9262, ext. 169 or email womeninscience@wamc.org. To listen to or learn more about WAMC's Women in Science programming, please visit http://www.womeninscience.org/.

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WAMC OFFICIALLY ADDS SIGNAL IN BEACON AT 103.9 FM

WAMC Northeast Public Radio is pleased to announce the start of improved signal coverage for listeners in portions of southern Dutchess County on 103.9 FM. The existing service from WAMC’s WAMK(FM), 90.9, Kingston and nearby translator on 107.7, Newburgh has now been officially augmented by the addition of a new signal from Beacon, New York on 103.9 FM.

The Federal Communications Commission recently approved the transfer of the ownership of this translator station from its original owner. The station, designated by the call sign W280DJ, was placed on the air earlier this year with WAMC programming following construction by its then owner, Susan Clinton. Closing on the transfer of the station took place last week putting it in WAMC’s possession. WAMC has taken this action as part of a signal improvement project that is taking place in the Southern Catskills, Hudson Valley and Capital Region.

According to WAMC President and CEO Alan Chartock, “We are very pleased to offer a stronger signal to more of Dutchess County and adjacent areas of Orange County. When this facility recently became available we saw a unique opportunity. Historically these areas have been shadowed by terrain that sometimes makes reception of our programming difficult. This change will make it easier for a large number of listeners in these areas better able to hear our programming on 103.9 FM as well as 107.7 in nearby Newburgh.”

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New WAMC Signals in Oneonta (99.3 FM) and Warwick (107.1 FM)

WAMC Northeast Public Radio is pleased to announce the start of expanded service to listeners in the Oneonta area on 99.3 FM. Through an agreement with Hartwick College and the cooperation of listeners in the Oneonta area, this new transmitter substantially boosts the power and coverage of the WAMC signal in the area. The existing WAMC service to Oneonta on 88.9 FM will continue alongside the new 99.3 FM signal. WAMC recently acquired the signal on 99.3 FM as part of a signal improvement project that is taking place in the Capital Region, Hudson Valley and Southern Catskills.

According to WAMC President and CEO Alan Chartock, “We have heard from listeners in Oneonta for several years that they wanted a stronger signal. When the opportunity arose to acquire a new signal some 250 times stronger than our existing single watt station, we jumped at it. We know that area listeners will help us to defray the substantial investment we have made in improving our service in the area.”

A well attended meeting describing the project was held in Oneonta on March 15. Area listeners asked questions and gave support to the project which has cost approximately $80,000. Funds are still being collected to assist in covering the costs of the project. To make a contribution to this project, contact Jane Palmer at WAMC, 318 Central Ave., Albany NY 12206 or 1-800-323-9262 extension 133.

WAMC is also pleased to announce the start of improved signal coverage for listeners in portions of southern Orange County on 107.1 FM. The existing service from WOSR-FM, 91.7 FM, Middletown has now been augmented by the addition of a new signal from Warwick, New York on 107.1 FM. The Federal Communications Commission recently approved the transfer of the ownership of this new translator station which has now been constructed and placed on the air. WAMC has taken this action as part of a signal improvement project that is taking place in the Southern Catskills, Hudson Valley and Capital Region.

According to WAMC President and CEO Alan Chartock, “The opportunity to improve service by providing a stronger signal to more of Orange County and adjacent areas of New Jersey recently became available so we jumped at it. Historically these areas have been shadowed by terrain that makes reception of 91.7 FM sometimes difficult. This change will make it easier for a large number of listeners in these areas better able to hear our programming on 107.1 FM.”

WAMC Northeast Public Radio broadcasts 24 hours a day with information and cultural programming from stations reaching parts of seven northeastern states. WAMC is an award winning producer of regionally based programming. WAMC is also a member station of National Public Radio and is affiliated with Public Radio International and American Public Media.

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Special Thanks to our June 2009 Fund Drive Drawing Sponsors:

1802 Berkshire House - Sheffield, MA
A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood - Stockbridge, MA
Allblues - Troy NY
B 52's
Brady's Bed and Breakfast - Oak Bluffs, MA
Camp Unleashed - Becket, MA
Carmine's - Albany, NY
Central BID - Albany, NY
Cooperstown Cheese
E.F. Schumacher Society - Great Barrington, MA
Ellie and Bennie.com - Pine Plains, NY
Gallo Racing - Saratoga Springs, NY
Gelateria Lisa - Troy, NY
Georgia Ray's - Hudson, NY
Glimmerglass Opera - Cooperstown, NY
Harney Tea Co - Millerton, NY
Huyck preserve - Rensselaerville, NY
Huyck preserve - Rensselaerville, NY
Interlaken Inn - Lakeville, CT
James Taylor at Tanglewood
Johnnycake Books - Litchfield, CT
Kripalu - Stockbridge, MA
Landis Arboretum - Schoharie, NY
Little Italy Farmer's Market - Troy, NY
Loch Lyme Lodge - Hanover, NH
Michael Wainwright - Great Barrington, MA
Omega Institute - Rhinebeck, NY
Porches - North Adams, MA
Project Native - Housatonic, MA
Red Lion Inn - Stockbridge, MA
Restoration Specialists - Troy, NY
Wilco

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Special Thanks to Our June 2009 Fund Drive Giveaway Sponsors

677 Prime - Albany, NY

American Hotel - Sharon Springs, NY

Angelo's Tavolo - Scotia, NY

Aperitivo Bistro - Schenectady, NY

Baggu - baggu.com

Bard Summerscape - Annandale on Hudson, NY

Barrington Stage Company - Pittsfield, MA

Baseball comes home

Baseball Hall of Fame - Cooperstownm, NY

Berkshire Theater Festival - Stockbridge, MA

Bethel Woods - Liberty, NY

BFS - Albany, NY

Black Cat Café - Sharon Springs, NY

Blue Q - Pittsfield, MA

Bob Berman

Boston Symphony Orchestra - Boston, MA

Brown's Brewery - Troy, NY

Cabot Cheese - Montpelier, VT

Café Adam - Great Barrington, MA

Capitol Rep - Albany, NY

Capitol Steps - Arlington, VA

Castle Street Café - Great Barrington, MA

Catskill Native Nursery - Catskill, NY

Central BID - Albany, NY

Colonial Theatre - Pittsfield, MA

Columbia County Fair - Chatham, NY

Cow Jones Industrials - Chatham, NY

DeFazio Imports - Troy, NY

DeFazio Pizzeria - Troy, NY

Dr. Kracker - Dallas TX

Dutch Desserts - Kinderhook, NY

Earthlust - San Francisco, CA

Elmer's Store - Ashfield, MA

Falcon Ridge Folk Festival - Hillsdale, NY

Falls Village Flower Farm - Falls Village, CT

Fifty South - Ballston Spa, NY

Fine Gardening and Taunton Press - Norfolk, CT

Firefly - Lenox, MA

Flavour Café - Troy, NY

Flip and tumble bags - Brooklyn, NY

Golden Notebook - Woodstock, NY

Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival - Oak Hill, NY

Guido's - Great Barrington, MA

Gypsy Rose Cantina - Woodstock, NY

Haven Bakery - Lenox, MA

Hillstead Museum - Farmington, CT

Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum - Boston, MA

Isn't it Sweet? - Albany, NY

Joanne Michaels

Jon Bowermaster

Jonesville Store - Clifton Park, NY

Jose Malone's - Troy, NY

Karma Road - New Paltz, NY

Kiss My Face - Rhinebeck NY

Lake George Dinner Theater - Lake George, NY

Lake George Steamboat Company - Lake George, NY

Lenox Garden Tour - Lenox, MA

Litchfield Jazz Festival - Kent, CT

Mahaiwe - Great Barrington, MA

MassMoCA - North Adams, MA

Merritt Bookstore - Millbrook, NY

Miss Lucy's Kitchen - Saugerties, NY

Mohonk Mountain House - New Paltz, NY

Montreal Jazz Festival - Montreal, QC

Mother Myrick's - Manchester, VT

Natural Flexibility

New World Home Cooking - Saugerties, NY

Norman Rockwell Museum - Stockbridge, MA

Old Schoolhouse Plantery - West Brattleboro, VT

Old Songs Festival - Voorheesville, NY

Open Door Bookstore - Schenectady, NY

Papyri Books - North Adams, NY

Peekamoose Café - Big Indian, NY

Perfect Wife - Manchester, VT

Phantom Gardener - Rhinebeck, NY

Prime at Saratoga National - Saratoga Springs, NY

Project Native - Housatonic, MA

Ravenous - Saratoga Springs, NY

ReWraps - Chatham, NY

Rich Guthrie

Scenic Hudson - Poughkeepsie, NY

Shadowlands Theater - Ellenville, NY

Shakespeare and Co. - Lenox, MA

Sheffield Pottery - Sheffield, MA

SPAC

Storey Publishing - North Adams, MA

Sundog Solar - Chatham, NY

Terrapin - Rhinebeck, NY

The Bakery - New Paltz, NY

The Bookstore - Lenox, MA

The Colonial - Pittsfield, MA

The Mahaiwe - Great Barrington, MA

"The Peekamoose Restaurant & Tap Room - Woodstock, NY

The Perfect Wife - Manchester, VT

The Progressive

Tom Wilson

Trattoria Rustica - Pittsfield, MA

Troy Little Italy Neighborhood Association - Troy, NY

Tuscan Grill - Clifton Park, NY

Ventfort Hall - Lenox, MA

Viking Press - New York, NY

Ward's - Great Barrington, MA

Wellington's Herbs and Spices - Schoharie, NY

Williamstown Theater Festival - Williamstown, MA

Wine Spectator

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Special Thanks to Our June 2009 Fund Drive Food Sponsors

Black Diamond Caterers - Saratoga Springs, NY
Bountiful Bread - Albany, NY
Brown’s Brewery - Troy, NY
Columbia Café Company - Valatie, NY
Crescent Creamery - Pittsfield, MA
DeCrescente Soda - Mechanicville, NY
Georgia Ray’s Catering - Hudson, NY
Hudson Valley Foot Associates - Kingston, New Windsor, Wappingers Falls, Red Hook, New Paltz, and Margaretville, NY
The Gingerman - Albany, NY
Ichiban - Albany, NY
Jeanne Hunter - Catskill, NY
The Lily and the Rose Catering - Saratoga Springs, NY
New World Home Cooking - Saugerties, NY
The Orchard Tavern - Albany, NY
Pie in the Sky - Albany, NY
Tuscan Grill - Clifton Park, NY

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WAMC CONCLUDES SPRING FUND DRIVE

WAMC/Northeast Public Radio finished its spring fund drive at 10:16 a.m. on Sunday, June 7, 2008. A total of $801,191 was raised.

The on-air fund drive began at 6 a.m. on Monday, June 1, 2009 and ended in just under seven days with 6,825 pledgers. Dedicated WAMC listeners locally and nationally called and pledged on-line all day and into the night to help make this happen.

WAMC Northeast Public Radio President Alan Chartock says “We made another record thanks to our wonderful listeners. People love the fund drives, they tell us, because they have it all – laughing, crying, ups and downs. Our staff and our friends are all together on one thing; we raised an incredible $800,000 as a community and we thank everyone who participated. What a group!”

In addition to all the people who pledged during the on-air drive, hundreds of dedicated volunteers from all over the WAMC listening area answered phones, donating their time at the station’s Albany studios from 6am to midnight every day. Also, hundreds of regional businesses and organizations donated items, services, and food to the drive, wanting to be a part of the WAMC community. WAMC’s fund drive could not have been possible without the combined efforts of all the contributing sponsors and supporters. For a listing of supporters, visit online at http://www.wamc.org/.

WAMC’s fund drives help support the station’s award-winning local and regional reporting and programming as well as all of the station’s other day-to-day operations.

WAMC/Northeast Public Radio is a non-commercial, listener supported public radio network broadcasting 24 hours a day to portions of seven New England and Middle Atlantic States. All broadcasts can also be heard on-line at http://www.wamc.org/.

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WAMC Joins State Association Virtual Career Fair

If you're interested in a career in broadcasting, click on NYSBroadcastersCareerFair.com now and check out the virtual career fair. You’ll find jobs listed from radio and television stations throughout New York. You can attend the virtual career fair right now…without ever leaving the privacy of your home or office! At NYSBroadcastersCareerFair.com, you’ll see available jobs, learn about the stations, post your resume, even apply for a broadcasting job online. Just click on NYSBroadcastersCareerFair.com right now. It's easy, convenient and free!

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WAMC Northeast Public Radio Begins Broadcasts in HD Radio^TM Technology - Static-Free Radio, with the Sound of a CD

Albany, NY- December 9, 2004 - Radio broadcasting has taken a giant leap into the 21st century. WAMC Northeast Public Radio has begun HD (for High Definition) Radio digital broadcasts from stations WAMC-FM, 90.3, Albany, WOSR(FM), 91.7, Middletown and WANC(FM), 103.9, Ticonderoga NY. These three are the first FM stations in the Capital Region, Hudson Valley and North Country to adopt the new technology.

The noise and interference that cause the static, hiss, pops and fades heard on today's analog radios is virtually eliminated with HD Radio digital broadcasting. In addition to crystal clear reception, HD Radio technology will dramatically enhance sound fidelity - AM will have the clarity of FM, and FM will have the clarity of compact discs. Equally impressive to the digital sound quality is that HD Radio technology allows for new wireless data services to be delivered from AM and FM radio stations. Pending Federal approval, this technology will also make possible additional programming on the same FM channel.

According to Alan Chartock, President & CEO of WAMC, "We're proud and excited to be in the forefront of bringing this new technology to our listeners. It will allow us to provide even better service and a stronger commitment to listeners - not to mention significantly improved sound."

After 80 years of analog transmissions, radio is poised for its digital migration to HD Radio technology. Soon, home audio receivers and after market auto receivers will be widely available to consumers through consumer electronics retailers. Some auto receivers are now sold as HD Radio ready.

Conversion of WAMC-FM and WOSR(FM) to HD Radio was made possible by grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) which is assisting public radio stations across the country to use this new technology. The Albany and Middletown stations commenced broadcasts in HD in the past week. WANC(FM), Ticonderoga was equipped with HD Radio during the Spring under a grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). WAMC Northeast Public Radio is pursuing additional grants to fund the "phase two" conversion of its remaining FM and AM stations in eastern New York and Western New England.

HD Radio technology was developed by iBiquity Digital and approved in October 2002 by the Federal Communications Commission. HD Radio allows AM/FM broadcasters to seamlessly transmit digital quality audio alongside today's analog-based broadcasts. Little or no change in listener behavior will be required since all local radio station dial positions will remain the same. Listeners will simply tune to their favorite programs and stations and receive them in either a digital or analog format depending on their radio. Because stations will begin digital broadcasting using a "hybrid mode," transmitting digital and analog signals simultaneously, listeners with analog receivers will still be able to pick up the broadcast and will be able to seamlessly upgrade to digital at their own pace.

WAMC Northeast Public Radio transmits over the following stations: WAMC 90.3 FM, Albany*; WAMC 1400 AM, Albany, WAMK 90.9 FM, Kingston; WOSR 91.7 FM, Middletown*; WCEL 91.9 FM, Plattsburgh; WCAN 93.3 FM, Canajoharie; WANC 103.9 FM, Ticonderoga*; WAMQ 105.1 FM, Great Barrington, MA; 93.1 FM, Troy; 88.9 FM, Oneonta; 107.7 FM, Newburgh, NY; and 91.9 Southington, CT. It can be heard on-line at www.wamc.org. (* now in HD Radio)

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Paging Dr. Bobblehead by Alan Chartock

Here’s the back story on the bobbleheads. Although a lot of the fund drive is impromptu, we do considerable planning beforehand, even if it doesn’t always seem that way. All of us who take part in the fund drives get together every week to bounce ideas off one another and talk about what might work. For some strange reason, people started talking about an Alan Chartock bobblehead.

"Absolutely not!" I screamed at them. I told them that I’m already accused of "cult of personality" stuff and that this would just add to it. But they were not to be denied. Hoping to get some support from my family, I tried the idea out on my kids and they were all for it. I tried and tried to stifle the whole thing but it just wouldn’t go away.

If you think running a fund drive is easy, forget it. You walk into the room full of terror and no amount of planning can take the shakes out of your legs on that first day. No matter how loyal and how wonderful your audience is, you get no sleep the night before. No matter how prepared you are and no matter how many people assure you that they’ll call in with major grants, the stage fright hits and suddenly you’re an actor on opening night. You really are scared to death. So, you make sacrifices. I really didn’t want the Alan Chartock bobbleheads but the gang, led by our underwriting chief Dona Frank, insisted. Virtually every one of the fund drive planners who sat around the table – and there are at least twenty of them – agreed. I was unanimously outvoted at every meeting of the group, proving once again that despite some people’s insistence that I am the emperor of WAMC, nothing could be further from the truth.

Then came the planning. Back and forth, back and forth went the designs with our wonderful partners at Broadway Marketing. We examined the Obama bobbleheads and the baseball bobbleheads and Ray Graf took picture after picture of me. The bobblehead had to be wearing the WAMC baseball cap that I always wear. They didn’t like this or that profile. I kept telling them that no profile was going to make me into a handsome dude but they finally thought they got it right. I don’t have starlight teeth but I think the bobblehead does. Frankly, I think the bobblehead looks better than I do.

Now, fast forward to the fund drive. We held back the bobbleheads for a few days but somehow the word got out and people started asking for them. The trickle turned into a stream once we actually started talking about them on the air. One of the first calls came from David Scribner, an editor and author who said, "This I’ve got to have." We had to buy a minimum of a thousand bobbleheads to get the right price and I was afraid nobody would want them. Fortunately, my fears proved to be unfounded. The more I insisted I didn’t want them out there, the more people asked for them. We actually had to start thinking about rationing them, allowing a maximum of five per pledge. People were saying that they would use them as gifts and give them to their kids or their parents. I thought they were out of their minds.

So there are just a few left at this point. A contribution of a hundred dollars or more gets you your own Alan Chartock bobblehead which will soon be all over Ebay, I am told. I’d rather you gave WAMC the hundred and got the bobblehead than let the bloodsuckers make a profit on them. So, despite the fact that I didn’t like the project from the get-go, I admit that I was wrong and people want them. Some people said that they would put them in bed with them at night or go traveling with them or put them in the refrigerator to discourage grazing. I just want everyone to know that I expect the Alan bobblehead to be treated with respect. Seriously, thanks to all who got involved with this meshugganah scheme. Hey, anything that can keep this station going is worth it. Get ‘em while they’re hot.

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July 2009 Programming Notes by David Galletly

Summer is here and the fireworks start right away on Northeast Public Radio. With the coming of July, the Tanglewood season begins. Throughout the summer, listeners will once again hear the sweet sounds of the Boston Symphony broadcast live from their seasonal home in the Berkshires.

The opening weekend starts Friday, July 3 with an all Tchaikovsky program conducted by BSO Music Director James Levine with Yefim Bromfman piano soloist. Following a break for Independence Day, on Sunday, July 5 James Levine returns to the podium with violist Christian Tetzlaff for a program including Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring and Brahms Violin Concerto.

The following weekend the BSO gets into high gear with a full compliment of concerts. Throughout the season we are pleased to present concerts live from Tanglewood each Friday and Saturday evening at 8:30 PM and Sunday afternoons at 2:00 PM. In addition the annual Tanglewood on Parade celebration airs at 8:30 PM on Tuesday, July 28.

Due to contractual obligations, Tanglewood concerts will be heard on most of our stations with the exception of our AM stations, 91.9 FM Plattsburgh and 90.3 FM Remsen-Utica. On those stations as well as our HD-2 service over 90.3 FM Albany and over the Internet, our regular Friday evening, Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon schedules will remain. This way, fans of This American Life, The Hudson River Sampler and Bluegrass Time will still be able to find their favorites.

The Capitol Steps will be returning to the airwaves for a holiday appearance on Saturday, July 4 at 12:30 PM as part of Midday Magazine. Join the troupe as they take on the big topics and leave you laughing.

In addition there will again be a great lineup of broadcasts each Wednesday ay 8:00 PM as we showcase the acts performing Live at the Linda.

Until Next Month,

Good Listening!

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