Friends of WWOZ Board of Directors Meeting June 6, 2012 General Manager's Report

1. License Renewal. On May 25, 2012, the Federal Communications Commission granted Friends of WWOZ, Inc. a renewal of its license as a non-commercial educational broadcaster on the frequency of 90.7 FM from a studio located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The new license is good for eight years and expires June 1, 2020.

2. Membership. As of May 31st, WWOZ has received $1,762,138, from 6587 members (3458 in town & 3129 out of town), compared to $1,451,240 received last year from 6292 members (3283 in town & 2979 out of town). Of that 728 Brass Passes were issued to out of town members compared to 994 last year, 2279 Brass Passes went to WWOZ supporters living within the signal area of the station. The fall membership drive is scheduled for September 25 - October 5.

3. Major Giving. Major Giving has received $157,781 for the FY2012. $69,400 of the total amount is major giving brass pass memberships. Nancy Hertzog hosted a fundraising event at the Mellow Mushroom in Covington to honor her late husband. A total of $1,325 was raised from the event and will benefit WWOZ. Lauren Del Rio will be meeting with the owner of the Mellow Mushroom, Billy Maisano, to discuss getting other business involved with the capital campaign on the North Shore. Dan Reynolds, WWOZ’s Capital Campaign consultant will be making a site visit at the end of June to prep the capital campaign committee for major asks. Any board members interested in participating can contact Lauren Del Rio. Lauren Del Rio and Laney and Ruth Chouest attended “A Great Night in Harlem” event in New York City in preparation for the major fundraiser for WWOZ and The Roots of Music in September at NOLA Motorsports Park. Lauren Del Rio attended the Bay Bridge Festival in Bay St. Louis on June 2nd. The Seal Foundation sponsors the festival and is also a major donor to WWOZ.

4. Swamp Shop. For the month of May, the Swamp Shop earned $4,098 in revenue. Sales for the fiscal year total $47,064 (an increase of 56% over FY11's year total, and 68% over FY10).

5. Outreach. Since February, the Outreach Krewe has participated 5 events, including the Art Market of New Orleans at Palmer Park and Owner Appreciation Day at the New Orleans Healing Center in the Bywater and the Congo Square New World Rhythms Festival, signing up 5 new volunteers and 99 new 'OZone e-newsletter subscribers. This fiscal year, outreach has raised $12,660, nearly four times as much as this time last year. The Outreach team also facilitated the media sponsorship of two April festivals: the Tulane University Crawfest and N.O. Earth Day Festival & Green Business Expo. Outreach efforts in the summer months will continue to focus on rack card distribution.

Friends of WWOZ Board of Directors Meeting June 6, 2012 General Manager's Report

6. Underwriting. Chief Financial Officer Beau Royster reported that underwriting income for the period May 16, 2012 through June 1, 2012 is $17,960. Underwriting year-to-date income is $118,016, compared to $117,951 for FYE 2011.

7. Digital Content and Internet. The Digital Content and Internet team carried out its new ongoing daily social media campaign with successful growth of both the Facebook and Twitter followings. WWOZ’s DCI team also produced the May ‘Ozone newsletter and created content for a number of live broadcasts in May, including Jazz Fest, “Live from the Apollo,” Patti Austin, and Bayou Boogaloo. The WWOZ web team also created special promotions for the NOJHF Men in Black premier. In addition, training was provided to WWOZ’s new Digital Content Production Assistant, Melanie Merz. The DCI continues its statistical analysis of WWOZ web traffic, stream usage, app usage, social media trends and specific product use for the live music calendar, New Orleans All the Way Live and Takin' It to the Streets weekly second line & Mardi Gras Indian coverage. Migration to a new web server has begun in anticipation of the station’s service providers’ announced changes to the current server environment.

8. RBDS. On June 1st, listeners tuning to WWOZ on their automobile radios throughout the New Orleans metro area were able to see a digital display of the current song being aired as well as other program information thanks to the recent installation of WWOZ’s radio broadcast data system.

9. Resignations. Eliza Llewellyn, Outreach Director, announced her resignation as of June 15, 2012 for personal reasons. Briana Prevost, Web Producer, announced her resignation as of May 31, 2012 in order to pursue graduate work at Syracuse University. Julie Raimondi announced her resignation as of June 27, 2012 due to personal reasons. 10. In-Studio Interviews May 1, Bethany Bultman, Ben Sandmel, Jon Clements, Beth Patterson, Lou Thevenot, Alba Houston, Russell Welch, Mark Southerland, Helen Gillet, Chris Cek, Chief Juan Pardo, Jimmy Robinson, Little Anthony and The Imperials, May 2, Debbie Davis, May 3, Gene Hardin, May 6, Larry Taylor, Melvin Campbell, Miss G and Blues Kazoon, May 8, Andre Bohren, Alex McCauliffe, Erik Orjiako, May 11, Drew Calhan, May 14, Thais Clark, Craig Klein, May 15, Ben Murphy, May 16, Bill Davis, Nancy Hartz, Billy Maisano, May 17, Juju Child, Amy Kirk, Kid Nerv, Libra Labrone, Ryan Werner, May 18, Gingerlicious, Anne Rohuheaux, Alex McMurray, Davy Mooney, Wacko Wade, Little Freddie King, Margie Perez, May 24, Germaine Bazzle, JoAnn Warren, May 25, Chuck Perkins, Sasha Daux, May 30, Jazz Mell, Juave Fernandez

Friends of WWOZ Board of Directors Meeting June 6, 2012 General Manager's Report

11. In-Studio Performances

May 31 Lionel Ferbos, Seva Venet, Tom Worrell, Lars Edegran

12. Live Remote Broadcasts

Jazz Journey Series, New Orleans Creative Arts Academy, 2800 Chartres Friday, May 18, Produced by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Foundation

8: 00 PM Patti Austin

Bayou Boogaloo, Bayou St John (Orleans Avenue Stage), Saturday 12 noon to 7 pm.

Saturday, May 19

2:45 pm - 3:45pm Bachaco 3:45 pm - 4:45pm JAM-ALL featuring Jamal Batiste 5:00:pm - 6:45pm Voices of the Big Easy featuring Chuck Perkins

Sunday, May 20

11:45am - 12:45pm Feufollet 1:45pm - 2:45pm Gena Delafosse & French Rockin’ Boogie Band 3:45pm - 4:45pm Lynn Drury

Baybridge Festival, Bay St Louis, MS. Old Town

Saturday, June 2, 2012

4:00 pm – 5:15 pm Roddie Romero & the Hub City All Stars 5:45 pm – 7:00 pm Fredy Omar con su Banda

Louisiana Cajun Zydeco Festival, Old U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade Avenue

Saturday, June 9, 2012

3:15pm -- 4:45 pm Rosie Ledet & the Playboys 5:15pm – 6:45pm Lost Bayou Ramblers

Sunday, June 10, 2012

1:00pm – 2:30 pm Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers 3:15pm – 4:45 pm D.L. Menard with the Jambalaya Cajun Band 3

Friends of WWOZ Board of Directors Meeting June 6, 2012 General Manager's Report

13. Press and Publicity Vulture.com. “The Vulture Diaries: George Pelecano’s Week in Culutre,” George Pelecanos, June 4, 2012. Having spent the last seven months living in New Orleans, my musical horizons have expanded considerably. In NOLA, my FM dial was set on 90.7, WWOZ, the best radio station in the country (wherever you live, you can stream it on your laptop or smartphone, and I highly recommend you do). OZ plays a variety of southern soul, blues, and jazz, and has set hours devoted to Cajun and zydeco music. I caught the Lost Bayou Ramblers, who play an amped-up blend of modern and trad Cajun music, at One Eyed Jacks, a club in the Quarter, and at Jazz Fest, and they tore it up. Pilette Breakdown, their 2003 release, is a fine testament to what they’re about and a great record to play in your car or your next backyard throwdown. I also recommend The Balfa Brothers Play Traditional Cajun Music, a single-CD reissue of classic sets from 1965 and 1974. It’s the one with the yellow cover. Good times, guaranteed. USA Today, “R&B Emperor’s Biography Hails Ernie K-Doe,” Edna Gundersen, May 23, 2012. K-Doe's allure? Some knew little beyond the outrageous displays of showboating, caprice and improvised lingo ("Ma-naugahyde-thuh!") heard on his mid-'80s WWOZ radio show (coveted tapes are still traded in music circles). Or the impromptu performances at his Mother-in-Law Lounge, a funky K-Doe shrine where he sang along to jukebox tunes through a crackling cab dispatcher's microphone, hollering, "Burn, K-Doe, burn with your bad self!" Hotel de la Monnaie Newsletter, “Broadcasting the Sounds of New Orleans,” Sandra Dartus, May 20, 2012. If you love our festigals and our music, you probably need to add WWOZ to your life. Affectionately known as “O-Z”, this is a community radio station in the truest sense, broadcasting the sounds of New Orleans for over 30 years. The mission of this 501(c)3 nonprofit radio station is to be the worldwide voice, archive and flag-bearer of New Orleans culture. More than 500 volunteers work together to operate the station, which is housed in the French Market’s Red Stores building, just down the street from Hotel de la Monnaie. There are no commercial interests, which gives DJs (all volunteers) freedom to play the music they love. Approximately 75% of funding comes from listener support. OZ’s doors are always open to musicians to talk about their latest projects and gigs, and often interviews include live performances. The station broadcasts live annually from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and the French Quarter Festival.

You can listen to WWOZ at 90.7FM in New Orleans or via live streaming on WWOZ.org. There are also free Android, Blackberry and i-Phone Apps available. Take advantage of this opportunity to have a little bit of New Orleans with you wherever you are!To learn more about WWOZ, donate or become a volunteer, visit WWOZ.org or call 504-568-1239.

Friends of WWOZ Board of Directors Meeting June 6, 2012 General Manager's Report

14. Press and Publicity (continued)

Nola.com, “Apollo Theater Thursday, May 17,” Allison Fensterstock, May 14, 2012

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the Jazz Foundation of America - a 21-year-old nonprofit whose focus is on providing financial, legal and medical assistance to jazz and blues musicians in need – mobilized to establish an emergency housing fund, a performance employment program and over a quarter of a million dollars toward instrument replacement for Gulf Coast musicians.

A lot of that aid money likely came from the JFA’s blowout annual fundraiser at Harlem’s historic Apollo Theater, which benefits its Jazz Musicians Emergency Fund. The 11th annual “Great Night In Harlem” concert, produced by impresario Hal Willner, kicks off at 6 p.m. Central time Thursday, May 17 and will feature performances by Dr. John, Macy Gray, Randy Weston, Bono, Bettye Lavette, the Rebirth Brass Band and many others (along with a special appearance by Quincy Jones).

New Orleans community radio station WWOZ will be in the house Thursday night, broadcasting the performance live over local airwaves and streaming online at wwoz.org.

Visit WWOZ’s website for details.

New Orleans Opera Examiner, “Opera Represented at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival!” Giovanna Joseph, May 9, 2012.

Since the festival's beginnings in 1970, crowds have been treated to various genres of popular music. This year, the audiences at the Kids Tent and the Zatarain's/WWOZ Jazz Tent were probably surprised to find opera on the lineup.