WORT 89.9 FM Volunteer-Powered Listener-Sponsored Community Radio Stick it in Your Ear We’re going to let you in on a secret— newsletter if you would rather give now some WORT hosts aren’t comfortable and relax during the pledge drive. during pledge drives. Our volunteers Our summer pledge drive starts have no trouble playing great music, June 1. We continue our 40th birthday interviewing guests, reporting on the celebration by bringing back the most latest news, or talking to listeners. But requested, most coveted, most desired of asking for money is hard. Think of all the all the WORT t-shirts—the Banana Shirt! things you would rather do than ask a friend for money. It’s navy, USA union-made, all cotton, Guide printed by Wildwood Productions, and A few times a year we ask you to join super-spiffy. We’re offering it at the $100 ’ us, the 300 weekly WORT volunteers pledge level, but have a limited supply and seven full-time staff, in making and know it will be popular so we are great community radio for south-central offering it as a web-donation premium Wisconsin possible. only. The website tracks inventory so we If you share our vision of a volunteer- can’t overpromise and let anyone down. driven station that doesn’t play the same The t-shirt and other premiums will 40 songs over and over, that be available at wortfm.org at doesn’t worry about least a day before the alienating advertisers, pledge drive and for that isn’t afraid as long as supplies to investigate last. local and state government, If you want then join us with the t-shirt but your financial support so are unable to donate that we can continue our online, please contact work. Giving community Susan Sheldon (pledge@ members the opportunity wortfm.org or 608- to share their voices is our 321-9579) during the passion and our mission. pledge drive for alternate We’ve included a donation arrangements. Listeners envelope with this Thank you! RADIO PILOT Vol. 23 No. 2 Spring 2016 Spring 2016 | WORT 89.9 FM (608) 256-2001 | page 1 WORT 89.9 FM 118 S. Bedford Street • Madison, WI 53703 phone (608) 256-2001 | facsimile (608) 256-3704 | web page www.wortfm.org | e-mail [email protected] WORT Board of Directors Mission Statement President .................. Steve Ringwood At-Large Members ............ Gil Halsted Paul Novak Vice President .............. Stuart Levitan WORT-FM is a non-commercial, Haywood Simmons Treasurer .......................Jody McCann Jan Levine Thal listener-sponsored, member- Secretary ................. Sandee Seiberlich controlled community radio station Staff Representative ....... Tim Schneider broadcasting to south central Wisconsin. WORT volunteers Community Advisory Board and staff shall provide quality Pam Alsum Dawn Egan Grant Samuelsen Victoria Straughn programming and services to a Pam Dempsey Adelaide Fiske Michael Simons broad spectrum of the community Paid Staff through: Music Program Chief Engineer ........Laura Gutknecht • promotion of communication, Facilitator .................. Sybil Augustine Information Technology education, entertainment, and News & Public Coordinator ...................Tom Christie Affairs Facilitator ........... Molly Stentz Webmaster ................ Tim Schneider understanding by providing a Listener Sponsor Development Business & Events forum for both the discussion Director .......................Susan Sheldon Development Director .....Doug Holtz of public issues, and the Operations Assistant News Coordinator ...........Norman Stockwell Director ...................... Liz DiNovella/ expansion of musical and cultural Volunteer & Outreach Damien Lamen experience; Coordinator ................. Glenn Mitroff Music Assistant/ Bookkeeper ..................Jerry Chernow Promos Coordinator ......Aaron Scholz • facilitation of community expression and provision of Board Meetings: community access to the airwaves Monthly board meetings are usually held on the third Wednesday of every month at for the purpose of sharing music, 7 pm at the WORT studios and are open to the public. culture, news and information; THE RADIO PILOT IS THE NEWSLETTER FOR • challenge of the cultural and WORT LISTENER SPONSOR MEMBERS AND IS PUBLISHED BY: intellectual assumptions of our Back Porch Radio Broadcasting, Inc. listeners through unique and 118 S. Bedford Street, Madison, WI 53703 diverse programming; (608) 256-2001 • orientation towards the audience Layout Artist: Carol Bracewell • Production Coordinator: Susan Sheldon Editor: Nancy Mae with concern for those under- represented by other media. Print circulation 3,500 • Published May 2016 WORT shall be committed to WORT’s mailing list is confidential and is never sold or loaned to anyone. radio programming with a human perspective, respecting all peoples Back Porch Radio Broadcasting, Incorporated and their environments. WORT is a 501(c)(3) organization. Your contributions are tax-deductible. page 2 | WORT 89.9 FM (608) 256-2001 | Spring 2016 WORT the Funk? WORT’s New Funkmeisters WORT welcomes two new funkmeisters to our Saturday evening line-up, Mr. G and Mr. Dance, co-hosts of Saturday Night at Smokey’s Joint, 10pm–midnight. We caught up with them to find out what musical journey brought them to WORT. (See page 14 for Mr. Dance.) Interview with Mr. G: What was the first piece of music you bought and why? The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Are You Experienced & Electric Ladyland, because I felt those sounds immediately as something that was new each time I listened. I bought them from a locally owned music Mr. G shop in New York City. What are some memorable live shows you’ve seen? What was the major turning point in your music So many memories made as part of different live listening experience? shows. I think the most memorable are the ones The first time I listened to Ravi Shankar’s music. I have not seen yet. Support live art! I immediately took to it as a source of departure, a travel time. I connected with so many of the ragas as Why volunteer at WORT? a place to go to contemplate/relax…to just be IN the I have done left-of-the-dial radio as a host/funk music of the moment. & soul director/training director for many years elsewhere and WORT is a second home for my spirit. What got you headed in your current musical The people, the community, the studio take me direction? back to all that I love about radio—the power of the Growing up around so many diverse groups of people people and the voices of ALL to be heard. Being a helped shape much of my tastes in music. Some of my part of WORT is a true privilege for me and I look crew growing up were some funky MFers, but I listen to all who paved the way and hope to continue the to all styles of music with no drawn-out boundaries. innovation of OUR voice into the future. I think this helps create an interesting listening experience and a unique setlist. Besides funk music, what else are you passionate about? Why funk music? My passions lie deep within the music scene, globally. Funk music for me is the party. It’s love and But finding time to give back with teaching and togetherness with a groove that allows the listeners to learning with all art forms is where it starts. Oh yes, just let go. We all deserve to let go and be funked!!! and baseball. Continued on page 14 Spring 2016 | WORT 89.9 FM (608) 256-2001 | page 3 WORT’s That Smell? Cookies!! By Sara McKinnon you see a plate of these cookies, What I love most about these they look like nothing special. cookies is that I almost always Cookies. I love them in all forms They’re not frosted or sprinkled, have the ingredients on hand and and I’ve made it my mission, not chock-full of fruit or nuts. I don’t have to think about the sampling hundreds of recipes What makes them special is their steps hours in advance. When I and cookies, to find the most simplicity, relying on just two key want them, I make them. You need perfect one. ingredients to make them melt, just nine common ingredients to It is called a Browned Butter, like caramelly goodness, in your prepare this recipe. Brown Sugar Cookie. When mouth. Browned Butter, Brown Sugar Cookies Ingredients 2 sticks (16 tablespoons) of unsalted butter ¾ teaspoon salt 2 cups dark brown sugar; packed 2 large eggs 2 cups unbleached flour; if dough looks sticky, add 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 2 tablespoons more ¼ cup granulated sugar (for rolling the dough in ½ teaspoon baking soda before baking) ¼ teaspoon baking powder Preparation 1. Heat butter in 10-inch skillet over medium-high vanilla; mix until fully incorporated, about 30 seconds. heat until melted. Continue to cook, swirling pan Scrape down bowl. Add flour mixture and mix until constantly until butter is dark golden brown and has just combined, about 1 minute. Give dough final stir nutty aroma, 8–10 minutes. Remove skillet from heat with rubber spatula to ensure that no flour pockets and transfer browned butter to large heatproof bowl. remain and ingredients are evenly distributed. Set aside for 15–20 minutes. If you want to get it 6. Roll dough into balls about 1½” in diameter; roll balls cooled faster, brown 14 tablespoons and put the extra through granulated sugar and set on prepared baking 2 tablespoons in the bowl after you take the browned sheet, spacing them about 2” apart, 12 dough balls butter off the heat. per sheet. 2. Meanwhile, adjust oven rack to middle position and 7. Bake one sheet at a time until cookies are browned heat oven to 350°. and still puffy and edges have begun to set but 3. In shallow baking dish or pie plate, pour granulated centers are still soft (cookies will look raw between sugar; set aside.