WWOZ Board of Directors Meeting Wednesday, February 15, 2012 General Manager’S Report

WWOZ Board of Directors Meeting Wednesday, February 15, 2012 General Manager’s Report

1. Membership. As of February 10, 2012, membership has raised $529,000 from 3,410 donors. Of that total, $295,000 comes from 436 Brass Pass members. This time last year membership raised $446,283 from 3,041 donors, with $250,000 of that total from 428 Brass Pass members. The Spring Membership Drive starts Tuesday March 6th at 8am and ends on Friday March 16th at 2pm. Board members are welcomed to join in the fun, contact Crystal for volunteer opportunities.

2. Foundation Development Grant. On January 24, 2012, WWOZ received the second installment of its New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation Development Grant. The amount received was $58,750.

3. New Orleans Tourism and Marketing Commission. On February 13, WWOZ received the second installment of its underwriting grant for New Orleans All the Way Live, WWOZ‘s weekly one-hour program syndicated to public radio stations around the country. The amount received was $37,500.

4. Major Giving. Major Giving has raised $80,650 for FY2012. $30,600 of the total amount represents brass pass sales. General Manager David Freedman and Strategic Planning Director Lauren Cangelosi attended the Krewe of Louisianans‘ Mardi Gras ball in Washington DC for cultivation and networking, a successful trip which yielded some potential major donor prospects and partnerships for the station. A meeting with Tulane University has been confirmed for February 24th to discuss the “Power the Tower” campaign. Lauren also attended the GRAMMY nomination party for the ReBirth Brass Band hosted at the Juneau suite in the Ritz Carlton and the Offbeat Best of the Beat Awards.

5. Underwriting. A total of $31,403 was collected from sponsors since the last reporting period, January 10, 2012. Year-to-date underwriting income totals are now $130,703.

6. Swamp Shop. Swamp Shop administrator Julie Raimondi reports that the Swamp Shop earned $4,430 for the month of January, an increase of 219% over January 2011 and 224% over January 2010. Although an expected spike in sales occurred after the shop offered coupons for feedback survey participants, the amount of online sales still exceeded expectations. Online sales, in what is normally a dead month for retail, were greater than any other month this fiscal year. Total revenue for this fiscal year is $26,140.

7. Outreach. In January, the Outreach Krewe participated in the Oretha Castle Hailey (OCH) Art Market, signing up 1 new volunteer and 3 new 'OZone e-newsletter subscribers. 'OZ rack card distribution continued in January, bringing the total number to nearly 2,500 since distribution efforts began in August. Cards have been distributed to local universities, hotels, and area businesses, including some of our Community Business Partners. Upcoming February outreach events include hosting tables at the Let's Be Totally Clear live broadcast at Le Bon Temps Roule, the Arts Market of New Orleans at Palmer Park and Owner Appreciation Day at the New Orleans Healing Center in the Bywater.

WWOZ Board of Directors Meeting Wednesday, February 15, 2012 General Manager’s Report

8. Database. WWOZ renewed its contract with Convio, and in the process, added a merchant account feature and increased its allowed e-mail count by 25% without incurring the fees usually associated with these upgrades.

9. WWOZ Digital Deployment Team. During January the digital content team archived highlights, in memoriums and live broadcasts from 2011, updated all of the Jazz Fest, Mardi Gras, and Takin’ It to the Streets (second lines and Mardi Gras Indian) seasonal information. Also during the past month, a new Coventry series was launched: This is My New Orleans. Internet material was updated including the New Orleans All the Way graphic user interface. In the area of content management, best practices have been instituted to accommodate web, homepage, facebook and twitter content updates as we move into our busiest time of the year. The web team also created a project plan for the implementation of real-time playlists and the stream archive. Finally, sponsorship packages have been created with specific statistics for New Orleans All the Way Live, Takin’ It to the Streets, and the Livewire Music Calendar.

10. WWOZ Digital Recording Library. Music Director Scott Borne reports that the digitization initiative of the WWOZ library has successfully digitized 240,000 songs, which are now available for DJs to access through WWOZ’s new play system. Over 20 volunteers have worked on this project, which included daily input of metadata, adding information such as album art, lineup, year of release and label information, all things needed to have a true archival library. There are 1,000 CD‘s left to input – these include early local Brass Band albums. The next task will be to digitize the vinyl library. One aspect of this project to note, is that every new CD that comes to WWOZ is immediately digitized, ensuring preservation of not only historic material, but new music that will be preserved going forward.

11. Library of Congress WWOZ Web Page. The Director of the Recorded Sound Section of the Library of Congress, Eugene DeAnna, announced February 8, 2012, that a WWOZ web page has been activated on the Library of Congress website. The page features stories about WWOZ and recordings from the live music performance archives that were saved by the work of Library of Congress technicians. The site can be accessed at: http://www.loc.gov/rr/record/wwozcollection.html.

12. New Orleans Magazine. The readers of New Orleans Magazine (January, 2012 edition) selected WWOZ (along with WWL) as their two favorite radio stations in New Orleans.

13. Offbeat Best Radio Station. At an award ceremony held February , 2012 at the Joy Theater, WWOZ was awarded Offbeat’s Best Radio Station accolade. General Manager David Freedman and Program Director Dwayne Breashears accepted the award on behalf of the station.

14. WRKF and WPFW Promotion of WWOZ. As part of their membership programs, public radio stations WRKF-FM, Baton Rouge, and WPFW-FM, Washington, D.C. will be promoting WWOZ‘s Brass Pass Membership in exchange for admission of a limited number of their members into the WWOZ hospitality tent at Jazz Fest.

WWOZ Board of Directors Meeting Wednesday, February 15, 2012 General Manager’s Report

15. Safe Sound Summit. On Sunday, February 26, the Musicians Clinic, WWOZ and national musician advocates are presenting a free seminar featuring nationally recognized experts on the sound of music. The purpose of the seminar is to educate those who love, produce and promote New Orleans' music, so as to protect the health and safety of everyone working in the industry, particularly musicians, sound engineers, and music venue staff regarding best practices in the field of sound reinforcement. WWOZ aspires to make as much of a difference in the area of sound-induced deafness as it has during the past year in eliminating smoking at local performance venues.

16. Studio Renovations Update. Chief Engineer Damond Jacob reports that the Studio Renovation Project will come in on time (completed by Mardi Gras, February 21) and under budget (final cost now estimated to be under budget, probably less than $48,000). The renovation work included the installation of an additional electric service and air conditioning unit and the relocation of the main broadcast studio so that it would be adjacent to the live performance area.

17. WWOZ French Market Presence. At its January 26, 2012 board of directors meeting, Executive Director Frank Pizzolato announced that the French Market plans to broadcast on a continual basis WWOZ programming throughout the French Market including the Dutch Alley performance area.

18. WWOZ Piano Night. Tickets will go on sale Friday, February 24, 2012 and members of WWOZ‘s Social Aid and Pleasure Club (comprised of major donors) will receive advance notice and the option for advance ticket purchase. Currently there are no plans for a Piano Night auction.

19. WWOZ In-Studio Interviews. January 2 Paul Washington, January 3 Jesse Morrow, January 4 Ethan Shorter &The Mumbles, Libra Labrone, January 5 Jeroz Jones, Joann Sanson, Papa Woodstock, January 6 Andrew Duben, Rob Savoy, Leslie Cooper, Margie Perez, Ike Stubblefield, January 9 James Gile, January 11 James Gile, Ross Hall, Alfred Doucette, Chance Casteel, Sable Johnson, Betty Shirley, January 12 Luther Gray, Viola Johnson, Libra Lagrone, Andy J. Forest, Bill Davis, Dane Kennedy January 13 Tam Kady, Kirk Groh, Matalie Mae, Dancin‘ Man, Tyler Hayes, Ingrid Lucia, Linda Schlecter, January 16 Richard Johan, January 17 Fred Hersch, Evan Christopher, January 19 Harry Barton, Zack Feinberg, George Gekas, Libra Lagrone, Nathan Lambertson, January 20 Chester Roller, Alexandra Scott, Suzy Moran, January 21 Patrice Fischer, Amanda and Chris, Jared Schon, January 24 Rarcello Bernetti, January 25 Dancin Man, Louise McNally, Nicole Stewart, Jeff Klein, Zena Mose, Lance Albert, Adam X, January 26 Kevin O‘Rourke, Libra Lagrone, Joe Shirley, Chris Liffenholt,, Dave Jordan, Scott Billinton, Alan Rault, January 27 Vanessa Neimann, Dave Bouillette, Joe Omar January 28 Muffin Rose, Tommy Sciple, Scott Myers, Eduardo Tozzah, Gabriel Velasco, Nick Solnick, January 30 Chuck Perkins.

WWOZ Board of Directors Meeting Wednesday, February 15, 2012 General Manager’s Report

20. Live Music.

In Studio:

Kipori Woods, January 11, 2012 Cranston Clements, January 11, 2012 Julie Halligan and Friends, January 25, 2012

Remote Location:

8 PM, Friday, January 13. Lawless Memorial Chapel, Dillard University, ―Jazz Journey Ladies of Jazz presented by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation with Germaine Bazzle, Betty Shirley, Rene Marie, Chris Severin, Marlon Jordan, Mike Esneault, Ocie Davis, Kevin Bales, Kevin Hamilton, Quentin Baxter

10 PM, Saturday, January 21, Ruby‘s Roadhouse, 840 Lamarque Street, Mandeville, ―Let‘s Be Totally Clear‖ series of concerts to eliminate smoking from live music performance venues. Johnny Sansome Band.

11 PM, Thursday, February 23, , Le Bon Temps, 4801 Magazine Street, ―Let‘s Be Totally Clear‖ with The Brass-a-Holics: Winston Turner, Tannon Williams, Robin Clabby, Keiko Komaki, Matt Clark, Jason Slack, Dwayne Sherman, Ricky Caesar.

21. Press and Promotion.

Milford (MA) Daily News. February 10, 2012. ―New Orleans Transplant Shows Off Musical Roots at Hamilton Court.‖ For over 14 years Smith was an FM Radio Personality on the New Orleans Jazz Station WWOZ 90.7 FM. He frequently performed and served as the emcee at The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, which is the largest jazz fest in the world.

The (Biloxi) Sun-Herald. February 6, 2012. ―Despite Misfortunes, New Orleans Enjoys Rebirth.‖ Like South Mississippi, New Orleans struggles with high post-Katrina property insurance costs, which have stifled business development and rebuilding. Famous New Orleans jazz musician Kermit Ruffins and his band, the Barbecue Swingers, play in the city and around the world. Despite the recent troubles, Ruffins said New Orleans has a very vibrant music scene on Frenchman Street and elsewhere ―The music kind of helped revive everything (after Katrina)," Ruffins said. "It was back real strong in six months. There were bands playing. It was good to hear that good old New Orleans music playing in the background, either on WWOZ or from a live band, while you're working on your house. It's real happy music.‖

WWOZ Board of Directors Meeting Wednesday, February 15, 2012 General Manager’s Report

Offbeat. January 27, 2012. ―YouTube du Jour: The Soul Rebels.‖ Yesterday on WWOZ, OffBeat‗s Lifetime Achievement in Music Business honoree Scott Billington recommended that people see Jools Holland‘s television show in England.

Offbeat. January 26, 2012. ―Best of the Beat Business Awards: The Winners.‖ Leaders in New Orleans‘ music industry gathered to recognize achievement in business last year, and David Freedman, station manager of WWOZ, called for members of the community to pull together for the betterment of the musicians when he accepted the award for Best Radio Station. It was a thought OffBeat Publisher Jan Ramsey echoed throughout the night as she hosted the event, and numerous winners joined the sentiment as well, including Barry Smith when he won Best Music Store for the Louisiana Music Factory.

Eater.com. January 12, 2012. Alexander Hancock. “Mondo GM Jenni Lynch Talks About Life in Lakeview and Working with Susan Spicer.” Do you get many celebrities or that sort of people coming in? Mainly local celebrities, that's our biggest base. We get a lot of musicians, from Henry Butler—David Freeman from WWOZ brings Henry Butler in a lot—Theresa Andersson, James Singleton, who lives in Bayou St. John. My favorite celebrity, right now, and they're friends of the restaurant and of Susan, is Steve and Michelle Gleason.

Times-Picayune, January 12, 2012. Frank Donze. ―Committee Searching for New Orleans Recreation Director Stalls.‖ Anne LaRock, a former top executive with United Way for the Greater New Orleans Area, was hired in mid-November as the first executive director for the city's Recreation Development Foundation. LaRock, who was among 35 applicants considered for the job, will have an annual salary of $125,000 financed with private donations. In New Orleans, she also has worked as a self-employed consultant, handling fundraising and strategic planning for several groups, including the Arts Council, Catholic Charities, the Council for a Better Louisiana and the Friends of WWOZ. From 2001 to 2005, LaRock handled fundraising, marketing and program development duties for the Martha Graham Center and School of Contemporary Dance in New York.

22. Correspondence.

To: George Ingmire, Producer and Host of New Orleans All the Way Live

Thank you for this great show. I was opening the website to let you know that I was enjoying the show when I heard you say that "Southern Nights" is maybe your favorite Toussaint song. I planned to tell you that "What Do You Want the Girl To Do?" was my favorite, and before I could find your email address, you played my favorite. Thanks again. Great show. Thank you.

-Ron

PS: I skipped the pledge drive this year, but I'm going to send a pledge right now in appreciation.

WWOZ Board of Directors Meeting Wednesday, February 15, 2012 General Manager’s Report

22. Correspondence (Continued)

As loyal listeners on-line we've been wanting to send this email for quite some time, especially since Bob Meurat-Rare-on-the-Air became the full-time Wednesday night D.J. While we were very sad to learn Billy Dell is on extended leave, we were ecstatic to hear Bob had taken over his spot. All the times he and Billy worked together we really enjoyed their synergy and especially Bob's incredible knowledge of local artists.

What a pleasure for 2 people who for years called New Orleans our "second home" and now must get our nola "fix" from the wonderful line-up of programming. We remember hearing WWOZ way back in your early days every time we would get back to your city.

Thanks again for having "Mr. Rare" as our Wednesday night New Orleans connection. Please let him know there are at least 2 people out there who love him and are just....800 miles up the River!

With warmest wishes to ALL at WWOZ,

Sue and Les Clyde

E.J. Fielding Funeral Homes, Covington, LA

Larry Hartzog passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2012.

Beloved husband of Nancy Hartzog. Father of Elizabeth Hartzog and Max Hartzog. Son of the late Louise Barrow and Barney Hartzog. Beloved uncle, cousin and friend.

Longtime federal employee with the Army Corp of Engineers and Minerals Management. An ardent Jazz enthusiast. Member of Mystic Krewe of Brew. Age 65 years. A native of Andalusia, AL and a resident of the Covington/Mandeville area for the past 20 years.

Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the memorial mass from E.J. Fielding Funeral Home Inc., 2260 W. 21st. Ave., Covington, LA 70433 on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 2:30 PM. Visitation from 1:00 PM until service time.

In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer donations to either WWOZ Radio Station (www.wwoz.org/donate) or St. Tammany Parish Humane Society, 20384 Harrison Ave. Covington, LA 70433 www.sthumane.org/civicrm/contribute.

WWOZ Board of Directors Meeting Wednesday, February 15, 2012 General Manager’s Report

22. Correspondence (continued)

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