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WWOZ Board of Directors Meeting September 28, 2010 General Manager's Report

1. FYE 2010 Audit. The CPA firm LaPorte Sehrt Romig and Hand has completed the FYE 2010 Audit and will present a draft for review at the Board of Directors‘ Meeting today. WWOZ ended the Fiscal Year with a modest surplus.

2. Chief Financial and Business Development Officer. On Friday, Oct 1, 2010, Beau Royster will assume the twin duties of WWOZ‘s Chief Financial and Business Development Officer. Mr. Royster holds an MBA and a CPA and will be charged with overseeing the daily financial operation of the station, providing financial analysis and developing products and markets for WWOZ‘s earned income projects.

3. WWOZ Strategic Planning Retreat. On Wednesday, September 1st, the WWOZ Board of Directors and staff revisited the station‘s foundational vision, developed broad categories of core activities and reviewed Board roles, especially as the station gears up for a major gift solicitation campaign. Assisted by consultants David Othmer and Betsy Harman, the next step is to create a strategic plan for next year‘s developmental priorities, along with case statements and an updated vision statement.

4. WWOZ Best Local Radio Station In the August 31st edition of Gambit, WWOZ was selected as ―Best Local Radio Station.‖ The weekly newspaper wrote: ―And it is ever thus: New Orleans loves its commercial-free 24-hour homegrown music treasure, which is even more valuable as the rest of the radio dial sinks into cookie-cutter mediocrity. Passionate DJ‘s with character and eclectic tastes are the backbone of ‗OZ, and the station makes it easy to ―be a New Orleanian wherever you are‖ with free online streaming and, this year, even a smartphone app.‖

5. Best Radio Website Award. On August 30, 2010, Gambit Newsweekly designated www.wwoz.org as ―The Best Radio Website‖ in New Orleans. WWOZ‘s i-phone app was selected as the 2nd best mobile app, as well, (http://bestofneworleans.com/gyrobase/page?oid=73964).

6. New Orleans All–the-Way Live. Syndicated to 60—soon to be 66-- public radio stations, New Orleans All-the-Way-Live is WWOZ‘s weekly hour-long program produced by George Ingmire and featuring live recordings of music performances from local venues, as well as features on local foodways and events. The program is being aired on more and more stations across the country since being introduced 18 months ago.

WWOZ Board of Directors Meeting September 28, 2010 General Manager's Report

7. Washington D.C. Jazzfest. June 8-12, 2010 and October 5, 2010. WWOZ Board Member Mary Johnston Norriss will serve as Honorary Chair of an event to be held in Washington D.C. honoring Tommy Boggs with the John Conyers Jazz Advocacy Award. The event will take place on October 5, 2010 at the Italian Embassy. WWOZ is currently exploring a broadcast of Dee Dee Brigdewater‘s performance from the Embassy.

8. 2011 Brass Pass Agreement. In a meeting held July 13, 2010, WWOZ Board President Carol Solomon, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Executive Producer Quint Davis, WWOZ General Manager and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Associate Producer for Finance, Heather Smith finalized arrangements for the 2011 WWOZ New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Brass Pass.

9. Membership. As of September 22, 2010 WWOZ has raised $39,767 from 686 donors (429 renewing and 145 new). This time last year OZ raised $36,900 from 397 donors (352 renewing and 45 new). Membership announces that the Fall On- Air Membership Drive will be begin at 8am on Thursday September 30th and ends at 4pm on Thursday October 7th. Membership staff held training sessions for on-air producers on Thursday, September 16th and Saturday, September 18th and provided instruction to phone bank volunteers on Thursday, September 23rd and Saturday, September 25th. In an effort to revitalize the WWOZ House of Blues Pass, Crystal Gross and Molly Cobb met with executives from the club. The passes for 2011 will now also provide the same benefits as accorded a House of Blues Foundation Bronze Member, including access to the Parish and two free Gospel Brunches. Crystal Gross, Molly Cobb and Scott Borne met with Tipitina‘s to plan an future 30th Anniversary event at the club on December 4th

10. Underwriting. Bookkeeper Monica Landry reports underwriting income of $15,979 to date since the previous Board meeting of June 3. 2010.

11. Arts Council of New Orleans. On September 22, 2010, WWOZ received $11,543, a 75% payment of the full Community Arts Grant. The funds are unrestricted and were nine months late due to the new administration‘s review of all state funding.

WWOZ Board of Directors Meeting September 28, 2010 General Manager's Report

12. Swamp Shop. For the month of August, the Swamp Shop earned $1,289 in sales, and $1,206 for the month of July. Income for FYE 2010 totaled $28,037, as of July. The Swamp Shop is preparing for a busy retail season, which includes the Crescent City Blues Festival, the Creole Gumbo Fest, and holiday shopping in general. All members who donate during the fall Membership Drive will receive a money-saving coupon to encourage them to visit our online store.

13. Major Giving. As of September 22, 2010 WWOZ has received $4,500 in major gifts from 5 donors. This time last year, OZ received $5,000 from 1 donor. David Freedman and Crystal Gross are working with Amy Hines and David Othmer to increase the station‘s major funding from donors. Crystal is working directly with Amy Hines to identify and cultivate potential major donors currently giving to WWOZ.

14. Leadership for Philanthropy/Public Media Development and Marketing Conference. While attending the PMDMC in Forth Worth, TX, July, 9-10, 2010, WWOZ staff members David Freedman and Crystal Gross and Board Member Mary Johnston Norriss attended a special program, the Leadership for Philanthropy, designed to significantly increase major contributions to public radio stations. Two other staff people from the Membership Department, Molly Cobb and Eliza Llewellyn and Underwriting Representative, Carmen Post, attended other sessions designed to improve productivity in those two areas.

15. Outreach. The Outreach Krewe led by Eliza Llewellyn attended 6 events from June 1 – Sept. 1, 2010. These included the Creole Tomato/Cajun-Zydeco Festival in the French Market, an ‗OZ Live Broadcast at DBA in the Marigny, the Gretna Farmer‘s Market on the Westbank, and Culture Collision at the New Orleans Museum of Art. Since June 1st, outreach events have brought in 112 new ‗OZone subscribers, 6 new members and roughly $220 in membership donations. Outreach is hoping to participate in at least 6 more events between September and December 31. Upcoming events include 2 live broadcasts in September and the Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival in October.

16. Groovin’ in the Vines. WWOZ held its first Groovin' In the Vines event at the Pontchartrain Vineyards in St. Tammany Parish on Saturday, September 11, inaugurating our 30th anniversary year-long celebration. Sunpie and the Louisiana Sunspots performed and there was a private wine tasting before the show, with commemorative bottles of wine for each guest. 41 'OZ members attended, raising a little over $900. ‘OZ partnered with Hotard to offer members transportation to and from the event.

WWOZ Board of Directors Meeting September 28, 2010 General Manager's Report

17. Southern Food and Beverage Museum. The WWOZ Swamp Shop is partnering with the gift shop of the Southern Food and Beverage Museum located in the Riverwalk. WWOZ is also seeking other ways in which to widen its collaboration with the non-profit curator of local foodways.

18. Web. During the summer, the web team initiated a system to prioritize volunteer management systems across the station to help membership, operations, programming and more specifically the Live Wire Calendar (listings of live music performances). The web team also worked with other staff members in preparing an NEA grant application to enhance the web content for New Orleans All the Way Live.

19. African-American Radio Station Summit. As a result of a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, WWOZ General Manager attended a one- day Summit for African-American Radio Stations in St. Paul, Minnesota. June 8th. The conference, hosted by Corporation for Public Broadcasting, signals CPB‘s intentions to fund at significant levels, the development of African-American public radio stations.

20. Louisiana Public Broadcasting Emergency Preparedness Conference. In anticipation of the advent of the 2010 hurricane season, WWOZ General Manager David Freedman attended a conference on June 14, 2010 hosted in Baton Rouge by Louisiana Public Broadcasting to co-ordinate emergency procedures among state public broadcasters. Others in attendance included: Dave Spizale, KRVS, Lafayette; David Gordon, WRKF, Baton Rouge; Blythe Johnson, WRKF, Baton Rouge; Kermit Polling, Red River Radio, Shreveport; Todd Delaney, KSLU Hammond; Joel Willer, KEDM, Monroe; Paul Maassen, WWNO, New Orleans; Beth Courtney, CEO, LPB; Steve Graziano, COO, LPB; Randy Ward, Chief Engineer, LPB; Kathy Merrick, Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Richard Tillman, National Public Radio, SAFER Emergency Prep Manual. Part of the discussion centered on LPB‘s development of an online statewide media exchange depot that will enable stations to quickly and easily share locally generated content.

21. Community Engagement. On July 9, 2010 in Fort Worth, TX, as part of a Public Media Development and Marketing Conference panel on ―Community Engagement‖ WWOZ General Manager reviewed a number of his station‘s more outstanding outreach and community engagement activities, including the New Orleans Musicians Clinic, Sweet Home New Orleans, Gulf Aid and work on a mayoral committee revising the city‘s current noise ordinance.

WWOZ Board of Directors Meeting September 28, 2010 General Manager's Report

22. National Federation of Community Broadcasters. On August 19, 2010, WWOZ General Manager was appointed to the Board of Directors of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters. Since joining the Board, he has assumed the chairmanship of that organization‘s Technology and New Media Committee.

23. PRPD. September 23rd through 26th, George Ingmire, Dwayne Breashears, Carmen Wallace, Crystal Gross and David Freedman attended the Public Radio Program Directors Conference in Denver, CO. During the conference, the team secured six more commitments from public radio stations to broadcast WWOZ‘s weekly hour-long syndicated program, New Orleans All the Way Live.

24. Katrina Network Fifth Anniversary. At the end of August, WWOZ staff sent personal thank you notes to the 32 public radio stations that, without being solicited, donated more than $80,000 to WWOZ in 2005 when the station was knocked off the air due to widespread flooding caused by the massive failures of the city‘s levees. The 32 stations have been dubbed the ―Katrina Network‖ and their call signs have been placed on WWOZ‘s largest recording/broadcast truck in recognition of the ongoing ties between these community broadcasters. They are as follows: KALW-FM, San Francisco, CA, KDHX-FM, St Louis, MO, KBOO- FM, Portland, OR, WJFF-FM, Jefferson, NY (Catskills), KSVR-FM, Mount Vernon, WA, WOMR-FM, Cape Cod, MA, WMPG-FM, Portland, ME, WBGO- FM, Newark, NJ, KDNK-FM, Carbondale, CO, KRCB-FM, Santa Rosa, CA, WFHB-FM, Bloomington, IN, KOTO-FM, Telluride, CO, KRCB-FM, Rohnert Park, CA, WLIU-FM, Southampton, NY, WCWP-FM, Brookville, NY, KZFR- FM, Chico, CA, KSDS-FM, San Diego, CA, KBCS-FM, Seattle, WA, KQED- FM, San Francisco, CA, WEMU-FM, Detroit, MI, CKUA-FM, Edmondton, Canada, 3PBS-FM, Melbourne, Australia, KGNU-FM, Boulder, CO, KUVO-FM, Denver, CO, KXCI-FM, Tucson, AZ, WGDR in Plainfield, Vermont, KPFT-FM, Houston, TX, KRFC-FM in Ft. Collins, Colorado, WRFG-FM, Atlanta, WFCR- FM, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, WFMU-FM, Newark, NJ, KEXP-FM, Seattle, WA

WWOZ Board of Directors Meeting September 28, 2010 General Manager's Report

25. WWOZ In-Studio Interviews

June 1: Eve Abrams/Amy Wilson Teachers, Gene Mark Patrick Ferris American Band, June 8: Jon Cleary, June 9: NOMS Jim Fitzmorris, Shakespeare Fest, Bamboula 2000, June 10: Jenn Howard, Julie Posner, Beth Patterson, June 12: Baba Gano, June 15: Mockingbird Randy Perrone, June 16: Nancy Gro, June 17: Shannon Powell, June 18: Pat Casey, Roderick Paulin, Glen David Andrews, Jesse McBride, Detroit Brooks, July 14: Kresten Diable, The Bingo Show, Bryan Davison, Michael Bordelon, July15: Marc Stone, Colin Lake, July 16: Christopher Kohl, July 17: Roberto Orieto, July 22: Marc Paradis, Nicole Slack Jones, Ceasar Elloie, July 23: Jayna Morgan, Olga, July 29: Jamal Batiste, Jerry Christopher, July30: Michael Shrandija, Jazz for the Gulf, Troy Anderson, July31: Ricardo Crespo, August 2 Merv Campbell Satchmo’ Fest, Greg Schatz Satchmo’ Fest, Westbank Mike, Chubby, August 4: Shamarr Allen UNO Students, August 5: Dave Bartholomew, Henry Butler, August 7: Matt Knowles Block Party, August 10: Bobby Cure New Orleans Musicians Clinic, August 11: Zena Moses, August 13: Davis Rogan, Sally Young, Paul Ferrera, August 14 Luis Dantas, August 15: Randy Schultz, Jane Carnahan, Sonig Hojan, Sunpie Barnes , August 17: Austin Alleman, Jeff Albert, August 18: Jonathan Smith, Elizabeth Underwood Herman Leonard, August 19: Adam Bellard, Michael ONeall, August 20: Aron Lambert, August 23: Paul Sanchez, Jordan Hirsch, Tambourine Lady Mockingbird, August 25: Mario Tara, Restore Trinity, Big Sam, Reverend Goat White Buffalo Day, Harry Shearer, Aaron Viles, Ben Alleman, Smoky Greenwell, August 26: Vince, August 27: Alynda Lee, Yosi Perlstein Tour USA, Sam Doores, NOMS Tour USA.

26. Live Studio Performances. Membership Drive September 30, 2010 - October 7, 2010, Various artists including John Boutte, Bone Tone Brass Band, Jayna Morgan, Gringo de Choro, Norbert Slama, Friendly Travelers, Big Fine Ellen Smith, Paul Longstreth, Butch Trivette & The Roulettes, Bobbie Linero and Ceasar Elloie

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27. Remote Broadcast of Live Performances

YLC Wednesdays at the Square, Lafayette Square, 602 Camp Street, Soul Rebels, Galactic, Roots of Music 5 pm to 7:30 pm Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Washington D.C. Jazz Festival

Thursday, June 10, 2010 8 pm, Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U Street NW NEA Jazz Master Live Tribute to James Moody featuring the Dizzy Gillespie All- Stars, Roy Hargrove, Regina Carter, Kenny Baron, Paquito d’Rivera

Friday, June 11, 2010 8 pm, Carter Barron Amphitheater, 16th Street NW and Colorado, Jazz under the Stars, Poncho Sanchez and Edmar Castaneda

Saturday, June 12, 2010, 3:30 pm – 10 pm Lisner Theater, George Washington University, 730 21st Street NW, Eddie Palmieri, Claudio Roditi, the Roy Hargrove Big Band, Roberta Gambarini

Louisiana Cajun/Zydeco Fest, 400 Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans Sunday, June 13, 2010, 10:45 am – 6 pm, Dikki Du & the Zydeco Krewe, Percy Walker, Corey Ledet, Terence Simien, Lil’ Malcolm and the House Rockers d.b.a. 618 Frenchman Street, Glen David Andrews with Amanda Shaw/Smoke-Free Live Broadcast Series, Monday, June 28, 2010, 9:00pm

Palm Court Café, 1206 Decatur Street The Satchmo Songbook, Wendell Brunious, Topsy Chapman, Lars Edegran, Jesse Boud, Tom Fischer, Shannon Powell, Craig Klein, 9:30 pm Saturday August 7, 2010

Satchmo Summerfest, Will Smith & the Jass Cats, Hot 8 Brass Band, Kid “Merv” Campbell 2 pm – 7 pm Sunday, August 8, 2010

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The Maison, 508 Frenchman Street, Margie Perez/Smoke-Free Live Broadcast Series, 10 pm Friday August 13, 2010

The Blue Nile Balcony Room, 532 Frenchman Street, Rex Gregory/Open Ears Music Series, 10:30 pm Tuesday, August 17, 2010

La Fete Cultural, Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation Benefit, Contemporary Arts Center, 500 Camp Street, 7:30 pm – 11 pm, Wednesday, August 25, 2010 Tab Benoit, Cyril Neville, Anders Osborne, Johnny Sansone, Terrence Simien and the Zydeco Experience and Big Sam‘s Funky Nation

The Blue Nile, 532 Frenchman Street, Martin Krusche and the Magnetic Ear, 10 pm, Wednesday, September 8, 2010

WWOZ’s Groovin’ the Vines, Sunpie Barnes, Ponchartrain Vineyard, 81250 Old Military Rd. Bush LA 70431, 6:30 pm – 9 pm, Saturday, September11, 2010

The 12 Bar, 608 Fulton Street, John Mooney, 10 p.m. Friday September17, 2010

The Maison, 508 Frenchman Street, Rue Fiya with Gene Harding, Zena Moses and Friends/Smoke-Free Live Broadcast Series, 10 p.m. Monday, September 27, 2010

Voodoo Blues Krewe Rock n‘ Bowl, 3016 S. Carrollton Avenue, Friday, October 8, 2010

Carnaval Latino, 1380 Port of New Orleans Place, 4pm – 10:30pm, Saturday, October 9, 2010 – 1 pm – 9:30 pm, Sunday, October 10, Artists booked but not yet cleared for broadcast: Fredy Omar & Su Banda, Otra, Vivas, Rumba Buena, Local 34, Los Lonely Boys, Fredy & His Calypso Band, Julio & Cesar, Requerdos, Sensation Band, Froggies, Casabe Band from Honduras, Omara Portuondo

Crescent City BBQ & Blues Fest, Lafayette Square, 602 Camp Street, Noon – 8 pm. October 16, 17, 2010, Artists booked but not yet cleared for broadcast: Taj Mahal, Henry Gray, Honey Island Swamp Band, Stanton Moore with Anders Osborne, Ruthie Foster, Luther Kent, Joe Krown with Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Russell Batiste and Barbara Lynn

Oak Street Po’boy Fest, Sunday, November 14, 2010

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28. Press

The News Journal, Sept 24, 2010. ―Delaware Landmarks: Native Son Behind Rehab of the Queen Theater,‖ Ryan Cormier. ―Soon after arriving in New Orleans, Taylor worked his way into the heart of the music scene, snagging an internship and later becoming a DJ at WWOZ.”

Cape Cod Times, September 23, 2010. ―Sound Choice: Benefit the Bayou Concert in Wellfleet.‖ Staff Report. ―The concert will be broadcast live on WOMR in Provincetown and its sister community radio station WWOZ in New Orleans. The concert was organized by Wellfleet resident Melinda Krastings as a way for members of the Cape Cod fishing community to help their counterparts on the Gulf Coast whose livelihoods have been devastated by the BP oil disaster.

All proceeds from the benefit will be split between the Gulf Relief Foundation, which focuses on human needs that have resulted from the oil spill, and Restore the Earth Foundation,

Times-Picayune, September 17, 2010. ―A Week‘s Worth of Good Music Starting Friday, September 24.‖ Alison Fensterstock. ―WWOZ broadcasts live John Mooney's show at the 12 Bar Blues Club on Fulton Street….‖

Times-Picayune. September 17, 2010. ―Voodoo Blues Krewe Challenges Musicians,‖ Alison Fensterstock ―The finals for the band competition don't take place till Oct. 8, with a WWOZ broadcast of the battle live from the Rock 'n' Bowl as well as the ....”

Times-Picayune, September 8, 2010. ―Martin Krusche and More Music for Wednesday,‖ Alison Fensterstock. ―Tonight at the Blue Nile, WWOZ will broadcast live the CD release party for the Magnetic Ear's newest release, Aliens of Extraordinary Ability.”

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npr.org. August 29, 2010, ―Post-Katrina, Music Still Thrives in New Orleans,‖ Staff. ―Hurricane Katrina dealt musicians in New Orleans a temporary blow, but DJ David Kunian — host of The Kitchen Sink at New Orleans community radio station WWOZ — says not only is the music back on track, but that 2010 has been a banner year.‖

Boston Globe, August 25, 2010. “In Big Easy, Too Much Drama,” Jed Horne.

―No, we didn‘t stage the BP disaster just to keep Louisiana in the limelight. We‘re desperate down here, but not that desperate.

Even before the spill, New Orleans had given Spike Lee plenty of material for his latest documentary. The ―Treme‖ series on HBO has subplots enough without soaking Chief Lambreaux‘s plumage in an oil slick. With the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina looming on Sunday, both breaking news and the long-form shows that feed off it are keeping outside attention on a city with a nationwide fan base that can seem like a cult.

But connoisseurs of all things New Orleans — the whole jazz-loving, WWOZ- streaming, beignet-munching bunch of you — should know this: As BP and Katrina fade from the headlines, your loyalty to the Big Easy is about to be tested.‖

Huffington Post. Aug 24 2010. Karen Dalton-Beninato, ―I‘m having a Personal Crisis Here, Can I Take Your Order? Notes on a New Orleans Evacuation.‖

―Donors from around the country shipped in even more toys and we threw a holiday party where musicians picked out toys for their families. There were so many toys left over that we eventually drove to WWOZ, parked outside in a jeep and DJ Bob French announced to anyone listening that they could drive downtown and pick up brand new Christmas toys. ‗And this is good stuff too, not just some crap,‘ he said. ‗If it had been crap, that's the first thing he would have announced.‘ ‖

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Marin (California) Independent Journal, August 22, 2010, ―Sunday Readers Forum,‖ Rick Huber, Novato

Vandalism hits a chord

There are surely mature eucalyptus trees available in Australia (IJ, Aug. 14, "View vandal trashes trees"). Shipping, handling, a fine and jail time are in order. (Interestingly, "I Learned the Hard Way" by Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings is just now playing on WWOZ.org, New Orleans.)

Liberation, 8-20-10, Lorraine Millot

« Un voisin célèbre, David Freedman, directeur de WWOZ, la radio jazz qui fait aussi office de « mémoire » de la ville, en tire une autre conclusion : « Katrina a remis en question beaucoup des valeurs fondamentales de l’Amérique. Un de nos axiomes était qu’il faut être propriétaire de sa maison pour assurer sa retraite. Lors de Katrina, j’ai eu plutôt la chance de n’être que locataire (David louait une maison rue du Maréchal Foch, à Lakeview). Comme propriétaire, j’aurais dû sinon payer à la fois mon crédit immobilier, la reconstruction de la maison et sans doute aussi un loyer pour me loger entre temps… »

Né et grandi à la Nouvelle-Orléans, où il est revenu après quelques détours par la France, la SiliconValley ou New York, David Freedman, n‘apprécie pas tous les bouleversements qui ont suivi Katrina, la transformation des vieux quartiers, l‘afflux de nouveaux-venus qui « n’ont pas dans leur ADN la culture de la Nouvelle-Orléans », la disparition des fanfares dans les écoles… « On ne voit plus beaucoup les enfants rentrer de l’école en soufflant dans leurs trombones, soupire-t-il. Mais c’est ainsi que les traditions musicales se transmettaient et se régénéraient à la Nouvelle-Orléans. L’éducation musicale a été l’une des grandes sacrifiées de ces dernières années. C’est une dévastation culturelle ». David résume toutes ses craintes en une phrase : « La Nouvelle-Orléans s’américanise ». Mais lui-même reconnaît aussi que certaines évolutions ont du bon, notamment pour sa radio: « Après Katrina, nous avons reçu beaucoup de soutien, on a beaucoup parlé de nous et de nombreux bénévoles sont venus nous aider ». WWOZ non seulement a survécu, mais ses auditeurs y tiennent plus que jamais. Leurs contributions permettent maintenant de salarier 13 collaborateurs, et bientôt 15, contre 8 seulement au moment de Katrina. »

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National Center for Media Engagement Newsletter, (Madison, WI), August 18, 2010

Repository Pick: "Save the New Orleans Musicians' Clinic" with WWOZ ―New Orleans music is a prized piece of American culture—and the lifeblood of WWOZ community radio, which bills itself as ―the New Orleans jazz and heritage station.‖ Now WWOZ is helping to save the New Orleans Musicians‘ Clinic, which since 1998 has worked with the LSU Healthcare Network to provide free and low-cost medical care to the city‘s musicians—and is now faced with closure due to loss of federal funding. WWOZ, one of the clinic‘s longtime community partners, urges listeners to attend benefit concerts and features a compelling ―save the clinic‖ video on the WWOZ website.‖

Charlottesville News Leader. August 20, 2010. ―WTJU salutes New Orleans with weeklong special programming‖

―Tom ‗The Bartender‘ Morgan, a former WTJU announcer who now works for WWOZ in New Orleans, said that while the region has had a lot to cheer about – the New Orleans Saints winning the Super Bowl, a new mayor for New Orleans, an HBO series based on the Treme neighborhood – much work remains.

‗The gulf oil spill has been as devastating as the flooding, with many people out of jobs and many of our seafood specialties either gone or in short supply,‘ he said. ‗Our new hospital, to replace Charity Hospital lost in the storm, is now more than four years away from completion.‘

Music and culture are important to the city's well-being, he added. ‗So listen and enjoy this fine musical tribute.‘ "

Times-Picayune, Allison Fensterstock, August 13, 2010 ―A week's worth of good music starting Friday, August 13”

―The oft-repeated legend has it that Davis Rogan was ousted from his slot on WWOZ 90.7 FM, back in the early 2000‘s, for playing bounce music: New Orleans‘ raw, raggedy homegrown rap. True or no, that buzz makes it even more appropriate that at tonight‘s free show at Tipitina‘s, the clever songwriter, pianist and DJ (who now goes by ‗The Real‘ Davis Rogan, to differentiate himself from his namesake on HBO‘s Treme) will be

WWOZ Board of Directors Meeting September 28, 2010 General Manager's Report joined by his longtime buddy and bounce legend, the bawdy, ebullient rapper Cheeky Blakk. John Boutte, who also frequently appeared on Treme (where Rogan is a consultant) is billed as one of many special guests, who are sure to make it a Trememorable evening.‖

San Jose Mercury News. September 15, 2010. ―Santa Cruz Events.‖

Honey Island Swamp Band at Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz, CA

―The newest offering from the band - Good To You - was released in April 2010, and has quickly become a staple of most DJs on the Crescent City's legendary radio station WWOZ, as well as on Sirius/XM satellite radio's Bluesville and traditional stations from coast-to-coast.‖

New Orleans Magazine, August, 2010. ―My New Orleans: The Weekend‘s Top Events,‖

―Members of Funk include alumni of Galactic, Funky Meters, Wild Magnolias and more –– plus, WWOZ DJ Sherwood Collins said, ―There definitely is no better ...’ ”

St Paul Examiner, July 30, 2010. Julia Parent. The Real World: New Orleans continues on MTV.

―The roommates are still celebrating Mardi Gras on the Real World: New Orleans episode For weeks, Ashlee and Preston have been taping segments for their radio show on WWOZ. But, they can't use any of them, because they lost their voice recorder.‖

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Broadwayworld.com, July 28, 2010, ―National Jazz Museum Harlem Announces August Schedule.‖

―Monday, August 2, 2010, ―Bill Milkowski, 7:00 - 8:30pm

Bill Milkowski, a New York-based freelancer who contributes regularly to Jazz Times, Modern Drummer, Guitar Player, Bass Player, Jazziz, Audio, and various international music publications, has written more than 4,000 articles for these and various other magazines since publishing his first article as a freelancer in 1974. He's also penned more than 250 sets of liner notes to date. He is the author of "Rockers, Jazzbos & Visionaries" (Billboard Books, 1999) and "JACO: The Extraordinary Life And Times Of Jaco Pastorius" (Miller Freeman Books, 1995), which is being made into a feature film by Blue Rider Pictures out of Santa Monica, California.

In 1993, Milkowski moved to New Orleans, where he indulged in all manner of decadence and over-eating and second lining. During his three-year stay in the Crescent City, he served as the overnight dj on radio station WWOZ. His "Milkman's Matinee" program, which aired from 2-5 a.m., was a particular favorite with insomniacs and musicians coming home from their gigs. His daughter Sophie (pictured on the back inner sleeve in "Rockers, Jazzbos & Visionaries") was born in New Orleans on April 1, 1995.‖

Times-Picayune, July 28, 2010. ―Real World: New Orleans‘ Episode 5 Review.‖ Chelsea Brasted

―Whoops: Preston and Ashlee recently got a job with WWOZ to do interviews with people for a five-minute weekly radio show. Through all the Carnival craziness, however, they lost the recorder. Preston called their boss at WWOZ and admitted the mistake. ―It happens all the time,‖ he said. Probably still not a good impression to make.‖

Christian Science Monitor, July 22, 2010, Mark Guarino

―New Orleans is known as the birthplace of jazz, a percolator of the blues, and where the early pioneers of rock 'n' roll recorded songs that have since crisscrossed continents, cultures, and generations.

All this music is still accessible on the streets where it was born – just stroll down Bourbon Street in the French Quarter, visit its many festivals throughout the year, or tune into WWOZ, the city's cherished community radio station, to hear how much.‖

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Times-Picayune, July 22, 2010, ―Real World: New Orleans‘ Episode 4 Review,‖ Chelsea Brasted

―Work it out: The roommates finally got to work this season. In many of prior seasons of ―Real World,‖ the roommates have some kind of job to complete, and producers this time around wanted them to get active in giving back to New Orleans. Ashlee, a communications major, and Preston got together and went to WWOZ to try to land a radio talk show gig. They were successful in the attempt, but unfortunately were unable to figure out how the digital recorder worked until a little too late.‖

www.allaboutjazz.com, July 12, 2010, New Jazz CD: Marc Hoffman Releases "Curioso"

“Virillion Music recording artist Marc Hoffman has announced the release of Curioso, an all-original jazz….Curioso follows the release of a single track from the CD several weeks ago entitled ―Hefti," Hoffman's tribute to his former composition professor, the late Neal Hefti ― 'Hefti' makes you smile with its delicate riffs and uplifting swing," said DJ Jelly Roll Justice of WWOZ-FM in New Orleans.‖

Washington Post, July 3, 2010, Ylan Q. Mui, ―New Orleans musicians give voice to rising tide of anger over gulf oil spill.‖

―Prominent local musicians enlisted the help of national artists Mos Def and Lenny Kravitz for a remake of the Smokey Johnson standard ―It Ain‘t My Fault‖ that is aimed squarely at the oil industry. Another song, by resident rocker Paul Sanchez, is dubbed "Nobody Knows Nothing." The volunteer DJs at community radio station WWOZ have dedicated segments to music about crisis on the high seas, and one band, Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes, reports that ‗[Expletive] BP!‘ has become a rallying cry at its shows.‖

American Songwriter Magazine. July 1, 2010, Allison Fensterstock, ―The Music Behind Treme.‖

―By early October ‗05, the volunteer-powered radio station WWOZ was back on the air—or at least streaming on the Internet, on borrowed bandwidth from New Jersey‘s WFMU—and by December, it was broadcasting out of the studio we see in the first episode of Treme, in the French Market Corporation headquarters in the French Quarter.‖

WWOZ Board of Directors Meeting September 28, 2010 General Manager's Report

WAVE-TV, Louisville, KY, June 25, 2010, ―Southern Comfort to donate up to $250K to Gulf Relief Fund‖

―Southern Comfort has announced plans to donate up to $250,000 to the Gulf Relief Foundation to help the fishing community and support wetland preservation in Plaquemines Parish….Southern Comfort is kicking off the effort with an initial donation of $50,000 while raising the additional $200,000 through a Facebook initiative and a donation per bottle sold campaign.

Beginning June 24 on the Southern Comfort Facebook page, Southern Comfort will donate $1 each time a friend sends a virtual gift to a friend. Beginning July 1 across the country, Southern Comfort will donate $0.25 for every bottle purchased until the end of October when the Voodoo Experience music festival takes place in New Orleans.

‗With Katrina, we waited, we waited and we waited, but we don't wait anymore,‘ said David Freedman, general manager of WWOZ radio station and a member of the three- person foundation board. ‗We really appreciate the support we're getting from Southern Comfort in helping us reach out to the folks who need help right now.‘ ‖

Vanity Fair, June 21, 2010, Mark Hertsgaard, ―Down in the Treme, Oil Spill More Frightening than Katrina

―People still talk about his spine-tingling performance of Randy Newman‘s mournful ballad, Louisiana 1927, at the first Jazz Fest after Katrina, in April of 2006. Newman‘s song describes the death, destruction, and inept government response that followed the record flooding of the Mississippi river in 1927, all themes that resurfaced during Katrina. At Jazz Fest, Boutte made the parallels between the two disasters explicit by altering the lyrics of the first verse. Instead of the floods leaving ―six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline,‖ as Newman had it, Boutte sang that there were ―six feet of water in the streets of the Lower Nine.‖ Many in the Jazz Fest crowd reportedly broke into tears. It‘s said to be an unforgettable performance, but good luck finding a recording of it. Boutte‘s feat was included on an album of Jazz Fest 2006 highlights compiled by WWOZ, an institution that calls itself the greatest radio station in the world, but the album is no longer available, according to the staff at The Louisiana Music Factory, the city‘s premier record store.‖

WWOZ Board of Directors Meeting September 28, 2010 General Manager's Report

Atlantic Monthly, June 21, 2010, Rachael Brown, ―Treme Finale: The Season Ends Where It Began.‖

―Jeannette gives Davis a day to convince her to stay in New Orleans, which begins with beignets and John Boutté singing Sam Cooke on her doorstep—"That moment can't happen in New York," Davis warns—but she's still waiting for a plane by the credits. Davis needs money to record an album, so he begs back his old DJ gig at WWOZ.‖

www.artimusic.com, June 18, 2010, ― Chip Wilson and Jesse Moore Side by Side‖

―Chip Wilson and Jesse Moore's debut, Wilson & Moore: Side by Side will be released by Threadhead Records we assume next week given the events that have been announced, but the label provided no release date.

This CD presents the artistry of two New Orleans Musicians' Village neighbors, singer/songwriters Chip Wilson and Jesse Moore in their first musical collaboration.

Wilson & Moore teamed up with producer Anders Osborne at the renowned Piety Street Studios to record their unique blend of vocal harmonies, songwriting talents and Wilson's guitar wizardry. June 23rd - CD debuts on WWOZ June 25th - Appearances on the WWL-TV Morning Show and in the studio at WWOZ.‖

Sacramento Bee, June 19, 2010. ―Singer/Songwriters Chip Wilson & Jesse Moore Release Wilson,‖ June 25th - Appearances on the WWL-TV Morning Show and in the studio at WWOZ. Jesse Moore - Singer, songwriter, musician and actor Jesse Moore has performed ...”

WWOZ Board of Directors Meeting September 28, 2010 General Manager's Report

The Washington(D.C.) Informer, June 17, 2010, ―The Sounds of Jazz Resonate throughout D.C.‖Malcolm Lewis Barnes.

―For those of you who missed the festival, WWOZ 90.7 FM, New Orleans‘ Jazz & Heritage station will be streaming the DC Jazz festival on its all jazz all the time station.

Harpist Edmar Castaneda wows the crowds at the Carter Barron Ampitheatre in Northwest, D.C. during a performance Fri. June 11. Castaneda was one among the a plethora of artists taking part in this year‘s D.C. Jazz Festival, (formerly the Duke Ellington Jazz Festival) presented by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Malcolm Lewis Barnes is the Principle Investigator for the Minority Business Resource Institute.‖

Louisiana Weekly, “Experiencing Wednesdays in the Big Easy,‖ Geraldine Wyckoff, June 14, 2010

―Last week marked the end of the very successful Wednesdays at the Square concert series at Lafayette Square presented by the Young Leadership Council. It was a super double bill with the Soul Rebels as the opening act followed by Galactic. It drew not only a large crowd of fans but also a healthy dose of fellow musicians for the energetic show that was broadcast live by community radio station WWOZ.‖

Huffington Post. Karen Dalton-Beninato, June 7, 2010. ―Treme: We Fired Our Guns but the British Kept a-Comin‘ down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.‖

―I'll never know why, but it broke my heart thinking that the young were too old for Mardi Gras as hard as we all fought to keep our spirits up. Speaking of which, the seventy-something Bob French is featured in this episode. He's suspended from WWOZ- FM, but that's an article for a different day.‖

WWOZ Board of Directors Meeting September 28, 2010 General Manager's Report

cnn.com, June 9, 2010, Todd Leopold, ―So Far, Celebrities Keep a Low Profile on Oil Spill.‖

―[However] the Gulf Coast music and business community has been quick to react. Through the quickly established Gulf Relief Foundation, the groups arranged Gulf Aid, a May 16 concert in New Orleans that featured Lenny Kravitz, John Legend, Mos Def, Ani DiFranco and a number of local acts. The show raised more than $300,000.

But then, says David Freedman, general manager of New Orleans community radio station WWOZ-FM and a board member of the foundation, they've seen this movie before.

‗From the little bit we know, it sounds like it's Katrina all over again,‘ he says, comparing the engineering mistakes that led to the oil spill to what he called the faulty levees that led to the flooding of New Orleans.

‗The thing that we learned in that experience of 2005 was, don't wait. Because you could be waiting a long time for people to help you.‘

Freedman admits that Gulf Aid is still working out how to distribute its funds -- testament to the difficult nature of the oil spill and questions surrounding who else will pick up the bill. But he says there's no question that help is needed.

‗The economic devastation is going to be measured with Bs -- billions,‘ he says. ‗My feeling, having gone down there [to the Louisiana coast], is there's just palpable terror‘ among fishermen and local workers. ‗They don't know what they're going to do. And we're looking at it as how we can make a difference.‘

Freedman says the foundation is just getting started, and plans are in the works for other events, some with national reach. A DVD of Gulf Aid is due this month and a song by Kravitz and Mos Def, I‘t Ain't My Fault,‘ recently came out on iTunes.‖

WWOZ Board of Directors Meeting September 28, 2010 General Manager's Report

Other Media Presence

Sirius/XM Satellite – Labor Day Re-broadcast of 2010 D.C. Jazz Festival Performances originated and recorded by WWOZ-FM. Hargrove‘s Big Band, the Moody tribute, and Edmar Casteneda.

Real World – Reality Series, MTV, WWOZ segments written into each episode

The Big Uneasy, Full Length Documentary, Harry Shearer, closing credits included visuals of WWOZ control room and logo. www.bleedcubbieblue.com – Chicago Cub Fan Community Blog.

―WWOZ.org - New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Station‖ is the signature of Gibbon Jockey, frequently posted on the Chicago Cubs Fan Community Blog.

29. Correspondence

Thank you OZ!!!! We appreciate your help with our [Louis Armstrong Jazz] camp. You all were great! We have 30 folks already signed up for next year, half of the camp. They said it was the best camp they had ever been to. When they played at P. Hall some had tears in their eyes saying that they never thought they would be able to play at P. Hall. We had made their dream come true. Very moving for us. One camper bought Banu, Leslie and I a dozen of the most beautiful roses. It was such a special time for them and us too.

Thank you OZ for your consistent support of camp. You get the gold star! Many thanks.