WWOZ Board of Directors Meeting Wednesday, December 8, 2010 Manager’s Report 1. Thirtieth Birthday Events. WWOZ celebrated its 30th birthday on December 4, 2010, at the place where it all began — Tipitina's Uptown. Our Birthday Bash featured live music by the WWOZ All Stars with Theresa Andersson, Kirk Joseph, John "Papa" Gros, Willie Green, Shamarr Allen and many more. Our own DJ Soul Sister kept it hopping between sets. The whole event was kicked off earlier in the day with a second line led by the Treme Brass Band, the Camel Toe Lady Steppers, the New Wave Brass Band, the TBC Brass Band, Black Men of Labor and Mardi Gras Indians at noon, meandering through the Marigny and French Quarter and ultimately disbanding in the French Market. 2. Fall Membership Drive. Membership has raised $275,500 from 2,375 members. This time last year, Membership raised $287,000 from 2,061 members. Membership will include a year-end giving article in the December 'OZone, as well as a separate membership-only email, segmented for Brass Pass and non-Brass Pass members. Membership will also mail out 3,000 additional gift letters along with the e-renewal series and regular mail renewal series. Membership will also begin Holiday Brass Pass on-air spots as well as end-of-year giving messages and gift membership messages. Telemarketing to lapsed members will begin this week and continue through the end of the year. 3. Major Giving. CFO Beau Royster reported that $9,200 was raised in corporate and private contributions since November 10th. 4. Arts Council of New Orleans. A check for $1,169 was received by WWOZ on November 30, 2010 as a partial Decentralized Arts Funding grant payment. 5. Underwriting. During the period November 8, 2010 through December 6, 2010, WWOZ received $12,658 in sponsorship contributions. 6. Swamp Shop. The Swamp Shop reported $2,719 in sales for the month of November. In addition to early holiday activity, the Swamp Shop‟s outreach booth saw brisk activity at this year‟s Po‟ Boy Festival on November 14th. 7. Digital Deployment. Joining WWOZ‟s iPhone and Blackberry apps, the WWOZ Droid app is now available at the Android Market (search “WWOZ”). For Blackberry and iPhone versions, instructions are available at http://www.wwoz.org/programs/streams. The WWOZ Digital Deployment team continues to upgrade the WWOZ mobile site with new features such as access to photos and flash videos. In addition, WWOZ provided Internet coverage from the New World Music Festival including the Jazz Journeys concert, the Tom Dent Lecture Series, as well as the Fiesta Latina and Congo Square Rhythms Festival. Finally, a new landing page was launched for the Swamp Shop and Facebook and Twitter outreach was increased. 1 WWOZ Board of Directors Meeting Wednesday, December 8, 2010 Manager’s Report 8. Major Gifts Officer Hire. On December 1, 2010, WWOZ‟s new Major Gifts Officer, Lauren Cangelosi, became the latest full time employee to join the WWOZ Staff. Beside her fund- raising responsibilities, Lauren will assist the board in addressing various development issues, as well as organizing various community support programs. 9. Web Editor Resignation. Mike Kobrin, who has served as Web Editor for the past 2 years, announced his resignation on November 18, 2010. Among Mike‟s major contributions to WWOZ‟s digital deployment efforts, were his work on the iPhone app and the re-organization of the WWOZ Live Wire Event Calendar. Mike is also an accomplished trumpet player, and is now pursuing his career as a musician full time. 10. WWOZ “Guardian of the Groove” Specialty License Plate. Dwayne Breashears reported that the WWOZ specialty license plates are now in production at Angola and will be released to the public within the next month. To contact the Special/Dealer License Plate Unit you may call 225-925-6371 or 225-925-6146 for assistance. 11. Corporation for Public Broadcasting. On Tuesday, November 16, 2010, General Manager David Freedman spoke to the Board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, meeting at the World War II Museum. His presentation was entitled, “WWOZ, Poster Example of the 3-D‟s,” referring to the CPB‟s current public broadcasting focus: Dialog, Digital and Diversity. The previous evening, Mr. Freedman and Board Treasurer, Parker Sternbergh, attended a dinner at Antoine‟s with the Board and CPB President Pat Harrison. 12. WWOZ In-Studio Interviews. November 1, Roselyn Lionhart, Ladyfest, November 3, Danielle Wilson and Nancy Gros, Ladyfest, Greg Shatz, French Quarter Fest, November 4, Linzi Zaorksi, Kermit Ruffins, John Ellis, November 9, Klaas Heishder, Kasper Konig, Simon Berz, Michele Ein, Denny Wise, Shlomo Musical, November 10, Big Daddy O, November 11, Bob French, John Lisi, November 12, Hot 8 Brass Hand, Julian McQueen, Gerald French, Jeffrey Holmes, November 26, Kevin O‟Day, November 27, Andrew Ward, November 30, Traci Borges 2 WWOZ Board of Directors Meeting Wednesday, December 8, 2010 Manager’s Report 13. Live Music. In Studio: 9 am, November 12, 2010, Hot 8 Brass Band 10 am, November 12, 2010, Gerald French Remote Broadcasts. Po’boy Perservation Festival, Oak Street, November 14, Carrollton/Oak Stage Los Po-Boy-Citos, 1 pm Honey Island Swamp Band, 3 pm Papa Grows Funk, 5 pm The Spotted Cat, 623 Frenchman St, Miss Sophie Lee, Thursday, November 18, 6 pm Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse at the Royal Sonesta Hotel, 300 Bourbon Street, New Years Eve special concert featuring Irvin Mayfield and the Jazz Playhouse Revue, December 31 at 10:30 pm. Irvin Mayfield, Don Vappie, Shannon Powell, Aaron Fletcher, Neal Caine, Kid Chocolate and Trixie Minx. 14. Press. Oxford Magazine, December, 2010. “After the Storm: To Be Continued…,” by Dan Baum. In an extensive article in the Music Edition of Oxford Magazine, author Dan Baum addressed the importance of the marching band tradition to the well-being of New Orleans‟ youth and the vitality of New Orleans‟ unique music culture. In the article, General Manager David Freedman was quoted extensively: “WWOZ has a 3% market share in New Orleans and Q93 has 13%. The kids are listening to gangsta rap instead of connecting with their heritage. Their heritage is a legacy of life whereas gangsta rap, manufactured who knows where just to make people rich, is all about death. And we wonder why they‟re killing each other? You need schools to carve out the time and a space for a “music” program. This is New Orleans. It should be the first thing we teach our children.” 3 WWOZ Board of Directors Meeting Wednesday, December 8, 2010 Manager’s Report 14. Press (continued) npntrumpet.blogspot.com, “WWOZ's 30th Birthday Bash and Second Line Extravaganza,” Fans of the WWOZ boogied down all night for the New Orleans' heralded local, independent radio station that celebrated 30 years on the air playing all traditional jazz and heritage music on December 4. The event, sponsored by Let's Be Totally Clear, served up top local stars who paid tribute to WWOZ last Saturday night at its birthplace, Tipitina's Uptown. During the early days of WWOZ, the station operated out of the upstairs beer storage room at Tipitina's, where the DJ would drop a microphone through the floor and send the live music below straight to the airwaves. The birthday bash showcased live music by Theresa Andersson, Kirk Joseph, John "Papa" Gros, Willie Green and Shamarr Allen. DJ Soul Sister kept the partying going by between each set playing a variety of New Orleans musical flavors. Earlier that day, WWOZ turned out the French Quarter with a second line led by the Treme Brass Band, the Camel Toe Lady Steppers, the New Wave Brass Band, the TBC Brass Band, Black Men of Labor and Mardi Gras Indians through the Marigny and French Quarter, disbanding in the French Market. View photos from the event on our Facebook page. Times Picayune, December 5, 2010. “Thinking Inside the Box,” by Dave Walker. In a story about the after-marketing of the HBO series, Treme, staff writer Dave Walker wrote: “One of the things that went right on Treme was its treatment of New Orleans music and musicians. To expand on that, music-focused commentaries by Josh Jackson...have been included in the DVD set. Jackson, a WWOZ FM 90.7 alum…did essential weekly analyses of Treme’s music on NPR.org‟s „A Blog Supreme.‟ ” Times Picayune, December 4, 2010. “Celebration Station: WWOZ Radio Marks 30 Years on the Air with a Second-Line and a Show,” by Alison Fensterstock. „There‟s been a lots of positive growth,‟ said Dwayne Breashears, WWOZ’s program director since 1998. „We‟ve become a much more professional entity. In the last five years we‟ve grown in leaps and bounds.‟ ” WWNO-FM, December 2-3, 2010. “WWOZ Celebrates 30th Anniversary,” by Paul Maassen sat down with the station's general manager to commemorate the milestone of WWOZ‟s 30th year on the air. A 5 minute story was broadcast on WWNO-FM during morning and evening prime time that portrayed just how special this community station is. WDSU-TV, December 2-3, 2010. “Picks of the Weekend,” Josh Danzig. WWOZ‟s 30th Anniversary Birthday Bash at Tipitina‟s was featured December 2nd and 3rd as a Where Y’at “Pick of the Weekend” aired on WDSU-TV as a prime time news feature. Gambit Newsweekly, November 30, 2010. “The Great and Powerful „OZ: A Beacon of New Orleans Culture Marks Its 30th Anniversary,” by Will Coviello. “ „We‟re the voice, the archive and the flag-bearer of New Orleans music,‟ says general manager David Freedman….We still have totally local programming….People can tune in and have a New Orleans experience.‟ ” 4 WWOZ Board of Directors Meeting Wednesday, December 8, 2010 Manager’s Report 14.