Friends of WWOZ Board of Directors Meeting July 13, 2011 General Manager's Report 1. 2011 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Coverage. Once again, WWOZ provided start- to-finish broadcast and webcast coverage of this year‘s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. And once again, the station‘s remote production krewe headed by Program Director Dwayne Breashears and Chief Engineer Damond Jacob put together an extremely professional operation comprised of many moving parts including live feeds to more than twenty stations around the country, including KUVO (Denver), KVJZ (Vail), WCLK (Atlanta), WHRV (Norfolk), KUT (Austin), WPFW (Washington, DC), KGOU (Norman, OK), KROU (Spencer/Oklahoma City), WOMR (Provincetown/Cape Cod), WFHB (Bloomington). The staff, broadcast crew, and more than 100 volunteers flawlessly handled WWOZ‘s multiple Jazz Fest activities ranging from broadcasting, to membership/brass pass distribution, to WWOZ Mango Freeze sales, to Piano Night, to night time broadcasts from local clubs. Broadcast Krewe: The absolutely stellar broadcast crew included George Ingmire, Bradley Blanchard, Jerry Lenaz, SherriLynn Colby-Bottel, David Kunian, Dimitri Apessos, Linda Santi, Olivia Greene and many more. Engineering Krewe: The seasoned and can-do engineering crew included Tony Guillory, Robert Carroll, Khalid Hafiz, Sam Bui, Jennifer Lawson and Susan Jacob. Volunteer Power: Karen Smith, Mary Ann Bischoff, Joe Gatt, Wendell Wainright, Eugenia Adams, Juli Sholar, Robert Swain, Collins Phillips, Carol Badilla, Don Hargrove, Matt Devitt, Patti Averbuck, Garrett Pittman, Tom McKenney, Elli Ferguson, Eather Reynolds, Joe Stevenson, Bebe Williams, Veronica Cromwell, Eric Ward, Sara D. Lewis, Linda Santi, Danny Horan, Christina Smith, Charlie Barnes, Shelia and Collins Phillips, Russell Shelton, Michael Mayers, Emily Cox, Jeanie Clinton, Sally Young, Grace Perrine, Cathie Ruggiero, Lori Anderson, Lew Gaiter, Greta Schmitt, Tyler Hayes, Laura Dedelow, Suzanne Corley, Mike Morgan, J.W. Tatum, Hillary Albins, Carla Talevi, Eshyah Selig, Maite Vail, Chris Wells, Rick Wilkof, Doug De Haven, Christy Carney, Christy Grimes, Alison Kothe, Carla Talevi, Ross Reahard, Gerry Christoff, Angel Harris, Susan Massenberg, Greer Rasheta, Karen Scott, Joe Stevenson, Greg Manion, Valerie McMillan, Elisha Mac Elroy, Rachel Stephens, Ruth and David Marinello, Eddie Tebbe, Tray Sholar, Chris and Nancy Well, Murf Reeves, Ian Cockburn, Susan Jacob, Wanda Jacob, Zach Young, Peggy Lou Sevdalis, Deanna Bernard, and more. 1 Friends of WWOZ Board of Directors Meeting July 13, 2011 General Manager's Report 1. 2011 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Coverage (continued) Full-length performances of the following artists were featured in this year‘s broadcast: Erek Douget, Doreen’s Jazz Mashup with Terence Higgins, Ike Stubblefield, Grant Green, Jr., Connie Jones and the Crescent City All Stars, Anat Cohen Quartet, Golden Striker with Ron Carter, Mulgrew Miller, Russell Malone, Haitian New Orleans Connection with Emeline, Dr. Jean Montes, Dr. Michael White, Woodshed with Chrisian Winther, Charlie Gabriel, Alvin Youngblood Hart’s Muscle Theory, John Boutte, Robert Cray, Leroy Jones & New Orleans Finest, Terence Blanchard, Traditional Tribute to Mahalia with Barbaa Shorts, Mathilda Jones, Danielle Wilson and Cynthia Girtley, Charlie Musselwhite, Delfeayo Marsalis Uptown Orchestra, James Booker Piano Tribute with David Reis, Joshua Paxton, Tom McDermott, Joe Krown, Tom Worrell, Stefon Harris & Blackout, Ruthie Foster, Michael Skinkus & Moyuba, David Torkanowsky’s Fleur DiBris with George Porter Jr, Stanton Moore Trio, Mingus Big Band, Klezmers Allstars 20th Anniversary, Baritone Bliss with Roger Lewis, Tony DaGradi, Tim Green, Calvin Johnson, Dan Oeistricher, Marie Watanabe, Herlin Riley, Khris Royal & Dark Matter, James Andrews & the Crescent City All Stars, Nicholas Payton Sextet, Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters, Jesse McBride, Tribute to Clyde Kerr, Jr., Sonny Rollins 2. WWOZ Piano Night. Event Producer and WWOZ Program Director Dwayne Breashears reported that the 2011 WWOZ Piano Night sponsored by People‘s Health grossed $35,670 with over 800 attending and coverage by Rolling Stone and Newsweek. Artists appearing at WWOZ Piano Night this year included: Dr. Lonnie Smith, John Gros, Marcia Ball, Joe Krown, Henry Gray, Carol Fran, Bob Seely, Victor Atkins, Jesse McBride, Nigel Hall, Cynthia Chen, Bob Andrews, Tom Worell, Manny Borke, Mike Wadsworth, Paul Longstreth with Teedy Boutte, Marco Benevento with Sasha Masakowski. 3. Silent Auction. For the first time a silent auction was introduced as part of the Piano Night activities. Strategic Development Director Lauren Cangelosi reports that $4,650 was raised through this effort. 4. WWOZ CD Volume 34. Continuing the tradition of offering a limited edition as part of its 2011 Spring Membership Drive, WWOZ issued a compilation of live performance recordings selected from the station‘s previous broadcast from various venues including festivals and night clubs. This CD is not for sale commercially. The 34th volume of its Sound of New Orleans series is entitled, ―Play It Again,‖ and includes performances by the following artists: Al Belletto’s Big Band, Germaine Bazzle with Alvin Red Tyler Quartet, June Gardner and The Fellows, Eddie Bo and Friends, Cookie Gabriel and Lars Edegran, Ernie K-Doe, Earl King and Friends, Marva Wright and The BMW’s, John Gros with Mark Mullins, John Boutte. 2 Friends of WWOZ Board of Directors Meeting July 13, 2011 General Manager's Report 5. Membership. As of June 30th (end of FY11), WWOZ has received $1,451,240, from 6292 members (3283 in town & 2979 out of town), compared to $1,459,272 received last year from 6191 members (3280 in town & 2919 out of town). Of those Brass Pass memberships for 2011 totaled 2489 compared to 2,744 Brass Passes issued last year. Of that 934 Brass Passes were issued to out of town members compared to 991 last year. The implementation of our sustainer program averages $5,000 a month in ongoing contributions from 400 donors. The fall membership drive is scheduled for September 29-October 6th. 6. Major Giving. Major Giving has received $84,500 for the FY2011. We will be conducting a major donor online survey in July to assess our current major giving procedures and how we can better serve our major contributors. We will also be hosting another out of state cultivation/major giving event in New York hosted by Courtney and Mike Katzenstein. The fall pledge drive will be the last week of September and first week of October and we will once again be asking for a WWOZ Board matching pledge of $5,000 collectively. 7. Cultivation Event in Washington, DC. In conjunction with WWOZ‘s live coverage of the 2011 DC Jazz Festival, Strategic Development Director Lauren Cangelosi and General Manager David Freedman hosted the station‘s first out-of-state cultivation event in the Washington, DC area, June 8th at the home of attorney Bruce Blaylock. Mr. Blaylock is an avid fan of WWOZ and made available to the station his ―Underground Nightclub,‖ a fully equipped performance facility built into his home in Chevy Chase, MD. Attended by more than fifty invitees, the event featured performances by blues and boogie woogie pianist Daryl Davis. Mr. Freedman saluted the recent return of a terabyte of live music performance transfers from the Library of Congress, originally recorded by WWOZ on media that over the years had become obsolete and threatened with deterioration. Mr. Eugene DeAna, Director of the Recorded Sound Section of the Library of Congress was present as well as representatives of the Smithsonian Institute and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. 8. Outreach. The Outreach Krewe participated in 6 events during April, May and June of this year. Events included YLC Wednesdays at the Square, French Quarter Fest and the Vieux To Do, among others. Membership donations at these events totaled $1,005, over 120 individuals subscribed for the 'OZone E-Newsletter, and 5 new volunteer applications were collected. Total donations, including acquisitions, for FY11 totaled $9,651.68, with 433 new 'OZone subscriptions, and 22 volunteer applications collected in 16 events. Since its inception, the Outreach program has raised $16,788.68 in Membership donations, with consistent growth between FY10 and FY11 in both event and acquisition numbers. Upcoming Outreach events include a Let's Be Totally Clear live broadcast in July, Gretna Farmer's Market in August and a new initiative to distribute our rack cards within the community, particularly to incoming students at local universities. 3 Friends of WWOZ Board of Directors Meeting July 13, 2011 General Manager's Report 9. Volunteer Activity. Over 300 off-air volunteers assisted WWOZ throughout the pledge drive, Outreach initiatives, French Quarter Fest, and Jazz Fest. Piano Night went smoothly thanks to the support of 70 off-air volunteers. We are currently in the process of screening 40 new volunteers who were recruited through the WWOZ website, and through an old WWOZ web article that was posted on craigslist by a travel writer. Twenty volunteers who were trained to post playlists have reduced playlist entries to May, June and July! Our youngest volunteer is 16 year old Connor Ringenberg. Connor has done an outstanding job of helping Operations with routine production tasks. Sharon Haley Anderson, who started as an intern at WWOZ in the fall of 2010, has made the decision to remain on board as a volunteer. 10. Marketing.