FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9th Eastern Daylight Time 11:00 AM CONFERENCE WELCOME & OPENING 11:15 - 12:15 PM Radio as Resistance:  Broadcasting Anti-Authoritarianism in Germany, South America, and the US Moderator: Elijah Humble, WXOX Louisville Panelists:  Dr. Christine Ehrick, University of Louisville;  James Rooney, WXOX Louisville;   Dr. Katherine Rye Jewell, Fitchburg State 12:30 – 1:45 PM Tools in the Toolbox:  Options for Working Remotely Moderators:  Ursula Ruendenberg, KHOI Ames / Pacifica Network; Stephanie Schubert, Pacifica Network Panelists:  Eric Klein, KHOI Ames;  Mark Harris, KHOI Ames;  Lisa Loving, Author;  Darrick Wood, WXOX Louisville;  Joseph McGuire KSVR Mount Vernon;  Mark Sophos, Outcasting This presentation will be an overview of different tools that are useful for working remotely.  We will focus on Zoom (meetings and interviews), DropBox, and Cleanfeed (with AudioHijack).  Also will possibly talk about the Virtual Remote Console, a remote connection to the station server, drive-up wifi, phone interviews over the internet/cell phone, using cell phones for recording, and using two recorders in the same room (many feet apart). 2:00 – 3:00 PM COVID-19, the Future of Radio and our Responsibility to Fight Misinformation Dr. MarkAlain Dery, WHIV New Orleans What does the future of radio look like in the new normal of COVID-19? This session will attempt to answer the question by examining three themes surrounding COVID-19 and radio.  The first theme will review the basics of COVID-19 from a public health perspective, focusing specifically on the population dynamics of viral transmission and strategies to optimize safety.  The next theme will examine the failure of federal leadership in the management of COVID-19 and how this led to the second epidemic- a plague of misinformation and our responsibility to invalidate it using the tools available to broadcasters.  Lastly, the final theme will challenge attendees to consider what the future of radio looks like in an era of on-going climate disasters, pandemics, and the real concern of an economic downturn. This talk is being delivered by Dr. MarkAlain Dery, an infectious diseases physician and epidemiologist who has been on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic from the start.  Dr. Dery is also the founder of 102.3FM WHIV-LP, community radio in New Orleans dedicated to human rights and social justice. 3:15 – 4:30 PM Radio Survivor Podcast / Broadcast* Hosts:  Jennifer Waits, KFJC Los Altos;  Paul Riismandel, Radio Survivor;  Eric Klein, Radio Survivor; Guests:  Tia Marie, WXOX Louisville;  Miranda Selinger, XRAY.fm, Portland Radio Survivor will present a live podcast recording on the topic of community radio's role during the current protests of 2020.  This session will feature a panel of guests including Tia Marie of WXOX and Miranda Selinger of XRAY.FM.  This episode will be live broadcast on WXOX 97.1 FM and become a future episode of the Radio Survivor Podcast and syndicated radio show.

5:00 – 6:30 PM KEYNOTE:  Radio and the Justice Movement* A Conversation with CHUCK D and TIA MARIE CHUCK D of PUBLIC ENEMY and the Pacifica Network’s AND YOU DON’T STOP radio program in conversation about Radio and the Justice Movement with TIA MARIE of WXOX Louisville, Producer of the international Broadcast for Breonna.             6:30 – 7:30 PM Discord Happy Hour 8:00 – 11:00 PM LATE FOR DINNER:  Live from Louisville*: Kuvebo! RMLLW2LLZ, Dane Waters, and Buddy Crime Presented by Art Sanctuary and hosted by Creighton Beryl

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 11:00 – 11:45 AM Engaging Youth Safely During a Pandemic Rashida Burch-Washington, WXIR Rochester In this session, Rashida Burch-Washington of WXIR will provide tips and guidance on how to continue to or begin getting youth engaged with radio despite the Pandemic.  She spent this summer working with young people remotely for summer camps.  She will demonstrate how to use Zoom in ways that keep youth interested.  She'll also include ways to record programming with youth who have limited resources. 11:45 – 12:15 PM Teaching the Community to Use their Phones and Laptops to Make Radio Paul Smart, WCAA Albany WCAA Albany was finally building a workable schedule when COVID-9 hit.  Program Director Paul Smart took the station’s live programmers and taught them pre-record from home.  It's worked out very well for WCAA, tripling the number of shows, quadrupling the numbers of people heard on the radio each week, and building listenership totally grassroots.  The station's ready, and the community is receptive! 12:30 - 1:45 PM Hyperlocal News Reporting During Emergencies Rachel Goodman, KSQD Santa Cruz As a fire bore down upon the mountains of Santa Cruz County, KSQD jumped into reporting mode, providing information on the wildfires, emergency shelters, donations, and other immediate needs.  We'll share what we learned from the experience and how stations might respond to happenings on a hyper-local level, including contacts with survivors, local first responders, online groups and official spokespersons.  Community stations are in a unique position to break format and go to special coverage without losing audiences not directly affected.  How can you train your mostly volunteer air staff to find the latest updates and read them? What kinds of information and stories are people most wanting to know about?  How can you do all this on a shoestring?  Share your own station's response to disasters and build our collective knowledge. 2 – 3 PM WORKSHOP:  LOUD AND LIVE: TAKING COMMUNITY RADIO REMOTE Sharon Scott, WXOX Louisville The DJs of ART FM In the midst of a global pandemic and a new civil rights movement, it is more important than ever that college and community radio stations stay live on air to keep their listeners connected and their communities informed.  In this session, WXOX Station Manager Sharon Scott and the ART FM crew will provide a hands-on workshop in which grassroots radio stations can get their hosts broadcasting live on-air once again, all from the comfort and safety of home.  Attendees will lean the step-by-step process for establishing their own remote broadcasts while WXOX DJs will provide demonstrations from their various remote locations. 3:15 – 4:30 PM Riot4Radio Moderator:  Jim Ellinger, Austin Airwaves; Panelists:  Brian Manley, WXOX Louisville;  Davyne Dial, WPPM Ashville; LaGanzie Kale, KLEK Jonesboro;  Shaylain Chamberland, Concrete Reporting This jam-packed, fast forward one hour workshop will charge straight in to such issues as + Is this story worth getting my ass beat?  Going to jail? + Press credentials, gov't issued or DIY?  When reporters get hit by both sides + Body armor, the latest anti-fascist/fashion tips for the street-ready reporter + FTP!!  Dealing with obscenity on over-the-air broadcasts.  Narrate or not? + Are you a reporter or a demonstrator? Or both?  What the hell is a media activist? Is everybody a reporter now? + What to carry into battle?  When to high tail it outta' there. + Violence is bad.  Don't be seduced by violence.  "If it bleeds, it leads," but... + Shots fired!  The Garrett Foster murder, witnessed by Hiram (Austin) + Surveillance.  Why yes, they certainly are watching you!  Howdy Facebook!  Your friendly, local, Regional Intelligence Centers

5:00 – 6:30 PM KEYNOTE PANEL:  Beautiful Processes for Ugly Times: Dealing with our Musical Lives in 2020* Moderator:  Will Oldham, Bonnie “Prince” Billy Panelists:  RMLLW2LLZ;  Jon Langford, Mekons;  Jessica Linker, Pitch Perfect PR 6:30 – 7:30 PM Discord Happy Hour 8:00 – 10 PM Zoom Disco with the DJs of ART FM

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11 11:00 - 11:45 AM Radio Influenza Project: A Discussion Jordan Baseman, Artist Jordan Baseman, creator of the Radio Influenza Project will give a brief introduction to his personal history and art practice.  He will show a very new film, Fabula (6 minutes) which was commissioned by the BBC for their Culture in Quarantine series, as a representation of his work.  Then, he will discuss Radio Influenza and the research involved in producing the work.  Finally, seminar participants will listen to a few clips from Radio Influenza itself. 12:15 – 1:25 PM BREAKOUT:  Working with AudioPort Ursula Ruendenberg, Otis Maclay, & Stephanie Schubert of the Pacifica Network This presentation is about sharing and receiving shows through AudioPort.  They will include reminders on how to fill out information for each show.  This way stations can understand what they are getting with a program--which will make it more likely to be picked up! 1:30 – 2:00 PM BREAKOUT:  Spinitron Q & A Eva Papp Ask anything about Spinitron and what it and we can do for your station, DJs, and listeners.  Topics of your questions might include playlist management, web publishing, webcasting, stream archiving, charts, and copyright reporting. 2:15 – 3:15 PM Electrifying Voters Paul Bame, Engineering Director, Prometheus Radio Project Paul Bame, Engineering Director of the Prometheus Radio Project will lead this discussion of Electrifying voters through the FM dial.  He will address questions stations may have leading into the election and how to tackle them most effectively:  What are the impediments to voting at this late date?  How can you help with motivation, logistics, direct support, and education?  What resources are available and from whom?  Can you focus on voters you prefer to show up to the polls? 3:30 – 4:45 PM KEYNOTE PANEL:  Power to the People the Importance of Diversity and Inclusion in Community Radio Moderator   Tia Marie, WXOX Louisville Panelists:  Alicia Sanchez, KBBF Santa Rosa;  Jana Thrift, KEPW Eugene;  Jaison Gardner WFPL Louisville;  Joseph Orozco, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio For decades, radio personalities were of one demographic, intentionally limiting the voices of the collective.  This panel will discuss the importance of including people from all backgrounds, ethnicities and genders in community radio.  Having multiple perspectives is what gives community radio its power and we should all be intentional about elevating all of these unique voices.  Join our panelsts in a discussion about how to give power to the people by opening your mics to all!

KEYNOTE:  The Fine Art of Staying On the Air:* How WFMU Weathered Hurricanes, Bankruptcies, and Plagues, to Stay Alive and Prosper Ken Freedman, WFMU Jersey City General Manager & Program Director 6:30 – 6:45 PM CONFERENCE CLOSING & THANK YOU!

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