BARB SMITH ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
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Barb Smith, general manager of WTCO/WCKQ/WGRK- Campbellsville/Greensburg has announced her retirement. Barb has served the broadcast business for more than 30 years with passion, intregrity and steady leadership. Barb says she looks forward to helping her parents, spending more time with family and having time to relax and pursue the fun things that retirement brings. Her last day with Forcht Broadcasting will be April 30th.
Smith will continue to serve the KBA membership in her role as an Ambassador.
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DC FLY-IN BRIEFING CALL IS FRIDAY
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Those who have made arrangements to attend the Washington DC Fly-In are encouraged to join a pre-trip briefing conference call on Friday (tomorrow) at 4pm eastern. The call will take no longer than 30-minutes and will give a brief overview of next weeks trip.
Conference Call Number: (877) 309 2073
Access Code: 232 765 869
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LICENSE RENEWAL SEMINAR FOR MEMBERS
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KBA members are invited to join us for a special License Renewal Seminar with Dawn Sciarrino, on Monday, March 2, 2020, 10:00 am eastern, at KBA Headquarters in Frankfort.
If you are unable to attend in person, please consider joining via conference call using the information below.
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LICENSE RENWAL SEMINAR FOR MEMBERS
Monday, March 2, 2020 @ 10:00 AM Eastern
KBA Headquarters in Frankfort (101 Enterprise Drive)
Boxed lunch provided for attendees
DIAL IN INFORMATION:
Access Code: 258 374 101
*Please RSVP your on-site attendance by emailing Amber at amber@kba.org*
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The KBA/WKU Radio Talent Institute is scheduled for July 20-29, 2020, on the campus of the Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green.
The application deadline is just two weeks away on Friday March 6.
We are asking you to please share the link below with your part timers and interns to encourage them to apply. One on one encouragement can make the difference. There is a limited number of scholarships.
This is the link to the website
https://www.nationalradiotalentsystem.com/kbawku
(then click on apply) Please forward the link to all part timers and current and previous interns, with the goal of having at least one apply to the KBA WKU Radio Talent Institute before March 6.
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Electronic dues renewal notices were sent earlier this week. However, if you would prefer to receive a hard-copy of the dues renewal invoice, please email Amber at amber@kba.org.
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KY SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK
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Kentucky's Severe Weather Awareness Week is scheduled for March 1-7, 2020. Now is a good time for stations to perform an annual audit of your EAS operating system. If you have any questions, please contact Scott Cason at engineering@kba.org.
Annual KY Tornado Drill:
Wednesday, March 4, 2020, 10:07 EST / 9:07 CDT
KET Severe Weather Call-in Show:
Tuesday March 10, 8 pm EDT / 7 pm CDT - at KET studio in Lexington. Monica French is coordinating with KYEM Director Dossett on the panelists, but now-retired WBKO Weather Director Chris Allen is confirmed as the emcee for the show.
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1-DAY LEADERSHIP SEMINAR : KBA DISCOUNT
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What if one day could forever change the way that you lead people? This intensive one-day leadership training opportunity is available to KBA members at a discounted rate. Click
HERE for more information.
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THIS ECAST IS SPONSORED BY
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This eCast is sponsored by "Wedding Planning with Pem"
A sweet fit for your advertisers
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FEBRUARY 19-21, 2020
Country Radio Show (Nashville, TN)
FEBRUARY 24-26, 2020
Washington DC Fly-In
MARCH 2, 2020
10:00 am - License Renewal Seminar @ KBA Headquarters in Frankfort
APRIL 4, 2020
5:30 pm - Kentucky Associated Press Broadcasters Awards @ Galt House
APRIL 8, 2020
9:00 am - KBA Board of Directors Meeting @ KBA Headquarters in Frankfort
APRIL 18-22, 2020
NAB Show (Las Vegas, NV)
OCTOBER 11-13, 2020
KBA Annual Conference (Owensboro, KY)
*All times shown are Eastern
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KBA’s new Engineering Hotline is up and running. If you have a question for Scott, please call (866) 4KBAHELP.
KBA ENGINEERING HOTLINE
(866) 4KBAHELP
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Get answers to your everyday regulatory questions – political, EEO, public file and Kentucky legal concerns. No charges for any questions that can be answered by phone without research.
Call Dawn: 202-256-9551
Call Monica: 513-651-6783
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The next required monthly test will be Thursday, February 20th @ 3:50 am eastern time.
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Did you know you can add all team
members at your station to the eCast distribution list? Simply send a list of all email addresses that need to be added to
kba@kba.org
.
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KENTUCKY BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION STAFF:
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Chris Winkle, President & CEO
Amber Rhodes, Executive Assistant
Lisa Gross, PEP Coordinator
pep@kba.org
Scott Cason, Director of Engineering & Technology
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Chris Winkle
KBA President & CEO
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Julie H. Schmidt
2020 KBA Chairman
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Kentucky Broadcasters Association
101 Enterprise Dr
Frankfort KY 40601
888-843-5221
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