Redefining Intimacy

Dear all of you,

Most New Year’s resolutions involve weight loss so this is not meant to offend. When I think of all of me, a resolution or least some resolve to lose a little weight may be in order for this blogger. Not a lot, just enough to make my new jeans more comfortable. Now, back to you, I mean, all of you.

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, “of” is a preposition used as a function word to indicate the component material, parts, or elements or the contents <throne of gold> <cup of water> <all of you>. When someone attempts to greet you in the globally inclusive way, all of you, I doubt they are referring to the component material or parts of your corporeal presence. They are just ignorant or being lazy.

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AMPPR in NYC, and Some Bits of News

Great news from David Duff, President of the Association of Music Personnel in Public Radio: 

This year’s MPC will be in New York City, in the Greene Performance Space at WNYC/WQXR. Dates for the conference will be April 21-23, 2010.

We’ll be reducing the registration fee this year to assist stations affected by the economy (aren’t we all?). Exact amount will be set soon.

Conference hotel will be the Four Points Soho, with a nightly rate of $179.

We will keep you posted as the agenda develops. 

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Welcome, Jack Allen

Co-author’s welcome: I don’t want to steal any of Jack’s thunder, so I’m just going to say a few words and then get out of the way.  Jack is one of those people I turn to for wisdom and advice.  He is on the ground doing the actual work of running a station which makes his perspective invaluable.  Besides that, he’s an engaging raconteur, a deep thinker, and exactly the kind of leader who can rescue and reinvent classical music radio.  With that, here’s Jack’s opening post, with my gratitude. ~ Marty Ronish

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Buzz in Orlando About WMFE Dropping Classical

Your radio bloggers got super busy and haven’t managed to post over the last several days.  Our apologies!  Radio-Info.com reported earlier this week that dual format station WMFE in Central Florida is considering dropping the music from its FM side and going all news/talk.  They do have a 24/hour HD stream.  The rumor came from the Orlando Weekly, but I couldn’t get into the site, because my security software said it was an infected site.   From Tom Taylor at Radio-Info.com:  The Orlando Weekly notes that WMFE radio missed its latest fund-raising goal … Continue Reading

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