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Why I Love the Indie Audio Community:
Thoughts on Radio, Innovation, and Interactive Documentary
By Jesse Shapins
Jesse Shapins is one of the co-founders of Zeega, a nonprofit inventing new forms of interactive storytelling. Since the beginning, Zeega has been involved with AIR's Localore project, a broad constellation of producer-led innovation projects embedded at local radio and television stations across the county. Over the next nine months, Zeega is working with eight of the 10 Localore projects to invent a new generation of uniquely distinctive interactive storytelling platforms.
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To Do
16th International Prix Marulić Radio Festival
May 19–25
Hvar, Croatia
Prix Marulić — Old Texts Revisited, organized by the Drama Department of Croatian Radio, is an annual festival of radio plays based on texts from the literary and cultural heritage. Its basic aim is to examine and compare different ways to produce and present old literary texts' cultural heritage to the modern listener. We are looking for a radio dialogue between past and present. Schedule and details are available on their website.
NFCB Annual Conference
June 13–16
Houston, TX
Community stations will flock to Texas for their 37th annual conference. The gates are now open! Register here.
The Flaherty Seminar: Open Wounds
June 16–22
Colgate College/Hamilton, NY
The Flaherty is "a nonprofit organization dedicated to the proposition that independent media can illuminate the human spirit." Its mission is to "foster exploration, dialogue, and introspection about the art and craft of all forms of the moving image." The 2012 annual seminar brings together a diverse group of makers working in nonfiction and hybrid media to examine "changing perspectives on politics, the economy, technology, culture, and ethics over the past century." For more information, including registration details, go here.
10th Annual Silverdocs Festival
June 18–24
Silver Spring, MD
It was created by the American Film Institute and the Discovery Channel as a showcase/gathering spot for some of the best and brightest indie filmmakers, but there's value to be had by producers of all stripes at this biggie. More than 27,000 participate from across the globe. AIR will be in the house. Registration is open; check it out here. See you there?
Third Coast Festival/Driehaus Audio Competition
EARLY DEADLINE: June 18
LATE DEADLINE: July 9
It’s time to throw your hat (and your best audio work) into the ring. Third Coast seeks producers from across the globe to shine at the awards ceremony in October (see conference details below). Categories are Best Documentary, Best New Artist, Radio Impact, and Best News Feature. Learn more, and submit here.
Public Media Development and Marketing Conference
July 12–14
Seattle, WA
Want to rub elbows with those in the know about raising money and opportunities for public media? This one's for you. This gathering of more than 800 provides fertile ground for networking, learning about latest tricks and trends, and having some fun. Registration is now open.
Public Radio Program Directors Annual Conference
Sept. 11–14
Las Vegas, NV
Save the dates!
Third Coast Festival
Oct. 5–7
Evanston, IL
Save the dates!
AIRsters will be out in full force for this every-other-year jam for producers across public media and beyond. Conference registration will open June 6th with early registration through August 15th (@ $395). Find out how to stay in the loop on the latest updates by going here.
New Member Spotlight: Christopher Livesay
Who? Christopher Livesay is a 29-year-old multimedia journalist based in Rome, originally from Arizona. His recent work focuses on Europe's debt crisis, post-Berlusconi Italy, and the Vatican. He has reported from Europe, Mexico, and across the U.S. for PBS Frontline, NPR, and the BBC/PRI. Christopher is currently a staff reporter for the English and foreign desks at ANSA, the leading Italian news agency.
Joined AIR: April 2012, after meeting up with AIRster Nancy Greenleese, who also resides in Rome. (Thanks, Nancy!)
Why radio? "I got my start in public radio as a volunteer at NPR member station KJZZ in Phoenix. Some of the great people there are still my friends. Maybe that's a unique experience, but I'd like to think that radio fosters a friendly yet professional work environment that is less common in other fields."
Why AIR? For Christopher, like many others, the network of producers is the draw — meeting other radio people and learning from their experience. He would love some advice on what stories people would like to hear from Italy. What would you pitch if you were living there? Are there shows (other than The World) that might want stuff? Email Christopher if you have ideas.
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