Board of Directors (2011 - 2012):
President - Madison Hodges, WQCS Indian River State College, Fort Pierce, FL
Vice President - John Hess, Boise State University, Boise, ID
Treasurer - Connie Walker, WUNC University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Secretary - Tom Hunt, WCBU Bradley University, Peoria, IL
Board Member - Caryn Mathes, WAMU American University, Washington, D.C.
Board Member - Ed Subkis, KHSU Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
Board Member - Ernie Sanchez, Sanchez Law Firm Washington, D.C.
Board Member - Dave Spizale, KRVS University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
Board Member - Denise Franklin, WFDD Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
Executive Director - Craig Beeby
History
A Planning Committee composed of a
representative group of managers from throughout the country met in January
2000 to discuss issues that face stations which are licensed to universities,
and to lay the groundwork for the USA initiative. A unique alliance
between public broadcasting and higher education made the Planning Meeting
possible. The meeting was jointly funded by Dr. John Keiser, President of
Southwest Missouri State University (SMSU) and the Corporation for Public
Broadcasting (CPB). This groundbreaking, cooperative effort not only enabled
the initial meeting of the USA to be held, it set the tone for future
collaborations. There is additional background information available about
the grassroots initiative if you have an interest in learning more.
USA Statement of Purpose
"to create a support system for stations
licensed to universities"
What are the USA Goals?
a. to strengthen the public radio
system through improving the relationship between broadcasters and universities;
b. to focus on commonalities of
purpose between a station and its university licensee; to integrate
university/station missions and strategic plans so that stations have a place
at the university table;
c. to assist stations in managing
licensee relations on a day-to-day basis;
d. to establish
"firewall" standards of editorial integrity;
e. to test the assumption that it is
in the best interest of all university stations to continue to be owned and
operated by universities, and if not;
f. to explore available options and
help the station/licensee facilitate the transition
The 2000 USA Planning Committee:
Eleven
station managers from around the country comprised the USA Planning
Committee. Their charge was to lay the foundation for the project. The group
was broadly representative in order to provide a sensitivity to the full
range of challenges and nuances within the system. Such things as
geographical representation, market size and the various types of
settings--from public and private universities, to a statewide network, to an
LMA arrangement--were taken into account when the committee was formed.
Although these things focused on the differences within the group, there were
two key characteristics that members of the Committee had in common: a high
level of dedication to the public radio system and the ability to get outside
personal needs, looking instead at what would be good for the
university-licensed community at large. As a result, the following managers
agreed to participate in the 2000 USA Planning Meeting:
Craig
Beeby, Current USA Executive Dir, Former KOSU-FM, Stillwater, OK
Regina Dean, WUOT-FM, Knoxville, TN
Arlen Diamond, KSMU-FM, Springfield, MO
Bob Franklin, KASU-FM, Jonesboro, AR
Judy Jankowski, KLON-FM, Long Beach, CA
Dennis Kita, KUOP-FM, Stockton, CA
Caryn Mathes, WAMU, Washington, DC
Pat Monteith, WUMB-FM, Boston, MA
Jim Paluzzi, KBSU-AM/FM, Boise, ID
John Stark, KNAU-FM, Flagstaff, AZ
JoAnn Urofsky, WUSF-FM, Tampa, FL
Linda Carr, Carr Communications, Facilitator
