The PD Workshop
Sunday Sept. 13, 8:00am - Tuesday, Sept.15, 2009, 12 Noon
Click here to apply - Space is limited to 18 participants.
Tentative Agenda
"The PD Workshop sends me home with a confidence boost and a clearer set of priorities – thanks!”
“I have a clear vision of what to do now at my station… I hope I can implement even half of what I learned – keep doing this workshop!
“Great workshop! What a bang for the buck!”
“I would highly recommend to any PD as an excellent overview of responsibilities and opportunities – loved all of the sharing with other stations!”
PRPD is offering an intensive, two and one half-day workshop for programmers prior to PRPD's 2009 Public Radio Programming Conference at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel, Cleveland, OH this fall. The workshop begins on Sunday, September 13 and runs until Noon on Tuesday, September 15th.
Now in its 16th year, the PD Workshop is considered one of public radio's premiere training opportunities. Many of today's most accomplished and well-known programmers are graduates of this outstanding workshop, and anyone who makes station programming decisions is urged to apply!
PRPD members who register for the conference are eligible for a $200 discount the PD Workshop fee.
The workshop agenda is packed with information to help you develop the skills necessary to be a successful, productive program director. During the workshop you'll learn about:
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formatics
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scheduling
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mission
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your station's image and positioning
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programming appeal
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practical uses of research
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station sound
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airchecking
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practical new media applications
- promotions
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on-air fundraising
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team building
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goal setting
- establishing your station in your market
Two of the best programmers in public radio will be your teachers. Scott Williams (Program Director, KBAQ/KJZZ, Phoenix) and Sheila Rue (Program Director, WUSF, Tampa) are outstanding trainers who represent more than 50 years of public radio programming experience. Both have led stations to new levels of audience service, on air performance and financial success.
Apply now for the low Early Bird rate by filling out an application form. The cost of the workshop is $525 for PRPD members, $695 for nonmembers Remember, members who are also conference registrants receive a $200 discount on workshop fee (with conference $325).
Hotel rooms are $163 for single or double occupancy.