August 2014

Grassroots Wrap-up and the Douglas Ave. Cultural Corridor

August 18, 2014 - 7:00am -- ron

Originally broadcast 08/18/2014
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We look back at the achievement of the Grassroots Radio Conference 2014 with an excerpt of journalist David Barsamian's keynote talk and a montage of voices from the Closing Plenary session. Key stories coming out of the GRC included the extensive representation at the conference of the low-power FM (LPFM) movement and the spectacular success of the first annual Hip Hop Summit. KHOI board member Ron Latson reflects on that success, and Ursula Ruedenberg reflects on the mind, heart, body and spirit of this four-day reunion of friends and radio family. We air an excerpt from an interview by Jerome Edge of KSRV with author and cultural voice Ray Young Bear at the Meskwaki Settlement, as an example of community radio journalism at work. Finally, Greta interviews Lynne Carey, director of the Ames Public Library, about the Book Brigade that kicked off the library's return to its "renewed" permanent home on Douglas Ave.

National Grassroots Radio Conference 2014

August 16, 2014 - 12:00pm -- mattlhurley

 

KHOI Radio is proud to be hosting an annual, national radio conference here in downtown Ames. The Grassroots Radio Conference (GRC) will take place August 14-17, 2014, and is co-sponsored by Pacifica Radio. Visit the website at www.grc2014.net.

The GRC is a professional conference comprising one cornerstone of national non-commercial community media, and is widely loved among radio operators and radio fans. Visitors to the conference will be traveling to Ames from across the USA and Canada. We are expecting 150-200 attendees: radio producers, journalists, legal experts, engineers and community radio volunteers for the conference.

We are excited to further introduce the magic of community radio. Therefore, if you live in central Iowa, we are inviting you to stop by the conference anytime and join in, free of charge.

We will hold a pot luck welcome party on August 14th at 5 PM in front of KHOI at 410 Douglas Avenue in Ames. Join us, bring a dish, or just stop by to help welcome the guests. This is a great opportunity for you to learn more about who we are at KHOI. It will be lots of fun; you will meet amazing people, and discover the magic of building community through communication.

We are proud to bring people from all over North America to experience Iowa hospitality. To support our local community and businesses we will be holding the conference in the heart of Ames, the Main Street area; the conference venue will be the Octagon Center for the Arts on Douglas Avenue, and KHOI across the street from the Octagon.

    We invite members of the community to participate in one or more of the following ways:
  • Become a sponsor
  • Offer specials from your business
  • Host a conference member in your home
  • Help with transportation
  • Attend the conference (suggested donation of $20 per day for local residents)
  • Loan a bicycle for the conference

Check out the conference website at www.grc2014.net, visit our station at 410 Douglas Avenue in Ames, or give us a call at (515) 292-2878.

As a member of the community we hope you will join us in welcoming the conference goers.

Grassroots Radio Comes To Town!

We invite a number of our guests from around the country to share their visions for community radio. Adrienne Lauby of Pacifica station KPFA Berkeley is currently focusing on the untapped resources of the disability community. Behr of KMUD in California redwoods country describes how emergency response is a vital function of community radio when the dial is crowded with faraway corporate stations.

Grassroots Radio Comes To Town!

August 15, 2014 - 7:00am -- ron

Originally broadcast 08/15/2014
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We invite a number of our guests from around the country to share their visions for community radio. Adrienne Lauby of Pacifica station KPFA Berkeley is currently focusing on the untapped resources of the disability community. Behr of KMUD in California redwoods country describes how emergency response is a vital function of community radio when the dial is crowded with faraway corporate stations. Marika Partridge, former director of NPR's "All Things Considered", explains why she switched from public radio to community radio. Then we hear from two newcomers to the scene: Sam Brannon of San Marcos, Texas and Rev. Joan Ross of Detroit, who states "we're not waiting for the Blackhawk helicopters" in her coalition's efforts to rebuild an occupied city based on human capital. Finally, DJ Defkawn-Edge of KSBR of Mount Vernon, Washington, describes how his hiphop show reinvents the storytelling tradition of the native people he comes from.

Birding

Pat Schlarbaum speaks with Doug Harr. president of the Iowa Audubon Society, about public lands in central Iowa where birds and other wildlife are flocking. These lands provide us a glimpse into Iowa's natural heritage and the possibilities for our land. At the end of the hour, we speak with Michael Delaney, president of Citizens for Healthy Iowa and founder of Raccoon River Watershed Association, about an event CHI is planning to bring water quality awareness into the political debate about our future.

Birding

August 13, 2014 - 7:00am -- ron

Originally broadcast 08/13/2014
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Pat Schlarbaum speaks with Doug Harr. president of the Iowa Audubon Society, about public lands in central Iowa where birds and other wildlife are flocking. These lands provide us a glimpse into Iowa's natural heritage and the possibilities for our land. At the end of the hour, we speak with Michael Delaney, president of Citizens for Healthy Iowa and founder of Raccoon River Watershed Association, about an event CHI is planning to bring water quality awareness into the political debate about our future.

Clean Water Radio, Episode 4: Hogs of Iowa

Today's show covers Iowa hog CAFOs past, present and future. First, we interview Ann Pellegreno, a world-famous aviator who left the Story County home she and her husband had established after a 15,000-head hog confinement moved to her neighborhood. We next turn to the construction of a new hog CAFO in southern Boone County owned by Brodie Brelsford of Perry and constructed by Brent Rastetter of Ames.

Clean Water Radio, Episode 4: Hogs of Iowa

August 8, 2014 - 7:00am -- ron

Originally broadcast 08/084/2014
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Today's show covers Iowa hog CAFOs past, present and future. First, we interview Ann Pellegreno, a world-famous aviator who left the Story County home she and her husband had established after a 15,000-head hog confinement moved to her neighborhood. We next turn to the construction of a new hog CAFO in southern Boone County owned by Brodie Brelsford of Perry and constructed by Brent Rastetter of Ames. Neighbor Jan Danilson and Des Moines River watershed ecologist Danielle Wirth discuss its likely impact on, among other things, the swimming hole and drinking water of the Boy Scouts Summer Camp. Finally, we turn to Tarah Heinzen of the Environmental Integrity Project in Washington DC, which is joining Iowa's Sierra Club and ICCI in addressing the state's Environmental Protection Commission about an upcoming August 19 ruling pertaining to the Clean Water Act. Will CAFOs of the future be required to obtain permits? Stay tuned to Friday's Clean Water Radio to find out!

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