WPEB Radio

Making Radio Documentaries

DATES: Tuesdays, July 20, 27, August 3, 10, 17 TIME: 7:00PM-9:00PM; SUMMER 2010

Instructor: Susan Phillips
Fee: $85. Free for members of WPEB 88.1FM community.

Do you have an idea for a short radio documentary about a person, place or happening in West Philadelphia? Bring your project ideas and get instruction in scriptwriting, production planning, sound recording and editing. Topics to be covered include: recommendations for field recording, types of microphones, recording quality, formats, suggested program lengths and meeting broadcast standards. This workshop is designed to give participants a firm foundation in the basics of radio production and storytelling. The intention of this workshop is to create new works to air on WPEB. At the time of registration participants must submit a short description of their idea for the instructor to review prior to the start of class.

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Produce and Host A Radio Show

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DATES: Thursday, Thursdays April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20 and 27 TIME: 4:30 – 6:30 pm; SPRING 2010

Instructor: Clayton Ruley and Norman “Bob” Green
Fee: $75. Free to members of the WPEB 88.1 FM community.

Youth Workshop

Open to all young people ages 11 to 19. We offer scholarship support, based on need. Please call us at 215 222 4201 for more information.

Learn how to produce a live radio show and how to think critically, experiment with digital technologies, and express yourself through community radio.

Learn how a radio studio works, from running the board, planning a show, being a host and DJ, producing short news spots, interviewing guests in the studio, field and studio recording to working with Audacity, the audio editing program. The workshop culminates in a two-hour radio broadcast on WPEB 88.1 FM, a new community radio station for West Philadelphia, with students performing every role.

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Community News Reporting

DATES: Thursday, Thursdays April 15th, 22nd, 29th and May 6th. May 1 at WPEB. TIMES: 7:00 – 9:00 PM and Saturday from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM *Saturday will take place in the WPEB Studio; SPRING 2010

Instructor: Heshimu Jaramogi
Fee: $75. Free to members of the WPEB 88.1 FM community

Learn the skills to be a community news reporter!

How do you uncover the news? How do you know if a story is important? How do you produce a radio news story – quickly and accurately? Workshop participants learn the craft and technique of radio journalism by researching, producing and editing short news or feature stories about West Philadelphia for broadcast on WPEB. The workshop culminates in a live radio broadcast on WPEB featuring news reports produced by workshop participants.

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Interview with Shenid Bhayroo

International Journalist Helps West Philly Community Reporters Gain Skills

Scribe Video Center is pleased to bring Shenid Bhayroo, international investigative journalist and Temple University faculty member, to our fall line-up of media workshops for emerging community radio producers. Our Daily Bread: A Community News Practicum is a six-week audio production workshop designed to teach the fundamentals of research and interviewing techniques, field recording and audio editing needed to produce a quality radio documentary. Finished projects will be prepared for broadcast on West Philadelphia’s community radio station, WPEB 88.1 FM.

Bhayroo has worked extensively as a writer, producer, cameraperson and video editor, primarily for foreign media in his native South Africa. Recently, he shared with Scribe his views on the relevance of community radio today.

What is the role of “community radio” in this age of global, internet communications?

Increasingly, corporate-owned media dominate local and national airwaves - the very airwaves that are considered a public-owned resource community radio is well positioned to provide alternative news, views, and opinions about and for the communities they serve. Community radio provides an opportunity for communities to engage in debate and discussion on important issues affecting the lives of citizens in a democracy.

How would you compare how radio is used in a South African community, for example, with how it can be used by community activists in Philadelphia?

Introduction to Digital Sound Editing

DATES: Tuesday January 19, 26, February 2, 9 TIME: 7:00 – 9:00 PM (Fall 2009-2010)

Instructor: Jeff Towne
Fee: $85. Free to members of the WPEB 88.1 FM Community

Using computers to edit sound! After you’ve done your interviews and made your recordings, learn how to cut them down to size and fit them together into one seamless piece of audio. This workshop will introduce the basics of Audacity, a free, open source audio editing program.

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Produce & Host A Radio Show

DATES: Mondays, November 9, 16, 23, 30, December 7*, 14* TIME: 4:30 – 6:30 PM *Indicates workshop will meet at WPEB Studio (FALL 2009)

Instructor: Clayton Ruley and Norman “Bob” Green
Fee: $75. Free to members of the WPEB 88.1 FM Community

YOUTH WORKSHOP
These workshops are open to all young people ages 11 to 19. We also offer a limited amount of scholarship support, based on need. Please call us at 215 222 4201 for more information.

This hands on workshop is designed to train young people in how to produce a live radio show and how, through community radio they can think critically, experiment with digital technologies, and express themselves. Participants will learn how a radio studio works from running the board, planning a show, being a host and DJ and , producing short news spots, interviewing guests in the studio, field and studio recording and to audio editing with Audacity. The workshop will culminate in a two-hour radio broadcast on WPEB 88.1 FM, newest Philadelphia’s community radio station, with students performing every role.

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Introduction to Digital Sound Editing

DATES: Tuesday January 19, 26, February 2, 9 TIME: 7:00 – 9:00 PM (FALL 2009)

Instructor: Jeff Towne
Fee: $85. Free to members of the WPEB 88.1 FM Community

Using computers to edit sound! After you’ve done your interviews and made your recordings, learn how to cut them down to size and fit them together into one seamless piece of audio. This workshop will introduce the basics of Audacity, a free, open source audio editing program.

(Click the workshop title above for more information.)

Community News Reporting

DATES: Tuesdays, October 20, 27, November 3, 10, 17 and Saturday, November 28* *Indicates workshop will meet at WPEB Studio TIME: Tuesdays from 7:00-9:00 PM & Saturday from 11:00 -1:00 pm (FALL 2009)

Instructor: Heshimu Jaramogi
Fee: $75. Free to members of the WPEB 88.1 FM Community

This training workshop will give you the skills to be a community news reporter. How do you uncover the news? How do you know if a story is important? How do you produce a radio news story – quickly and accurately? Workshop participants will learn the craft and technique of radio journalism by researching, producing and editing short news or feature stories about West Philadelphia for broadcast on WPEB. The workshop will culminate in a live radio broadcast on WPEB featuring news reports produced by workshop participants.

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Our Daily Bread: A Community News Practicum

DATES: Wednesday, October 28, November 4, 11, 18, December 2, 9 TIME: 7:00-9:00 PM (FALL 2009)

Instructor: Shenid Bhayroo
Fee: $95. Free to members of the WPEB 88.1 FM Community

Journalist Shenid Bhayroo directs this audio production workshop to help participants develop the skills to be a community journalist and produce radio documentaries. The workshop topic is, “Where can we find fresh, healthy foods in West Philadelphia?” Over the course of six weeks, workshop participants learn research and interview techniques, field recording and audio editing, while creating a finished radio documentary, to be broadcast on community radio station WPEB 88.1 FM.

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Community News Reporting

DATES: Tuesday July 21, 28 August 4 & Thu July 23, 30, August 6; TIMES: 7:00 – 9:00 PM

Instructor: Heshimu Jaramogi
Fee: $75. Free to members of the WPEB 88.1 FM community.

This training workshop gives you the skills to be a community news reporter. How do you uncover the news? How do you know if a story is important? How do you produce a radio news story – quickly and accurately? Workshop participants learn the craft and technique of radio journalism by researching, producing and editing short news or feature stories about West Philadelphia for broadcast on WPEB. The workshop culminates in a live radio broadcast on WPEB featuring news reports produced by workshop participants.

Last two classes will take place at the WPEB Studios.

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Writing Radio Drama

SPRING 2009 SESSION

DATES: Mondays, April 6, 13, 20, 27 TIME: 7:00-9:00 PM

Instructor: Ed Shockley
Fee: $75. Free to members of the WPEB Community.

Character, plot, story, description, soundscape, dialogue, these and more are the elements that combine in the author controlled medium of dramatic radio. This radio scriptwriting workshop will guide workshop participants through the process of creating short radio plays for WPEB. Participants should come to this workshop with a story idea on a topic or issue relevant to their community, and be prepared to get dramatic!

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Community News Reporting

SPRING 2009 SESSION

DATES: Thursday, April 2, 9 and Saturdays, April 18, 25, May 2 TIMES: Thursdays from 7:00 – 9:00 PM and Saturdays from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM* Saturdays will take place in the WPEB Studio.

Instructor: Heshimu Jaramogi
Fee: $75. Free to members of the WPEB community

This training workshop gives you the skills to be a community news reporter. How do you uncover the news? How do you know if a story is important? How do you produce a radio news story – quickly and accurately? Workshop participants learn the craft and technique of radio journalism by researching, producing and editing short news or feature stories about West Philadelphia for broadcast on WPEB. The workshop culminates in a live radio broadcast on WPEB featuring news reports produced by workshop participants.

(Click the workshop title above for more information.)

WPEB - Training Sessions

date: 
Saturday, December 1, 2007 - 12:30pm
ticket price: 
$0
co-sponsor: 
Prometheus Radio Project Media Mobilization Projects of the Philly IMC

Location(s)

Calvary Church
48th and Baltimore Avenue
Philadelphia, PA, 19104
See map: Google Maps

WPEB Radio Workshops

WPEB.

When: Saturday, December 1st from 12:30-5pm. There will be a one hour break at 2:30 and we’ll serve lunch

Where: Calvary Church, at the corner of 48th Street and Baltimore Ave.

Who: These workshops are free and open to anyone who is involved with WPEB or who wants to become involved.

Programming – What gets on the air - Saturday, December 1st 12:30-5pm

West Philadelphia’s New Community Radio WPEB 88.1 FM

In early 2008, Philadelphia will see the rebirth of WPEB 88.1 FM, a community radio station serving West Philadelphia. In its first stage, the new WPEB is being stewarded by Scribe Video Center. Partnering with Scribe are two West Philadelphia-based organizations: the Philadelphia Independent Media Center (Philly IMC) and the Prometheus Radio Project and a growing variety of community and cultural groups. WPEB will provide a much needed local, progressive, and accountable media outlet to serve as a voice for West Philadelphia’s many communities. The station plans to provide a forum for community based organizations and be a place to discuss the issues that affect us, play music not heard on mainstream media and promote education and creative substantive expression.

This Fall Scribe is introducing a series of radio production workshops. Athough open to everyone, these workshops will be specifically geared towards teaching West Philadelphia community members how to run their new radio station and grow WPEB into a strong and vibrant community media organization.

Be part of the planning process. Attend a monthly meeting. Become a station member.

WPEB Meetings are every first Monday of the month
6:00 pm – New Member Orientation
6:30 pm – General Meeting
Scribe Video Center, 4212 Chestnut Street

Membership is open to anyone with a connection to West Philadelphia.
For more information about being a part of WPEB, email wpeb@scribe.org

Introduction to Digital Sound Editing

Wednesdays, January 16, 23, 30 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm

Instructor: Jeff Towne
Fee: $85. This workshop is free to West Philadelphia residents. Space is limited and pre-registration is required.

Using computers to edit sound! After you’ve done your interviews and made your recordings, learn how to cut them down to size and fit them together into one seamless piece of audio. This workshop will be a hands-on tutorial on using Audacity, a free, open source audio editing program.

(Click the workshop title above for more information.)
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