Bisbee Radio Project
Program Committee Meeting
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
5:30 PM

MINUTES

The Meeting was called to order by Chairman Yoder at 5:31 PM

In Attendance: Stephen Yoder, Joy Walden, Mark Parsons, Stephanie Peavey, Molly Harrico, Kirk Reynolds (new member), Liz Vann (new member)
Absent: James Mahoney
Guest(s): Joe Barron

1.) Kirk Reynolds and Liz Vann were welcomed as new (Liz) or returning (Kirk) members of the committee.

2.) A new approach to doing on-line archives was discussed.  We currently use Creek Studio which records our broadcast 24/7 and keeps 2 weeks worth of archived shows available to the public.  Joe Barron and Liz Vann have suggested changing to MixCloud which can do the same thing but has purportedly found a way to legally keep more than 2 weeks of archives available.  It is also customizable so that we don’t necessarily need to keep archives of everything, including MEG music mixes.  It is slightly cheaper than Creek Studio.  They were given the OK to do some trial work with MixCloud archives.

3.) The following potential programs were discussed:

	Edwin Morris’ “Conversations With Edwin Morris”:  This is a call-in talk-show format.  The Committee members overall found the show to be less-than-interesting and the demo flawed in places.  Further, because Mr. Morris would be only a part-time resident of Bisbee (Florida is his home), there was concern about how the community would accept a talk show with a host that they don’t know and the likelihood of callers that don’t even live in Bisbee.  “Conversations with Edwin Morris” was rejected as a regularly scheduled program.  However, should Mr. Morris want to do the occasional show on one of the DJ Open Mic slots when he is in town, the committee is open to considering it on a case-by-case basis.

	Liz Vann’s “Mystery Box” is a music program that would be aired on an occasional basis on one of the DJ Open Mic slots.  Ms. Vann is not asking to do a regularly scheduled program.  Her main reason for wanting to do a program is to help her become competent to train new potential DJs, taking some of the pressure off the current DJs.  “Mystery Box” was unanimously approved for occasional airing in the DJ Open Mic slots.  Liz’s first show will be on Sunday, September 14 at 5 PM.

4.) Brief discussion with no hard conclusions drawn regarding how the committee wishes to treat programs from sources outside of Bisbee.  Although no particular policies were formulated, the the committee agreed on the general idea that “Bisbee Community Radio” should primarily come from within the Bisbee community.  Committee members were instructed to give the subject some thought and we may come back to it later to formulate an official policy.

5.) Volunteer requirements for DJs was discussed.  Again, no formal conclusions were drawn.  It was generally agreed that the original policy requiring DJs to be Member Participants was unrealistic as there are only so many jobs that qualify as Member Participant jobs. However, there are plenty of small odd jobs that need doing all the time (trash removal, clean-up, cataloguing CDs, helping at events such as the upcoming “Blues, Brews, and Country Pub Crawl”, “Sidepony”, and the KBRP booth at the Farmer’s Market.  

6.) What to do with Jahfree’s show (Old School Radio).  The options presented were: Discontinue airing the program altogether, or continue airing edited programs during the current timeslot (8-11AM on Wednesdays, or air the program occasionally on one of the DJ Open Mic slots.  It was pointed out that editing Jahfree’s shows are a lot of work because, besides being 3-hours long, he often had music playin behind his PSA and Underwriter announcements that would sound chopped up if cut out in the usual way.  There are also many topical references that would need to be eliminated as being no longer relevant.  No decision was reached but the general feeling seemed to be leaning towards occasionally airing an edited show on DJ Open Mic, possibly even on a schedule (once/month, etc.).  However this is only possible if someone steps up to edit Jahfree’s shows.  His original shows could possibly also be put up on MixCloud if we go that way for archives.  This would make them available to listeners who wanted to hear the shows but would not impact the current broadcast schedule.

7.) Other item(s): Currently we have a potential DJ that wants to do a “Punk Rock” show but is concerned with KBRP’s policy regarding obscenity.  The period from 10PM to 6AM is set aside by the FCC as a time when “adult-oriented” themes can be aired. s obscenity OK during that time? What is “obscenity”? Is profanity OK during that time? What constitutes “profanity”?  These questions need to be answered before the Program Committee can formulate a policy to recommend to the Board.  No conclusons were arrived at yet.  Liz is gathering information for the Committee members to study.

The meeting was adjourned at 6:49 PM

submitted by:  Stephen Yoder, Chair