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If you would like to become a member of Portsmouth Community Radio, or perhaps renew your membership, you can easily do so online here.
Underwriters are very important to Portsmouth Community Radio. If you own a business or know someone who does, and you think there is interest in becoming an underwriter, please contact our underwriting committee.
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First masthead photo by
Dale Lary,
Mt. Prospect Photography
Second masthead photo by Mike Barron
mbarronphoto@gmail.com
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Board Chair:
Ann Bliss
Secretary:
Damon Thomas
Treasurer:
George Toscano
Members at Large: Lou Clark Burt Cohen Charlie Griffin Dennis Malloy Dan Schwarz
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Contact Us | Portsmouth Community Radio
P.O. Box 6532
Portsmouth, NH 03802
603-430-9722
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MAY 2012
Dear Friends,
It's almost that time of year again . . . time for our annual spring Pledge Drive! Read on for details about the upcoming drive and for information about this year's raffle prize. This issue of Tidings also includes some information about the station's new image and about some milestones that have been, or will be, reached by a couple of our more popular shows. Enjoy, and don't forget to make your pledge to keep Portsmouth Community Radio on the air! |
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Annual Spring Pledge Drive to Be Held in June
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Once again, Portsmouth Community Radio is gearing up for its annual spring Pledge Drive. The drive will begin on Friday morning, June 15, and runs through Thursday, June 21. The station's Pledge Committee is busy organizing duties to ensure that the station runs an efficient, effective, and entertaining drive.
Pledge drives are the single best way for non-commercial broadcasters to generate member and new-member support, and membership dollars provide the largest percentage of revenue to stations of all sizes. The Pledge Committee reminds all volunteers of the importance of these pledge drives from both a promotional and revenue standpoint. As a radio station, we have a unique opportunity to tell our friends about all of the services we provide and why it's so important for them to make a contribution to this effort.
According to Board Chair Ann Bliss, "Treating the Pledge Drive with the same kind of importance and preparation we put into our programs is an important service that we can provide to the station."
In addition to the on-air activities related to the Pledge Drive, Portsmouth Community Radio will send out some 1,000 mail pieces to current and past donors and will run advertising in local print media. Another goal of this season's Pledge Drive is to provide a daily report, including the running tally and the names of special guests who will participate in our shows during the week.
"As a listener," said Bliss, "you can make your pledge and support your favorite show by calling in while that show is on. Our number is 603-430-9722 (that's 430-WSCA). Or, you can make your pledge online. Click here to go to our website, and follow the prompts . . . Thanks in advance!"
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Heron Pond Farm Offers Pledge Drive Raffle Prize
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 Anyone who becomes a member of or donates to Portsmouth Community Radio during the station's on-air Pledge Drive, or who returns their Pledge Drive mailing by June 27, is automatically entered into a raffle to win a full summer CSA share from Heron Pond Farm. The on-air Pledge Drive runs from June 15 through June 21.
Various pick-up locations for your CSA share are available, including the Portsmouth Farmer's Market. This prize is a $550 value.
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Portsmouth Community Radio Rolls Out New Studio Sign
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 Visitors to Portsmouth Community Radio's studios at 909 Islington Street in Portsmouth are now greeted by a community-friendly new sign that hangs over the front door.Special thanks to Stone Signs and Designs, who produced the new sign from the Oliver White design provided by the station. Stone Signs, located at 70 Heritage Avenue in Portsmouth, serves the New Hampshire Seacoast and Southern Maine, providing signage, graphics, and even boat lettering.Stone Signs also produced Portsmouth Community Radio's new banner, which you'll soon be seeing in local parades and other community events in which the station participates. |
Coast Picks Up Listeners for Portsmouth Community Radio
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In a "visibility-for-visibility" trade, posters promoting Portsmouth Community Radio will soon be riding buses operated by Coast Transportation, in return for a schedule of on-air underwriting announcements.
"The posters do more than boast about our community-focused programming, though," says outgoing Communications Director Terry MacDonald, "they give bus riders with smartphones a way to connect with Portsmouth Community Radio right then and there!"
Each poster includes a "QR code." Anyone with a smartphone that has a QR Reader (available as a free download) can hold that smartphone up to the code on the poster and be transported to the station's website. With a couple more clicks, that bus rider can then be listening live.
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Portsmouth Community Radio Programming Notes
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Scratchy 45s & Beyond Kicks Off New Three-Hour Slot
Scratchy 45s & Beyond aired a fantastic and fun-filled "Three-Hour Tour" debut on May 5, as the show expanded to three hours long. Now you can hear all your favorite "scratchy 45s" and sounds from the heyday of Top 40 radio and "album pop rock" vinyl every Saturday morning from 9 a.m. to noon with host John "Supersport" Scavo.
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Clockwise from front left: Darryl Mundo, Damon Thomas, Mark Lefebvre, JoAnn Paradis, John "Supersport" Scavo, and Louie "The Spindoctor" Spinnazola
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The show, now going on three years on the air, hosted several guests on May 5 for the "Three-Hour Tour." Supersport was joined by Program Director Damon Thomas, Darryl Mundo (host of The Groove, Saturdays 6-8 p.m.), Lou "The Spindoctor" Spinnazola, Portsmouth Community Radio member Mark Lefebvre, and JoAnn Paradis (host of Women Plus, Saturdays 2-4 p.m.). Listeners also played a big role with phone calls, Facebook messages, and emails.
Supersport gave out bright yellow tee-shirts to his cast of characters to help celebrate the show's expansion to three hours.
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Welcome to Darryl Mundo and The Groove
 Portsmouth Community Radio recently welcomed a new addition to its on-air family: Darryl Mundo and his show The Groove (Saturdays 6-8 p.m.).
"My radio roots go back to 1985, when I was a baby DJ on WERZ FM," says Darryl. "I have been in radio on and off for about 10 years. I was thrilled to come to Portsmouth Community Radio to continue a weekly radio show and was blown away by what I now call my 'new WSCA family.'"
The Groove plays soul, dance, funk, disco, and anything that you can "groove" to. Darryl is happy to take requests; just visit his Facebook page and tell him what you want to hear!
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Pagan FM Approaches Its 200th Podcast
Have you ever wondered what Witches, Druids, and Shamans believe? Have you heard the word "Pagan," but wondered what it was all about? Have you ever felt a kinship with nature, a religious reverence for wild places that somehow felt "sacred"? Well, all of that, and more, is discussed each and every week on Pagan FM (Thursdays 10 p.m.-midnight).
Now in its fifth year on the air, Pagan FM is one of the oldest continuously airing Pagan-themed radio programs in the United States. And being streamed live from Portsmouth Community Radio's website, and airing also as a podcast, the program is heard literally around the world. Coming up in July, Pagan FM will be airing a very special episode, marking the 200th episode to be podcast. Downloaded some 5,000 times per week, the podcast version of Pagan FM has entertained and informed infantry in Iraq, musicians in Maine, Pagans in Poland, Druids in Dublin, and Witches in Washington. We're trying to figure out exactly how to celebrate, but it's sure to be entertaining! So, if all you know about witches is that they melt (or that houses fall on them), if you'd like to hear all sorts of music that you've never heard before, and if you want to hear interviews with leaders in the Pagan community, tune in every Thursday night from 10 p.m. to midnight for Pagan FM! |
Under the Radar: Big Band Monday Airs June 4
Tune in to Portsmouth Community Radio on Monday, June 4, from 8 to 10 p.m., for the Seacoast's only big band show, Under the Radar: Big Band Monday, with host Steve Shervanian.
Do the songs "I've Got You Under My Skin," "Night and Day," and even "Don't Fence Me In" sound familiar? They were all written by the featured artist on the June 4 program, the great songwriter Cole Porter. You'll hear versions of Porter classics sung by Ella Fitzgerald, as well as big band versions not normally heard on the airwaves, as Steve celebrates Mr. Porter's birthday.
If you like big bands and swing music, then tune in to Under the Radar: Big Band Monday the first Monday of each month, from 8 to 10 p.m. on Portsmouth Community Radio. If you have any requests for the show, e-mail Steve at wscautr@yahoo.com.
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