KOTO Citizens Advisory Board Meeting Dates for 2023: March 16, 2023; June 8, 2023, September 14, 2023 ; and December 7, 2023
The June quarterly meeting of the KOTO Community Advisory Board (CAB) was held Thursday, June 8 in the lobby of the Telluride Hotel. Attendees were Tara Carter, Trish Schilling, Michael Haberkorn, and Ben Kerr.
The following is a summary of the Topics discussed by the group at the meeting:
Listener Survey Update: As of the CAB meeting date, there were 109 survey responses, which is an encouraging start. Although the initial thinking was to make the survey available to listeners for a limited time period in order to instill a sense of urgency, at the June meeting the attendees agreed that the survey should continue to be made available to listeners, through Labor Day. Ben said he would implement the extension, and the survey would once again be available on the KOTO website.
Diversity Programming Update: The group discussed the recent LatinX Open House held at the Purple House on Pine in early June, as well as the Spanish language hosted music shows, which were viewed as a step forward in presenting additional Spanish language programming. Additionally, in response to prior CAB meeting discussions, additional members of the LGBQT+ community are now hosting music shows.
Live Music Calendar Expansion: Michael reported that Tom Nading of Telluride Music was assisting him and had prepared an Excel spreadsheet of Local Musicians, including contact information, which is very helpful; shout out to Tom for his good work! Meanwhile, Michael is working on a contact list of Local Venues. Once the Musician and Venue information is compiled and distribution specifics figured out, the plan is to send a weekly e-mail out to both Musicians and Venues inquiring as to the upcoming week's performances. All reply information will be compiled and incorporated into the existing KOTO Live Music Calendar with the goal of increasing the offerings listed on the Calendar.
That's it for the June meeting summary. The next meeting of the KOTO CAB will be held Thursday, September 14, 5:15 PM at the Telluride Hotel.
THURSDAY MARCH 23, 2023 C.A.B. MINUTES
The KOTO Community Advisory Board met Thursday, March 23, at 5:00 PM via Zoom. Members in attendance were Tara Carter, Dave Hodges, Michael Haberkorn, and Ben Kerr. Trish Schilling and Carol Dix both notified Ben that they were unable to attend due to schedule conflicts.
Topics discussed at the meeting were the revised/updated KOTO Listener Survey, diversity programming, and the Live Music Calendar:
Listener Survey: The revised Listener Survey is posted and can be accessed via the KOTO website -- as soon as you enter the website, there is a notice regarding the survey's availability and a direct link. Ben noted that as of the meeting, approximately 65 persons had completed the survey. The survey presently is being promoted via the KOTO Community Calendar.
Action Item: To increase response participation, Ben is going to discuss with Cara promoting the survey through social media (e.g., Facebook, Instagram), and also possibly sending a "blast" e-mail to KOTO's listener/donor mailing list informing them of the survey and seeking their response input.
Diversity Programming: Related to the survey, which includes a question regarding Spanish language programming, the CAB discussed constituencies other than the Spanish-speaking community that may be better served by KOTO programming, including, for example, the LGBQT community. The immediate task is to consider and potentially increase programming directed towards these communities. Specifics include what diversity programming (syndicated, podcasts, etc.) may be available to serve these communities. CAB members on the call acknowledged little familiarity with the subject of available programming.
Action Item: Ben is going to talk to certain KOTO staff to seek their input on the subject.
Live Music Calendar: The CAB is working to broaden the scope of venues and musicians participating in the existing KOTO Live Music Calendar. Michael provided an update that he is working with Tom Nading of Telluride Music to put together a comprehensive listing of area music venues and musicians that would be contacted on a weekly basis for information regarding upcoming shows. The information would then be input into the Website's live music calendar. The goal is to substantially increase the number of venues and musicians participating in the calendar. Although the initial intent was to limit the venues to Telluride and Mountain Village, Tara made a good point that many people who work in Telluride do not live in Town (Norwood, RIco, etc.) and, therefore, venues and musicians in these areas should also be included in the broadened scope. In response, Michael will work to expand the listings accordingly.
Action Item: Michael will follow-up with Tom to find out the status of the Venue/Musicians list, and work to complete the necessary contact information. Implementation will follow. The hope is to get the process up and running by mid-summer.
December 2022 CAB Meeeting Minutes:
On Thursday, December 8, 2022 members of the KOTO Citizen Advisory Board met at the Hotel Telluride for the CAB quarterly meeting. In attendance were Trish Schilling, Carol Dix, Ben Kerr, and myself, Michael Haberkorn. Here is a brief summary of the meeting's discussions:
1. Listener Survey: Following months of discussion and revisions, the revised KOTO Listener Survey was made final and will be made available to Listeners after the first of the new year. The primary revision to the Survey was to shorten its length in an effort to increase the response rate. A copy of the revised Survey is attached. Please take a look and if we missed any of your suggested revisions, please let me or Ben know no later than January 2.
In addition to the Survey revisions, the CAB is behind an increased effort to distribute and publicize the Survey, again to hopefully increase the response rate.
- In addition to posting on the KOTO Website, the KOTO Community Calendar will publicize the Survey, and notice on various Social Media outlets, such as Facebook, will be provided. In addition, an E-mail will be sent to all listeners who contributed funding to the station letting them know of the Survey's availability. Depending on the response rate, we may send a U.S. Mail postcard to all those on the KOTO mailing list; this option is both labor intensive and expensive and, therefore, is not the most cost effective or efficient means of getting the word out.
- Attendees at the meeting decided that the Survey will include a Notice that responses would be accepted through the end of February. It is our hope that by imposing a "deadline" we will create a sense of urgency and increase the response rate.
- While the information provided by the Survey will serve a number of purposes, one of its primary purposes is to assist the CAB in fulfilling its directive under the KOTO Strategic Plan to "survey audience response to existing programming with the goal of implementing an optimal mix of music, news, information and community programming..."
- 2023 CAB Meeting Calendar: At Thursday's meeting, the attendees discussed potential dates for next year's CAB meetings. The following dates were set for the 2023 KOTO CAB meetings, all meetings will be held at the Hotel Telluride and will begin at 5:15 PM. Please mark your calendars: March 16, 2023; June 8, 2023; September 14; and December 7, 2023
- KOTO Live Music Calendar: Members of the CAB discussed the Live Music Calendar currently available on KOTO and presented some suggestions intended to broaden the scope of venues and musicians appearing in the Calendar. CAB members are working on preparation of a master list of venues and musicians and, once completed, will implement an outreach program to venues and musicians intended to increase participation in the Calendar. Work on the project has begun and the plan is for an increased scope Calendar to be in operation by next Summer.
C.A.B. Meeting March 11, 2021 Minutes
Meeting was called to order at approx. 5:21pm MST
Members present: Michael Haberkorn, Dave Hodges, Tara Carter, Ben Kerr
We discussed the New Dimensions time change on Sunday mornings from 9am to 11am. Ben mentioned that this was, in part, to see if anyone was actually paying attention to New Dimensions. According to the survey, New Dimensions has low ratings.
Previously the idea of a “Beatles” focused program on Sunday mornings was discussed. Michael reported on his research into 2”Beatles” focused programs with which he was familiar. One program airs Saturday mornings between 9AM to 12 Noon Pacific time and is called "Saturday with The Beatles." Michael received a showing of interest from the station GM. The other Beatles program is also still airing -- it presently airs Sunday mornings on Sirius XM from 9AM to 12 Noon Pacific time. The original host of the show, which is called "Breakfast with The Beatles," died in 2000, but, the show continued with a replacement by the name of Chris Carter. Michael contacted multiple Sirius XM staffers but nobody has gotten back to him yet. The fees to air this show could be substantial. It was suggested that Baerbel might be the perfect local DJ to host a Sunday morning Beatles show. Ben will talk with Baerbel. We also discussed bilingual programing on KOTO, either in the form of a local show or possibly a podcast. Ben will speak with Claudia who provides Spanish translation for the County and Med. Center weekly updates. There was a brief discussion on expanding KOTO’s coverage into Ridgway.