WHYS-FM PROGRAM PROPOSAL

A. CONTACT INFORMATION
Name of Primary Host:                                                                  		
Date of proposal:					
Address:										
City/State/ZIP: 									
Phone(s): 			Best Times to call: 					
E-mail: 										

Programs must have a backup host, in case the primary host is unavailable.
This partner can also assist the technical production of the program.

Name of Back-Up Host : 								
Phone: 					
E-mail: 					

The purpose of this proposal form is to gather information on your program.
The questions should not be construed as judging your taste, background or experience; their main goal is to offer diverse programming and avoid overlap.
Submitting the proposal does not mean a program is guaranteed. 

If you would like to work with someone on the WHYS Programming Committee to help you develop this proposal, or have any questions, please contact us at WHYS@WHYSradio.org, or call 							

B. CONTENT / SUBJECT MATTER

1. Name of Program: 								

2. Type of Program:     	o Talk/News/Public Affairs    o  Music
 				o   Specialty / Hybrid

3. Maximum 7-word description: 							

4. What specific days and time-slots of the week are you looking to be on the air? What would be the frequency and length or your program?

											

5. What specific days and times of the week are you available for discussion, training or producing a pilot program?

6. If it is a predominantly music show, how would you describe the genre(s)?

											

7. Please offer 20 examples of the artists you'd enjoy playing the most on the program:

			    			    			    			    

			    			    			    			    

8. If a talk or public affairs program, offer examples of topics you would most like to cover:

											

											

9. If a talk or public affairs program, please offer a few examples of first few installments of your program and / or potential guests:

											

											

10. If a specialty or hybrid program, describe how you would blend together talk and genres of music, or offer a particular program of interest to a particular community:

											

											

11. Why do you think this would be a good program for WHYS and the Eau Claire community?
(Please add pages if needed)

											

											

											

											

C. EXPERIENCE / SKILLS

Please indicate and describe any experience in this area:

1. Media broadcasting 	o  No      o  Yes; 
Describe: 										

2. Other audio experience  o  No      o  Yes; 
Describe: 										

3. Community involvement  o  No      o  Yes; 
Describe: 										

4. Computer programs 	o  No      o  Yes; 
Describe: 										

5. Drama / acting                o  No      o  Yes; 
Describe: 										

6. Office skills / phones   	o  No      o  Yes; 
Describe: 										

7. Fundraising 		o  No      o  Yes; 
Describe: 										

8. Event planning		o  No      o  Yes; 
Describe: 										

9. Musical performance	o  No      o  Yes; 
Describe: 										

10. Working with diverse communities	o  No      o  Yes; 
Describe: 										

11. Working with "buddy"   o  No      o  Yes; 
Describe: 										

12. Training others    	o  No      o  Yes; 
Describe: 										

13. News production	o  No      o  Yes; 
Describe: 										

14. Public speaking		o  No      o  Yes; 
Describe: 										

15. Writing			o  No      o  Yes; 
Describe: 										

16. Working with range of ages o  No      o  Yes; 
Describe: 										

17. Making collective decisions o  No      o  Yes; 
Describe: 										

18. Telling good jokes	o  No      o  Yes; 
Describe: 										

19. How many years have you lived in Eau Claire? 				

20 In what other communities have you lived? 					

21 How long do you plan to stay in Eau Claire?					

22. What resources might you already have for producing your program? 
(Computer, mixing equipment, CD Library, etc.?)

											

23. What resources, assistance or training would you need to produce your program?

											

24. Do you have a buddy or partner who would work with you on the production of the program?  

25. Is there anything else you'd like to tell us about your experience, skills or what you personally will bring to the station? 
(Please add more pages if necessary)

											

											

D. WHYS MISSION STATEMENT

Find out more about WHYS-FM 96.3 at http://www.WHYSradio.org

1. Are you in agreement with the WHYS Mission Statement?  (below)

 o Yes   o No 

2. Describe how your program will be in keeping with the values of the station:

											

											

WHYS Mission

WHYS is an independent, progressive, community radio station broadcasting music, culture, news, and information programming for the Eau Claire, Wisconsin area. WHYS is a volunteer-operated, non-commercial radio station financed by listener, donor, and non-profit grant support. 

WHYS provides space for the representation of progressive voices, issues, and perspectives largely ignored, misrepresented, marginalized, and denigrated by mainstream commercial and non-commercial media, while seeking to foster values of human emancipation, substantive democracy, social and economic justice, global peace, ecological sustainability, and respect as well as appreciation for human and natural diversity. 

WHYS seeks to overcome inequalities along lines of class, race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexuality, age, and mental and physical (dis)ability, as well as between human culture and the natural world. WHYS will promote local and regional music, cultural events, and issues affecting residents to help reclaim a sense of community. WHYS further strives to help empower Eau Claire area citizens in seeking media reform by challenging, critiquing, and demanding accountability from media controlled by corporate interests as well as by enabling these same people to become active participants rather than passive spectators in shaping the content, form, and purpose of media.

Please send this proposal and any attachments or audio samples to:

proposal@WHYSradio.org			*** Electronic Proposals Preferred!

Or mail to:
WHYS Radio Proposal
P.O. Box 1844
Eau Claire, WI 54702-1844