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Schedule Updated for INBA Fall 2008 ConventionThe schedule of events is online and updated on our convention mini-site. Click here.Learn the Secrets of Great Storytelling at the FALL 2008 CONVENTION The Secrets of Great Storytelling will feature Mike Schuh of WJZ-TV in Baltimore. This session will help both videographers and reporters (and one-man-banders) get beyond the ordinary to craft stories that are memorable and have impact.Mike is a faculty member at the prestigious annual NPPA NewsVideo Workshop in Norman, Oklahoma. His storytelling workshops have taken him to points as far away as Denmark. In Baltimore, his awards include nine Emmys and a regional Murrow Award. An SIU grad, Mike has also worked in Cape Girardeau, Indianapolis, and Louisville. His hometown is Waukegan. Register TODAY for the INBA Fall 2008 Convention in Carbondale! Think your station doesn't have the time or the money to do real investigative journalism? Think again!That's just one topic which will be explored when INBA holds its fall convention at the Holiday Inn and Convention Center in Carbondale, September 26-28. The planning committee has been hard at work for more than a year working on the event. Check out the convention mini-site for updates, including info on hotel reservations and both mail-in and online registration. More workshops will be finalized soon. Plus, we'll elect new officers and directors, have a way-cool Friday Night Reception featuring Illinois winemakers, honor this year's recipient of our Illinoisan of the Year Award, and raise money the help educate future broadcast journalists with our annual Scholarship Auction. Click here to begin the registration process. Professional members pay only $65 if they register before September 15th! INBA Summer Board Meeting AgendaThe Illinois News Broadcasters Association Board of Directors will meet on Saturday, July 12, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. Everyone is invited to attend. The Board will meet in Fell Hall, located on the campus of Illinois State University.You can view the agenda for the meeting by clicking here. Minutes are also available online for the Spring 2008 Board Meeting and the Spring 2008 General Membership Meeting. Please note that these minutes are pending Board approval. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, please contact INBA President Jim Gee at jimgee@siu.edu. "Making Sense of City and School Budgets" - Register Now for FREE Professional Development SeminarINBA is partnering with the Foundation for American Communication to present a free, one-day seminar on Saturday, July 26, 2008 in Springfield. It's designed to help working journalists understand the ins and outs of municipal and school district budgets.Making Sense of City and School Budgets, a half-day seminar, will be held the morning of Saturday, July 26, on the campus of the The faculty will provide “dummy” budget sheets for municipalities and schools. They will walk participants through the important points of these budgets, sharing insights on how to best report on financial documents. Both presenters have experience teaching the budget process to The faculty includes:
The seminar includes a continental breakfast. There is no cost for working journalists, but participants must be registered in advance. For further details or to register, go to http://www.facsnet.org. FACS is an independent, nonprofit 501(c)(3) educational institution providing seminars for journalists on complex issues in the news. FACS INBA Summer Board Meeting Date ChangeUPDATE: Due to various scheduling conflicts and coverage requirements of the ongoing flooding, the INBA Summer Board Meeting has been rescheduled from this weekend to Saturday, July 12, 2008 at 11:00 A.M. The Board will be meeting in Fell Hall on the campus of Illinois State University. All are welcome to attend. If you have any items that requires the Board's attention, please forward them to any board member. An agenda for the meeting will be posted in the coming days.2008 Scholarship Winners AnnouncedAt its spring convention, the Illinois News Broadcasters Association announced the 2008 scholarship winners. Congratulations to Jacob Long, Christy Stelzer, Alex Degman and Leigh Krahenbuhl. Details are here.Updated Convention Schedule
Agenda for Spring 2008 Board Meeting OnlineThe agenda for the Spring 2008 Board Meeting available in Adobe PDF format here. The meeting begins at Noon on Friday, April 18th at the Springfield Hilton Hotel. All INBA members are welcome to attend. The minutes for the Winter 2008 Board Meeting are also available. Please note that these are pending Board approval on Friday. Questions about either document can be sent to jimgee@siu.edu.Registration for the INBA Spring 2008 Convention - Now Online!Access the mini-website for the 2008 Spring INBA Convention here. You can sign up either online (using a credit or debit card through PayPal) or print and mail your registration along with your check.The convention committee continues to line up sessions in addition to the Saturday workshops by Deborah Potter. Details on the Friday night reception, the AP and SINBA awards dinner, and the announcement of our keynote speaker are coming soon. Not an INBA member yet? Join as a voting member for one year and then save on the convention by registering at the membership rate! Reserve Your Rooms Now for the Spring 2008 Convention!The Springfield Hilton hotel is now taking reservations for the INBA Spring 2008 convention, April 18-20th. We're featuring workshops all day Saturday with broadcast news trainer Deborah Potter, plus the traditional reception on Friday night, and a Sunday workshop on using controversial content in your news stories. And, of course, we'll celebrate journalistic excellence with the Illinois AP Broadcast Awards ceremony.
Printer-friendly TuneIN OnlineBy popular demand, a printer-friendly version of the INBA TuneIN (from mid-January) is posted online. Click here to download it in a Adobe PDF format. If you find this convenient, let us know on the INBA Forum!-- Jim Gee, INBA President Longtime Illinois Broadcaster Killed in AccidentSad news today from Chicago... WBBM-TV reports that longtime Illinois broadcaster Randy Salerno died in a snowmobile accident in Wisconsin. Salerno was most recently anchored the morning news on CBS2 in Chicago. Through his career, he covered the news for many Illinois stations, including WGN-TV, WMBD and WHOI in Peoria, and WIFR in Rockford. He was a graduate of Illinois State University.He is survived by his wife and three children. INBA extends its deepest sympathies to his family. More on Salerno's career can be found at www.cbs2chicago.com. 2008 SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION NOW ONLINEAttention students: applications for the 2008 INBA Scholarships are now available. Please click here for more information.INBA WINTER 2008 BOARD MEETINGThe INBA Board of Directors meets on Saturday, January 12 in Springfield for its regularly-scheduled winter board meeting. The meeting begins at 11:00 a.m. at the WTAX radio facility, located at 3501 E. Sangamon Ave.An updated agenda for the meeting is posted online here. All interested INBA members are welcome to attend. If you have information or a suggestion that needs the Board's consideration, you can contact INBA President Jim Gee directly at jimgee@siu.edu. Look for a special post-meeting edition of the INBA TuneIN later this month! TWO LEGENDS IN ROCKFORD  The INBA Fall Convention in Rockford featured two legends: one rock and one radio. Rockford native Rick Nielsen filled in as the Saturday night speaker, entertaining reporters' questions about being the lead guitarist of the band Cheap Trick for more than 30 years. Then, former WBYS radio owner Charlie Wright of Canton spoke and accepted the INBA's "Illinoisan of the Year" award. Click here to see "Beyond Lincoln-Douglas: Debating in Illinois," presented at the fall convention. WAY TO GO, FOLKS!The Governor has signed Senate Bill 729. The bill allows college journalists to practice their craft without fear their hard work will be stopped in its tracks because the university doesn't agree with the story or feels it would reflect badly on the university. Read more.INBA FOUNDATION FINANCIAL REVIEWBy dollar amount:Investments 121,845.81 Money Market 3,740.98 Total (30 June 07) 125,586.79 Total year ago (30 June 06) 95,831.64 Current Working Account - Wheaton Bank (10 July 07) 2,349.10 Actual dividend earnings through 30 June 07 2,463.54 Estimated dividend earnings for entire year 2007 5,329.53 Actual dividend earnings for entire year 2006 4,479.02 Note: The Money Market has approximately $1,000 in carry-over scholarship money. That money will cover 2007 scholarship expenses, which INBA has not billed yet. In addition to expenses, the Foundation has already provided $3,400 to cover the cost of the four $850 scholarships INBA awarded last spring. By number of shares: Investments - number of shares - 30 June 07 6,374.069 Investments - number of shares - 30 June 06 4,985.368 The INBA Foundation portfolio is invested in five relatively conservative mutual funds under the American Funds family, designed to favor income generation rather than equity growth. The five funds are Capital Income Builder, Income Fund of America, Bond Fund of America, High Income Trust and U. S. Government Securities. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP: COVERING THE COURTSINBA is pleased to announce the beginning of its professional development workshop series. Covering the Courts will take place Saturday, August 4 at WUIS-FM in Springfield. Read more.2007 SINBA AWARD WINNERSCheck out the list here. |
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