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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.CHANGES TO THE INBA FORUMAnyone who posts or responds to a message in the INBA forum will now be required to have a user name and password.This is being done to prevent the spam posts we are receiving on a daily basis. For those of you who want to post about something sensitive in nature, you can do so under a nickname. You do not have to use your real name as a user name. If you have any questions or concerns please email Ryan Hermes at ryan.a.hermes@abc.com. Thanks again. HOW TO FILE A FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST Have you ever written a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request letter? Information obtained under the FOIA is an important news gathering took. Writing FOIA request letters is easier than you may think. Just follow the links below, to see sample FOIA request letters for both federal and state/local agencies: Sample FOIA request letter to a federal agency (link courtesy of The Reporters Committee for a Free Press) Sample FOIA request letter to a state or local agency (plus other helpful links; link courtesy of INBA Counsel Donald M. Craven) INBA MERCHANDISE We have added a bunch of terrific merchandise to our online store. Show your news broadcaster pride and support INBA with every purchase! Click here to go shopping.
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