The Public Radio Resource Guide highlights some of the resources available to the public radio community. It provides a comprehensive list of products and service providers for the public radio industry.
The Public Radio Resource Guide highlights some of the resources available to the public radio community. It provides a comprehensive list of products and service providers for the public radio industry.
The following organizations acquire, produce, and/or provide distribution services for programs, features, and special reports.
Public Radio Satellite System® (PRSS) Satellite distribution network service open to producers and distributors of non-commercial programming. |
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Public Radio Satellite System (PRSS) NPR Distribution Division 1111 North Capitol St., N.E. Washington, DC 20002 |
Joe Schifano, Director of Business Affairs Tel: 202.513.2600 or 800.235.1212 Fax: 202.513.3035 Email: prssbusiness@npr.org Website: www.prss.org |
98.7 WFMT |
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98.7 WFMT 5400 N. St. Louis Ave. Chicago, IL 60625 |
Steve Robinson, Senior Vice President and General Manager Tel: 773.279.2010 Fax: 773.279.2119 Email: srobinson@wfmt.com Website: www.wfmt.com |
American Public Media |
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American Public Media 480 Cedar St. St. Paul, MN 55101 |
Tel: 800.562.8440 Email: apmmail@apmstations.org Website: www.apmstations.org |
Vision Maker Media |
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Vision Maker Media 1800 N. 33rd St. Lincoln, NE 68503 |
Shirley K. Sneve, Executive Director Tel: 402.472.3522 Fax: 402.472.8675 Email: ssneve2@unl.edu Website: www.visionmakermedia.org |
Native Voice One |
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Native Voice One 3600 San Jeronimo Dr., Suite 480 Anchorage, AK 99508 |
Shyanne Beatty, Network Manager Tel: 907.748.8804 Fax: 907.793.3536 Email: sbeatty@knba.org Website: www.nv1.org |
NPR |
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NPR 1111 North Capitol St., N.E. Washington, DC 20001 |
Eric Nuzum, Vice President, Programming Tel: 202.513.2869 Fax: 202.513.3329 Email: asebok@npr.org Website: www.npr.org |
Pacifica Radio Archives |
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Pacifica Radio Archives 3729 Cahuenga Blvd. West North Hollywood, CA 91604 |
Mariana Berkovich, Business Manager Tel: 818.506.1077 Fax: 818.506.1084 Email: mberkovich@pacificaradioarchives.org Website: www.pacificaradioarchives.org |
Public Radio Exchange (PRX) |
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Public Radio Exchange (PRX) PO Box 382234 Harvard Square Cambridge, MA 02238 |
Jake Shapiro, Executive Director Tel: 617.576.5455 Fax: 888.204.9792 Email: jake@prx.org Website: www.prx.org |
Public Radio International (PRI)
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Public Radio International (PRI) 401 2nd Ave. North, Suite 500 Minneapolis, MN 55401 |
Roger Gomoll, Manager of Distribution Services Tel: 612.338.5000 Website: www.pri.org |
Radio Bilingue |
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Radio Bilingue 5005 E. Belmont Ave. Fresno, CA 93727 |
Hugo Morales, Executive Director Tel: 559.455.5777 Email: epaala@radiobilingue.org Website: www.radiobilingue.org |
WCLV ideastream |
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WCLV ideastream Idea Center 1375 Euclid Ave. Cleveland, OH 44115 |
Jenny Northern, Senior Director, WCLV Tel: 216.916.7144 Ext. 214 Fax: 216.916.7145 Email: jenny.northern@ideastream.com Website: www.wclv.com |
ZBS Foundation |
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ZBS Foundation 174 N. River Rd. Fort Edward, NY 12828 |
Tom Lopez, President Tel: 518.695.6406 Fax: 518.695.4041 Email: custserv@zbs.org Website: www.zbs.org |
The following organizations sponsor and organize conferences that allow public radio producers and stations to share information and network with one another.
Eastern Region Public Media (ERPM) Annual meeting of public radio station leaders offering professional development workshops, discussions about latest trends in media, and opportunities for sharing best practices. |
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Eastern Region Public Media (ERPM) PO Box 615 Kensington, MD 20895 |
Georgette Bronfman, Executive Director Tel: 301.961.0252 Email: erpm@earthlink.net Website: www.erpm.org |
Public Radio in Mid America (PRIMA) |
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Public Radio in Mid America (PRIMA) c/o Wyoming Public Media University of Wyoming Dept. 3984 1000 E. University Ave., Knight Hall Indiana University Laramie, WY 82071 - 2000 |
Christina Kuzmych, PRIMA President and GM of Wyoming Public Media Tel: 307.766.4241 Fax: 307.766.6184 Email: ckuzmych@uwyo.edu Website: www.prima.org |
Western States Public Radio |
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Boise State Public Radio 1910 University Dr. Boise, ID 83725-1916 |
John Hess, President Tel: 208.426.1984 Email: johnhess@boisestate.edu Website: www.wspr.org |
Aspen Institute Forum on Communications and Society (FOCAS) Sponsored by the Aspen Institute The annual Aspen Institute Forum on Communications and Society (FOCAS) develops strategies for using new information and communications technologies for the greater benefit of society. |
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The Aspen Institute 1 Dupont Circle N.W., Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036 |
Patricia Kelly, Assistant Director Tel: 202.736.5818 Fax: 202.467.0790 Website: www.aspeninstitute.org/c&s |
Association for Women in Communications (AWC) National Conference |
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Association for Women in Communications (AWC) National Headquarters 3337 Duke St. Alexandria, VA 22314 |
Betsy Schroeder, AWC Communications Manager Tel: 703.370.7436 Fax: 703.342.4311 Email: bschroeder@womcom.org Website: www.womcom.org |
Community Radio Conference Sponsored by National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB) |
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National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB) PO Box 16, 1308 Clear Fork Rd Crawford, CO 81415 |
Sally Kane, CEO/President |
Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) Coast-to-Coast Conferences |
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Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) 367 Windsor Hwy. New Windsor, NY 12553 |
Tel: 845.565.0003 Fax: 845.565.7446 Email: ibs@ibsradio.org Website: www.collegebroadcasters.us |
Public Media Conference (Sponsored by the Integrated Media Association) |
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Integrated Media Association Public Broadcasting Atlanta 740 Bismark Rd. N.E. Atlanta, GA 30324 |
Jeannie Ericson, Executive Director Tel: 404.822.6123 Fax: 678.686.0375 Email: jericson@integratedmedia.org Website: www.integratedmedia.org |
Public Media Development & Marketing Conference (Sponsored by Greater Public) |
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Greater Public 401 N. 3rd St., Suite 370 Minneapolis, MN 55401 |
Doug Eichten, President Tel: 612.548.3371 Fax: 612.677.1508 Email: deichten@greaterpublic.org Website: www.greaterpublic.org |
Public Radio Engineering Conference (PREC) (Sponsored by the Association of Public Radio Engineers) |
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Association of Public Radio Engineers 8801 J.M. Keynes Dr., Suite 91 Charlotte, NC 28262 |
Jobie Sprinkle, Vice President Email: jsprinkle@wfae.org Website: www.apre.us |
Public Radio News Directors Inc. (PRNDI) National Conference |
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Public Radio News Director Inc. (PRNDI) PO Box 838 Sturgis, SD 57785 |
Christine Paige Diers, Business Manager Tel: 605.490.3033 Email: cpaigediers@gmail.com Website: www.prndi.org |
Public Radio Programming Conference (PRPD) |
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Public Radio Program Director's Association, Inc. (PRPD) 38 Milford St. Hamilton, NY 13346 |
Arthur Cohen, President Tel: 315.824.8226 Fax: 315.824.8227 Email: info@prpd.org Website: www.prpd.org |
Third Coast International Audio Festival |
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Third Coast International Audio Festival 848 E. Grand Ave., Suite 400 Navy Pier Chicago, IL 60611 |
Johanna Zorn, Executive Director Tel: 312.948.4652 Fax: 312.948.4899 Email: info@thirdcoastfestival.org Website: www.thirdcoastfestival.org |
These organizations focus on manufacturing and distributing hardware needed to satisfy broadcasting needs.
25-Seven Systems 25-Seven Systems, a part of the Telos Alliance, creates studio products for use in real-time compression and time-shifting, the capability to capture objectionable live content for future review, and a line of water-marking enhancement products. |
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Telos Alliance 1241 Superior Ave. Cleveland, OH 44114 |
Tel: 216.241.7225 Fax: 216.241.4103 Email: Inquiry@telosalliance.com Website: www.telosalliance.com |
AnaCom Provides solutions for satellite communication based networks for broadcast, data and voice communications. |
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AnaCom 1996 Lundy Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 |
Tel: 408.519.2062 Fax: 408.519.2063 Email: sales@anacominc.com Website: www.anacominc.com |
Arrakis Systems |
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Arrakis Systems 6604 Powell St. Loveland, CO 80538 |
Tel: 970.461.0730 Fax: 970.663.1010 Email: arrakis@arrakis-systems.com Website: www.arrakis-systems.com |
Axia Audio |
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Telos Alliance 1241 Superior Ave. Cleveland, OH 44114 |
Tel: 216.241.7225 Fax: 216.241.4103 Email: Inquiry@telosalliance.com Website: www.telosalliance.com |
Broadcast Electronics (BE) |
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Broadcast Electronics (BE) 4100 N. 24th St. Quincy, IL 62305 |
Tel: 217.224.9600 Fax: 217.224.9607 Email: bdcast@bdcast.com Website: www.bdcast.com |
Broadcasters General Store (BGS) |
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Broadcasters General Store (BGS) 2480 SE 52nd St. Ocala, FL 34480 |
Jim Kraemer Tel: 352.622.7700 Fax: 352.629.7000 Email: info@bgs.cc Website: www.bgs.cc |
Broadcast Software International (BSI) |
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Broadcast Software International (BSI) 909 International Way Springfield, OR 97477 |
Tel: 888.274.8721 Fax: 541.338.8656 Email: sales@bsiusa.com Website: www.bsiusa.com |
Broadcast Supply Worldwide (BSW) |
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Broadcast Supply Worldwide (BSW) 2237 S. 19th St. Tacoma, WA 98405 |
Tel: 800.426.8434 Fax: 800.231.7055 Email: sales@bswusa.com Website: www.bswusa.com |
Dalet Digital Media Systems USA |
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Dalet Digital Media Systems USA 100 Wall St, 15th Floor New York, NY 10005 |
Fred Roux, Sales Director Tel: 212.269.6700 Fax: 212.269.6709 Email: ddms@dalet.com Website: www.dalet.com |
DAVID Systems |
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DAVID Systems PO Box 945 Warrenton, VA 20188 |
Tel: 888.374.3040 Fax: 888.620.3267 Email: office@davidsystems.com Website: www.davidsystems.com |
ENCO Systems, Inc. |
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ENCO Systems, Inc. 29444 Northwestern Hwy. Southfield, MI 48034 |
Patrick J. Campion, General Manager Tel: 248.827.4440 Fax: 248.827.4441 Email: sales@enco.com Website: www.enco.com |
General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies |
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General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies 4830 River Green Parkway #150 Duluth, GA 30096 |
Jimene Conn - Sr. Manager, Marketing Tel: 770.689.2052 Fax: 678.623.9781 Email: info@gdsatcom.com Website: www.gdsatcom.com |
Genesys Technologies |
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Email: info@genesys-systems.com Website: http://www.gensystem.com |
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Harris Corporation: Broadcasting Communications |
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Harris Corporation 9800 S. Meridian Blvd. Suite 300 Englewood, CO, USA, 80112 |
Tel: 303.476.5000 Fax: 303.476.5004 Email: BCDservice@harris.com Website: www.broadcast.harris.com |
Heil Sound, LTD. |
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Heil Sound, LTD. 5800 N. Illinois St. Fairview Heights, IL 62208 |
Bob Heil, Founder Tel: 618.257.3000 Fax: 618.257.3001 Email: info@heilsound.com Website: www.heilsound.com |
International Datacasting (IDC) |
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International Datacasting 50 Frank Nighbor Pl. Kanata, Ontario, Canada K2V 1B9 |
Tel: 613.596.4120 Fax: 613.596.4863 Email: sales@datacast.com Website: www.datacast.com |
MacroMedia, Inc. |
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MacroMedia, Inc. |
Tel: 612.598.3072 Email: Sales@mmAirForce.com Website: www.mmAirForce.com |
NETIA |
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NETIA 195 Fairfield Ave., Suite 1C West Caldwell, NJ 07006 |
Tel: 888.207.2480 Fax: 888.207.2480 Email: j.martin@netia.com Website: www.netia.com |
Omnia Audio |
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Telos Alliance 1241 Superior Ave. Cleveland, OH 44114 |
Tel: 216.241.7225 Fax: 216.241.4103 Email: Inquiry@telosalliance.com Website: www.telosalliance.com |
OMT Technologies |
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OMT Technologies Unit 1-1717 Dublin Ave Winnipeg, MB Canada R3H 0H2 |
Scott Farr, Marketing & Sales Manager Tel: 204.786.3994 Toll free- 888-665-0501 Fax: 204.783.5805 E-Mail: sales@imediatouch.com Website: www.imediatouch.com/ |
OnAirWare |
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OnAirWare Tel: 978.897.7981 Fax: 413.828.8311 Email: Tower@onairware.com Website: www.onairware.com |
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Pristine Systems |
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Pristine Systems 1891 N. Gaffey St., Suite 1 San Pedro, CA 90731 |
Tel: 310.831.2234 Fax: 310.831.6287 Email: sales@pristinesys.com Website: www.pristinesys.com |
Prodelin |
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Prodelin P.O Box 850 1500 Prodelin Dr. Newton, North Carolina 28658 USA |
Robert Featherstone, Facility General Manager Tel: 828.464.4141 Fax: 828.464.5725 Email: customercare@gdsatcom.com Website: www.gdsatcom.com/prodelin.php |
RCS |
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RCS 445 Hamilton Ave., 7th Floor White Plains, NY 10601 |
Tel: 914.428.4600 Fax: 914.428.5922 Website: www.rcsworks.com |
RF Parts Company Large inventory of parts for manufacturing and servicing Amateur, Commercial, and Broadcast Communications Equipment. |
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RF Parts Company 435 S. Pacific St. San Marcos, CA 92078 |
Tel: 760.744.0700 Fax: 760.744.1943 Email: rfp@rfparts.com Website: www.rfparts.com |
Rivendell |
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Website: http://www.rivendellaudio.org/ | |
Satellite Engineering Group |
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Satellite Engineering Group 11605 S. Alden Olathe, KS 66062 |
Chris Childs, Sales Manager Tel: 913.375.1103 Fax: 913.962.1806 Email: info@sateng.com Website: www.sateng.com |
SCMS Inc. |
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SCMS Inc. 10201 Rodney Blvd. Pineville, NC 28134 |
Matt Cauthen, Broadcast Sales Tel: 704.889.4508 Fax: 704.889.4540 Email: mattc@scmsinc.com or sales@scmsinc.com Website: www.scmsinc.com |
Smarts Broadcast Systems |
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Smarts Broadcast Systems 2508 W. Main St. Emmetsburg, IA 50536 |
Tel: 800.7476278 Fax: 866.449.2445 Email: sales@smartsbroadcast.com Website: www.smartsbroadcast.com |
Technet Systems Group |
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Technet Systems Group PO Box 422 Auburn, NH 03032 |
Toll-Free: 888.832.4638 Tel: 603.483.5365 Fax: 603.483.0512 Email: salesinfo@technetsystems.com Website: www.technetsystems.com |
Telos Systems |
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Telos Alliance 1241 Superior Ave. Cleveland, OH 44114 |
Tel: 216.241.7225 Fax: 216.241.4103 Email: Inquiry@telosalliance.com Website: www.telosalliance.com |
Vincor, Ltd. |
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Vincor, Ltd. 5652 W. Monee-Manhattan Rd. Monee, IL 60499 |
Robert Vinezeano, VP of Operations Tel: 708.534.0008 Email: robert.vineseano@vincor.com Website: www.vincor.com |
WideOrbit |
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WideOrbit North American Headquarters 1160 Battery St Suite 300 San Francisco, CA 94111 |
Mike Zinsmeister, Executive Vice President, Sales Tel: 828.252.8891 Email: mikez@wideorbit.com Website: www.wideorbit.com |
WireReady |
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WireReady PO Box 714 Eudora, KS 66025 |
Tel: 800.833.4459 Email: sales@wireReady.com Website: www.wireReady.com |
The following government institutions provide guidance and services to broadcasters with respect to regulations in the broadcasting industry, grants, and in the realm of protecting proprietary intellectual property.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) Offers grants to public broadcasting entities. |
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) 401 9th St. N.W. Washington, DC 20004 |
Kevin Martin, Vice President of Station Grants and Television Station Initiatives Tel: 202.879.9600 Website: www.cpb.org/radio |
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Government regulatory body for the United States communications industry. |
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 445 12th St. S.W. Washington, DC 20554 |
Tel: 888.225.5322 Fax: 888.418.0232 Email: fccinfo@fcc.gov Website: www.fcc.gov |
National Endowment for the Arts Independent public agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting the arts. |
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National Endowment for the Arts 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. Washington, DC 20506 |
Tel: 202.682.5400 Email: webmgr@arts.gov Website: www.arts.gov |
National Endowment for the Humanities Independent grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting research and preserving public programs in the humanities. |
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National Endowment for the Humanities 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. Washington, DC 20506 |
Tel: 800.634.1121 Email: info@neh.gov Website: www.neh.gov |
National Telecommunications and Information Administration Responsible for advising the President on telecommunications issues and policies. Also administers infrastructure and facilities grants. |
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National Telecommunications and Information Administration Herbert C. Hoover Building (HCHB) US Department of Commerce / NTIA 1401 Constitution Ave. N.W. Washington, DC 20230 |
Office of Public Affairs and Media Relations Tel: 202.482.2000 Website: www.ntia.doc.gov |
United States Copyright Office The Copyright Office is an office of public record and provides information about the copyright law. |
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United States Copyright Office Library of Congress 101 Independence Ave. S.E. Washington, DC 20559-6000 |
Tel: 202.707.3000 or 877.476.0778 Website: www.copyright.gov |
United States Department of Commerce – Patent and Trademark Office Helps provide protection for intangible intellectual property. |
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United States Patent and Trademark Office Customer Service Window, Mail Stop Randolph Building 401 Dulany Street Alexandria, VA 22314 |
Tel: 571.212.1000 or 800.786.9199 Website: www.uspto.gov |
The following organizations collect and maintain archives of audio clips and other publications pertaining to public broadcasting.
Foundation Center Collects information and maintains libraries and learning centers at five different locations. Publishes periodic reports on nonprofits and the fundraising sector. |
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Foundation Center 79 5th Ave. New York, NY 10003-3076 |
Laura Cascio, Fulfillment Manager Tel: 800.424.9836 Fax: 212.807.3677 Email: customerservice@foundationcenter.org Website: www.foundationcenter.org |
Library of American Broadcasting |
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Library of American Broadcasting Hornbake Library University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 |
Chuck Howell, Curator Tel: 301.405.9160 Fax: 301.314.2634 Email: chuckh@umd.edu Website: www.lib.umd.edu/LAB |
National Public Broadcasting Archives |
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National Public Broadcasting Archives Hornbake Library University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 |
Chuck Howell, Collection Leader; Special Collections in Mass Media and Culture University of Maryland Tel: 301.405.9160 Fax: 301.314.2634 Email: bcast@umd.edu Website: http://www.lib.umd.edu/special/collections/massmedia/home |
Pacifica Radio Archives |
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Pacifica Radio Archives 3729 Cahuenga Blvd., West North Hollywood, CA 91604 |
Brian De Shazor, Archives Director Tel: 800.735.0230, ext. 263 Fax: 818.506.1084 Email: brian@pacificaradioarchives.org Website: www.pacificaradioarchives.org |
The following organizations promote resources and advocacy to broadcasting entities and personnel.
California Public Radio CPR provides advocacy and networking opportunities for its member stations. |
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California Public Radio 4100 Vachell Ln. San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 |
Frank Lanzone, President Tel: 805.549.8855 Fax: 805.781.3025 Email: Frank@kcbx.org |
Eastern Region Public Media (ERPM) |
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Eastern Region Public Media (ERPM) PO Box 615 Kensington, MD 20895 |
Georgette Bronfman, Executive Director Tel: 301.961.0252 Email: erpm@earthlink.net Website: www.erpm.org |
Public Radio in Mid America (PRIMA) |
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Public Radio in Mid America (PRIMA) c/o WKSU 1613 E. Summit St. Kent, Ohio 44242-0001 |
Dan Skinner, PRIMA President, Executive Director and General Manager for WKSU Tel: 330.672.6257 Fax: 330.672.4107 Email: skinner@wksu.org Website: www.prima.org |
Western States Public Radio |
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Boise State Public Radio 1910 University Dr. Boise, ID 83725-1916 |
John Hess, President Tel: 208.426.1984 Email: johnhess@boisestate.edu Website: www.wspr.org |
African American Public Radio Consortium (AAPRC) |
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African American Public Radio Consortium (AAPRC) 10 Plaza St., Suite 11F Brooklyn, NY 11238 |
Loretta Rucker, Executive Director Tel: 718.636.1516 Fax: 718.638.0199 Email: lerucker@aaprc.org Website: www.aaprc.org |
Alliance for Women in Media |
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Alliance for Women in Media 1760 Old Meadow Rd., Suite 500 McLean, VA 22102 |
Amy B. Lotz, Executive Vice President Tel: 703.506.3290 Fax: 703.506.3266 Email: info@allwomeninmedia.org Website: www.allwomeninmedia.org |
Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) |
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Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) National Office 5 Third St., Suite 1108 San Francisco, CA 94103 |
Kathy Chow, Executive Director Tel: 415.346.2051 Fax: 415.346.6343 Email: kathyc@aaja.org Website: www.aaja.org |
Association of Independents in Radio (AIR) |
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Association of Independents in Radio PO Box 220400 Boston, MA 02122 |
Sue Schardt, Executive Director Tel: 617.825.4400 Fax: 617.825.4422 Email: sue@airmedia.org Website: www.airmedia.org www.airmediaworks.org |
Association of Public Radio Engineers (APRE) |
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Association of Public Radio Engineers 8801 J.M. Keynes Dr., Suite 91 Charlotte, NC 28262 |
Jobie Sprinkle, Vice President Tel: 704.926.9306 Email: jsprinkle@wfae.org Website: www.apre.us |
Association for Women in Communications (AWC) |
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Association for Women in Communications (AWC) National Headquarters 3337 Duke St. Alexandria, VA 22314 |
Beth Veney, AWC Communications Specialist Tel: 703.370.7436 Fax: 703.342.4311 Email: members@womcom.org Website: www.womcom.org |
Black College Radio (BCR) |
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Black College Radio (BCR) PO Box 3191 Atlanta, GA 30302 |
Lo Jelks, Executive Director Tel: 404.523.6136 Email: BCRmail@aol.com Website: |
Broadcasters Foundation of America |
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Broadcasters Foundation of America 125 W. 55th St., 3rd Floor New York, NY 10019 |
Tel: 212.373.8250 Fax: 212.373.8254 Email: info@thebfoa.org Website: www.broadcastersfoundation.org |
College Broadcasters Inc. |
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College Broadcasters Inc. UPS - Hershey Square Center 1152 Mae St. Hummelstown, PA 17036 |
Will Robedee, Executive Director Tel: 1.855.275.4224 Email: ExDir@askcbi.org Website: www.askcbi.org |
Greater Public |
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Greater Public 401 N. 3rd St., Suite 370 Minneapolis, MN 55401 |
Doug Eichten, President Tel: 612.548.3371 Fax: 612.677.1508 Email: deichten@greaterpublic.org Website: www.greaterpublic.org |
Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) |
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Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) 367 Windsor Hwy. New Windsor, NY 12553 |
Tel: 845.565.0003 Fax: 845.565.7446 Email: ibs@ibsradio.org Website: www.ibsradio.org |
Minority Media and Telecommunications Council |
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Minority Media Telecommunication Council 3636 16th St. N.W., Suite B-366 Washington, DC 20010 |
Tel: 202.332.0500 Email: info@mmtconline.org Website: www.mmtconline.org |
National Association of Black Journalists |
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National Association of Black Journalists 1100 Knight Hall, Suite 3100 College Park, MD 20742 |
Maurice Foster, Managing Director Veronique Dodson, Membership Manager Tel: 301.405.0248 Fax: 301.314.1714 Email: vdodson@nabj.org Website: www.nabj.org |
National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters |
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National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters 1201 Connecticut Ave. N.W., Suite 200 Washington, DC 20036 |
Tel: 202.463.8970 Fax: 202.429.0657 Email: nabob@nabob.org Website: www.nabob.org |
National Association of Broadcasters |
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National Association of Broadcasters 1771 N. St. N.W. Washington, DC 20036 |
Tel: 202.429.5300 Email: nab@nab.org Website: www.nab.org |
National Association of Hispanic Journalists |
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National Association of Hispanic Journalists 1050 Connecticut Ave., N.W.. 10th Floor Washington, DC 20036 |
Anna Lopez-Buck, Executive Director Tel: 202.662.7482 Fax: 202.662.7144 Email: alopez@nahj.org Website: www.nahj.org |
National Cable and Telecommunications Association |
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National Cable and Telecommunications Association 25 Massachusetts Ave. N.W., Suite 100 Washington, DC 20001-1413 |
Association Affairs Department Tel: 202.222.2300 Fax: 202.222.2514 Email: info@ncta.com Website: www.ncta.com |
National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB) |
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National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB) PO Box 16, 1308 Clear Fork Rd. Crawford, CO 81415 |
Sally Kane, CEO/President Tel: 970.279.3411 Email: administrator@nfcb.org Website: www.nfcb.org |
National Religious Broadcasters |
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National Religious Broadcasters 9510 Technology Dr. Manassas, VA 20110 |
Melissa Sturgis, Director of Membership Phone: 703.330.7000 Fax: 703.330.7100 Email: info@nrb.org Website: www.nrb.org |
Vision Maker Media |
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Vision Maker Media 1800 N. 33rd St. Lincoln, NE 68503 |
Shirley K. Sneve, Executive Director Tel: 402.472.3522 Fax: 402.472.8675 Email: ssneve2@unl.edu Website: www.visionmakermedia.org |
Native Voice 1 |
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Native Voice 1 3600 San Jeronimo Dr., Suite 480 Anchorage, AK 99508 |
Shyanne Beatty, Network Manager Tel: 907.748.8804 Fax: 907.793.3536 Email: sbeatty@knba.org Website: www.nv1.org |
Public Media Foundation |
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Public Media Foundation Northeastern University 211 Lake Hall Boston, MA 02115 |
Valerie Henderson, Executive Producer Tel: 617.373.4698 Email: v.henderson@neu.edu Website: www.scribblingwomen.org |
Public Radio Association of Development Officers (PRADO) |
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Public Radio Association of Development Officers (PRADO) PO Box 642530 Pullman, WA 99164-2530 |
Sarah McDaniel, Vice President Email: mcdanies@wsu.edu Website: www.pradoweb.org |
Public Radio Program Directors Association, Inc. (PRPD) |
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Public Radio Program Directors Association, Inc. (PRPD) 38 Milford St. Hamilton, NY 13346 |
Arthur Cohen, President Tel: 315.824.8226 Fax: 315.824.8227 Email: info@prpd.org Website: www.prpd.org |
Radio Advertising Bureau |
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Radio Advertising Bureau 125 W. 55th St., 21st Floor New York, NY 10019 |
TBD, Executive Vice President of Station Membership Tel: 972.753.6751 Email: rruth@rab.com Website: www.rab.com |
Radio Bilingue |
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Radio Bilingue 5005 E. Belmont Ave. Fresno, CA 93727 |
Hugo Morales, Executive Director Tel: 559.455.5777 Email: epaala@radiobilingue.org Website: www.radiobilingue.org |
Radio Sales Café |
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Radio Sales Café Rebecca Schwartz, Creator Website: www.radiosalescafe.com |
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Station Resource Group (SRG) |
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Station Resource Group PO Box 5807 Takoma Park, MD 20913 |
Terry Clifford, co-CEO Tom Thomas, co-CEO Tel: 301.270.2617 Email: tclifford@srg.org Email: tthomas@srg.org Website: www.srg.org |
Traffic Director’s Guild of America (TDGA) |
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Traffic Director’s Guild of America (TDGA) 26000 Avenida Aeropuerto, Bldg. 114 San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 |
Tel: 949.429.7063 Fax: 949.429.7083 Email: tdga@cox.net Website: www.tdga.org |
University Station Alliance |
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University Station Alliance 1017 W. Brook Hollow Ct. Stillwater, OK 74075 |
Craig Beeby, Executive Director Tel: 405.624.1192 Email: craig.usa@att.net Website: www.us-alliance.org |
The following organizations help public radio producers and stations develop marketing platforms to maximize exposure within the industry.
Abt Associates, Inc. Provides market-related research services as well as consulting and planning. |
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Abt Associates, Inc. 55 Wheeler St. Cambridge, MA 02138 |
Tel: 617.492.7100 Fax: 617.492.5219 Email: webmaster@abtassociates.com Website: www.abtassociates.com |
Alan Burns & Associates |
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Alan Burns & Associates 27250 Perdido Beach Blvd., Suite G Orange Beach, AL 36561 |
Alan Burns, Founder and President Tel: 251.980.7070 Fax: 251.930.7079 Email: Alan@burnsradio.com Website: www.burnsradio.com |
Creative PR |
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Creative PR 448 N. Kilkea Dr. Los Angeles, CA 90048 |
Kathy Gronau, Founder and President Tel: 888.233.5650 Fax: 323.651.0320 Email: info@creativepr.org or Kathy@creativepr.org Website: www.creativepr.org |
Deb and Izzi, Inc. |
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Deb & Izzi / LLC 2111 Humboldt Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55405 |
Deborah Blakeley, Principal Tel: 612.377.1207 or 612.377.3256 Email: blakeley.deb@gmail.com/ Ismarketing@gmail.com |
Forest Incentives, Ltd. |
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Forest Incentives, Ltd. 790 Jacksonville Road Warminster, PA 18974 |
Tel: 215.442.9900 Fax: 215.659.1830 Email: support@forestincentives.com Website: www.forestincentives.com |
MediaSpan Online Services |
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MediaSpan Group, Inc. 2725 S. Industrial Hwy Suite 100 Ann Arbor, MI 48104 |
Ken Freedman, Vice President of Sales & Marketing Tel: 1.800.913.1299 Email: info@mediaspangroup.com Website: www.mediaspangroup.com |
Nielsen Radio Services |
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The Nielsen Company 85 Broad Street New York, NY 10003 |
Tel: 800.864.1224 Website: www.nielsen.com |
NPR Digital Services |
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NPR Digital Services 25 Thomson Place, 5th Floor Boston, MA 02210 |
Tel: 617.622.5400 Fax: 617.622.5498 Email: info@ds.npr.org Website: www.nprdigitalservices.org |
NPR Labs |
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NPR Labs 1111 North Capitol Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002 |
John Kean, Senior Technologist Tel: 202.513.2000 Fax: 202.513.3048 Email: jkean@npr.org Website: www.nprlabs.org |
The Program Doctor
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Jim Russell Productions 532 Ives Court Chapel Hill, NC 27514 |
Jim Russell, President and Owner Tel: 919.942.6950 | 919.699.6797 Email: jim@programdoctor.com Website: http://www.programdoctor.com |
Radio Research Consortium |
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Radio Research Consortium PO Box 1309 Olney, MD 20830 |
Carl Nelson, Manager of Client Services Tel: 301.774.6686 Fax: 301.774.0976 Email: RRC@rrconline.org Website: www.rrconline.org |
SFM Consulting, Inc. |
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SFM Consulting, Inc. 2579 John Milton Dr. Herndon, VA 20171 |
Steve Martin, Founder and President Tel: 703.715.0827 or 703.304.8479 Email: steve@sfmconsulting.com Website: www.sfmconsulting.com |
SG Integrated Marketing |
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SG Integrated Marketing 2511 Prince St., #7 Berkeley, CA 94705 |
Sheila D. Gerzoff, Director Tel: 510.540.0734 Fax: 510.849.4140 Email: sheila@sgintegratedmarketing.com |
Tenner & Associates |
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Tenner & Associates 121 Quail Run Rd. Henderson, NV 89014 |
Lisa Tenner, President Tel: 702.454.9561 Cell: 702.496.3286 Fax: 702.398.9938 Email: Lisa@tennerandassoc.com Website: www.tennerandassoc.com |
VisABILITY of Colorado |
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VisABILITY of Colorado 443 Main Street Lyons, CO 80540 |
Tel: 303.823.0327 Fax: 303.823.0332 Email: info@visability.com Website: www.visability.com |
These organizations publish useful information regarding developments in public broadcasting and beyond.
Public Radio Satellite System (PRSS) Satellite distribution network service open to producers and distributors of non-commercial programming. |
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Public Radio Satellite System (PRSS) NPR Distribution Division 1111 North Capitol Street, N.E. Washington, DC 20002 |
Tel: 202.513.2600 or 800.235.1212 Fax: 202.513.3035 Email: prssplanning@npr.org Website: www.prss.org |
Neilsen |
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85 Broad Street New York, NY |
Tel: 212.378.0400 Website: www.neilsen.com |
Audience Research & Analysis |
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Audience Research & Analysis 444 E. 86th St. New York, NY 10028 |
Tel: 212.472.2154 Fax: 212.628.5528 Email: info@audienceresearch.com Website: www.audienceresearch.com |
Current |
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Current 6930 Carroll Ave., Suite 350 Takoma Park, MD 20912 |
Karen Everhart, Senior Editor Tel: 301.270.7240, ext. 33 Fax: 301.270.7241 Email: karen@current.org Website: www.current.org |
Foundation Center |
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Foundation Center 79 5th Ave. New York, NY 10003-3076 |
Laura Cascio, Fulfillment Manager Tel: 800.424.9836 Fax: 212.807.3677 Email: customerservice@foundationcenter.org Website: www.foundationcenter.org |
Inside Radio |
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Inside Radio PO Box 567925 Atlanta, GA 31156 |
Gene McKay, General Manager Tel: 800.248.4242 Fax: 404.965.4131 Email: info@insideradio.com Website: www.insideradio.com |
National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB) |
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National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB) 1308 Clear Fork Rd. Crawford, CO 81415 |
Sally Kane, CEO/President Tel: 970.279.3411 Email: administrator@nfcb.org Website: www.nfcb.org |
NewBay Media |
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NewBay Media 28 East 28th St., 12th Floor New York, NY 10016 |
Adam Goldstein, Vice President and Group Publisher Tel: 212.378.0400 Fax: 212.378.0470 Email: agoldstein@nbmedia.com Website: www.nbmedia.com |
Radio Ink |
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Radio Ink 1901 S. Congress Ave Suite 118 Boyton Beach, FL 33426 |
Deborah Parenti, Executive Vice President/Radio, Streamline Publishing Tel: 561.655.8778 Email: parenti@aol.com Website: www.radioink.com |
Radio Magazine |
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Radio Magazine 5285 Shawnee Rd., Suite 100 Alexandria, VA 22312-2334 |
Chriss Scherer, Editor Tel: 212.378.0400 x531 Email: cscherer@radiomagonline.com Website: www.radiomagonline.com |
These organizations provide assistance to broadcasters specifically related to satellite services and transmissions issues.
Allstate Tower, Inc. Provides services related to tower repair, maintenance, inspections, and installation. |
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Allstate Tower, Inc. PO Box 25 Henderson, KY 42419 |
Tel: 270.830.8512 Fax: 270.830.8475 Email: kroth@allstatetower.com Website: www.allstatetower.com |
Comsearch |
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Comsearch 19700 Janelia Farm Blvd. Ashburn, VA 20147 |
Tel: 703.726.5500 Fax: 703.726.5595 Email: customersupport@comsearch.com Website: www.comsearch.com |
Electronics Research, Inc. |
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Electronics Research, Inc. 7777 Gardner Rd. Chandler, Indiana 47610 |
Joe Meleski, Director of Domestic Sales Tel: 812.925.6000 Fax: 812.925.4030 Email: joe@eriinc.com Website: www.eriinc.com |
Imagine Communications |
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Imagine Communications 2600 Network Blvd. Suite 400 Frisco, TX 75034 |
Tel: 469.803.4900 Fax: 469.803.4899 Email: na-orders@imaginecommunications.com Website: www.imaginecommunications.com |
International Datacasting (IDC) |
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International Datacasting 50 Frank Nighbor Pl. Kanata, Ontario, Canada K2V 1B9 |
Tel: 613.596.4120 Fax: 613.596.4863 Email: sales@datacast.com Website: www.datacast.com |
NPR Distribution Services |
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NPR Distribution Services 1111 North Capitol Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002 |
Joe Schifano, Director of Business Affairs Tel: 202.513.2619 or 800.235.1212 Fax: 202.513.3035 Email: linkup@npr.org Website: www.nprds.org |
StreamGuys |
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StreamGuys 2212 Jacoby Creek Rd. Bayside, CA 95524 |
Jonathan Speaker Tel: 707.667.9479 | 377.287.2938 Fax: 707.516.0009 Email: jspeaker@streamguys.com Website: www.streamguys.com |
V-Soft Communications |
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V-Soft Communications 401 Main St., Suite 213 Cedar Falls, IA 50613 |
Doug Vernier, Telecommunications Consultant Tel: 319.266.8402 Fax: 319.432.7275 Email: info@v-soft.com Website: www.v-soft.com/web/services.html |
These organizations provide broadcasters with anything from replication services to digital solutions to sound production facilities.
Argot Studios Offers sound recording, ISDN studio, plus post production and location sound for broadcast and podcast. Special rates for public broadcasters. |
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Argot Studios 15 W. 26th St., Suite 12-R New York, NY 10010 |
Paul Ruest, Principle / Production Director Tel: 212.929.0088 Email: paul@argotstudios.com Website: www.argotstudios.com |
Soundtrack New York |
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Soundtrack New York 936 Broadway, 4th Floor New York, NY 10010 |
Maegan Hayward, COO Tel: 212.420.6010 Fax: 212.777.6403 Email: maegan.hayward@soundtrackny.com Website: www.soundtrackgroup.com |
Allegiance Software Software and Cloud Solutions for Fundraising, Traffic and Billing, Auction, and Volunteer Management backed by 24/7/365 Support |
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Allegiance Software 3064 S. 49th St. Fargo, ND 58106 |
Ryan Sunram, Director of Sales Tel: 800.858.7654 Email: sales@allegiancesoftware.com Website: www.allegiancesoftware.com |
Broadcast Tools, Inc. |
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Broadcast Tools, Inc. 131 State St. Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284 |
Tel: 360.854.9559 Fax: 866.783.1742 Email: support@broadcasttools.com Website: www.broadcasttools.com |
Forest Incentives, Ltd. |
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Forest Incentives, Ltd. 230 Fairhill St. Willow Grove, PA 19090 |
Tel: 215.659.1800 Fax: 215.659.1830 Email: support@forestincentives.com Website: www.forestincentives.com |
Inergize Digital |
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Inergize Digital 5001 American Blvd. West, Suite 400 Bloomington, MN 55437 |
Tel: 952.460.7600 Fax: 952.460.7603 Email: contact@inergizedigital.com Website: www.inergizedigital.com |
International Datacasting (IDC) |
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International Datacasting 50 Frank Nighbor Pl. Kanata, Ontario, Canada K2V 1B9 |
Tel: 613.596.4120 Fax: 613.596.4863 Email: sales@datacast.com Website: www.datacast.com |
NextRadio + TagStation |
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NextRadio + TagStation 247 S. State St. Suite 700 Chicago, IL 60604 |
Tel: 866.986.8997 Email: support@tagstation.zendesk.com Website: http://tagstation.com/ |
Technet Systems Group |
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Technet Systems Group PO Box 422 Auburn, NH 03032 |
Toll-Free: 888.832.4638 Tel: 603.483.5365 Fax: 603.483.0512 Email: salesinfo@technetsystems.com Website: www.technetsystems.com |
TM Studios |
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TM Studios 2002 Academy Ln. Farmers Branch, TX 75234 |
Tel: 972.406.6800 Fax: 972.406.6890 Email: info@tmstudios.com Website: www.tmstudios.com |
WireCAD |
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WireCAD 1112 6th Street S Nampa, ID 83651 |
Tel: 866.273.5298 Fax: 208.468.8797 Email: sales@wirecad.com Website: www.wirecad.com |
Are you looking for information on the Public Radio Engineers Certification Program? Please visit: prss.org/certification |
These organizations provide either online or on-site training for those within the public radio industry.
4th Generation Systems Provides customizable skill and process development training programs, either through online instruction or classroom session. |
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4th Generation Systems 113 N. Grant St. Barrington, IL 60010 |
Tel: 847.381.7797 Fax: 847.381.7301 Email: info@4thgs.com Website: www.4thgenerationsystems.com |
The Center for Sales Strategy, Inc. |
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The Center for Sales Strategy, Inc. 610 W. DeLeon St. Tampa, FL 33606 |
Ellen Petuck, Client Service Coordinator Tel: 755.222.5550 Fax: 813.254.9222 Email: ellenpetuck@csscenter.com Website: www.thecenterforsalesstrategy.com |
Foundation Center |
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Foundation Center 79 5th Ave. New York, NY 10003-3076 |
Laura Cascio, Fulfillment Manager Tel: 800.424.9836 Fax: 212.807.3677 Email: customerservice@foundationcenter.org Website: www.foundationcenter.org |
Greenwood Performance Systems, LLC. |
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Greenwood Performance Systems, LLC. 907 S. Detroit, Suite 720 Tulsa, OK 74120 |
Tel: 918.582.1713 Fax: 918.665.7233 or 800.378.2544 Email: info@greenwoodperformance.com Website: www.greenwoodperformance.com |
Lipson & Co. |
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Lipson & Co. 10350 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 205 Los Angeles, CA 90025 |
Tel: 310.277.4646 Fax: 310.277.8585 Email: inquiries@lipsonco.com Website: www.lipsonco.com |
National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB) |
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National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB) PO Box 16, 1308 Clear Fork Rd Crawford, CO 81415 |
Sally Kane, CEO/President Tel: 970.279.3411 Email: administrator@nfcb.org Website: www.nfcb.org |
Public Radio Program Directors Association, Inc. (PRPD) |
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Public Radio Program Directors Association, Inc. (PRPD) 38 Milford St. Hamilton, NY 13346 |
Arthur Cohen, President Tel: 315.824.8226 Fax: 315.824.8227 Email: info@prpd.org Website: www.prpd.org |
Radio Research Consortium |
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Radio Research Consortium 18200 Hillcrest Ave Olney, MD 20832 |
Carl Nelson, Manager of Client Services Tel: 301.774.6686 Fax: 301.774.0976 Email: RRC@rrconline.org Website: www.rrconline.org |
SG Integrated Marketing |
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SG Integrated Marketing 2511 Prince St., #7 Berkeley, CA 94705 |
Sheila D. Gerzoff, Director Tel: 510.540.0734 Fax: 510.849.4140 Email: shelia@sgintegratedmarketing.com Website: www.sgintegratedmarketing.com |
University Station Alliance |
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University Station Alliance 1017 W. Brook Hollow Ct. Stillwater, OK 74075 |
Craig Beeby, Executive Director Tel: 405.624.1192 Email: craig.usa@att.net Website: www.us-alliance.org |
Underwriting, Funding and Grants
These organizations support radio program development, production, marketing, and promotion.
Aappleby Arganbright LLC Provides comprehensive fundraising solutions that integrate the products, services, tools, and expertise needed to build and operate a sustainer program to maximize sustainable revenue. |
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Aappleby Arganbright LLC 232 Banfil Street Saint Paul, MN 55102 |
Valerie Arganbright, partner Tel: 612.790.9732 Email: valerie@applebyarganbright.com Website: www.applebyarganbright.com |
ACCESS International |
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ACCESS International 1035 Cambridge St., Suite 22 Cambridge, MA 02141 |
Tel: 617.218.5000 Fax: 617.494.8645 Email: info@accessint.com Website: www.accessint.com |
Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) |
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) 401 9th St. N.W. Washington, DC 20004-2006 |
Kevin Martin, Vice President of Station Grants and Television Station Initiatives Tel: 202.879.9600 Email: press@cpb.org Website: www.cpb.org/radio |
DEI |
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Greater Public 401 N. 3rd St., Suite 370 Minneapolis, MN 55401 |
Doug Eichten, President Tel: 1.888.454.2314 Fax: 612.677.1508 Email: deichten@greaterpublic.org Website: www.greaterpublic.org |
Foundation Center |
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Foundation Center 79 5th Ave. New York, NY 10003-3076 |
Tel: 212.620.4230 or 800.424.9836 Fax: 212.807.3677 Email: onlinelibrarian@foundationcenter.org Website: www.foundationcenter.org/ |
Lynn C. Kronzek & Associates |
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Lynn C. Kronzek, Principal 145 S. Glenoaks Blvd., #240 Burbank, CA 91502 |
Lynn C. Kronzek, Principal Tel: 818.768.7688 Fax: 818.768.7648 Email: lckronzek@sbcglobal.net |
National Endowment for the Arts |
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National Endowment for the Arts 400 7th Street, SW Washington, DC 20506 |
Tel: 202.682.5400 Email: webmgr@arts.gov Website: www.arts.gov |
National Endowment for the Humanities |
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National Endowment for the Humanities 400 7th Street, SW Washington, DC 20506 |
Tel: 800.634.1121 | 202.606.8400 Email: info@neh.gov Website: www.neh.gov |
National Public Media |
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National Public Media 156 W. 56th St., Suite 903 New York, NY 10019 |
John King, NPR Sponsorship Tel: 202.513.2093 | 212.265.5700 Email: sponsorship@nationalpublicmedia.com Website: www.nationalpublicmedia.com |
OnAir Fundraising, LLC. |
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OnAirFundraising LLC 5 Swallow Lane St. Paul, MN 55127 |
Roger Gomoll, President Tel: 651.797.2161 Email: info@onairfundraising.com Website: www.onairfundraising.com |
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