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V O LU M E 1 , I S S U E 18 8 . 1 Y E A R E ND NE WSPAGE 3KFCF Audio Archive ProjectThis year the Foundation received 8000 todigitally preserve our audio archive. Thefunding was the result of a grant from theFresno Arts Council with a matching grantfrom the Robert I. Billings Foundation. Overthe three decades of its existence KFCF hasamassed some 250 hours of recorded programs. The material consists of both livemusical and spoken word performances bynoteworthy local and national figures. Therecordings were originally made on goodquality magnetic tape standard throughoutthe recording and broadcast industries at thetime. Now, along with many other audioarchives, we are finding that some of theaudio tape has become physically compromised, even though it was stored in reasonably decent, if not perfect, conditions.A room of boxes, one atop the other. Takethe lid off the first and find it packed tightwith audio tape. 12 inch reels of ¼ inch magnetic tape. Each tape has a cover. This coverhas a thin, faded, typed content title, thelabel torn and brittle, hanging from the lastfleck of adhesive. It reads, “Fidel Castro atthe U.N., January 18, 1980. Recorded Live.”And that is only one of the audio recordingsto be found in this room. The other titles reveal themselves under your fingertips: “AnEvening with Phillip Levine, 1980 with GeneBluestein, Master of Ceremonies and JuanSerrano and Phillip Levine.“ “Ann Fagan Ginger 1981,” “Valley Action Network PesticidesForum, 1984,” “Nicolas Kynaston, 1982 playing Bach and Dupres; San Joaquin ValleyChapter of the American Guild of Organistsand the Fresno Free College Foundation.”Two hundred and fifty of these magnetictapes rest here.Storage conditions at KFCF are not optimalfor the preservation of the San Joaquin Valley’s heritage on audio tape. Magnetic tapethat is acetate based undergoes a syndromesimilar to that which afflicts motion picturefilm. The medium breaks down eventuallyputting all material beyond recovery of anysort. If conditions set in that create a moldoutbreak, the problem will only be compounded.Managing the life cycle of these electronicrecords and ultimately instituting administration procedures for the sound archives is asimportant to the continued success of KFCF asis the creativity found in our commercial freebroadcasts.Cleaning, re-recording, converting and copying and cataloging the over 250 audio magnetic tape in the archives of the Fresno FreeCollege Foundation to digital formats is atask that will involve careful study and devoted lengthy attention.Each tape isunique anddelicate. Eachtape must bereviewed undercertain criteria.Each ¼ inchtape that is transferred to a digital formatmust be listened to, catalogued, handledappropriately, perhaps edited if the materialhas been lost in certain sections. Each tapemust be housed and secured and made readyfor the moment when it is sought out by members of the public.To catalog, restore and preserve these tapesis above all a labor intensive process. Thequality of the material varies. Some reels oftape are in good condition and require norestoration. However, in other tapes thephysical medium has become gummy andsticky requiring special handling and processing to enable the recording to be playedwithout ruining the audio tape. Essentially,the reel of tape is "baked" in a simple electricdehydrator, the type used in the home fordrying fruit and vegetables, for a prescribedamount of time. So treated, the tape can thenbe played on a reel-to-reel tape deck torecord its contents onto another medium suchas a compact disc. This is usually a one-timeprocess and after a while the tape may become sticky again. Once the audio contenthas been recorded onto digital media, itbecomes more accessible for broadcastingand public use. Digital media can be distributed far more broadly and effectivelythrough internet sites and in the newer waysof distributing content, such as podcasting.The preservation problem is an issue to audioarchivists everywhere and there is a greatdeal of discussion and research on how bestto restore historic tape recordings and howbest to preserve them. Some research indicates that even compact discs may not bepermanent and will eventually degrade inquality, and no one seems to know what thelifetime of a CD, not commercially recorded,might be. These are technical issues andtechniques that are continually evolving. Theprimary mission though is to preserve theaudio recordings before it is too late. Ifsomeday compact disc's become problematic,we will use future improvements in the state ofthe art to preserve the history and art solovingly recorded and kept in the KFCF archive throughout the years.The KFCF Historic Audio Archive PreservationProject will be an important component to ourbroadcast services and a valuable culturalresource for the public. Such an archivemakes it possible to bring voices and musicfrom the past to the present and introducethem, perhaps, to a new generation of listeners. It makes possible the sharing of thesecultural resources with other institutions andmedia.The FFCF is also committed to making theKFCF Historic Audio Archive easily accessiblefor researchers and students. Thus, the Foundation will present a copy the archives to theHenry Madden Library at California StateUniversity, Fresno. This serves our objective ofworking productively with a major local institution and extending the use of this valuablehistoric record.Volunteerism2007 saw an increase in listeners andcommunity members who chose to getdirectly involved with the station.After Executive Director Vic Bedoianand Executive Assistant Devoya Mayoreturned from the 2007 National Community Radio Conference a new volunteer process was created.utilized. It alsogoes over indetail theguidelines forindecency aswell as payand plugolafor those folkswho are interested in programming.This new process makes it easier to assess where a person’s skills can best beWe have gained a solid group of volunteers based on the new format thatPDF created with pdfFactory trial version www.pdffactory.comnot only care about the station but wish tohelp sustain community radio in generalfor future listeners. A vast majority ofthese volunteers already have full timejobs yet still find time to dedicate to KFCFwhen necessary.For those interested in volunteering, applications are available at the TowerStudio Monday –Friday during regularbusiness hours.

PAGE 48 8 . 1 Y E A R E ND NE WSV O LU M E 1 , I S S U E 1The Fresno Free College FoundationThe Fresno Free College Foundation was created in the spring of 1968 by a group of Fresno State Collegeprofessors to raise legal funds to defend the academic freedom of their colleague, the poet Robert Mezey,who was fired from his teaching position because of his exercise of free speech.During 1970-71, repressive forces both on the campus and in the larger community had proscribed constitutionally guaranteed rights of expression. Consequently, the Foundation had to devote most of its resourcesto the support of other professors and students whose social and political views were objectionable to theCollege administration.These events moved the Foundation to the realization that intellectual freedom in institutions of higherlearning cannot be preserved without the understanding and support of the community at large.For this reason, the foundation has sought to stimulate and enrich the intellectual and cultural environmentof the people and communities of the San Joaquin Valley. The Board of Directors now includes businessand community leaders, professors, and representatives of racial and ethnic minorities. The Board realizesthat ideas have consequences- that the exercise of free speech is a precondition for effective action on bothacademic and social problems- and that an organization must exist which is committed to the expressionand development of ideas, which otherwise might not be heard, or acted upon, because of institutional inertia, fear, prejudice, or the arbitrary exercise of established power.PDF created with pdfFactory trial version www.pdffactory.com

V O LU M E 1 , I S S U E 18 8 . 1 Y E A R E ND NE WSPAGE 5Foundation BusinessFFCF MissionFresno Free College foundation is a community-based membership organization dedicated to the principles that the well-being of the community is measuredby the respect that it shows for the civil liberties, intellectual and artistic freedom of its citizens, and that the exercise of this freedom enriches the individual andsociety as a whole.Since 1968, the Foundation has provided a flexible and responsive institutional structure for fostering the intellectual and political growth of the community.The Foundation is recognized by the State and Federal governments as a charitable and non-profit corporation under Section501 ( c ) ( 3 ) of the IRS Code. Operational funds are derived from annual membership dues and from contributions. The Foundation is governed by a Board ofDirectors. Day-to-day operations are in the care of an elected president as outlined in the by-laws of the organization, and paid staff.The Foundation operates both a general fund of discretionary monies disbursed by the Board and special funds for which underwriting is independently soughtand earmarked funds accepted. Each fund is independently responsible for generating monies toward project activities, but fiscal activities are monitored by aCPA and the Foundation Board.The Fresno Free College Foundation accepts and disburses monies through several funds: KFCF, Ananda, Civil Rights Defense, Philip H. Stephens Handicapped Students, Gallery 25, Line on Line Cultural Magazine, the William Saroyan Society and the Central Mountain Waters Tibetan Refugee Fund. The Boardof Directors has sole authority over the General Fund. The other funds are under the guidance of special committees which operate under authority of thePrograms of the Fresno Free College FoundationKFCF 88.1 FMAnanda FundKFCF 88.1 FM began broadcasting on Juneyears, KPFA programmers have won everyThe Ananda Fund has been providing finan-9, 1975, and, at that time, was the onlymajor award in broadcasting. KPFA iscial assistance to needy children in Orissa ,public electronic medium serving the Fresnoowned and operated by the Pacifica Foun-India for 32 years. Initiated by Ralph andarea. The station broadcasts 24 hours adation, which also holds the license to radioPolly Victor in Seattle , Washington , theday with 50,000 watts of equivalent effec-stations KPFK in Los Angeles , KPFT in Hous-fund’s sponsorship was undertaken by thetive power from a transmitter site atton , WBAI in New York and WPFW inFoundation when the Victors moved toMeadow Lakes , 30 miles northeast ofWashington , D.C. The Pacifica FoundationFresno . The program is coordinated byFresno in the Sierra Nevada. With a eleva-also operates the Pacifica Radio Archive ofJoyce Victor. Professor Samson Moharanation of 5,200 feet, the signal can be re-programs dating as far back as 1949.of Utkal University is responsible for theceived as far north as Modesto and as farsouth as Bakersfield , as well as in manySierra foothill communities.Pacifica encourages and provides outlets forthe creative skills and energies of the communities in which it broadcasts, with a com-Pacifica Radio station KPFA 94.1 FM inmitment to produce programs that contributeBerkeley is KFCF’s affiliate / network. KPFAto a lasting understanding between nationshas been broadcasting since 1949 andand individuals of the world. Pacifica sta-provides a majority of KFCF’s programming.tions are dedicated to the distribution ofPacifica is a landmark of community radio,information and art for the enlightenment ofproviding diverse programming involvingthe communities they serve.public affairs, music and the arts. Over thePDF created with pdfFactory trial version www.pdffactory.comoperation of the financial assistance program in India . In the past year, the AnandaFund has continued to successfully providescholarships to children from tribal families ,whose parents are farmers with uneconomical small size landholdings and share croppers. These children would not otherwise beable to attend school for lack of properclothing and books.

Fresno Poets Association FundThe Fresno Poets Association was organizedto provide a forum for Fresno poets, aspiringpoets and poets with national reputationswho would provide programs for the literary, artistic and intellectual interests of thecommunity. The programs are held at theFresno Art Museum . Programs of the PoetsAssociation are recorded on video tape andmade available to FPA members. The FPA isdirected by Charles Hanzlicek, and theirguest show artist showings. Their web site isthe public about his legacy through radiowww.gallery25.com.programs, city walks and public educationalLineonline.orgThis project is an electronic fine and folk artsevents at Fresno State University and elsewhere. Their web site iswww.williamsaroyansociety.org.journal for the Fresno cultural scene, locatedon the web at www.lineonline.org. Foundedby Juliana Harris, a local artist, the journalThe Greek Culture Foundationprovides an ongoing service that featuresThe Greek Cultureprofiles, articles and commentaries about theFoundation is avisual and performing arts in Fresno .nonprofit organization that aims atweb site is www.fresnopoets.org.Gallery 25 Fundsupporting, pre-William Saroyan Societysenting and promoting classicalGallery 25 is a cooperative of women artists The William Saroyan Society is dedicated tofrom the Fresno area. Its principle purpose is preserving the legacy of the world re-and modernto promote the work of women artists. Thenowned author. The WSS sponsors severalGreece, its language and culture throughoutgallery came under Foundation sponsorshipannual events in the community to celebratethe world.in 1984 and is very active with member andthe life and work of Saroyan, and educatePDF created with pdfFactory trial version www.pdffactory.com

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Legal StatusFFCF Board of DirectorsRych Withers, PresidentFederalThe Fresno Free College Foundation is exempt from Federal incometax under Section 501 (c) 3 of the Internal Revenue Code. Donorsmay deduct contributions to the Foundation as provided in Section170 of the Code. Bequests, legacies, devises, transfers, or gifts tothe Foundation are deductible for the Federal estate and gift taxpurposes under Sections 2055, 2106 and 2522 of the Code.Ali Rezapour, Vice-PresidentMark Hernandez, SecretaryGerry Bill, TreasurerStateThe Fresno Free College Foundation is incorporated under Section9501 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code ofthe State of California, also known as the General Nonprofit Corporation Law of California. The Foundation has also satisfactorily compiled with the requirements of the Attorney General, Registry ofCharitable Trusts, and California Tax Board has ruled the Foundation exempt under the Revenue and Taxation Code, Section23701(d).Vickie FoutsDavid GendronSue KernMarc ScalzoDeborah SpeerKFCF Would to send our deepest condolences to the familiesof friends who are no longer with us.Wally PorterBarry NishkianRand StoverAlex VavoulisFFCF & KFCF StaffRobert I BillingsVic Bedoian, FFCF Executive Director, KFCF ProgramDirectorThis periodical was brought to you by the Fresno FreeCollege Foundation. We hope that the information provided has been helpful to you as community membersand supporters of KFCF 88.1 FM.Going forward we plan to use tools such as this tomeasure our growth in the community and welcomeyour thoughts and ideas in this regard as well.If you have questions and or comments please sendthem to info@kfcf.org. We look forward to hearing fromyou.Devoya Mayo, FFCF Executive AssistantCathy Lindeboom, Production AssistantRand Stover, Chief EngineerRych Withers, Operations ManagerNick Fournarakis, Web MasterInformation and Content compiled by:Devoya MayoExecutive AssistantKFCF 88.1 FMPDF created with pdfFactory trial version www.pdffactory.comKFCF 88.1 FMP.O Box 4364Fresno, CA 93744-4364Phone: 559-233-2221Email: Info@KFCF.orgwww.kfcf.org

bestselling Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army, Jeremy Scahill. Scahill spoke to a pack-aged town hall on Saturday May 5th in Northfork as part of his book tour. Annual Banquet: Norman Solomon As most of you are aware the Annual KFCF Banquet is ordinarily held during the latter part of the year and 2007 was no .