NOTICES
CPB Awards Grant To Help Establish Indian Radio Center
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Cor
poration for Public Broadcasting re
cently announced a $1.5 million grant to
establish the Center for Native Ameri
can Radio, a centralized service bureau
that will provide technical, fund-raising,
and program support to nearly 30 pub
lic radio stations serving Indian listeners.
“Native radio stations provide vi
tal programs and services to some of
our nation’s poorest and most isolated
communities,” said Kathleen Cox, CPB
president and CEO. “Listeners depend
on these stations to cover national and
local news, deal with community is
sues, and create links across geographic
and tribal boundaries.
“This service exemplifies public
broadcasting’s mission - as set out in
the Public Broadcasting Act - to serve
unserved and underserved audiences,
and CPB is proud to support it.”
The National Federation of Com
munity Broadcasters (NFCB) will over
see the center’s organization and
operation, which also will be guided by
an advisory board of Native American
station and community leaders.
The center will seek non-traditional
funding sources to aid the coalition of
Native stations, which serve communi
ties from the Alaskan tundra to the Ari
zona pueblo to Native Americans in
America’s biggest cities. In addition to
fund-raising, the center will provide
expertise on accounting, engineering,
programming, and other forms of tech
nical assistance that small stations need
to operate.
With this funding announcement,
CPB is implementing the recommen
dations of its Native American Radio
Assessment, conducted earlier this year.
The NFCB funding proposal grew out
of a two-day Native American public
radio meeting held last April and cor
responds with findings of the CPB
study. Through the center’s work, CPB,
NFCB, and Native stations around the
country will work to improve effective
ness and efficiency of station operations
so that listeners will benefit.
“The center will play an important
role in seeing that unserved Native au
diences have access to Native pro
grams,” said Jacqlyn Salee, president
Gates Millennium Scholarship
Applications Available
Applications for the 2004-2005 Gates
Millennium Scholarships are available
at www.gmsp.org or www.aigc.com.
The deadline to apply is Jan. 14,
2005. These scholarships are awarded
to students who:
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Are American Indian/Alaska Na
tive (federally or state recognized),
African American, Asian/Pacific
Islander American, or Hispanic
American
Entered a nationally accredited col
lege or university as a full-time
freshman in the fall of 2004
Will graduate from high school
with a cumulative 3.3 GPA on a 4.0
scale or earn a GED
Meet the federal Pell Grant eligi
bility criteria (financial need)
Demonstrate leadership abilities
through participating in community
service, extracurricular, or other
activities
nominee, nominator, and recommender.
Each student (nominee) is required to
provide a completed nominee personal
information form.
Nominators are principals, teach
ers, guidance counselors, higher edu
cation representatives, and other
professional educators who can nomi
nate students with outstanding aca
demic qualifications, particularly those
likely to succeed in the fields of math
ematics, science, engineering, educa
tion, or library science.
Recommenders are any adults who
are familiar with the nominee’s com
munity service and leadership activities.
Forms for both nominators and
recommenders are available at the Web
sites listed above.
If you have any questions, please
call 1-866-884-7007.
The nomination process consists of
three interdependent components:
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November 2004
and CEO of KNBA/Koahnic Broad
casting Corporation in Anchorage,
Alaska. “Building strong, vibrant Native
stations on reservations and in villages
in Alaska will assure Native perspec
tives and voices are heard more widely.”
CPB, a private, non-profit corpo
ration created by Congress in 1967,
develops educational public radio, tele
vision, and online services for the
American people. It is the industry’s
largest single source of funds for na
tional public television and radio pro
gram development and production,
funding more than 1,000 public radio
and television stations. For more infor
mation, visit www.cpb.org.
NFCB is a national alliance of sta
tions, producers, and others committed
to community radio. NFCB advocates
for national public policy, funding, rec
ognition, and resources on behalf of its
membership, while providing services
to empower and strengthen community
broadcasters through the core values of
localism, diversity, and public service. For
more information, visit www.nfcb.org.
Native Stations Served
by the Native Center
for Public Radio
Alaska: KNBA, Anchorage; KBRW-
FM&AM, Barrow; KYUK, Bethel;
KCUK, Chevak; KZPA, Fort Yukon;
KIYU, Galena; KOTZ, Kotzebue;
KSDP, Sand Point; KUHB, St. Paul
Island; KNSA, Unalakleet
Arizona: KUYI, Hotevilla; KGHR,
Tuba City; KNNB, Whiteriver;
KRMH, Teenospos
California: KIDE, Hoopa
Colorado: KRZA, Alamoza; KSUT/
KUTE, Ignacio
Montana: KGVA, Halem
North Dakota: KEYA, Belcourt; KMHA,
New Town; KABU, St. Michaels
New Mexico: KCIE, Dulce; KABR,
Magdalena; KTDB, Pine Hill;
KSHI, Zuni
Oregon: KWSO, Warm Springs
South Dakota: KILI, Porcupine;
KLND, McLaughlin
Washington: KYNR, Toppenish
Wisconsin: WOJB, Hayward
Wyoming: KWRR, Ft. Washakie
Willamette Master Chorus
Announces Season
The 2004-2005 Willamette Master
Chorus begins its 20,h year with our first
concert Nov. 21, a collaboration with
the Salem Chamber Orchestra. We will
perform the Sacred Service by the emi
nent American composer Ernest Bloch.
On Dec. 18-19, we will offer Conrad
Susa’s Carols and Lullabies and Ariel’s
Navidad Nuestra, both sung in Span
ish with guitar, harp, and percussion.
Portland duo Scott Kritzer, guitar,
and Janet Chvatal, soprano, will join us
along with the Pringle Singers from
Pringle Elementary School, Rachel
Babbs, conductor. Christmas carols
with the orchestra also will be included.
Scott and Janet have invited us to
perform with them at Portland Center
Stage on Dec. 27.
We will travel to the Mount Angel
Abbey on May 1 and May 8 to present
the Solemn Mass by Louis Vieme for two
organs along with Dona Nobis Pacem
by Ralph Vaughan Williams with or
chestra. A cappella arrangements of well-
known hymns also will be included.
For information, please visit our
Web site at www.open.org/wmchorus,
e-mail wmchorus@open.org, or call
503-370-8055.
November 2004
How Can We Keep From Singing?
Sacred Service by Ernest Bloch with
the Salem Chamber Orchestra
December 2004 Holiday Concert
Fiesta de Navidad!
Songs of Spain and the New World
Navidad Nuestra by Ariel Ramirez
Villancicos de Navidad by
Juan Gutierrez de Padilla
with Scott Kritzer, guitar and
Janet Chvatal, soprano
And amazing music with extraordinary
Salem kids!
May 2005
Messe Solenelle by Louis Vieme
Dona Nobis Pacem by R.V. Williams
(with orchestra and organ)