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Music Students Serenade San Diego City College


Twenty middle and high school jazz bands attended and performed at the California Music Educators Association/City College Educational Jazz Festival.  Jazz 88.3 presented the event which was held on the campus at San Diego City College, Saturday, March 1.  Participants experienced a performance and coaching session by world-renowned saxophonist Charles MacPherson. 


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Food, Fun and Friendly Faces with KyXy


KyXy96.5 was on-scene for a few festivals and fairs this Spring.  The station attended the annual Fallbrook Avocado Festival on April 20. The festival featured a variety of vendors and featured cooking competitions.  KyXy96.5 also participated in the 23rd Annual Linda Vista Multi-Cultural Fair on April 26 exhibiting San Diego’s diversity and promoting cultural understanding. In May, the station supported the 12th Annual North Park Festival of the Arts. 


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Nobody Stayed Planted at This Music Fest


Sophie@103.7 participated in the 35th Adams Avenue Roots Festival on May 3-4, 2008, and everybody was moving to the music.  The event featured over 40 acts on seven stages and more than 200 food, arts and crafts vendors. The all-age festival was hosted by the Adams Avenue Business Association.

Green Christmas Event Held to Help Keep the Oceans Blue



Alanis Morissette

Sophie@103.7 sponsored a benefit for San Diego Oceans Foundation on Wednesday, December 10th at Anthology in Little Italy. The evening included special acoustic performances by Alanis Morissette, Marc Roberge & Richard On from O.A.R., Justin Nozuka, Buckcherry and SafetySuit.  The sold-out event was webcast on RadioSophie.com.

Checkoff Campaign Encourages Californians to Make a Difference


San Diego Radio Broadcasters Association member Radio stations are airing a radio campaign in the month of March for Checkoff California, a non-profit effort created and produced by Healthier Solutions, Inc. The campaign is designed to raise awareness and increase contributions to the state’s voluntary check-off program.  The check-off line item appears under “contributions” on the California state tax return. A few of the funds in California’s voluntary tax check-off program are:

  • Alzheimer’s Disease/Related Disorders Fund
  • California Breast Cancer Research Fund
  • California Firefighters’ Memorial Fund
  • California Military Family Relief Fund
  • Emergency Food Assistance Program
For more information including a complete list of funds participating in the 2009 California tax check-off program, please go to: http://www.checkoffcalifornia.org/home.html  
 

Latin Bands Sizzle at Cinco de Mayo Event



KLNV and KLQV listeners enjoying Cinco de Mayo at the Del Mar Fairgrounds

Recuerdo 102.9 KLQV-FM and La Nueva 106.5 KLNV-FM staged the 11th annual “La Fiesta del Pueblo” event. The free, family-friendly concert took place on Sunday, May 3rd, at the Del Mar Fairgrounds and featured musical acts representative of La Nueva 106.5’s regional Mexican sound and Recuerdo 102.9’s Spanish-adult hits formats, including headlining act, Banda El Recodo. Estimated attendance was 20,000.

Star 94.1’s Gown Town Provides Dazzle for San Diego Prom-Goers



Gown Town

No glass slippers, but lots of smiling faces!

Generous listeners of the Jeff and Jer morning show searched their closets for new or gently used formal wear to help make prom dreams come true for thousands of San Diego teenagers.  More than 6,000 dresses of various styles, colors and sizes were donated and on display at Carmel Mountain Plaza and on Saturday, April 18th, high school girls who wouldn’t have been able to buy a prom dress had the opportunity to choose a gown and take it home, at no cost.

San Diego General Managers Meet with Congressman Brian Bilbray



Bob Hughes, Pat Hughes and Jonathan Schwartz, owners, Compass Radio of San Diego; Congressman Brian Bilbray; Darrel Goodin, general manager, Lincoln Financial Media; Jamie Hartnett, executive director, California Broadcasters Association - Southern CA; Dave Armstrong, general manager, Salem Communications; Sharon Massey, executive director, San Diego Radio Broadcasters Association; Debbie Wagner, president and general manager, Clear Channel Communications

A team of local station managers met with San Diego Congressman Brian Bilbray in early June to talk about the Performance Tax Bill under consideration in Washington. The fee has been proposed by the Recording Industry Association of Amercia and record label conglomerates (mostly foreign owned) in an effort to recapture lost revenue from their failing business model.

For more than 80 years, labels and performers have thrived with free promotion from local Radio stations. The proposed tax will hurt local Radio stations by requiring them to pay additional fees to play music. Stations already pay fees to performance rights agencies BMI and ASCAP. The new fees will also negatively impact new artists trying to break into the business as well as listeners who rely on local Radio for emergency information, news, weather and entertainment.
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