A list of stations follows the schedule. If you want to find out more
about coverage in your area, please follow instructions given.
Thanks. BC
TO:PROGRAM DIRECTORS, GENERAL MANAGERS
FR:NATIVE AMERICA CALLING
DT:AUGUST 8, 1996
RE:SCHEDULE FOR NATIVE AMERICA CALLING,
AUGUST 12-23, 1996
NATIVE AMERICA CALLING, the first national call-in radio program
to focus on Native issues, began daily one-hour feeds on 6/5/95.
Feed Time:M - F, 1300 - 1359 ET
Channel Info:Channel 8
PEV Code 391
Digital Frequency B68.2
Galaxy 4, Transponder B
Broadcast Rights:
Each program is designed for live use. The fee to carry NATIVE
AMERICA CALLING is determined on whether the station is a member
of AIROS. There is a set fee for AIROS members; if not a member,
fee is based on station's annual revenue.
Call John Gregg at (402)472-0941 if you intend to broadcast NAC.
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HOST: TOM BEAVER
WELLNESS HOST: SHARON MCCONNELL
PROGRAM SCHEDULE for 8/12 - 8/16:
MON - 8/12: Do mandatory dress codes and school uniforms equal
school pride and unity? Do uniforms reduce the risk of gang
violence? What are we telling our children about freedom of
expression? Guests include Phoenix attorney Gary Klahr.
TUE - 8/13: A unified effort is underway to develop a plan to
combat crime and drug abuse in Native America? Can sports keep
youth on the right track? Guests include Dominic Nessi of HUD's
Office of Native American Programs.
WED - 8/14: Do Native American artists have to fit into a
stereotypical style to gain acceptance...or are they free to
explore new styles? What exactly is Indian Art? Guests include
artist Harold Freeland.
THU - 8/15: "Honoring, Celebrating and Recognizing Native Women
in Music" is the theme for this year's Red Nation Celebration.
Entertainers Joanne Shenandoah, Joy Harjo and others join us for
our Music Maker Edition.
FRI - 8/16: Wellness Edition: Perhaps one of the easiest but
best means we have to keep our children healthy is through
immunizations. Have your children been safely vaccinated? Guests
TBA.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE for 8/19 - 8/23
MON - 8/19: Once again, we open up our lines for you...the
listener. If you've got an issue that needs attention, pick up
the phone and give us a call. It's open lines and you're the
guest.
TUE - 8/20: The Fall semester is right around the corner.
College students are headed back to school. What is life like
for the "non-traditional" student? Guests TBA.
WED - 8/21: Three Native Americans are running for seats in the
U.S. House of Representatives. Bill Yellowtail of Montana,
Giorgianna Lincoln of Alaska and Joe Bowen of Washington join us
to talk about their campaign plans and the national conventions.
THU - 8/22: Since 1877 the Nez Perce have not been welcome in
their traditional homelands in the Wallowa Valley of Oregon.
Now, valley residents are buying land for tribal members to
return home. Why? Nez Perce tribal member Earl Conner will help
us explain.
FRI - 8/23: Wellness Edition: It's not exactly an old-fashioned
house call, but medical experts will be available to describe
and prescribe eye, ear, nose and throat ailments. We'll also
explore traditional treatments. Guests TBA.
*Native America Calling* is produced and directed by Harlan
McKosato (Sac and Fox from Oklahoma). Tom Beaver (Muscogee
Creek from Minnesota) is Host/Associate Producer, Features
Producer/Editor is Bernadette Chato (Navajo from New Mexico),
and Michelle Cody (Navajo from Arizona) serves as Associate
Producer.
*NAC* is a production of Native American Public
Telecommunications, Inc. Offices for *Native America Calling*
are located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The program is produced
at the studios of KUNM at the University of New Mexico. The
staff of *Native America Calling* can be reached at 505-277-5201
or by fax at 505-277-4286. Address correspondence to PO Box
40164, Albuquerque, NM 87196, or e-mail to native@unm.edu.
For information on how your local public radio station can carry
the program, call John Belindo, AIROS at 1-800-571-6885 or e-
mail to his attention to jgregg@unlinfo.unl.edu.
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RADIO STATIONS AIRING *NATIVE AMERICA CALLING*
Produced in Albuquerque, NM
KABR 1500 AM Alamo, New Mexico
KBRW 680 AM Barrow, Alaska
KBSU 730 AM Boise, Idaho
KCIE 90.5 FM Dulce, New Mexico
KCUK 88.1 FM Chevak, Alaska
KEYA 88.5 FM Belcourt, North Dakota
KGHR 91.5 FM Tuba City, Arizona
KGLP 91.7 FM Gallup, New Mexico
KIDE 91.3 FM Hoopa, California
KILI 90.1 FM Porcupine, South Dakota
KNSA 930 AM Unalakleet, Alaska
KOTZ 720 AM Kotzebue, Alaska
KRCL 90.9 FM Salt Lake City, Utah
KSKA 91.1 FM Anchorage, Alaska
KSKO 870 AM McGrath, Alaska
KSUT 91.3 FM Ignacio, Colorado
KTDB 89.7 FM Pinehill, New Mexico
KUNM 89.9 FM Albuquerque, New Mexico
KWSO 91.9 FM Warm Springs, Oregon
KYUK 640 AM Bethel, Alaska
WYRU 1160 AM Red Springs, North Carolina
Most stations carry *Native America Calling* live at 1300-1359
Eastern Time. However some stations opt to air the program on tape delay.
Call the particular station for broadcast time.
If you do not see a station listed for your area, consider calling
your local public radio station to ask if they could carry it. The rates
are VERY reasonable. Information, including rates and a demo tape, on
*Native America Calling* can be obtained by calling John Belindo,
manager, American Indian Radio on Satellite Network (AIROS) at
1-800-571-6885.
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Bernadette Chato, Features Producer Snail Mail: PO Box 40164
NATIVE AMERICA CALLING Albuquerque, NM 87196
The Nation's 1st Electronic Talking Circle 505-277-5354/FAX 505-277-4286
Heard on public radio stations! E-mail: chato@unm.edu