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STATION INFORMATION

301 Broadway
Bethlehem PA 18015
610-694-8100
610-954-9474 fax
info@wdiy.org

WDIY in the news

The WDIY
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Employment 

"WDIY is recruiting a Director of Development and Public Relations"

 

Mission 

The mission of WDIY as a public radio station is to engage the Lehigh Valley community through a wide-ranging exchange of music, arts, news and culturally diverse information.



Board of Directors 
Anne Bedics - president
Geoff Gutgold - vice president
Mike Kraynak - vice president
Geoff Chambers - secretary
James Mattern - treasurer
Rebecca Boorsma
Wally Vinovskis - Member Rep.
John Dodds
Joel Nathan Rosen
Julian Lewis
Joe Cassano - Member Rep.
Paola Mattera
Janet Norwood
Don Miles
Mike Riess
Deborah Mayberry
Seth Weber

 

Special thanks  

WDIY 88.1 FM thanks the following corporations and foundations for their support of WDIY programs and projects:
Air Products Foundation
The Dexter F. and Dorothy H. Baker Foundation
The Charles H. Hoch Foundation of Allentown
The Century Foundation
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting
The County of Lehigh
The Crayola Foundation
Just Born, Inc.
KNBT Foundation
Martin Guitar Foundation
Mack Truck
The Rider Pool Foundation

 

Community Advisory Board 

The CAB will serve to connect WDIY FM with the community we serve.

The Community Advisory Board of WDIY "shall be solely advisory in nature" according to FCC regulation. It will conduct an ongoing review of program policies and will review and report on listener comments and suggestions. For more information call 610-694-8100 ext. 2


EEO Public File 

2008 Annual EEO Public File Report
Lehigh Valley Community Broadcasters Association, Inc.
Station: WDIY(FM-NCE)
Community of License: Allentown, PA
Reporting Period: March 22, 2007 - March 21, 2008
No. of Full-time Employees: 5 - 10
Small Market Exemption: No
During the Reporting Period, three full time positions were filled. The information required by FCC Rule 73.2080(c)(6) is provided in the charts that follow.
Initiatives:
Maintained an internship program designed to assist members of the community to acquire skills needed for broadcast employment. WDIY College Internship Program gives students real career experience in broadcasting. All students receive college credit or high school community service credit for their work, which averages about 80 hours per semester in the Programming and Operations area of the station. We had two interns from Kutztown University during this reporting period.
The Internship and Youth Media Programs are training programs that have enabled WDIY personnel to expand training opportunities for local youth. Participated in events or programs sponsored by educational institutions relating to career opportunities in broadcasting. Example: Lehigh Carbon Community College workshop: What is Indecency? Neil Hever, Operations Director, conducted the session (Fall 2007). The Youth Media Program teaches high school students about radio broadcasting.
Conducted EEO staff training on March 11, 2008. Included dissemination of company policy and background information provided by legal counsel. The session included the review of the organizations' anti-discrimination policy and FCC mandates. Eight staff members were present for the training conducted by the executive director.
Dennise M. Kowalczyk - Executive Director - conducted presentations to the following organizations about WDIY 88.1 FM opportunities:
Allentown Rotary Club (November 14, 2007), Liberty Bell Rotary Club (November 28, 2007), Hi Neighbors Retirement Community (November 2007) and Cedar Crest College (November 2007) and Bethlehem Rotary Club (January 16, 2008)
Distributed employment opportunity information at the following partnership events in the month of June.: PA Sinfonia, Magnetos Car Show, Circle of Stones Children Theatre, Kutztown Folk Festival.
List of Positions Filled
Date of hire: August 1, 2007; Job Title: Development Director
Recruitment Source Referring Hiree: Friend

Recruiting Sources Used and Interviewee Referral Source Summary
Total Number of Persons Interviewed: 4

1 Morning Call Newspaper
1 Friend
2 Unknown

Morning Call (Allentown daily), Express Times (Easton daily), WDIY website, flyer distributed at events, emails, Association of Fundraising Professionals, PUBRADIO Listserve, DEI Conference, on-air announcement, Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges and the CPB Jobline.
Referral Source, Address, Contact Person, Phone/email
Morning Call Contact: Unknown
101 North 6th Street,
Allentown, PA 18102
610-820-6565

Express Times Contact: Unknown
39 North 4th Street, Easton,
PA 18040
610-258-7171

On Line CPB - http://www.cpb.org/jobline

WDIY website Contact: Unknown
www.wdiy.org
301 Broadway
Bethlehem, PA 18015
(610) 694-8100

On Line - Association of Fundraising Professionals - www.afpnet.org
On Line - Public Radio List Serve - PUBRADIO@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
On Line - Development Exchange Inc. - www.deiworksite.org
Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges - www.lvaic.org - Contact: Tom Tenges
List of Positions Filled
Date of hire: January 2, 2008 Job Title: Development Director
Recruitment Source Referring Hiree: WDIY website

Recruiting Sources Used and Interviewee Referral Source Summary
Total Number of Persons Interviewed: 11
3 Morning Call Newspaper
3 WDIY Website
1 Craig's List website
2 Friend
2 Unknown
Morning Call (Allentown daily), Express Times (Easton daily), WDIY website, flyer distributed at events, emails, Association of Fundraising Professionals, PUBRADIO Listserve, DEI Conference, on-air announcement, Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges, CraigsList and the CPB Jobline.
Referral Source, Address, Contact Person, Phone/email
Morning Call Contact: Unknown
101 North 6th Street,
Allentown, PA 18102
610-820-6565

Express Times Contact: Unknown
39 North 4th Street, Easton,
PA 18040
610-258-7171

On Line CPB - http://www.cpb.org/jobline

WDIY website Contact: Alison DelRe
www.wdiy.org
301 Broadway
Bethlehem, PA 18015
(610) 694-8100

On Line - Association of Fundraising Professionals - www.afpnet.org
On Line - Public Radio List Serve - PUBRADIO@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
On Line - Development Exchange Inc. - www.deiworksite.org
Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges - www.lvaic.org - Contact: Tom Tenges
On Line - Craig's List - www.craigslist.org
List of Positions Filled
Date of hire: February 19, 2008 Job Title: Business Development Manager
Recruitment Source Referring Hiree: The Morning Call Newspaper

Recruiting Sources Used and Interviewee Referral Source Summary
Total Number of Persons Interviewed: 4

2 Morning Call Newspaper
2 Unknown

Morning Call (Allentown daily), WDIY website, flyer distributed at events, emails, on-air announcement, Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges, and CraigsList
Referral Source, Address, Contact Person, Phone/email
Morning Call Contact: Unknown
101 North 6th Street,
Allentown, PA 18102
610-820-6565


WDIY website Contact: Alison DelRe
www.wdiy.org
301 Broadway
Bethlehem, PA 18015
(610) 694-8100

Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges - www.lvaic.org - Contact: Tom Tenges
Craig's List - www.craigslist.org

No source specifically requested that the station send it notices about job openings.



History 

1981

Two radio enthusiasts, Cheryl Haughney and Neil Hever, propose to Muhlenberg College that a community staff be formed to operate WMUH, the College-owned station, during times that students are on breaks or vacations. Muhlenberg College agrees and the Lehigh Valley Community Broadcasters Association (LVCBA) is born.
August 1984
The LVCBA incorporates in hopes of one day creating a community public radio station.
October 19, 1989
LVCBA submits construction permit application to the FCC.
September 1990
FCC approves engineering study.
June 1993
FCC application approval granted.
August 1993
Construction permit issued.
September 1993
WDIY (Do It Yourself public radio) receives its name from contest winner Jim Ferrani, after the Coast Guard vessel GOOD TIDINGS relinquishes its call letters at the LVCBA's request.
September 1993
U. S. Commerce Department announces an award of $127,000 for the purchase of initial broadcast equipment. Local match for the grant provided by Lehigh and Northampton Counties, the cities of Allentown and Bethlehem, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania through a Legislative Initiative Grant sponsored by Senator Roy Afflerbach.
October 1993
WDIY hires its first employee, Ira Faro, as Development Director.
February 1994
National Public Radio satellite study indicates the CoreStates Bank Building (the former Lehigh Valley Bank) in South Bethlehem as primary site for WDIY studios
July 1994
Mark Maben is announced as WDIY's first Station Manager.
October 1994
WDIY hires Christine Dempsey as Program Director and announces initial program schedule.
October 3, 1994
Construction of WDIY's studios and office space begins.
October 20, 1994
Five years and one day after the initial FCC application, the first WDIY test signal goes out over the airwaves at 88.1 FM.
November 1994
Volunteers begin installation of studio equipment under the direction of consulting engineer Charles Loughery and WDIY Engineering Director Pat Shea.
December 1994
Major equipment installation completed and training of volunteer on-air programmers begins.
December 21, 1994
FCC grants WDIY permission to begin formal broadcasting in January.
December 29, 1994
National Public Radio's Board of Directors votes to approve WDIY's NPR membership application.
December 31, 1994
WDIY announces Sunday, January 8, 1995, as on-air date with regular broadcast schedule to commence the following day.
January 2, 1995
Station volunteer programmers begin a week of dress rehearsal training.
January 8, 1995
WDIY signs on-air. The wait is over. The Lehigh Valley's first and only listener supported, community owned and operated public radio station signs on air.

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