| No. |
Date |
Initiative |
Description |
Scope of Involvement |
Personnel Involved |
| 1 |
3/22/06 |
Eastern Kentucky University |
Senior communications class |
Spoke on the topic of “KET and Careers in Broadcasting.” |
Ed Mastrean, Director of Community Relations |
| 2 |
May-July 2006 |
RECC annual meetings |
23 statewide meetings that allow KET to connect with a different audience. |
Friends Board members staff KET displays at each meeting to distribute literature and sign people up for additional information on courses, volunteering, etc. |
Tricia Dunn, Volunteer Services Administrator, and KET Friends Board of Directors |
| 3 |
7/11/06 |
Visit by Russian journalists |
Various journalists from former Soviet-block countries visited KET to learn about our current structure. |
Various KET staff led demonstrations on their specific job responsibilities. Exchanged ideas, common issues, etc. between both groups. Program was in conjunction with Kentucky Press Association and Kentucky Broadcasters Association. |
Ed Mastrean, Director of Community Relations; Tricia Dunn, Volunteer Services Administrator |
| 4 |
7/17/06 |
Professional development group |
Hosted video production workshop. |
KET multimedia professional development event. 125 teachers attended seminars on audio, lighting, editing software, basic videography, script writing, new school software. Scheduled two days of workshops for 2007 due to popular demand. |
Education Consultants: Larry Moore, Kathy Davis, Carol Chapman, Cynthia Warner, and Missi Baker |
| 5 |
8/18/06 |
KET Media Day at Kentucky State Fair |
Disseminated information about KET services and job opportunities. |
Booth at Kentucky State Fair in Louisville. |
Tricia Dunn, Volunteer Services Administrator; booth staffed by various KET staff volunteers |
| 6 |
9/14/06 |
University of Kentucky School of Journalism |
Rural journalism conference |
Kentucky First Amendment Initiative |
Ed Mastrean, Director of Community Relations |
| 7 |
11/8/06 |
University of Kentucky Career and Intern Fair |
Represented KET at a career/intern fair geared specifically to college students in broadcasting and journalism. |
Students met with KET staff representative to learn about the various intern opportunities available. |
Tricia Dunn, Volunteer Services Administrator |
| 8 |
November 2006 |
Treasures Tour |
Statewide events to promote awareness of upcoming KET special highlighting “treasure” spots in Kentucky. |
A statewide, monthlong series of events that honored the 11 treasure sites as determined by Dr. Thomas Clark. Opportunity to cultivate new donors and volunteers across the state. |
Tona Barkley, Director of Communications; Tim Bischoff, Director of Marketing; Marketing Department staff |
| 9 |
2/2/07 |
Georgetown College Career/Intern Fair |
Exposed college students to broadcasting careers/environment. |
Students met with KET staff representative to learn about the various intern opportunities available. |
Tricia Dunn, Volunteer Services Administrator |
| 10 |
2/21/07 |
Junior Achievement Job Shadow Day |
Exposed area middle school students to various careers in broadcasting. |
Students toured studio and spent time with KET staff in a variety of broadcast jobs. |
Kathy Quinn, Director of Education; Rhonda Moberly, Administrative Assistant; Larry Moore, Education Consultant; Judy Flavell, Outreach Coordinator; Doug Campbell, Distance Learning Producer; Craig Cornwell, Director of Programming; Chuck Duncan, Physics Teacher; Lee Delaney, Master Control Operator |
| 11 |
2/21/07 |
Leadership Lexington Youth |
Career workshops |
Video career-related scripting activities for high school students from several Fayette County schools. |
Larry Moore, Education Consultant |
| 12 |
3/22/07 |
University of Kentucky Career Center Symposium |
Exposed college students to broadcasting careers/environment. |
Students met with KET staff representative to learn about the various intern opportunities available. |
Tricia Dunn, Volunteer Services Administrator |
| 13 |
Ongoing |
Listening Project |
Small focus groups in communities across the state to discuss common issues and themes. |
KET’s executive director travels across the state to meet with small focus groups to discuss the issues important to that specific community. Data is gathered to determine common themes from around the state. Feedback is used to determine upcoming programming opportunities. |
Mac Wall, Executive Director; Tricia Dunn, Volunteer Services Administrator |
| 14 |
Ongoing |
KET tours |
School groups from all over the state |
Expose elementary, middle, and high school students to careers in the broadcasting industry. Students tour the studio, talk to various agency personnel regarding their careers in the broadcasting industry, and often watch News Quiz production. |
Kathy Quinn, Director of Education; Rhonda Moberly, Administrative Assistant; Tricia Dunn, Volunteer Services Administrator; various other staff |
| 15 |
Ongoing |
College intern program |
Expose college students to broadcasting careers/environment. |
Hosted interns from state colleges who are majoring in areas that relate to broadcasting for credit hours. |
Shannon Mundy and Kathy Weaver, Commonwealth Fund for KET; Charlee Heaton, Frank Simkonis, Mary Ann Brooks, Joy Flynn, Rob Elliott, Production; Joan Jahnige, Distance Learning; Todd Piccirilli, John Dawahare, Tricia Dunn, Marketing |
| 16 |
Ongoing |
Video production workshops |
Conduct workshops for students and teachers discussing and demonstrating different roles of production members. |
Conduct workshops to public schools in counties across Kentucky. |
Education Consultants: Larry Moore, Kathy Davis, Carol Chapman, Cynthia Warner, Missi Baker |
| 17 |
Ongoing |
All Kentucky public schools |
Workshops |
Professional development presentations to Kentucky teachers about how to implement KET EncycloMedia in the classroom. Currently presentations made to 20,119+ teachers. EM is being used by more than 40,000 teachers. |
Education Consultants: Larry Moore, Kathy Davis, Carol Chapman, Cynthia Warner, Missi Baker |
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