WPEB Radio
WPEB - Training Sessions
Posted November 27th, 2007 by LouisLocation(s)
WPEB Radio Workshops
When: Saturday, December 1st from 12:30-5pm. There will be a one hour break at 2:30 and we’ll serve lunch
Where: Calvary Church, at the corner of 48th Street and Baltimore Ave.
Who: These workshops are free and open to anyone who is involved with WPEB or who wants to become involved.
Programming – What gets on the air - Saturday, December 1st 12:30-5pm
West Philadelphia’s New Community Radio WPEB 88.1 FM
Posted October 3rd, 2007 by Scribe Video CenterIn early 2008, Philadelphia will see the rebirth of WPEB 88.1 FM, a community radio station serving West Philadelphia. In its first stage, the new WPEB is being stewarded by Scribe Video Center. Partnering with Scribe are two West Philadelphia-based organizations: the Philadelphia Independent Media Center (Philly IMC) and the Prometheus Radio Project and a growing variety of community and cultural groups.
Introduction to Digital Sound Editing
Wednesdays, January 16, 23, 30 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Using computers to edit sound! After you’ve done your interviews and made your recordings, learn how to cut them down to size and fit them together into one seamless piece of audio. This workshop will be a hands-on tutorial on using Audacity, a free, open source audio editing program.
Writing Radio Drama
Mondays, November 26, December 3, 10, 17 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Character, plot, story, description, soundscape, dialogue, these and more are the elements that combine in the author controlled medium of dramatic radio. This radio scriptwriting workshop will guide workshop participants through the process of creating short radio plays for WPEB. Participants should come to this workshop with a story idea on a topic or issue relevant to their community, and be prepared to get dramatic!
Community News Reporting
Tuesdays, November 13, 20, 27, December 4 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm
This training workshop will give you the skills to be a community news reporter. How do you uncover the news? How do you know if a story is important? How do you produce a radio news story – quickly and accurately? Workshop participants will learn the craft and technique of radio journalism by researching, producing and editing short news or feature stories about West Philadelphia for broadcast on WPEB.
Making Radio Documentaries
Saturdays, October 27, November 10 December 1, 15 from 10:00 am -1:00 pm
Do you have an idea for a short radio documentary about a person, place or happening in West Philadelphia?
WPEB Town Hall & Street Movies!
Posted September 21st, 2007 by Gretjen
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Join us for a Town Hall Meeting about the new WPEB 88.1 FM , West Philadelphia’s Community Radio. Learn how to get involved in the station and see some short films of “barn raisings” of community stations courtesy of Philadelphia’s own Prometheus Radio Project.
