On Jan 25, 2011, at 11:46 AM, Vincent J. Hrovat wrote:
> I am sorry to raise suspicions about what is probably a legitimate
> opportunity for PR, but I'm remembering the last 8+ months of James Spaid
> and his minions showing up like whack-a-moles in one venue after another
> trying to make Mickaboo look bad, and the vitriol that some bird sellers
> expressed at the SF hearings last year. It's quite possible that this is a
> tiny, grass-roots station (perhaps Internet-only?) without a lot of
> credentials, that is genuinely trying to help non-profits like ours. But I
> think that some disclosure on their end is at least highly desirable.
>
> Could you call back and get his email address, claiming that email is a
> better way to reach you? If he gives you a personal address instead of one
> that ties back to his station, that is another point of concern, IMO. You
> can also thank him for helping NPOs, etc. and ask for his call letters and
> frequency so that you can listen to his station. Any good radio guy should
> be anxious to give out such information!
>
> Also, can we, in general, opt out of having an interview aired after we have
> started participating in the interview? I am thinking of exit strategy in
> case the interviewer begins going off on the wrong topic.
>
> --VH
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
media-advisors-bounces@mickaboo.org> [mailto:
media-advisors-bounces@mickaboo.org] On Behalf Of Patricia Blau
> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 11:11 AM
> To: Mickaboo media advisor team
> Subject: Re: [Media-advisors] Jonathan Ricker, T E R radio in SF, (510)
> 962-5693
> Importance: High
>
> hm, crap. I wish I'd asked him this on the first call. Calling back with
> suspicions isn't a great way to start a relationship, if it's legit. What
> do you want to do?
>
> On Jan 25, 2011, at 10:26 AM, Vincent J. Hrovat wrote:
>
>> What frequency is TER? Also, what are their FCC call letters? A quick
> google
>> didn't show any station in California with call letters of KTER. and the
>> phone number given is apparentlty for a cellular account based in Hayward,
>> all of which makes me suspicious!
>>
>> --VH
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:
media-advisors-bounces@mickaboo.org>> [mailto:
media-advisors-bounces@mickaboo.org] On Behalf Of Patricia Blau
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 9:58 AM
>> To: Mickaboo media advisor team
>> Subject: [Media-advisors] Jonathan Ricker, , (510) 962-5693
>>
>> Here's the scoop:
>>
>> He has a group of non-profits/charitable, local community organizations he
>> says he "kind of cycles through," giving them a (brief) voice on a regular
>> basis (it sounds like he interviews for 15 minutes & edits to 5 minutes).
>> The person who speaks to them (which doesn't have to be the same person)
>> and/or the organization decides the topic for each interview; I'm sure he
>> decides which ones really work for him, too.
>>
>> The first appointment available to us is either today-- he has one slot
>> left, between 2:30pm & 4pm -- or Friday, when he's pretty open.
>>
>> Do we want to open with talking about the wild parrots of SF and how we
> care
>> for them (Jennifer)? - always a good attention getter. This will also be
> a
>> venue for talking about Rio, the movie, when it comes out, and macaws in
>> general.
>>
>> I suspect the radio station is not highly listened to, so my hopes are not
>> high that this will give us incredible exposure, but any exposure is good
>> exposure (except that brutal divorce situation), so they say.
>>
>> I don't necessarily think pitching that everyone vote for us on pepsi
> would
>> be the best way to open? - I'm wondering if we want to save that pitch
> for
>> March or whenever we go back to that, to give more bang for the buck at
> that
>> point.
>>
>> What does this group want to do?
>> p
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