[JPL] Another shot fish in our barrel ......

[Bobby Jackson]

Like Dori in the Disney film "Finding Nemo" once said, "Just keep swimming, 
swimming, swimming.......

:(

Aloha,

Bobby


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "M and D BECKER" <dnmbecker at msn.com>
To: <dnmbecker at msn.com>
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 8:01 PM
Subject: Changes in Iowa


> Dear friends,
>
> My apologies for being off of the jazz planet for most of this year.  The
> ongoing development of Iowa Public Radio has been exhausting on many, many
> fronts, and for a long time my JazzWorks work has taken a backseat to
> everything else spinning around here.  It's been deeply frustrating to 
> feel
> unable to give you any updated information on a weekly basis, and I'm very
> sorry for any (understandable) frustration you too have felt.
>
> That's changing.  I was informed on Friday that my programming position at
> IPR is being eliminated. While it's an out-of-nowhere surprise, it's not
> something we're unprepared for, and an unintended benefit is that I should
> be able to return to the habit of visiting with you on a MUCH more 
> frequent
> basis.  I don't know exactly when that old pattern will return, but as my
> job will (officially) completely gone just after Thanksgiving, and it's my
> hunch that I may be asked to depart well before that.  Under the right
> circumstances I will.
>
> That leads me to the other reason for writing: beginning September 10, 
> Iowa
> Public Radio is cutting its weekly jazz programming from 23 hours to 
> three.
> For the past seven years all music sent to WOI Radio (now Iowa Public 
> Radio)
> has been auditioned for JazzWorks too.  If it's feasible to continue CD
> service to WOI I encourage you to do that.
>
> *** But if you want to ensure that your music is evaluated for airplay on
> the JazzWorks network, you may wish to begin sending new CDs to me at this
> address:  ***
>
> Dave Becker/JazzWorks
> 4014 Berkshire Avenue
> Ames IA 50010
> dnmbecker at msn.com
>
> You can reach me most of the time by cell phone at (515) 451-4773.
>
> I promise you that I WILL listen to every CD sent -- even though I'm 
> behind
> right now, I'll have more time to catch up very soon.
>
> Thanks so much, and I'm looking forward to jumping back into the music 
> soon.
>
> Best,
>