Trent Radio BoD Meeting                                     27 March 2003

     MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING held at Trent Radio House,
     715 George St. N., Peterborough, Ontario on 27 March 2003 at 7:30pm.

P R E S E N T: Ryder Ziola, Emily Addison, Laura Farina, Kim Fielding,
               Al Kirkaldy, and Anne Stevenson

R E G R E T S: Joel Buxton

Also Present: John K. Muir, General Manager

Notice of this meeting having been made to all the Directors, and quorum
of the Directors being present in person, the meeting was declared duly
constituted and called to order at 7:35 p.m., with Ryder Ziola acting as
Chair and Secretary.

The minutes of the previous Board meeting were presented.

UPON A MOTION duly made, seconded and carried unanimously, the minutes of
the previous Board of Directors' meeting, held on 27 February 2003, were
approved unanimously.

Chair's Opening Comments:
The Chair welcomed the Board to the meeting.

Business Arising:
The orientation package for the newest Board member is recognised as still
outstanding.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Membership and Fundraising Committee:
Plans for a Porch Sale are in preliminary stage.

Social Convenor & Board Development:
It was noted that plans for celebrations were underway.

Sponsorship & Earned Revenue:
A meeting with the Peterborough Arms is planned to discuss the possibility
of a year-long sponsorship.  Summer sponsorships are progressing well and
being actively pursued.

Publicity:
Trout Rodeo is at the printers and will be ready by next week. Thanks are
extended to Nathan Rambukkana, Jenny Rosser and Laura Farina.

Summer Camp:
Plans have been drawn up for a week-long camp for 8 participants.  Issues
of publicity are yet to be determined.  A report containing the
registration package and publicity poster is attached.

Digital Ingest Clerk Hiring Committee:
There were 42 applicants for the position. A shortlist of 4 strong
candidates was interviewed, leading to the hiring of Jill Staveley.

Programme Director Hiring Committee:
Miriam Stucky joined the Committee to represent a broader community
perspective. 13 applications were received and a shortlist of 3 candidates
is being interviewed on 31 March, 2003.  The candidates are currently
preparing portfolios.

UPON A MOTION duly made, seconded and carried unanimously, the Committee
Reports were unanimously accepted.


OPERATIONS REPORT:
The General Manager's report was presented (see attached)

UPON A MOTION duly made, seconded and carried, the Operations Report was
accepted.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS:
Mention was made Trent Radio's need to respond to Trent University's
proposed policy regarding "non-academic conduct". Discussion followed,
leading to a consensus that TrentRadio should be inform the University of
the legal obstacles to any University policy which attempts to govern on-
air content.


The date for the next Board meeting was confirmed for Thursday,
April 24, 2003 7:30pm at the Trent Radio house.

There being no other business, the meeting was adjourned.


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   Ryder Ziola, President                Joel Buxton, Secretary