PROGRAMME DIRECTOR'S REPORT   for Board Meeting April 1998
Barb Woolner

What has Happened?

* A Programming Ideas Session was held for those interested in generating
  ideas for their shows in the Fall Season.

* Special Programme: Daniel Wiersma, a student of Pinewood Alternative School
  interviewed his piano teacher.

* Special Programme - (Chemistry) Prof Alecia Zobel was interviewed by a few
  of her students about Vitamins and Health. She did a second programme on
  Nutrition.

* Special Programme - Cara (?) did a feature about a band from Vancouver (a
  band that her uncle manages).

* Radio Project Day - Aboriginal Voices   March 31.  Coordinator was Lisa-
  Marie Milliken.  It was a great day of programming.

* Special Programme - Kristina Rawlings interviewed Melinda Rees of the
  Community Legal Centre on the topic of the new Tenant Protection Act.

* Radio Project Day - For Laugher; Comedy Day was Sunday April 5 and
  coordinated by the Air Pollution Programmers, Daniel O'Brian, Cameron Esler
  and Teige Reid.

* Special Programme - Another Girl Guide group visited the station and
  organized a programme.

* Special Programme - Four, Grade 7 students from St Paul's present their
  radio programmes about The Olympics and a Movie Debate - which is better,
  Titanic or Star Wars.

* Special Programme - Grade 6 students from Ridpath Public School pretaped a
  programme in their classroom.  They sang songs and talked about themselves
  in French.

* Special Programme - Grade 5-6 students from Young's Point Public School
  visited Trent Radio then came the following week to do a programme - The
  True Rumour, based on their school newspaper.

* Programme Proposals for the Summer and Fall broadcast seasons are available
  at the station.

* Summer planning meeting was held April 19.  Executive Producers for met and
  reviewed some proposals.  A second meeting (for those who could not attend
  the first) was April 21.  John Nuir has further details on plans for the
  summer broadcast season.

* Archiving parties are finished for the season. * Spoken Word archiving is
  finished for the season.

* Esther Caldwell's column, "Radio Log" in Arthur has finished for the year.

* Barb has finished giving Trent Radio Programming updates on Norman in the
  Morning for the season.

What is Happening?

* There are several Special programmes and impromptu programmes scheduled for
  the last week of the broadcast season.