Welcome to Grassroots Radio Conference 2025
Keynote Address
The Pacifica Network is the exclusive sponsor of Commissioner Anna M. Gomez’s keynote address, helping bring this vital conversation to the Grassroots Radio Conference.
Grassroots Radio Conference 2025 Schedule September 11
All GRC presentations and events take place in one of four locations at the Central Library:
Central Events A, located on the first floor
Central Events B, located on the first floor
nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall, located on the third floor
Central Conference Room B & Lounge on the third floor
Grassroots Radio Conference 2025 Schedule September 12
All GRC presentations and events take place in one of four locations at the Central Library:
Central Events A, located on the first floor
Central Events B, located on the first floor
nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall, located on the third floor
Central Conference Room B & Lounge on the third floor
9/12/2025
Hospitality Hub Opens
8am
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4:30pm
nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall
9/12/2025
Hospitality Hub Opens
Coffee, tea, water and snacks. Conference programs and information.
8am
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4:30pm
nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall
9/12/2025
Greeting, conference opening and keynote
9
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10:45AM
nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall
9/12/2025
Greeting, conference opening and keynote
LaRae Wiley (Salish School of Spokane), Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown & Commissioner Anna M. Gomez
9
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10:45AM
nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall
9/12/2025
Ken Freedman - Community Radio Myths and Facts
11:15am
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12:15pm
nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall
9/12/2025
Ken Freedman - Community Radio Myths and Facts
An updated version of the session I did at the 2025 NFCB conference, in which I take down a dozen widespread community radio myths concernin...
11:15am
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12:15pm
nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall
9/12/2025
Jennifer Waits - Saving College and Community Radio History
11:15am
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12:15pm
Central Events A
9/12/2025
Jennifer Waits - Saving College and Community Radio History
College radio has a rich history, dating back more than a century,
with community radio emerging a few decades later. Are you working to pres...
11:15am
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12:15pm
Central Events A
9/12/2025
Henry Harris - Still in the Dash: Rediscovering Radio Power in the Digital Dashboard
11:15am
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12:15pm
Central Events B
9/12/2025
Henry Harris - Still in the Dash: Rediscovering Radio Power in the Digital Dashboard
This discussion focused on how audiences discover radio across various digital platforms, including mobile apps, CarPlay/Android Auto, onli...
11:15am
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12:15pm
Central Events B
9/12/2025
Keith Rozendal - 1. DIY Audience Insights
11:15am
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12:15pm
Central Conference Room B & Lounge
9/12/2025
Keith Rozendal - 1. DIY Audience Insights
Learn to use free tools (from Nautel, Google, and others) and open data (from the US Census, Social Science data repositories, local govern...
11:15am
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12:15pm
Central Conference Room B & Lounge
9/12/2025
Lunch Break
12:15
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1:45pm
various
9/12/2025
Lunch Break
On your own.
12:15
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1:45pm
various
9/12/2025
Ursula Ruedenberg & Stephanie Schubert - Pacifica Affiliates Meeting
12:15
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1:15pm
Central Events A
9/12/2025
Ursula Ruedenberg & Stephanie Schubert - Pacifica Affiliates Meeting
Pacifica Network Member stations, independent producers, and anyone interested in finding out more about Pacifica – are invited to gather f...
12:15
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1:15pm
Central Events A
9/12/2025
Mumia Abu-Jamal - Broadcasting Dissent: Defending Media from the Machinery of Power A media workshop
2
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3pm
nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall
9/12/2025
Mumia Abu-Jamal - Broadcasting Dissent: Defending Media from the Machinery of Power A media workshop
The attack is already underway—broadcast licenses weaponized, laws twisted to extort compliance, and fear driving media into self-censorship...
2
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3pm
nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall
9/12/2025
David Klann - DIY FM Monitoring and Silence Sensor
2
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3pm
Central Conference Room B & Lounge
9/12/2025
David Klann - DIY FM Monitoring and Silence Sensor
In this workshop I will demonstrate and share how I built several DIY FM (on-air) monitors and silence sensors with common off-the-shelf par...
2
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3pm
Central Conference Room B & Lounge
9/12/2025
Mark Hurst - The Voice to a Network: Syndicating a Radio Show
2
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3pm
Central Events B
9/12/2025
Mark Hurst - The Voice to a Network: Syndicating a Radio Show
Sometimes a program covers a topic, or presents a voice, that is relevant beyond a single station. How does a community radio show begin to ...
2
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3pm
Central Events B
9/12/2025
Jim Ellinger & Lisa Loving – "Is This Story Worth Getting My Ass Kicked?" – Street-Level Reporting
3:30
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4:30pm
nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall
9/12/2025
Jim Ellinger & Lisa Loving – "Is This Story Worth Getting My Ass Kicked?" – Street-Level Reporting
This workshop brings together experienced street-level reporters to share practical tips and real-world experiences. We'll discuss DIY press...
3:30
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4:30pm
nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall
9/12/2025
Sandra Forrest & Eddie Maultsby - Fight for First Amendment Rights
3:30
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4:30pm
Central Events A
9/12/2025
Sandra Forrest & Eddie Maultsby - Fight for First Amendment Rights
WBPU-LP would like to share our experiences and successes in fighting back against violations of our First Amendment rights, and to connect ...
3:30
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4:30pm
Central Events A
9/12/2025
Nathan Moore - Let’s Visit the Fundraising Buffet and Fill Our Plates
3:30
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4:30pm
Central Events B
9/12/2025
Nathan Moore - Let’s Visit the Fundraising Buffet and Fill Our Plates
We all have great missions but money is always tight. We can have more mission-driven impact with more resources. To help nourish our stati...
3:30
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4:30pm
Central Events B
9/12/2025
Get Loud in the Library Concert
7
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10pm
nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall
9/12/2025
Get Loud in the Library Concert
We’re celebrating the Grassroots Radio Conference with two free evenings of live local artists.
Wild Alchemy Dance Collective – Tribal Style®...
7
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10pm
nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall
Grassroots Radio Conference 2025 Schedule September 13
All GRC presentations and events take place in one of four locations at the Central Library:
Central Events A, located on the first floor
Central Events B, located on the first floor
nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall, located on the third floor
Central Conference Room B & Lounge on the third floor
9/13/2025
Hospitality Hub Opens
8am
-
4:30pm
nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall
9/13/2025
Hospitality Hub Opens
Coffee, tea, water and snacks. Conference programs and information.
8am
-
4:30pm
nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall
9/13/2025
Ursula Ruedenberg - Sprouts LIVE
9
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10:30AM
nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall
9/13/2025
Ursula Ruedenberg - Sprouts LIVE
Recording the Pacifica program Sprouts with live GRC audience.
9
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10:30AM
nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall
9/13/2025
Betty McArdle and Paul Bame - Governance & Mgmt.
11am
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12pm
nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall
9/13/2025
Betty McArdle and Paul Bame - Governance & Mgmt.
An introduction to governance and management, and their vital importance to the life of your station: From effective boards to volunteer han...
11am
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12pm
nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall
9/13/2025
Max Kelley & Jarret Whetstone - Bands On The Air: Behind The Scenes of Live @ WAYO
11am
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12pm
Central Events A
9/13/2025
Max Kelley & Jarret Whetstone - Bands On The Air: Behind The Scenes of Live @ WAYO
Join Max & Jarret as we show how WAYO has developed its live in-studio performance series, "Live @ WAYO", which highlights local musicians a...
11am
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12pm
Central Events A
9/13/2025
Joseph Orozco - Being Invisible is not a Super Power
11am
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12pm
Central Events B
9/13/2025
Joseph Orozco - Being Invisible is not a Super Power
This is a full participation introduction to the concept of Consensus Building. You will state your values and we will share what they mean....
11am
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12pm
Central Events B
9/13/2025
Lunch Break
12
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1:30pm
various
9/13/2025
Lunch Break
On your own.
12
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1:30pm
various
9/13/2025
LaGanzie Kale - Our Hour
12
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1pm
Central Events A
9/13/2025
LaGanzie Kale - Our Hour
The Our Hour Luncheon provides a space to network with other Professionals of Color working within every area of public media. This event is...
12
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1pm
Central Events A
9/13/2025
David Klann - Rivendell User Group Meetup
12
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1pm
Central Events B
9/13/2025
David Klann - Rivendell User Group Meetup
Session for stations using or interested in using the Rivendell radio automation system.
12
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1pm
Central Events B
9/13/2025
Jim Ellinger - How to Promote the Helloutta Yr LPFM Station...for Cheap or Even for FREE!
1:45
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2:45pm
nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall
9/13/2025
Jim Ellinger - How to Promote the Helloutta Yr LPFM Station...for Cheap or Even for FREE!
Workshop focuses on 'old school' promo items and events. How to write a Press Release, hold a press conference, do publicity stunts, includi...
1:45
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2:45pm
nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall
9/13/2025
Chris Castillo - Free & Low-Cost AI for LPFM Smarter Sponsorships and Station Automation
1:45
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2:45pm
Central Events A
9/13/2025
Chris Castillo - Free & Low-Cost AI for LPFM Smarter Sponsorships and Station Automation
This session introduces free and low-cost AI tools that can transform the way small LPFM and community stations handle programming and spon...
1:45
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2:45pm
Central Events A
9/13/2025
Spencer Graves - Media & Democracy
1:45
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2:45pm
Central Events B
9/13/2025
Spencer Graves - Media & Democracy
"Media & Democracy" is a fortnightly series of interviews with leading experts on media reform to improve democracy. The goal is to help ed...
1:45
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2:45pm
Central Events B
9/13/2025
Arjun Giri & Tula Raj Adhikari - The Role of Radio During Disaster
3:15
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4:15pm
nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall
9/13/2025
Arjun Giri & Tula Raj Adhikari - The Role of Radio During Disaster
This session will address these signifigant areas:
Challenges during disasters for communication.
Need for communication during disasters.
Sign...
3:15
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4:15pm
nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall
9/13/2025
Matthew Flores - Transmission//Reception — Experimental Narrrowcasting in the Classroom
3:15
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4:15pm
Central Events A
9/13/2025
Matthew Flores - Transmission//Reception — Experimental Narrrowcasting in the Classroom
This session will showcase the experiments and outcomes from Transmission//Reception, a special topics course taught in the University of T...
3:15
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4:15pm
Central Events A
9/13/2025
Jean Venel Casseus - BOUTILYE – The Social Radio Platform
3:15
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4:15pm
Central Events B
9/13/2025
Jean Venel Casseus - BOUTILYE – The Social Radio Platform
This session introduces BOUTILYE, an innovative digital platform that transforms traditional web radios into interactive, social media-like...
3:15
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4:15pm
Central Events B
9/13/2025
Get Loud in the Library Concert
7
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10pm
nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall
9/13/2025
Get Loud in the Library Concert
Celebrating the Grassroots Radio Conference with a second free evening of live music.
Whiskey Trish – Country collides with alt-pop, noir & s...
7
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10pm
nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall
Grassroots Radio Conference 2025 Schedule September 14
nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall, located on the third floor
9/14/2025
From the Ground Up: Building Community Through KYRS
9
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10am
nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall
9/14/2025
From the Ground Up: Building Community Through KYRS
KYRS Thin Air Community Radio has always been a platform for the underrepresented, and a home for Spokane’s creative and cultural life. Join...
9
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10am
nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall
9/14/2025
Brunch
10:30
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1pm
nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall
9/14/2025
Brunch
Informal Discussion. Farewell Address and conference wrap up. Included for all GRC attendees.
10:30
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1pm
nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall