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We were so pleased with the turnout to our recent program September 11th at KERA! And it seems that those that attended were equally pleased!  

Rumor has it that we had a difficult time pulling people away from the fabulous food furnished by our friends at eatZi’s. It took the lure of our giveaways from our sponsors to grab their attention.

One of the goals of Women in Film.Dallas is to emphasize all the wonderful talent in our industry, and our sponsors are five businesses that we are so proud to be associated with and to praise prior to, at the event, and afterward! We were pleased to hear that one of our sponsors said that WIF.D’s program publicity was better than their direct marketing campaigns. Another sponsor shared that they, too, were pleased with the attendance and the variety of people they met.

Publicity can’t take the credit, though. It truly was the WIF.D programming team, the topic, the great panel lined up for the evening’s events, and the audience’s participation!

Bill Young, KERA’s VP of Programming, provided a general overview of the PBS system and how KERA fits into the fold. He also updated everyone on how February 2009 will change the industry when every station goes digital, and their challenge to come up with 24-hour programming for 4 – 5 stations.

Sylvia Komatsu, Senior VP of Content, discussed KERA's Strategic Plan and three areas of focus:  News and Civic Affairs, Southwest content (history, cultural and the arts), and Children and Family. She reiterated how beneficial it is to take advantage of all platforms — radio, TV, and Web — when presenting a program.

Rob Tranchin, Executive Producer, discussed ITVS and LINCs, as well as the Minority Consortia funding avenues, and how KERA can rent equipment for a project or help with pre-production and post-production via their edit systems.

Filmmakers Allen Mondell and Cynthia Salzman Mondell of Media Projects, Inc., joined us to give us their personal perspective of getting a program on the air. They discussed working with KERA in a variety of ways and how supportive KERA was to them. They also emphasized how key it is to “love what you do, you have to be persistent, and you can’t take it personal” - Allen Mondell.

Once again, thank you to our sponsors, participants and guests for making this program such a success and for making Women in Film. Dallas a stronger organization every day!

About KERA - The leading public radio and television station for North Texas, contributes to the national PBS and National Public Radio schedules by producing and presenting programs that showcase Texas and the Southwest to the nation. KERA’s original reports, talk shows and documentaries have been lauded for excellence by top industry awards. The station’s commitment to education also extends beyond its airwaves through its Educational Resource Center, which creates multimedia content in the areas of literacy, parenting and math. For more information, please visit www.kera.org.
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