From Angel Limb, Artsline Producer –  Due to the large number of responses to last year's launch of “Angel’s Summer Camp,”  I am posting this information a little earlier so that everyone has a head start on keeping adults and children aware of summer arts and cultural events taking place around our listening areas. If you represent an arts or cultural entity that will offer artsy summer camps, workshops, exhibitions, etc. geared toward children, please visit ideastations.org/artsline.

Lightning damaged one of the two antennas at the top of our transmission tower back in early March. The damaged antenna is shared by 3 television stations, WCVW PBS, WRLH and WRIC. All three stations are currently using an auxiliary antenna so the main damaged one can be removed and sent back to the factory for repair. Due to the power limitations of the auxiliary antenna, all three stations are currently broadcasting at about 1/2 of normal power. Sadly, this affects our over-the-air viewers only.

After more than a decade as Classical Music Director and On-air host, Bobbie Barajas yesterday announced plans to return home to her native Texan roots. “Richmond has become my second home and listeners have become like family. But after almost 13 years it’s time for me to go back to Texas and be with my family. I don’t want to miss another minute of my little niece growing up. She is the center of my world.”

Understanding the power of social media and how to harness it effectively can help nonprofit organizations engage their community and rally people to their cause, but how does it fit in with more traditional types of media that retain their ability to reach a huge audience? This question was the primary focus for the 2012 Social Media for Nonprofits Conference held on December 6th. The conference offered social media tools and strategic concepts to over 100 nonprofit professionals and volunteers.