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Documenting the historical accounts of Goddard's community radio station and media programs will be an unending task. Please respond with corrections and additions to any of the dates or materials via email.
All of us from WGDR would appreciate your help and involvement with our attempt to document as accurately as possible what many would describe as an unimaginable journey. I began this archival research sometime in 1993, five years after starting my employment as station manager in 1989. I hope I can find a way to contribute past my departure to additional memories of the most precious community radio station I have ever found on any dial. Over time, I hope you too will learn to appreciate the delicate nature of experimental free form radio, how truly rare this is, and the visions and beliefs that have and continues to keep it alive.
Thank you,
from all of us that are,
and have been a
part of wgod to wgdr
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events
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| Mid 1960's |
WGOD - carrier current radio is organized by Goddard
students Dave Moore, Larry Yurdin and David George
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more will follow |
| April 1965 |
WGER- AM radio survey proposal from David D. George |
document
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| 1969 |
Letter to F.C.C. for help on starting a broadcast radio station |
document
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1970
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Alternative media project 4 day summer gathering
A.M.P Archive Web Page
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alternative media conference budget request for starting WGDR radio as part
of their
project proposal - organized and held at Goddard from June 17th.- 20th.
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| 1971 |
Student paper announcement "Radio a Reality at Goddard" |
document
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| 1972 |
Proposal to Goddard Board of Trustees for WGDR |
page
1; page 2; page 3 |
| Pre 1973 |
Early mission draft statement for WGDR |
document |
| January 1973 |
"Goddard's FM Takes Root" article in student paper |
document |
| 1974 |
WGDR program guide from student paper |
guide |
| 1974 |
Unsigned narrative for early broadcast expansion project |
pg 1, pg 2, pg 3, pg 4, pg 5 |
| Spring 1974 |
Station manager Andrew Lipkin's request for funds |
pg 1, pg 2, pg 3 |
| Summer 1974 |
Station manager Russell Aminzade's request for funds |
pg 1, pg 2, pg 3, pg 4 |
| June - August 1976 |
Goddard's Community Media Summer program # 1 |
pg 1, pg 2, pg 3, pg 4, pg 5, pg 6, pg 7, pg 8 |
| October 1976 |
Student paper - "WGDR Scheduling Programs" |
document, cover |
| January 1977 |
Station manager Fred Wasser circulates list to library security designating station
staff access |
pg 1, pg 2 |
| March 1977 |
WGDR program guide from student paper |
guide |
| April 1977 |
Station program guide booklet |
pg 1, pg 2, pg 3, pg 4, pg 5, pg 6, pg 7, pg 8, pg 9, pg 10, pg 11 |
| June - August 1977 |
Goddard's Community Media Summer program # 2 |
cover, pg 1, pg 2, pg 3, pg 4, pg 5, pg 6, pg 7, pg 8, pg 9, pg 10, pg 11, pg 12, pg 13 |
| September 1977 |
Station manager Steve S. - maintenance memo for reorganizing WGDR and VAMP office spaces in the film rooms of the Eliot Pratt library |
document |
| October 31, 1977 |
"Media at Goddard" an open letter to Goddard from Paul McIsaac (a critical summary of the current state of affairs) |
pg 1, pg 2, pg 3, pg 4, pg 5, pg 6, pg 7, pg 8 |
| June - August 1978 |
Goddard's Community Media Summer program # 3 |
pg 1, pg 2, pg 3, pg 4, pg 5, pg 6, pg 7, pg 8, pg 9, pg 10, pg 11, pg 12 |
| 1979 |
WGDR station staff for 1979 |
document |
| February 7, 1979 |
WGDR upgrade notice from 10 to 800 watts |
pg 1, pg 2 |
| April 1979 |
WGDR Community Radio Project update from project director Paul McIsaac to President John Hall |
pg 1, pg 2, pg 3 |
| November 1979 |
WGDR's Community Advisory Board (C.A.B.) proposal |
pg 1, pg 2, pg 3 |
| December 1979 |
Washington Co." The World" - WGDR 800 watts upgrade ad |
pg 1, pg 2 |
| Spring 1980 |
WGDR 800 watts manual with departmental operations |
pg 1, pg 2, pg 3, pg 4, pg 5, pg 6, pg 7, pg 8, pg 9, pg 10, pg 11, pg 12 |
| Mid 1980 |
C.A.P.I. Center for the Arts & Public Issues proposal and review |
pg 1, pg 2, pg 3, pg 4, pg 5 (ending missing) |
| Mid 1980 |
C.A.P.I. draft arrangement for the receivership of WGDR |
pg 1, pg 2 |
| Summer 1980 |
Station manager John Codman (hired in May 1980) and staff outline new station
structures and policies for organizing community radio |
pg 1, pg 2, pg 3, pg 4, pg 5 |
| December 1980 |
Station manager John Codman resigns, and states possible direction for WGDR's
future as C.A.P.I. 's proposal is reviewed |
pg 1, pg 2 |
| January 1981 |
WGDR engineer Tom Laffan outlines the history and mission behind C.A.P.I. and "Community Media Vermont, Inc" and the involvement between these 501 3(c)'s, WGDR and the College |
pg 1, pg 2, pg 3, pg 4, pg 5, pg 6, pg 7 |
| 1981 |
C.A.P.I. receivership proposal of Goddard's community radio station with account of early WGDR history |
page 1; page 2; page 3 |
| August 1, 1981 |
Station manager John Fairbanks with WGDR program committee staff present "Community Oriented Broadcasting" concept along with brief history of station and possible goals involving C.A.P.I. |
pg 1, pg 2, pg 3, pg 4 |
| August 18, 1981 |
Wilfrid Hamlin's response to the above "Community Oriented Broadcasting" proposal and C.A.P.I. |
document |
| December 1981 |
Station manager John Fairbanks proposal for WGDR development - with review of
station history |
pg 1, pg 2, pg 3, pg 4, pg 5, pg 6, pg 7, pg 8, pg 9, pg 10, pg 11, pg 12, pg 13, pg 14, pg 15 |
| Post 1981 |
Station manager John Fairbanks article "Soap Radio" |
page 1; page 2 |
| October 1982 |
The Community Radio Study Group - "Philosophy and Implementation"
of the idea of community radio |
document |
| January 1983 |
Station manager John Fairbanks budget request |
page 1, page 2, page 3 |
| June 1984 |
Station goals presented by John Fairbanks |
page 1, page 2, page 3 |
| April 1985 |
Station flyer announcement explaining breakdown and repairs |
document
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| December 1985 |
Station manager Patti McGill (hired 1984) outlines station notice and air schedule
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pg 1, pg 2 |
| 1986
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"The Cat's Pajamas" program flyer |
flyer
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| March 1986 |
Station manager Patti McGill presents issues |
page 1, page 2, page 3 |
| January 8, 1987 |
Station manager Patti McGill presents station update |
document |
| January 14, 1987 |
WGDR Structure Committee meeting outline |
pg 1, pg 2 |
| August 12, 1987 |
Wash. "World" article - "WGDR Amplifies The Voice of the Working
Class" by Ramey |
article |
| August 25, 1987 |
Patti McGill, GM - Proposal for the expansion of WGDR to President Jack Lindquist |
pg 1, pg 2, pg 3, pg 4 |
| January 20, 1988 |
Patti McGill, GM - Press Release asking for letter of support towards N.T.I.A.
grant application for signal expansion |
pg 1, pg 2 |
| 1988 |
Presentation of WGDR goals for 1988, station announcements, and updates |
pg 1, pg 2, pg 3 |
| October 3, 1988 |
N.T.I.A. grant application rejection notice |
document |
| May 12, 1989 |
Ben & Jerry's Foundation Grant proposal from WGDR |
pg 1, pg 2, pg 3 |
| May 24,1989 |
WGDR announcements and state of the station report from station manager Cindy
Marsha |
pg 1, pg 2, pg 3 |
| May 31, 1989 |
WGDR meeting agenda |
document |
| October 19, 1989 |
WGDR engineer - letter of departure |
document |
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more to come....
for the 1990's |
please help by sending or contacting us with your accounts of the evolution of media and radio at Goddard College - thank you |
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| March 10, 2000 |
Stu Bautz, station manager-director of WGDR announces summer resignation |
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constructed by Stu Bautz
Winter - Spring 2000
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