KVSC - St. Cloud Somali Radio

Project Details by Fiscal Year
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2013
End Date
June 2015
Project Overview

24-hour radio webstream featuring Somali music, interviews, news updates based on community volunteers and outreach. The programming will serve underserved ethnicities.

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Minnesota Law, 2013, Chapter 137, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 6 (d)
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.23
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
  • Successfully reaching a new ethnic audience with arts and cultural programming with an increase in reaching the Somali listeners
  • Increased participation in the arts with hands on story telling, interviewing and musical production
  • Development of sustainable training materials to train new hosts beyond grant cycle
Recipient Board Members
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees: Clarence Hightower - Chair, Thomas Renier - Vice Chair, Michael Vekich - Treasurer, Ann Anaya, Brett Anderson, Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Duane Benson, Alexander Cirillo, Jr., Cheryl Dickson, Dawn Erlandson, Philip Krinkie, Alfredo Oliveira, David Paskach, Maria Peluso, Louise Sundin
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Minnesota Law, 2013, Chapter 137, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 6 (d)
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.23
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

•Successfully reaching a new ethnic audience with arts and cultural programming with an increase in reaching the Somali listeners
•Increased participation in the arts with hands on story telling, interviewing and musical production
•Development of sustainable training materials to train new hosts beyond grant cycle

Recipient Board Members
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees: Clarence Hightower - Chair, Thomas Renier - Vice Chair, Michael Vekich - Treasurer, Ann Anaya, Brett Anderson, Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Duane Benson, Alexander Cirillo, Jr., Cheryl Dickson, Dawn Erlandson, Philip Krinkie, Alfredo Oliveira, David Paskach, Maria Peluso, Louise Sundin
Project Manager
First Name
Jo
Last Name
McMullen-Boyer
Organization Name
KVSC
Street Address
720 Fourth Avenue South 27 Stewart Hall, SCSU
City
Saint Cloud
State
MN
Zip Code
56301
Email
jlmcmullen@stcloudstate.edu
Administered By
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Location

200 Administration Building
50 Sherburne Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-201-2555