| UE Announcements (UE) 09 Feb 09:29 EST |
To: UE Community
From: President Stephen Jennings
I was pleased to see the level of interest in WUEV expressed by students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents and the general community. It is gratifying to see the amount of support the station enjoys. Based on this input, and our knowledge of the station, we will:
Call on our new Vice President for Academic Affairs to provide recommendations on how to increase the academic component related to WUEV.
Ask John C. Barner, vice president of Institutional Advancement; Marcia Dowell, director of University Relations; and Mike Crowley, station manager for WUEV; to design and execute a plan to reduce expenses and increase community support for WUEV -- including the establishment of a "Firends of WUEV" support organization and increase friends and volunteer support.
At a point in the future I will review the success of these initiatives to see if we should reconsider other options.
| | RE: UE Announcements (SaveWUEV Staff) 09 Feb 09:47 EST |
Does this mean that the offer was refused?
When is 'a point in the future,' more precisely?
| | RE: UE Announcements (anonymous supporter) 09 Feb 11:52 EST |
I think this is a way to save face and also, leave the option open. I am sure that with all the heat, the buyer likely might have also been a bit burned by it. However, whomever it was, you can be sure that should the station "fail" to live up to the support plan, there will be other suitors in the wings, likely CSN or KLOVE or another bible thumping broadcaster. They have the $$$$ to pony up for this valuable signal. I hope that students are involved in the "planning" in addition to the suits.
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