Transmitter Move Approved 6- 1
By Keith Foster
Associate Opinion Editor
The Board of Trustees voted 6 to 1 to
loan KPCC the $100,000 it needs to
move its transmitter and antenna to
Mt. Wilson. The approval came at its
April 3 meeting. All that is needed now
is FCC permission to make the change.
The money is to be paid back at 10
percent interest within five years. Sta¬
tion management predicts the loan will
be repaid before the five year deadline,
due to the enlarged listening audience
and current fund-raising efforts.
The vote was only the latest in a
series of proposals to move the trans¬
mitter. Each time it has been defeated
by the Board of Trustees.
The first time the idea was made was
in 1981. Then general manager Dr. John
Gregory solicited $70,000 in federal
funds as well as $45,000 in donated
automation equipment. He also found
donors to contribute rental and power
costs. However, the board rejected the
proposal, which called for a $20,000
appropriation, for budgetary reasons.
The current proposal called for ex¬
pansion to a 24 hour format without any
increase in management personnel.
KPCC presently broadcasts 16 hours a
day.
The approval did not come without a
great deal of debate. Board minutes
indicate that members were concerned
about the “shadowing effect” which
would prevent portions of Altadena and
Sierra Madre from picking up signals.
Possible cost overruns and the like¬
lihood of a decrease in student partici¬
pation in the program were also dis¬
cussed.
The only dissenting member was
board president Joseph Sargis. Sargis
explained, “A quasi-commercial sta¬
tion format could restrict the entry and
continued participation of some stu¬
dents because of too much emphasis
being placed on preferring that only
accomplished students represent the
staff in the expanded audience format.
It could put too much strain on the
small staff which would also need to
spend time raising money (to repay the
loan).” Sargis also questioned whether
“a quasi-business venture” with a man¬
ager only 25 percent of the time “could
function efficiently and effectively and
protect the district from liability.”
Sargis concluded that although there
was a great deal of discussion on the
matter, “I am not satisfied that the
technical matters of the move and
operation have been resolved, and that
we have the capacity to properly oper¬
ate this expanded operation to a com¬
mercial lessee.”
The move will triple the area in
which KPCC is heard. KPCC news
director Larry Mantle anticipates that
the new location of the antenna will
double the number of subscribers, pull¬
ing in people from as far south as
Fountain Valley, east to Cucumonga
and west to Pacific Palisades and
Northridge. “This will give telecom¬
munication students a chance to be
heard throughout greater Los Angeles.
It can only be a big boost to their future
careers,” said the enthusiastic Mantle.
Some portions of the district that are
currently covered will be blocked out
due to the mountains. However, this
problem will be resolved later for those
residents with cable hookups, accord¬
ing to Joe Keen, television production
officer.
The increased listenership should
also make for more successful fund¬
raising.
Student trustee Scott Svonkin asked
whether the station’s new status might
lead to demands for more
professionalism and cause a drop in
student participation. Dr. David A.
Ledbetter, assistant superintendent of
educational services said that the sta¬
tion will have to become more profes¬
sional. However he looks at it as a
better learning experience for the
broadcasting students, experience they
will need in a very competitive job
market.
Income for the station this year is
projected at $460,674. KPCC will re¬
ceive $50,000 from leasing a sideband to
a sub-carrier, $115,000 from the Corpo¬
ration for Public Broadcasting, and
$130,000 from the district.
Station management says that the
FCC paper work will take three to six
months to go through. Construction of
the transmitter will be completed
within about a year.
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IN THE AIR TONIGHT — KPCC will soon join these other transmitters broadcasting from the top of Mt. Wilson. The
Board of Trustees approved both the move and expansion to a 24 hour format. —Courier photo by Doug Dean
PCC
PCC Open House
Coming April 29
VOL. 62, NO. 8 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
APRIL 18, 1986
GOING FOR THE GOLD — Winning Speach team members (top): Coach
Georgilas, Joe Botana, Timothy Todd, Michael Moffett, Tony Lacsamana, Joe
Probst: (bottom l-r): Elizabeth Yates, Kristin Young, Betty Wang, Jeanne
McGuire, Anna Alejan.
Forensics Team
Wins Nationals
By Marc Allen
Staff Writer
PCC Forensics went for the gold in a
heated six-day tournament in Omaha,
Nebraska shortly before spring break.
The team took first place and became
the 1986 National Speech Champions.
Pasadena competed against 1000
schools in the United States, including
60 community colleges.
19-year-old Betty Wang from Alham¬
bra captured two gold medals for Dra¬
matic Interpretation and Prose com¬
petition. Wang also received a bronze
for Interpretative Theater. Anna Ale¬
jan from Pasadena received a bronze
medal for Informative Speaking. Tony
Lacsamana from Temple City was
awarded a bronze medal for his per¬
formance in the CEDA Debate.
Micheal Moffett, also from Temple
City, along with Elizabeth Yates from
La Canada, and Kristin Young from
Sierra Madre, all received bronze med¬
als for their performance in Duet Act¬
ing. Young also received a bronze in
Dramatic Interpretation. Timothy
News
The Anthropology Club will pres¬
ent the LSB Leakey Foundation Lec¬
ture Program on Thursday, April 24
in the Forum. The tickets are $2.00
and can be purchased at C334 or at
the door.
□
The Social Sience Forum will
present a panel discussion entitled
“Have You Ever Wondered How?”
on Tuesday, April 22 at 9:00 in C301.
□
The Laser Institute of America,
Student Chapter (LIAC) of PCC
presents the Laser Technology
Education and Career Exposition
(L.A. Tec Expo ‘86 will be held at
the Los Angeles World Trade Center
on May 8-10 from 10.00 a.m. to 6:00
p.m. This remarkable event will
cover laser technology careers and
Todd from Arcadia, Jeanne McGuire
from San Marino and Joe Botana from
Arcadia all received bronze medals for
Interpretation Theater. McGuire and
Botana also received bronze medals in
Duet Acting and Prose.
“I am very honored to have won
medals on both the state and national
levels in competition. I am very proud
to be representing Pasadena at these
competitions,” said Botana.
Said coach Anthony Georgilas, “This
has been made possible by the strong
academic and financial support of the
ASB, the board of trustees, com¬
munications chairman Michael
Bloebaum and the communications de¬
partment.” Georgilas also gave credit
to faculty coaches Dr. Patrick Brown,
Carol Norheim, Joe Probst and
Chrystal Watson for the victory.
In addition to the trophies, coach Joe
Probst was awarded the Phi Rho Pi
Service award and Georgilas was
named 1986 Coach of the Year.
The team will next compete May 2
and 3 at Rio Hondo college and at Long
Beach State University May 10.
Briefs
education of today and tomorrow.
Admission is free.
□
All Retired PCC staff will be
honored at the on Monday, May 12 at
the BrooksideGolf Course in the
PCC Open Golf Tournament the
entry fee is $20.00 and all checks
should be made payable to PCC. The
deadline for the entry fee is May 7.
□
PCC’s Hearing Impaired Pro¬
gram shows movies free of charge
every Friday in R122 at 7 p.m.
Today’s movie will be Dial M for
Murder. This program also has a
scholarship fund and is selling
crystal lamps to reach its goal of
$8,000. Contact Glen Eichrnsehr in
C117A Thursday from 12-2 p.m to
place your order.
English Dept. Introduces New Scholarship
Shakespearean Summer Offered
By Cara Pitts
.Staff Reporter
Five students from PCC will have
the opportunity to study Shakespearean
drama at the prestigious Ashland
Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Ore¬
gon this summergratis. PCC is provid¬
ing scholarships for five deserving stu¬
dents to attend this entertaining and
educational event.
This is PCC's seventh annual study
excursion to the Renaissance setting of
the Ashland Festival, said Patricia
Savoie, English teacher. Titled “From
Page to Performance,” the festival
takes place from June 21 to 28.
One traditional festival feature is the
viewing of up to seven plays, presented
by a repertory company of more than
150 members. This year students will
have the chance to see Shakespeare’s
“Measure for Measure,” “Titus An-
dronicus,” “The Tempest,” and “As
You Like It,” as well as Dunning and
Abbot’s “Broadway,” Overmyer’s “On
the Verge,” and Weill and Brecht’s
“Three Penny Opera.”
During the festival, students will
earn three units of transfer credit for
English 60, a course surveying repre¬
sentative dramatic literature from the
ancient Greeks to contemporary thea¬
ter. English 60 is taught by Eileen
Eckstrom. One unit of transfer credit
can also be given for the course Major
Dramatist which spotlights the work of
HE'S THE MAYOR — Pasadena City Mayor William Bogaard made his debut
as co-host of a new TV show April 4. The program. Pasadena Spectrum, is
broadcast from KPCC studios. Cl 02, the first Friday of every month at 7 p.m.
The show focuses on local issues and is co-hosted by KPCC news director
Larry Mantle. Pasadena Spectrum is broadcast over Falcon Cable, channel
55. — Courier photo by Alan Duignan
a single dramatist. This course is
taught by Savoie. Both courses wll
combine textbook education with ex¬
periential learning. Enrollment is lim¬
ited to 40 students.
Those interested in participating in
the program should apply in the Eng¬
lish department office before May 2,
the payment deadline. The cost of
attending the festival is $270 which
includes seven nights double occupancy
accomodations. If a student prefers a
single room there is an additional $30
charge.
The $270 fee also covers classroom
costs, theater tickets and breakfast.
Not covered are transportation and
other meals. There will be a
preliminary meeting for both classes
June 16 and carpool arrangements can
be made at that time.
PCC provides a $300 per student
scholarship which will cover most of
the course expenses. Scholarship appli¬
cants must apply by Friday, April 25 in
the English department’s office, C217.
Applicants must be currently-enrolled
English, theater or related majors who
have completed at least six units at
PCC with a 2.5 GPA. in G217.
Further information and a complete
list of requirements is available from
Eileen Eckstrom at (818) 578-7467 or
Patricia Savoie at 578-7429.
AirPlay Sweeps
State Conference
Former Editor Named New JACC President
By Andre’ Coleman
Opinion Editor
PCC’s Courier and AirPlay magazine
won top awards at the California State
Competition held by the Journalism
Association of Community Colleges
(JACC) in Fresno.
AirPlay magazine swept the mail-in
category, winning seven awards includ¬
ing the general excellence award, the
highest honor awarded by the JACC.
The year-old publication which was
named as being the best written and
considered the most professional-look¬
ing magazine among those entered.
AirPlay also took second place in the
categories of magazine illustration, hu¬
man interest feature story, light es¬
say/humor and a fourth place for news
feature WTiting. In addition, the maga¬
zine won the first and second prizes for
magazine photos.
Lorene Rosen, AirPlay editor, was
justly proud. “This is the first year that
journalism students have produced Air¬
Play. It’s terrific to win the general
excellence category during our first
state-wide competition. We worked
hard and appreciate this formal ac¬
knowledgement.”
Twelve PCC students represented
the Courier, which won second place in
the mail-in headline contest. John
Willis and Mike Luna both won awards
in on-the-spot competitions.
Mike Luna took third place, impress¬
ing the judges with his baseball shot in
the on-the-spot sports photo competi¬
tion. Luna also won second place in the
mail-in photo contest and an honorable
mention in the sports news mail-in
competitions.
Willis, the Courier news editor, won
an honorable mention in the critical
review competition. Due to a mix-up,
however, he was not announced as a
winner during the awards banquet but
will receive his award by mail. The
Courier news editor had a gut feeling
that he had won. “I knew that I had
done well and was surprised when the
winners were announced. After the
awards dinner, I found out there had
been a mix-up in the names.”
Nor was this the end of honors
awarded to PCC. Former Courier edi¬
tor-in-chief Dan Stuart was elected
student president of the JACC. In his
brief inaugural address, Stuart spoke
about technological inequality in the
contests. He also stressed the im¬
portance of competition and doing
one’s best.
Wilhelm Bleckmann, photography
professor and adviser for both AirPlay
and the Courier, was pleased with the
results. “The most important factor in
any college competition is that students
participate. If a student wins recogni¬
tion by receiving a trophy, then he or
she has earned it for his or her special
effort, and the professor is then re¬
warded too.”
Mikki Bolliger, journalism professor
and adviser for both the Courier and
AirPlay was happy with the recognition
given to the staffs. “I’m proud of the
staffs. Journalism students work hard
on our publications. They really de¬
serve the recognition.”
JACC is a state-wide journalism as¬
sociation of approximately 90 Califor¬
nia and Arizona community colleges.
The organization sponsors both re¬
gional and the annual state-wide com¬
petitions and awards scholarships to
deserving student journalists.