Letter from the President

My name is Carol Grothem, President of Twin Cities Media Network.  I would like to take a moment to thank everyone (members, non-members and supporting companies) for making 2007 another terrific year.  Everyone on the TCMN board gives so much of their time and effort in order to make our programs a success. We are truly meeting the mission of AWRT, which is:  To advance the impact of women in the electronic media and allied fields by educating, advocating and acting as a resource to our members and the industry.

Here's a list of the TCMN luncheons we sponsored in 2007:

Luncheons:
Feb. 2007 - "Radio - Maintaining the Competitive Advantage in a Multi-Media World from a National Perspective" - Doubletree Hotel Park Place

April 2007 - "Media Manager's Luncheon" - Doubletree Hotel Park Place

June 2007 - "TCMN Diamond Awards" - our signature event was held at the Metropolitan Club

Aug. 2007 - "Fall TV Preview" - Minneapolis Public Library

Nov. 2007 - "Navigating the New Political Landscape - Impact on Media Planning & Buying for 2008" - Jax Cafe

A special thank you to our hosts and panelists in 2007:  John Rash, Steve Scheu, Les Hollander, Bill Hurwitz, Til Levesque,Tom Whelan, Mick Anselmo, Marc Kalman, Susan Adams Lloyd, Mary Niemeyer, John Remes, Dan Seeman, DuAnn Surbaugh, Steve Woodbury, Belinda Jensen, Brian Turner, David Crawford, Bob Burzillo, Andrea Creech, Joe Johnston, Jeanine Socha, Tracey McIntire, Joe Tracy, Lisa Carnaroli, Neal Justin, Anne Gallagher, Bill Hillsman, and Terry Moore

Also, we held three Guilt-Free Members Only breakfasts at Campbell Mithun.  Thank you to Mickey Moore, Nicole Mittendorf and Sara Rogers for providing their expertise and sharing their insights with the audience.

Again, we would like to congratulate, Kevyn & Colleen from FM107 for winning the AWRT "Gracie Award" for Outstanding Local Talk Show:  "Breast Self Exam."  This national award recognizes exemplary work by women in the broadcasting industry.

To our departing board members: Brenda Clark, Kimberly Bergstrom and Jennifer Kasel - thank you!  We are all going to miss you.

We have confirmed the dates of our upcoming events in 2008, although we are still in the process of finalizing the event topics.  Check out our website at:  tcmn-awrt.org/events.html for more information.

We are always looking for new members, so pass the word to your co-workers on what a great organization TCMN is.

Best regards,
Carol

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Twin Cities Radio Hosts win Gracie Award

AWRT – 2007 Gracie Allen Awards (Local)
WFMP-FM – Hubbard Broadcasting
Outstanding Talk Show:  Breast Self Exam: Kevyn & Colleen

Luncheon was held on Dec. 20th to formally present to Kevyn & Colleen (Colleen was unable to attend) their Gracie Award at the Town and Country Club

 Photo Left to right: Ginny Hubbard Morris, President Hubbard Broadcasting, Alexis Thompson, Producer WFMP, FM107, Senator Amy Klobuchar, Kevyn Burger, First Lady Mary Pawlenty, Dan Seeman, VP/General Manager WFMP, FM107 and Carol Grothem, President TCMN

TCMN Membership

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TCMN Membership Scholarship

American Women in Radio and Television (AWRT) is a non-profit, national organization of professionals working in the electronic media and closely allied fields.

Our mission is to advance the impact of women in the electronic media and allied fields by educating, advocating and acting as a resource to its members and the industry.

One of the ways the Twin Cities’ AWRT Chapter fulfills this mission is with the Membership Scholarship program.  As a recipient of the Scholarship, fifty percent of your first year’s dues will be paid by the chapter in exchange for active on-going involvement in AWRT.  The chapter goal is that your involvement with AWRT your scholarship year will generate continued participation in the ensuing years.

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The Judy Bryson Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship is designed for TCMN members to use to attend a course(s) for continuing education in the electronics media and closely allied fields, or to attend AWRT National and/or Regional Conferences. If you are interested in this scholarship, go to the Scholarship page for more information.