PUBLIC RADIO MUSIC SUMMIT: Where Music Connects

Buses will be available to and from conference hotels.

4:00 PM Opening Reception

4:30 PM Welcoming & Opening Remarks

• • Roger LaMay, General Manger, WXPN
  • Judy McAlpine, President, USC Radio Group

4:45 PM Mapping the Space: Overview of Public Radio Music Landscape Preview of the noncomMUSIC Alliance’s first ever report on the public radio music station landscape, how stations connect listeners across genres and across platforms, and their impact on artists and the music ecosystem.

• • Mike Riksen, Executive Director, noncomMUSIC Alliance and Vice President, Policy & Representation, NPR
  • Joni Lupovitz, Senior Director, Public Policy, NPR
  • Anne Standley, Sr. Manager, Communications & Engagement Strategy, NPR

5:30 PM Setting the Stage: Public Radio Partnerships, Philly Style

• • Roger LaMay, General Manager, WXPN
  • Bill Johnson, General Manager, WRTI
  • Trumpet Chics

6:00 PM Dinner Buffet

7:30 PM Jonathan Scales Fourchestra live!

8:00 AM Light breakfast and coffee

9:00 AM Making the Case: What’s So Special About Public Radio Music Stations? Public radio music stations are vested in music discovery, curation, preservation, performance, and community. We'll explore public radio's unique role in connecting audiences to new music and developing emerging artists.

• • Shannon Connolly, Senior Vice President, Music, NYPR and General Manager, WQXR
  • Sara Donnelly, Director, Jazz, South Arts
  • David Linton, Program Director, WCLK
  • John Strohm, President, Rounder Records
  • Moderator: Lauren Onkey, Senior Director, NPR Music

10:00 AM Music Licensing: Challenges & Opportunities We’ll review the current copyright landscape, with discussion of practical tips and music licensing challenges for stations in the current copyright framework.

• • Ashley Messenger, Sr. Associate General Counsel, NPR
  • Discussants: Scott Bell, General Councel, KEXP and Ashlye Keaton, Co-Founder, The Ella Project

11:15 AM The Engine of Free Expression and You: Copyright and Public Radio Music Stations Special remarks from Karyn A. Temple, U.S. Register of Copyrights & Director of the U.S. Copyright Office.

11:45 AM A Conversation with Policymakers: How the MMA Became Law We’ll discuss the strategies and negotiations it took to create and pass the Music Modernization Act.

• • Greg Barnes, Principal, TwinLogic Strategies
  • Jason Everett, Special Counsel, Covington
  • Moderator: Joni Lupovitz, Senior Director, Public Policy, NPR

12:30 PM Lunch provided

1:30 PM Making The Case, Part 2: Local, Local, Local: Panelists will share how public radio music stations contribute to the local music scene and economy, help elevate regional artists and organizations, and contribute to educational and cultural initiatives in their communities.

• • Michael Bracy, Co-Founder, Music Policy Forum
  • Daniel Gilliam, Program Director, 90.5 WUOL - Louisville Public Media
  • Bill Johnson, General Manager, WRTI
  • Moderator: Peter Dobrin, Philadelphia Inquirer

2:30 PM Fireside Chat with Catherine Russell, Grammy Award winning vocalist, hosted by Nate Chinen, WBGO Director of Editorial Content, Author, Playing Changes: Jazz For the New Century (Pantheon).

3:15 PM Closing Remarks

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4:00 PM Head to WXPN & World Cafe: The traditional NON-COMMvention gathering will kick off with an opening party followed by a night of performances. NON-COMMvention will run through the Free at Noon concert on Friday, May 17.

Preview the NON-COMMvention artist lineup and the daytime business sessions.