During the February 2010 meeting the Council discussed how the stations can continue to meet the significant community needs the Council has identified as of importance to the community, including building financially stable families, increasing cultural understanding, improving health, and supporting civic engagement. Classical 89 and Eleven staff members provided updates on Classical 89’s 50th anniversary celebration, the success of Christmas Chronicles which aired on Classical 89 in December and The 5 Browns: In Concert which aired on Eleven in January and will air nationally on PBS stations in March. The staff also discussed Eleven’s addition of children’s programming on weekend mornings as part of its continuing commitment to children and families. At the conclusion of the meeting the Council and staff thanked Myla Dutton for her service as Council Chair and welcomed Drew Browning as the 2010 Chair. After accepting nominations and voting, the Council elected Alice Edvalson as the 2010 Vice Chair.

In anticipation of Classical 89’s 50th Anniversary occurring in 2010, KBYU-FM General Manager Walter (Wally) B. Rudolph has been tasked with overseeing a series of celebratory events and productions designed to help commemorate this truly historic year. In addition, Rudolph will be collaborating closely with KBYU founder, Dr. Own S. Rich on the written history of the organization. As such, Marcus Smith has been appointed acting general manager of Classical 89 effective October 1, 2009.

The CVC expressed its sincere appreciation of Mr. Rudolph’s many years of distinguished service and welcomed Marcus Smith to the council as acting general manager. Mr. Smith has worked as a producer and on-air announcer at the station for 11 years and currently hosts Thinking Aloud.

The CVC continued discussion from the May meeting about the community issues that were identified as priorities and emphasized the importance of tailoring production and engagement efforts to specific audiences. Members of the council offered suggestions regarding additional funding, promotion, and partnership opportunities.

The stations reported on Economic Cents, a long-term project addressing financial literacy that has been developed in conjunction with the Utah Housing Coalition, Community Action Services and Food Bank, USU’s Utah County Extension Service, Utah Department of Workforce Services, United Way of Utah County, AAA Fair Credit Foundation, Community Action Partnership of Utah, and LDS Employment Resource Service. Economic Cents is currently concentrating on four areas of the economic downturn most affecting Utahns: employment, mortgage foreclosure, stressed relationships, and money management skills. Eleven and Classical 89 staff also provided the council with updates on the following:

• Membership and corporate support
• Rebranding of both stations
• Construction of the BYU Broadcasting Building
• Transition to digital television
• New fees for music streaming
• Upcoming station events

The CVC welcomed new member Alex Schmalz, who is originally from Switzerland. He studied at the University of Utah and worked as a translator for 25 years before retiring.
The council continued identifying and prioritizing community needs that Eleven and Classical 89 should address. There was particular interest in finding ways to use media to create greater cultural awareness among Utahns with the goal of mutual understanding and respect rather than mere tolerance. The hope is that Utahns will find and develop tools to help build good relationships between different faiths and cultures that can be shared with other states. The five areas of community need on which KBYU and the CVC will concentrate during the next several years are cultural understanding, financial literacy, education, health, and civic engagement. The stations have already begun a financial literacy initiative.

Classical 89 and Eleven staff reported on upcoming original productions, including the following:

• My Source testimonials featuring listeners and viewers across the state
• Changes to the broadcast schedules
• Plans to rebrand both stations and launch revised Web sites
• The groundbreaking and construction of a new, state-of-the art facility that will house all BYU Broadcasting’s stations
• Public education efforts regarding the digital television transition
• Discussions with PBS regarding proposed revisions to its membership policies

At the CVC’s February meeting, the council reviewed the quarterly reports and forecasts for both Eleven and Classical 89 and discussed community needs, including assigning priorities. Needs were grouped into the following categories:

• Health care (elderly, heart, mental, substance abuse, cost, physical activity, alternative medicine)
• Political process
• Fine arts
• Education
• Emergency preparedness
• Transportation
• Finances and the economy (unemployment, hunger, housing, financial literacy)
• Immigration
• Religious understanding
• Values (family, education)
• Local interest (history, individual spotlights)
• Children’s education
• Other (domestic abuse, DTV, the environment, gangs, community planning, prison       recidivism)