Deadline 3/8 for Transom Traveling Radio Workshop on Catalina Island, CA

[Will Coley]

Community radio KISL (Avalon CA) is hosting a week-long Transom
Traveling Radio Story Workshop on audio narrative.
http://transom.org/?p=32331

Ten beginning-level students will get five-days of intensive training
on Catalina Island, off the Southern California coast.

Class and Cost: The fee for the week is either $1,860 or $1,780
depending on housing, and includes:

Training by Rob Rosenthal, lead instructor for the Transom Story Workshop.
Your own copy of Hindenburg Journalist audio editor to keep.
Use of quality field-recording equipment. (Or bring your own if you like.)
Seven nights housing.
Three group meals during the five days.

Workshop participants will gather Sunday evening and for the rest of
the week be immersed in field recording, interviewing, digital
editing, script writing, and narration. By the end of the week, each
participant will have produced a short profile of a creative person
living on Catalina. We finish with a Friday night listening party.
Some pieces may air on KISL-FM.

Dates and Deadlines
Applications due March 8, 2013 (11:59 p.m. EST)
Applicants notified of selection decisions March 15, 2013
Enrollment confirmation March 22, 2013
Tuition/housing costs due in full April 1, 2013

The Selection Process: Selection is competitive. We want creative,
dedicated newcomers seeking a strong set of entry-level skills.
Previous experience isn’t needed, but helps: preference goes to those
who’ve tried audio storytelling before. Eight participants will be
selected from around the country (or the world!). Two Catalina
residents will also be selected. They will receive tuition
scholarships* made available by the Catalina Island Performing Arts
Foundation as part of a KISL-FM effort to stimulate the production of
more local content.

Lead Teacher: Rob Rosenthal is a radio teacher and producer. For
eleven years he ran the internationally renowned Salt Institute for
Documentary Studies radio program. Now he’s lead instructor of the
Transom Story Workshop. He has presented training sessions for
National Geographic, the National Press Photographers Association,
Third Coast Festival, and in college programs. Rob produces the
HowSound podcast on audio storytelling for PRX (Public Radio
Exchange). He specializes in local stories for local audiences,
content that connects people to place, such as his Malaga Island: A
Story Best Left Untold and the audio tour Deep Woods and River Roads.
Rob also works internationally. Two of his recent multi-media pieces
are Justice Denied and Rights Not Rescue.

APPLY NOW http://transom.org/?page_id=32584

Questions? Contact Rob Rosenthal with your workshop questions:
r...@transom.org. You can get info on the island from David Markowitz:
ma...@kislavalon.com.