<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">In a message dated 10/14/2003 10:29:19 PM Central Daylight Time, kalle@kalle.com writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Does anyone on this list happen to be going? it's happening next weekend.<BR>
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From <A HREF="http://www.thirdcoastfestival.org/pages/conference2003.html">http://www.thirdcoastfestival.org/pages/conference2003.html</A><BR>
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"</FONT><FONT COLOR="#424242" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Verdana" LANG="0"><B>The conference registration fee is $235</B> and includes the <B><A HREF="http://www.thirdcoastfestival.org/pages/#awards">awards ceremony</A></B></B>."<BR>
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$235- and all the tickets are sold out. No separate tickets or attendance opportunity for the Awards Ceremony alone. There is a "Cabaret" on Friday night, $15, but that doesn't include any Joe stuff.<BR>
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Chicago (where I live) has a VERY happening radio scene. NPR is not the only game in </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">this town, either. Tons of creative stuff. For example, see "Lucky Pierre Speaks Urban Format Radio" at <A HREF="http://www.luckypierre.org/radionow.html">http://www.luckypierre.org/radionow.html</A> very nonlinear radio.</FONT></HTML>