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West Philadelphia Voices Application - WPEB

Scribe’s has been selected to participate in the Lenfest Institute's Every Voice, Every Vote initiative.

We are seeking broadcasters who will be a part of a cohort that creates radio content that addresses key issues of importance to Philadelphia communities or that illuminates the electoral process and government's responsibilities in elections.
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Expectations for participation:

· Brainstorm on issues of importance to your community.

· Have opportunity to use Scribe equipment, studio and staff resources to produce content, including training from Tech Coordinator, Lou Iatarola.

· Produce at least 240 minutes of programming for broadcast and streaming on WPEB between November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2028.

· Be willing to share your produced content with the Lenfest Every Voice, Every Vote Project consortium

· No opinion pieces or endorsements are permitted.

Stipend for participation - $1,000

The West Philadelphia Voices programming will be implemented in three phases over 2 years.

The first phase will run from November through June 30, 2027.

The second phase will run from July 1, 2027 until February 2028.

The third phase will run from March 2028 until October 2028.


We will select two broadcasters to participate in each phase.

The 240 minutes will be produced during the above timelines. The programming can be live or pre-recorded, but you must be willing to allow Scribe to share it with the larger Every Voice Every Vote Cohort and the general public.
1.Name
2.Phone Number & Email Address
3.Are you a current broadcaster on WPEB?
4.If you are current broadcaster what is your WPEB Show?
5.What is your idea for this initiative?
6.What is your relationship to journalism? This could be personal or a practice. 
7.What communities, organizations and or networks are you personally connected to that will facilitate meaningful connections and journalism around your show idea? 
8.How many hours a week are you realistically capable of dedicating to this program? Our expectations are that you produce at least 240 minutes of contents for broadcast on WPEB and to be shared with the Every Voice, Every Vote consortium.
9.How comfortable are you, if at all, with field recording? This looks like taking audio recording equipment (yes an iphone counts) to site specific locations to get audio for your show. Please tell us if you have experience doing this, or if you will need support in this technical area whether it is with obtaining equipment or the recording itself.
10.Do you have experience with editing audio in Audacity or another Digital Audio Workspace? Please indicate if you will need technical support in this area.
11.If selected, do you agree to share your content with the Every Voice, Every Vote Consortium?
12.If selected, do you agree that you will not produce any opinion pieces or make any endorsements.
13.Do you have any questions for Scribe?