Arts-Based Community Development Convening
Transforming Post-Industrial Cities through Art and Innovation
April 12 through 14, 2012 - St. Louis

Media’s Role in Community Building

Day 2 / Apr, 13 @ 1:30 pm
Lower Level : Room D

Jim Manion from WFHB Radio in Bloomington and Nico Leone, Co-Executive Director 88.1 KDHX will discuss the unique role media can play in community building.

 

 

Speaker(s):

Jim Manion

Bloomington, Indiana

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Jim Manion is a founding organizer of WFHB and has been employed by WFHB since the station went on the air in January 1993. Originally Program Director, Jim has served as Music Director since 2003.

Nico Leone

St. Louis, Missouri

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Nico Leone joined KDHX in January of 2004.  He oversees the public-facing operations of KDHX, managing programming, development, marketing, and community outreach.  During his time at KDHX, he has led the station through several major national initiatives, and launched KDHX’s first capital campaign to fund a new facility in Grand Center.