Monday Memo – April 11, 2016

MONDAY MEMO
TO: ALL STAFF
FROM: KATHLEEN
DATE: 11 APRIL 2016

THE SHOREBIRDS ARE OFF TO A WINNING START!

The Shorebirds opened the 2016 campaign with a 4-0 win over the Hagerstown Suns.  Come on out and cheer on our local team to further victories.  Tickets are available as follows:

• Thursday, 14 April
• Tuesday, 19 April
• Wednesday, 20 April
• Tuesday, 26 April
• Wednesday, 27 April
• Thursday, 28 April

All games start at 7:05 unless otherwise noted.  The next series of tickets offered will  be in the 2 May Monday Memo for games scheduled to be played beginning 12 May.  See Elaine (x 340) for tickets or email her at elaine_haggerty@47abc.com.  Tickets will be distributed on a first come basis.   

A COMMUNITY THANK YOU

• A big thank you from the Bayview Christian School for our donation to their annual school fundraising dinner/auction.  We helped them raise over $15,500 that will directly benefit the school.

OUT IN THE COMMUNITY

• Lenita Wesson did an outstanding job at  theLight  of Literacy Awards Breakfast at  Wicomico Youth and Civic Center Thursday morning.  Thanks, Lenita, we appreciate your strong support for literacy of all types!
• Thursday, Phil Bankert, Teri Monahan, John Ebert, Nancy Mitchell, Greg LaFrance, Lindsy Adkins, Jamie Heater and I will represent our Stations at the Salisbury Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Ceremony at the Black Diamond Lodge where I will be receiving the “Business Woman of the Year Award”.
• Friday is 3rd Friday in Downtown Salisbury.  The theme for April is Planet Earth and I’m looking forward to some warmer weather for this now traditional community event!
• Sunday at 5PM, our softball team will be playing against “Looks Good on Paper” (no clue who that team represents) at the Henry Parker Athletic Complex.  Come on out and cheer them on!

ANNIVERSARY OF NOTE:

• Darryl Baxter will celebrate his first anniversary with our Stations on Wednesday.  Thanks, Darryl, we appreciate all that you do to help our Stations grow.  

THERE WILL BE ONE SPECIAL ON 47 ABC THIS WEEK:  

• Thursday will be a 2-hour special of “Grey’s Anatomy” (8-10PM)

SIGNAL ISSUES ON ME-TV seem to be well on the way to being resolved.  Work will continue this week, but we seem to have a grip on the situation.  Upgrades are still scheduled for 27 April. If you hear of, or personally see, signal disruptions, shoot me a note.

RENOVATIONS UPDATE:
The contractor drawings for the lobby railing have been approved and we are awaiting a timeline for delivery of the glass.

• A portion of the Lobby furniture arrived Thursday and we are all so glad to have somewhere for visitors to sit while they wait for their appointments.  The company shipped one incorrect piece for the sofa and Michael thinks he can get us the correct one within the next two weeks.  We still are awaiting the second area rug that goes under the visitor seating area and the display top for the hutch.  Additional “decorator items” may be added once the basic functionality of arrangements are determined.  John Ebert and Michael Lawrence will be testing the lighting at the interview set to ensure all is good to go before we need it for a walk-in.  

 
BIG DEALS FOR THIS WEEK INCLUDE

• Today = Paul’s Pizza in Salisbury ($20 voucher for $10)
• Tomorrow = Galley at OC Fish Co. in Ocean City ($20 voucher for $10)
• Wednesday = Edit Downtown in Salisbury ($50 voucher for $25)
• Thursday = Salted Rim in Oceanview ($20 voucher for $10)
• Friday = Atlantic Tactical Firearms Training ($50 voucher for $25)

APRIL IS

• School Library Month
• National Child Abuse Prevention Month
• Prevention of Animal Cruelty Month

ALL THIS WEEK IS

• National Volunteer Week
• National Work Zone Awareness Week (Don’t be that driver!)
• National Library Week

SPECIAL DAYS THIS WEEK INCLUDE

• Tomorrow is the 55th Anniversary of the First Man in Space (Yuri Gagarin in 1961)
• Tomorrow is “Walk on Your Wild Side Day”
• Wednesday is National Bookmobile Day

WE CURRENTLY HAVE FOUR OPENINGS:  

• Master Control Operator (fill in, part time):  Interested candidates should see Ken Evans.
• Digital/Traffic Assistant (full time):  Interested candidates should see Greg LaFrance.
• Studio Technician (part time):  interested candidates should see Josh Lynch
• Accounting position in the Business Office (full time):  Interested candidates should see Lindsy Adkins)

In-house candidates are encouraged to contact the respective managers at their earliest convenience.  If you know of someone who has the qualifications and would be a good addition to our Team, please share the information about these openings with them.  Brief job descriptions are posted on the bulletin board and can be found on our website.  47ABC, Delmarva’s CW3 and Me-TV:  An Equal Opportunity Employer.

Make it a great week!