Peter E. Black's Science of Watershed Hydrology
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"Water Drops" Essays
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Water Drops is a weekly two-minute broadcast on WRVO FM, an NPR affiliate broadcasting 24 hours/day from SUNY Oswego, Oswego, NY |
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About Water Drops Water Drops is a series of two-minute self-contained essays on the science, hydrology, culture, history, policy, law, government and organizations involved with water. See titles and listen to Introduction below. Broadcasts started on WRVO.FM in Oswego, NY in January 2006. There are 168 Water Drops available, more than enough for three years of weekly broadcasts. The essays leave time in a two-minute break for credits and for an opening and closing musical button. Current month's essays are available before and during that month on Public Radio Exchange. Water Drops is copyrighted by the author, and permission is hereby granted for their broadcast by public radio stations or for posting on related websites of government agencies and NGOs with the following credits and/or information: permission is contingent upon the following information being presented to listeners, website visitors, and/or station newsletter readers: Water Drops was created and were recorded by Peter E. Black, professor emeritus at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Additional credits, information and history should be listed on the using station’s website, newsletter, and/or other publicity, including "Christopher P. Baycura, Audio Engineer (ESF), Mark Lavonier, music creator and performer at WRVO," and any local station underwriters, etc. In addition, the broadcasting station should identify in its newsletter or website “originally broadcast by WRVO.FM, Oswego, New York.” Users may download a free 3-page EXCEL file that contains the entire list of titles, WD subject category, suggested airing dates during the year, and columns for local users’ notes (e.g., airdate, etc.) See column at right. An Adobe file listing the Water Drops is also available. Subject Titles: Free to any public radio station, government agency, or NGO anywhere and everywhere!
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Water Drops are available for use - free - according to the terms set forth at the Public Radio Exchange website http://www.prx.org To listen to live streaming Podcasts files, or download already aired individual radio broadcasts in .mp3 format, please visit http://www.wrvo.fm To download the 3-page working document EXCEL file (that may be used to sort by title or subject category) of the list of Water Drops including recommended air date, length and time data, and air-date record-keeping (free) click here.
To download Water Drops is a viable source of public radio financial support as the program is an atractive investment for local underwriters to support local stations. Let your local radio station's Station or Program Manager of Director of Development know about Water Drops, and that they are free! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Water Drops commenced on January 2nd, 2006. The series continues (including new WDs) starting 1/6/07 on WRVO.FM Oswego, NY. Weekend broadcasts are Sundays at 9:38 AM, and Saturdays at 5:38 PM."Water Drops" is a joint project of SUNY Oswego, the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, NY, and Peter E. Black. The current month's five broadcast Water Drops audio files (and podcasts) may be accessed and down loaded at http://www.wrvo.fm or at SUNY ESF's website: http://www.esf.edu. If your local NPR affiliate, government agency, or NGO is interested in airing Water Drops, please have them contact me by email for how to arrange for your favorite NPR station to obtain them. You can help your NPR station by getting these essays, your station, and possible underwriters together. Everyone benefits.
At age of five, Peter Black begins life-long fascination with water in Boulder, CO, assisted by father, Algernon D. Black.
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