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 timely two-minute self-contained essays on the science, hydrology, culture, history, policy, law, government and organizations involved with water. See titles below. Broadcasts started on WRVO.FM in Oswego, NY in January 2006. There are 133 Water Drops available, enough for two-and-a-half years of weekly broadcasts. The essays leave time in a two-minute break for credits over included opening and closing musical buttons. Monthly essays will be available just before and during that month. See bottom of list for a sample WD. Water Drops is copyrighted but permission is hereby granted for their broadcast by public radio stations with the following credits and/or information. Permission is also contingent upon the following information being presented to listeners, website visitors, and/or newsletter readers: Water Drops was created and 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 pdf file that contains the entire list of titles, subject category for each essay, suggested airing dates during the year, specifications, and columns for local users’ notes (e.g., airdate, etc.) See column at right. Subject Titles: Now available anywhere and everywhere!
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Water Drops are available for use - free - by any public radio station 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 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. See all titles at left. Five WDs will become available each month, with Introduction always available for anytime startup. To download the 3-page working document EXCEL file of the list of Water Drops including recommended air date, length and time data, and air-date record-keeping (free) click here.
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The purpose of "Water Drops" is to provide important and interesting information to the public on water. Document and audio files are the property and responsibility of and are copyrighted by Peter E. Black, 2006 and may be used citing proper credit and without the author's liability or further permission. At age of five, Peter Black begins life-long fascination with water in Boulder, CO, assisted by father, Algernon D. Black.
"Water Drops" commenced on January 2nd, 2006. The series is continued (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 most recent five broadcast "Water Drops" audio files (and podcasts) may be accessed and down loaded at http://www.wrvo.fm or via http://www.esf.edu. If your local NPR affiliate is interested in airing Water Drops, please have them contact me by email for script and/or audio preview and 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. |
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