From: "Brian Brown-Cashdollar" <wny.cosh@verizon.net>
Subject: Buffalo Coalition for Progressive Media: Amy Goodman 
         may be coming to Buffalo in November
Date: Monday, September 22, 2003 3:12 PM

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Update:
The Coalition for Progressive Media has met three times and laid the 
ground work for bringing shows like Democracy Now to Buffalo. Here's 
where it stands:

The options are negotiating with WNED-AM to bring shows like Democracy 
Now, Counterspin, Free Speech Radio News.  We should meet with them in 
the next two weeks.

The other option is to buy time on a commercial AM station.  We have 
been quoted rates as low as $60/hr.  We are currently negotiating rates 
with at least 2 stations and hope to have written offers within a week 
or so.

We've been talking to Democracy Now and it looks like AMY GOODMAN is 
available and willing to come up to Buffalo to speak at a fundraiser in 
November.  We are currently negotiating for a location.  Expect to hear 
a lot more about this soon.

We have set a near term goal of $10,000 and hope to set up an account 
with a local non-profit that has agreed in principle to act as a pass 
through for the project.

If you're interested in getting involved our next meeting is Thurs. 
October 2 at 7 PM at WNYCOSH. WNYCOSH is in the Tri-Main Building, 
located at 2495 Main Street, Suite 438, Buffalo, NY 14214.  For more 
information either call Brian Brown-Cashdollar at 833-5416 or email 
b.browncashdollar@verizon.net.  Feel free to pass this on.

Brian Brown-Cashdollar