Green River in the Press

March 26, 2003

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International Spotlight Shines on Green River’s Broadcast Program

A delegation of broadcasters and officials from Belarus received a lesson on college radio and the training of broadcasting students during a meeting at Green River on Tuesday (March 25). The visitors met with Tom Evans Krause, broadcast instructor, and student leaders of KGRG.

The group was in Seattle to increase their knowledge of radio station management and trends in broadcasting. The World Affairs Council, organizers of the event, chose Green River’s broadcast program and its radio stations KGRG and KENU to showcase college broadcasting and training. Of interest to the Belarus delegation was the differences among commercial, independent, college, and public radio stations. The visitors were also interested in broadcast technology and the funding and financial stability of small radio stations.

Charles Vander Aarde, deputy director of the International Visitor Program for the World Affairs Council, arranged the visit, which was sponsored by the U.S. State Department’s International Visitors Program.

Belarus is a former Soviet republic that gained its independence in 1991.