THE SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF
BARBER SHOP QUARTET SINGING IN AMERICA, INC.

PROBEmoter online
The quarterly newsletter for Public Relations Officers and Bulletin Editors
John Petterson, Editor

Vol. 37, No. 2 April - June 2000

PROBE

The Association of
Public Relations Officers
and Bulletin Editors
of the
Society for the Preservation and
Encouragement of Barber shop Quartet
Singing in America, Inc.

PRESIDENT
Grady Kerr
8403 Manderville Lane, #1072 N
Dallas, TX 75231
Tel. (214) 369-5893
swdroundup@aol.com

VICE PRESIDENT FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS
John Sugg
P.O. Box 1244
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72702
Tel. (501) 521-2020
JohnSuggSr@aol.com

VICE PRESIDENT FOR BULLETIN EDITORS
Bruce T. Anderson
2060 So. 26th St.
Lincoln, NE 68502-3025
Tel. (402) 435-0974
job60@ix.netcom.com

SECRETARY-TREASURER
Brian Lynch
6315 Third Avenue
Kenosha, Wisconsin 53143-5199
Tel. (800) 876-SING
blynch@barbershop.org

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Waldo Redekop
6 Church Street, P.O. Box 276
Hilllsburgh, Ontario, Canada N0B 1Z0
Tel. (519) 855-425
waldo.redekop@Sympatico.ca

PROBEmoter

EDITOR
John Petterson
1017 Meadow Drive
Norwalk, Iowa 50211-1215
Tel. (515) 981-0057 home
(515) 270-8048 business
(515) 270-8056 FAX at business
Bltnedjp@aol.com

PUBLISHER
SPEBSQSA, Inc.
6315 third Avenue
Kenosha, Wisconsin 53143-5199
Tel (800) 976-SING

ADVISORY BOARD
Herb Bayles
W.Grant Carson
Dick Girvin
Mike Jones
Brian Lynch
Waldo Redekop
 		Escondido, Calif.
Dallas, Texas
Hemet, Calif.
Louisville, Ky.
Kenosha, Wis.
Hillsburgh, Ont.

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Deadlines for 2000 issues,

July 17: Jul-Sep
Oct. 16: Oct-Dec
2001 - Jan. 8: Jan-Mar

Attention all editors and PR men!

Join us at the PROBE meetings in Kansas City

By Grady Kerr, PRESIDENT

The year 2000 annual PROBE meetings will be held in Kansas City on Thursday morning, July 6 in the Muehlebach Tower of the Marriott Hotel Downtown. Here's the schedule:

8:30 to 9:25 a.m.
      Bulletin Editors Forum-Wilson Room
8:30 to 9:25 a.m.
      Public Relations Forum-Nixon Room

and all will then gather at:
9:30 to 10:30 a.m.: The PROBE General Session-Truman Room

All BE and PR interested members and wives are invited to attend. Aside from the reports of the officers, the election of year 2001 officers, and discussions from those attending, we will announce and present the International Bulletin Contest winner and the Public Relations Officer of the Year. We will also induct our new Hall of Fame member(s).

This year looks to be a special gathering of the men behind the by-line and a chance to meet and visit with other editors and PR men from around the Society.

There is also a very special guest (or should I say, four of them) planning to attend this year.

Plan to attend this gathering and share your ideas with us. See you in KC!

PROBE annual meeting

9:30 a.m., July 6, 2000, Truman Room-Muehlebach Tower of the Marriott Hotel Downtown, Kansas City, Missouri.

A G E N D A

Call to Order: Grady Kerr, President
"The Old Songs" - All
Welcome - Special Announcements - Introductions - Grady Kerr, president
Minutes previous meeting
Officer reports
  • Vice President for Bulletin Editors, Bruce Anderson (annual report)
  • Vice President for Marketing and PR, Dr. John Sugg Jr. (annual report)
  • Secretary/Treasurer, Brian Lynch (Financial Report)
  • President, Grady Kerr (The State of PROBE)
Awards
  • Special presentations by Grady Kerr, president
  • Induction into PROBE Hall of Honor (2000) by Dick Teeters, Chair, Selection Committee
  • Presentation of 1999 PR Officer Of The Year by Dr. John Sugg, VP-Marketing and PR.
  • Presentation of the Most Improved Bulletin Award (2000) by Sam Tweedy, IBC Chairman
  • Presentation of 1999 International Bulletin Editor of the Year Award by Sam Tweedy, IBC Chairman

Special Surprise Mystery Quartet Appearance
Old Business
New Business
  1. Discussion of resolutions/observations from BE forum
  2. Discussion of resolutions/observations from PR forum.

Election of Officers (taking office October 1, 2000)
  1. Report from Nominating Committee, Grady Kerr, chair
  2. Nominations from the floor
  3. Election

For the Good of the Fraternity
Next meeting - Thursday, July 5, 2001 in Nashville, Tennessee
"Keep The Whole Singing"
Adjourn

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Contents of this issue

red ballFrom the editor's cauldron
red ballNow is the time...
red ballContest preparation-a yearlong commitment
red ballBulletin editor craft
red ballPR: Long-range planning takes short-term action
red ballApril is a time for whimsy
red ballYour bulletin is PR
red ballNominating committee report
red ballWeb pages: How cute is too cute?
red ballLet's stop singing!
red ballTake a corde, make a cord, and strike a chord
red ballSome back-to-basics thoughts for public relations
red ballBulletin publisher tech talk
red ballKansas City-It's a What? It's a What?
red ballBulletin? What bulletin?
red ballNew curator/archivist for museum
red ballBulletin contests are stupid
red ballGleanings From the Mailbag

HR

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