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
Bruce T. Anderson
2010 So. 26th St.
Lincoln, NE 68502-3025
Tel. (402) 435-0974
job60@ix.netcom.com
VICE PRESIDENT FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS
Brian Moore
2130 Apple Tree Drive
Ontario, NY 14519-9726
Tel. (315) 524-8015
bmoore01@rochester.rr.com
VICE PRESIDENT FOR BULLETIN EDITORS
Jerry Kindred
3275 S. Stafford St.
Arlington, VA 22206
Tel. (202) 408-7500
jkind83037@aol.com
VICE PRESIDENT FOR MEMBERSHIP
David Wagner
248 E. Southwest Pkwy #1122
Lewisville, Tx. 75067
Tel. (972) 221-0260
dwwagner@aol.com
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Dick Girvin
57 Calle Cadiz, Unit F
Laguna Hills, CA 92653-3941
Tel. (949) 380-0732
dickgirvin@juno.com
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Grady Kerr
P.O. Box 276
Dallas, TX 75231
Tel. (214) 369-5893
SWDRoundup02@aol.com
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.
7930 Sheridan Road
Kenosha, Wisconsin 53143-5944
Tel (800) 876-SING (7464)
PROBEmoter is published quarterly and distributed
by mail to all PROBE members. Membership in PROBE
is open to anyone. Dues, $10.00 per year, are managed
by the secretary-treasurer, and are payable by
individuals or chapters.
Correspondence about PROBEmoter, content and
contributions for publication should be sent to the editor.
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Important notice
Beginning with the previous issue, only a brief summary of the content of articles will be available online. The executive board made a decision to distribute full content only to PROBE members, and they will receive a copy in the mail, as always. For the time being, other content on the PROBE site will remain available to all.
Those interested in the full text of articles can join PROBE by contacting Dick Girvin (contact information at the left), or online (link is on the main page of this site).
(in this issue)
- PROBE listens, progresses with changing times
- President Bruce Anderson reflects on recent changes in PROBE.
- From the editor's cauldron
- Public relations: an everyday occurrence
PROBEmoter editor John Petterson reflects on the teamwork aspects of barbershop, and suggests our PR efforts might benefit from the same approach.
- Public relations opportunities
- President Bruce Anderson suggests a number of potentially overlooked opportunities for PR, along with listings of resources for even more.
- Know what you want to say, and how to say it
- Grady Kerr provides model responses for stories or interviews.
- Bulletin contests are easy
- Jerry Kindred makes some simple recommendations you can use to make entries more competitive.
- Bulletin contest rules change was unfair but can be made fair
- Grant Carson reflects on recent changes allowing bi-monthly publications to enter the IBC.
- Mentor Committee capacity exceeds commitment
- Chair Grant Carson announces recent, highly qualified volunteers who have no assignments.
- Award-winning PR: a lesson in basics
- Reprint of Reed Sampson's May/June 2002 article in The Harmonizer outlining reasons for the success of Lee Roth, PROTY winner of 2001, 2002, 2003.
- J-School - Want instant results? Go weekly!
- Former IBC winner Tom Pearce gives the pros and cons of weekly newsletters.
- How does he do that?
- Lloyd Davis wonders how coaches, arrangers and other barbershop "experts" get that way, and decides maybe it's not really such a big secret after all.
- PROTY--2004
- Brian Moore announces that it's time for your entries. You do not have to win a district level event to enter the PROTY contest. Contact Brian for information.
- Take credit for a job well done
- Reed Sampson shares ideas on how to publicize and promote your chapters.
- The 10-minute barbershop show and tell
- Grady Kerr provides more ideas for occasions to talk about our favorite hobby - including two outlines to follow for brief presentations.
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Octtober - December 2003
