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.

• PROBE: Reviewing 2003, looking at 2004
  
  • President Bruce Anderson looks back on PROBE successes and encourages a positive future.
  
  
• From the editor's cauldron
  • In a guest editorial, former VP-BE Grant Carson discusses more pros and cons of print vs. online bulletins.
  
  
• Frank Ridoux certified as L&R judge
  • Category Specialist for L&R Dick Girvin introduces the newest (recommended) judge.
  
  
• New initiative to aid bulletin editors
  • Arnold Wade, PROBE Webmaster announces a new online section to assist chapter bulletin editors in finding new material.
  
  
• Bulletin contests are easy
  • Jerry Kindred offers some simple recommendations you can use to make entries more competitive.
  
  
• Looking for a few good judges
  • VP-BE Jerry Kindred outlines the expectations and process for becoming certified to serve as a bulletin judge.
  
  
• J-School - Modifiers: Clarity comes first
  • Former IBC winner Tom Pearce continues the J-School with an entertaining and educational article about modifiers. (Ed. note: I especially liked the part about the men frozen in stainless steel tanks, but then Strunk and White always did make good reading.)
  
  
• Frank Thorne Chapter Newsletter
  • An exchange of notes between Thom Hine, who has been just about all there is to be in barbershop, and Dom Nizza, editor and distributer of the newsletter.
  
  
• Another year cometh
  • David Wagner, VP for Membership, outlines some PROBE directions. Are your editor, webmaster and director members?
  
  
• PROBE meeting at the International convention
  • President Bruce Anderson announces the annual PROBE meeting and related events to be held in Louisville.
  
  
• Bass fishing - finds gigs for chorus
  By bass Bob Babcock
  • A bass fisher (?) with 30 years of PR experience offers tips for getting exposure - and money - for your chorus.
  
  
• Singing Valentine planning
  • Chris Rimple, VP of Marketing & PR for Northwest Sound (Bellevue, Wash. Chapter) shares ways to make planning and carrying out a Singing Valentine program easy, well, okay, easier.
  
  
• Online International Bulletin Contest
  • David Wagner explains some of the intricacies of the new online bulletin contest and differences from the "paper" IBC.
  
  
• Do radio right
  • Reed Sampson provides tips for making a hit with your local radio stations.
  
  
• United We Sing
  Stand up for your country, in song!
  • Did the Holiday Chorus Program work for you? Reed Sampson describes a similar initiative, with scripts available for both United States and Canada.