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
Steven Jackson, Editor

Vol. 42, No. 2   April - June  2005

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
Lowell Shank
2413 Stonebridge Ln
Bowling Green KY 42101
Tel. (270) 842-3214
lowell.shank@wku.edu

VICE PRESIDENT FOR MKT/PR
Ted Sayle
Phoenix AZ

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
Bruce T. Anderson
2010 So. 26th St.
Lincoln, NE 68502-3025
Tel. (402) 435-0974
job60@ix.netcom.com

PROBEmoter

EDITOR
Steven Jackson
215 Cheyenne Street Lot 18
Golden, CO 80403
(303) 384-9269
sjjbullead@comcast.net

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.

Important notice

Beginning with the July-September 2003 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)

  • PONDERING GOOD NEWS, UNSETTLING NEWS AND THE FUTURE OF PROBE
    • IBC chair Grant Carson speaks of the future of print bulletins

  • “It was some very good years!”
    • John Petterson reminisces and reminds people to send new submissions to the new editor!

  • Introducing...
    • Background on new PROBEmoter editor Steve Jackson

  • PROBE annual meeting
    • President Lowell Shank provides the agenda for Salt Lake meeting.

  • Marketing and Public Relations
    • Owen Herndon discusses the importance of a Marketing/Public Relations person in all chapters.

  • “How Would You Run A Poster Contest?”
    • Grant Carson discusses the origin and administration of his poster contest.

  • Web graphics
    • Arnold Wade examines file types and when to use what.

  • “Saltaires” Join In On “Night of Honor-Celebrating Our Soldiers” with Diamond Rio April 1, 2005
    • Editor Steve reprints an example of a great PR/Marketing opportunity.

  • Nobody Thanks District Contest Coordinators
    • Grant Carson redresses that particular ill.

  • J-School -- Spacial effects: The great white-space frame-up
    • Tom Pierce discusses layout and design of bulletins.

  • From the Other Side — Bulletin Judge’s Perspective
    • Grant Carson and Steve Jackson talk about issues in content and layout of bulletins.

  • Plus two full pages of clipart.

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