Minnesota Broadcasters Association Ascertainment Meeting

RSVP to Tim Hyde by Thursday, May 21st.

Friday, May 29th

Leighton Media, Detroit Lakes

11:30 Arrival

12:00PM Lunch and updates from the Minnesota Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion

1:00PM-4:00PM Organizations TBA

MBA Members are invited to the Minnesota Broadcasters Association’s Ascertainment Meeting that will take place on Friday, May 29th at Leighton Media (804 Randolph Rd. Detroit Lakes, MN 56501). Thank you to Jeff Leighton and Bob Leighton of Leighton Media for hosting! A variety of community organizations (civic and non-profit) representing Northwest Minnesota will be given 30 minutes to speak to MBA Members about their mission, upcoming events, programs, and how broadcasters can work with them and their mission.

Serving and staying in touch with your community is a daily occurrence for you already, but this is an opportunity to further engage with the community and new organizations. While Quarterly Issues Programs do mention that stations are required to determine the issues of importance to their communities – and that formal meetings with community leaders (which used to be referred to as ascertainment meetings) are one way to do that, this is also a good way to create news stories and community service opportunities.