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. 41, No. 2 April-June 2004


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
8110 Skillman #2003
Dallas, TX 75231
Tel. (214) 553-KERR
GradyWilliamKerr@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)


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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)

  • With progress come changes; input needed

    • President Bruce Anderson traces the art of bulletin editing from (literal) cut and paste operations to online bulletins, and looks to the future.

  • Outstanding Achievement Awards (OAA)
    • VP - Marketing and PR Brian Moore calls for nominations

  • PROTY - 2003
    • Brian Moore explains categories

  • PROBE Annual Meeting
    • Tentative agenda is posted.

  • PROBE conclave information
    • VPBE Jerry Kindred provides an agenda and asks for input for Louisville meetings.

  • ONLINE IBC
    • VP-Membership David Wagner explains the rules, process and some of the rationale behind scoring categories for the new online bulletin contest.

  • Notice: SPEBSQSA, Inc., is our official, legal name for the Society!
    • Brian Moore discusses SPEBSQSA, Inc. v Barbershop Harmony Society and more. When do we use what and why?

  • Website update
    • Webmaster Arnold Wade provides usage statistics and calls for additional submissions.

  • A few thoughts about performing, good manners and good relations
    • Robb Ollett discusses making the most of PR opportunities during (and after) performances.

  • Bulletin editor craft
    • Editor John Petterson takes on the pesky comma.

  • J-School: Layout
    • Tom Pearce is back with a practical article about getting the most from the way you lay out your pages.

  • How to inform, record, reflect, recognize, educate, promote, recruit and encourage with a weekly bulletin
    • Former VP-BE Grant Carson presents a winning format for the weekly bulletin.

  • What is STYLE?
    • Jerry Kindred puts the style in the Grammar and Style judging category.

  • Take credit for a job well done
    • Reed Sampson tells why it's not enough to do good things. PR means letting people know about it.

  • Did you? Did you? Did you?
    • Ed Hinkley asks what you have done for your chapter lately.

  • Ring Lardner enumerates six deadly sins of close harmony
    • Tom Pearce did the research for this classic bit.

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