WORT is holding an election for two (2) open Participating Member seats and one (1) open Listener Sponsor seat on the Board of Directors of Back Porch Radio Broadcasting, Inc. to serve 3-year terms, concluding at the Annual Meeting in June 2022.
A Listener-Sponsor Member is anyone who has donated at least $40 in the 12-month period prior to the application deadline (May 14th, 2018 through May 13th, 2019).
A Participating Member of WORT shall be any person who has voluntarily performed at least five (5) hours of work in each of three (3) consecutive months between April 1, 2018 and March 31, 2019. —Article II: Section 2.1 (a) of the WORT Bylaws
If a person is both a Participating Member and a Listener Sponsor, they must run as a Participating Member.
All Participating Members’ names should be included in the Voter List posted in the back hallway at the station. If you don’t see your name on this list, you may petition to have it added so that you can run and/or vote by filling out a petition (hanging next to the voting list) and giving it to a Staff Member.
Applications must be received by 5pm on Monday, May 13th to ensure consideration. To request a paper application, call the station at 608-256-2001 during business hours.
