WJFF Radio Catskill is an independent community voice of the Catskills and Northeast Pennsylvania. We connect listeners through locally focused and globally aware programming to inform, entertain, and inspire our communities, and promote understanding among people of diverse social, cultural, economic, and political backgrounds.
Radio Catskill is committed to these core values to carry out its mission.
Diversity is central to Radio Catskill. Compassion and inclusivity are among our core values. We believe in equity and inclusion in the stories we broadcast and how we treat each other.
All forms of diversity and the absence of any forms of discrimination are important to Radio Catskill including–but not limited to–gender, sexual orientation, generation, geographic location, disability, race, religion, educational background, and field of employment. A diverse workforce, community of volunteers, Board of Trustees, and Community Advisory Board inform our understanding of the communities of the Catskills, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Upper Delaware, and Mid-Hudson River Valleys, and enable us to deliver content and services that will help us attract, engage and inform our listeners. We recruit from a broad pool of candidates enabling us to hire and promote qualified individuals with a variety of backgrounds and talents that reflect the diverse needs and interests of the communities served by Radio Catskill.
Radio Catskill broadcasts a wide range of programming, including programs that amplify the experiences and perspectives of the African American, Latino & LGBTQIA+ populations, veterans, farmers, Indigenous peoples, and many others. Radio Catskill also provides on-air and online exposure for various cultural and civic organizations based in our community and beyond.
Radio Catskill’s 2022-2026 Strategic Plan includes several diversity goals:
As a public media entity, Radio Catskill makes every effort to be as transparent as possible to comply with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). Additional governance and financial information, including Radio Catskill’s most recent Station Activity Survey (SAS), most current IRS 990, information on obtaining copies of Radio Catskill’s Annual Financial Reports and the station’s policies regarding open meetings, open financial records, CAB, EEO as well as donor list and political activities requirements can be found here.
General Manager: Tim Bruno
Program Director: Jason Dole
Multi-Platform Content Producer: Patricio Robayo
Development & Operations Manager: Mimi Bradley
Kirsten Harlow Foster, President
Sally Stuart, Vice-President
Duncan Cooper, Treasurer
Katie Childs, Secretary
Members: Donald Almquist, Jeff Barnes, Dale Blagrove, Amy Brightfield, Katie Childs, Barbara Demarest, Leif Johansen, Pete Madden, Heather Quaintance, Clay Smith and Kristina Smith
The Radio Catskill Board of Trustees usually meets once a month. Specific dates and times are posted on our website under the Community tab. Meetings are open to the public and time is allotted for public comment. For more information email: board@wjffradio.org.
Minutes from Board of Trustees meetings can be found here.
Kirsten Harlow Foster, President
Sally Stuart, Vice-President
Duncan Cooper, Treasurer
Katie Childs, Secretary
Executive Committee Minutes can be found here.
Nominating and Governance Committee Minutes can be found here.
Finance Committee Minutes can be found here.
Audit Committee Minutes can be found here.
Personnel Committee Minutes can be found here.
Outreach Committee Minutes can be found here.
Facilities Committee Minutes can be found here.
Strategic Planning Work Minutes meetings can be found here.
Valerie Mansi, chair, David Dann, Nick Forte, Judy Rosen, Isabel Braverman, Julia Greenberg, Duncan Hutchinson
The Program Committee is an advisory committee reporting to the Program Director. The committee meets quarterly to review station programming and program proposals. For further information, email: pc@wjffradio.org.
Program Committee Minutes can be found here.