Gene, Thanks for sharing this and the Microsoft headline as well. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene Pennington" <genepenn1@home.com> To: <PRA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 11:06 AM Subject: FAMILY HISTORY RADIO FOR THE INTERNET - STARTS 11/20/01 > I just read this article in Dick Eastman's Newsletter and found it very > interesting. > > Gene Pennington (Group 7) > Research Director > Pennington Research Association > www.penningtonresearch.org > > ============================================================== > The following article is from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter and > is copyright 2001 by Richard W. Eastman. It is re-published here with > the permission of the author. > ============================================================== > - Family History Radio for the Internet > > Splitrock Communications of Draper, Utah has announced a new > service: Family History Radio for the Internet. This new "Internet > radio station" will be available on line 24 hours a day, seven > days a week. "Our mission is to provide the genealogy community > with the latest news, product developments, services and > information in a format that can be heard and viewed at any time > and virtually anyplace," states Al Jenson President of Splitrock > Communications. > > Family History Radio for the Internet will carry several different > segments: > > "Headlines" will feature the latest breaking news and > developments, a condensation of genealogy news gathered from > over the entire world. > > "Tech Talk" will teach about computer and biotech technology > as it relates to Family History Research. > > "Tips and Tricks" will be a brief section dedicated to > teaching how to improve the Family History process. In this > section, professional genealogists will provide tips, > shortcuts, training or general help on making the genealogical > research process much more productive. > > "In the Field" will interview leaders and attendees of various > family history shows and events. > > "Society Section" will feature a weekly interview with a > genealogical society. You can learn how other societies are > working today. > > "Ask a Pro" is a section where listeners will get to ask a > professional genealogists questions. > > "Grandpa Tucket's Stories" is a section dedicated to children, > where Grandpa Tucket teaches about family values using his > unusual animals as storytellers. > > "My Side of the World" features stories about families that > made history. "My Side of the World" will be created by a > professional storyteller. > > When looking at the new show's Web site, I see a number of names > listed that are familiar to genealogists. Many of these people > present seminars frequently at the major conventions or are known > in the world of genealogy software. These names include Arlene > Eakle, Gene Williams (both professional genealogists), and Gaylen > Findlay, who was developer of Ancestral Quest Software as well as > one of the developers of Personal Ancestral File for Windows. In > addition, I see other names that I do not recognize but who seem > to have credentials in broadcasting and in storytelling. You can > read brief biographies of these people at: > http://www.familyhistoryradio.com/page5.html > > This should be a very interesting new service. Family History > Radio for the Internet will launch on November 20th 2001 at 6:00 > PM Mountain Standard Time. That translates to 8:00 PM Eastern time > on the 20th or 1:00 AM Greenwich Mean Time on November 21. I know > that I will be listening! > > Pre-launch information is already available at the Family History > Radio for the Internet Web site at: > http://www.familyhistoryradio.com > > ======================================================== > About the author: Dick Eastman is the forum manager of the three > Genealogy Forums on CompuServe. He also is the author of "YOUR > ROOTS: Total Genealogy Planning On Your Computer" published by > Ziff-Davis Press. He can be reached at: richard@eastman.net > > ========================================================== > > Subscription information: > > The easiest method to subscribe or unsubscribe is via the Web. 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