San Diego, CA Mark Deboskey, KSDS-FM/Jazz88 station manager, has been named regional “Jazz Educator of the Year," by the California Association of Music Education (CMEA)/Southern Border Section; the station he leads earned a national “My Source Community Impact Award for Engagement" from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).
Jazz88 will receive the CPB award at a luncheon Wednesday, July 8, 2009, at the Public Radio Development & Marketing Conference at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel.
Both awards recognized the station's innovative programs and services to young musicians.
The CMEA Award to DeBoskey noted his leadership in the station's annual CMEA High School Jazz Festival, held at San Diego City College (KSDS is licensed to the S D. Community College District, broadcasting from S.D. City College). The festival, now in its fifth year, gives high school and middle school bands (18 participated in March 2009) the chance to perform and receive critique and coaching from jazz educators as well as professional musicians. Said CMEA, the festival provides students an “invaluable educational experience."
CPB's Award to the station also cites the Festival, along with Jazz88's annual “Music Matters" instrument donation program for city schools.
“Supporting music education for young musicians and in schools plays an integral part in Jazz88's mission to preserve and promote Jazz," said DeBoskey. “Our KSDS team proudly develops and institutes these programs, on behalf of the S. D. Community College District, City College - and jazz lovers and preservationists. Our musical future is in the kids who practice their craft every day."
More information about KSDS-JAZZ88 can be found at www.Jazz88.org.
About CMEA: California Music Education Association
CMEA is a Federated unit of MENC: The National Association for Music Education. Membership is open to all music educators working in public and private schools, colleges and universities in California. The purposes of the association are: to promote access to a sequential music education for all PreK through grade 12 students taught by fully qualified music educators; to support and improve existing music programs; to promote quality pre-service and in-service music teacher preparation programs; and, to create a greater awareness of the value of music education through partnerships with other associations and advocacy among state and local agencies. More information about CMEA in San Diego can be found at http://www.sdcoe.net/cmea/welcome.asp and in California at http://www.calmusiced.com/.
About KSDS Jazz 88.3
Member-supported KSDS Jazz 88.3 FM ("Jazz 88.3") is San Diego's authentic jazz radio station, licensed to the San Diego Community College District, broadcasting 24 hours a day from the campus of San Diego City College with 22,000 watts of power. The nonprofit is the only San Diego station serving an eclectic range of authentic mainstream jazz fare, including a wide variety of traditional and progressive styles, from big band, swing and blues to bebop, cool, fusion, and more. Jazz 88.3 hosts and broadcasts a regular series of live jazz concerts throughout the year, and is an ardent supporter of music education in San Diego, providing music education programs, a Middle School/High School Jazz Festival, an instrument donation program, and more. In addition to jazz, the station is dedicated to promoting the arts in San Diego, offering a central address with detailed information about the city's best musical theatrical performances. Additional information about KSDS Jazz 88.3 FM can be found at http://www.jazz88.org.
About CPB:
CPB, a private, nonprofit corporation created by Congress in 1967, is the steward of the federal government's investment in public broadcasing. It helps support the operations of more than 1,100 locally owned and operated public televison and radio stations nationwide and is the largest single source of funding for research, technology and program development for public radio, television and related online services.
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