GRC 2026

Grassroots Radio Conference • Pensacola, Florida

2:00 PM

This Ain't No Mouse Music!

Location: Voices Theatre

With Maureen Gosling. Film screening & discussion.

4:30 PM

From Pensacola to Preservation

Location: Voices Theatre

Rick Outzen, AnArchivist. Live radio recording.

5:30 PM

Community Radio in Formation — Excerpts from AnArchive, 2000-2026

Location: Voices Theatre

Pete Tridish, Lena Charles, Govinda, Dave Dondero, AnArchivist. Film screening — work in progress.

7:00 PM

WPNX Presents: Dave Dondero

Location: End of the Line Cafe — 610 E Wright Street, Pensacola

Live music — twenty-four years after the Opelousas barnraising.

Grassroots Radio Conference 2026Pensacola, Florida

Thursday September 24, 2026

Opening night — film, live radio & music

2:00 PM

This Ain't No Mouse Music!

Voices Theatre · With Maureen Gosling. Film screening & discussion.

4:30 PM

From Pensacola to Preservation

Voices Theatre · Rick Outzen, AnArchivist. Live radio recording.

5:30 PM

Community Radio in Formation — Excerpts from AnArchive, 2000-2026

Voices Theatre · Pete Tridish, Lena Charles, Govinda, Dave Dondero, AnArchivist. Film screening — work in progress.

7:00 PM

WPNX Presents: Dave Dondero

End of the Line Cafe — 610 E Wright Street, Pensacola · Live music — twenty-four years after the Opelousas barnraising.

Grassroots Radio Conference 2026Pensacola, Florida

Friday September 25, 2026

Keynote & full day of sessions

9:00 AM

KEYNOTE: Grassroots Radio as a Cultural Corridor: New Orleans to Miami

Voices Theatre · Nashid Madyun.

10:30 AM

Media & Democracy

Classroom 02 · Spencer Graves, Mark Alain Dery, Ursula Ruedenberg.

Underwriting Compliance & Grantwriting

Voices Theatre · Rick Outzen in conversation with Grassroots Radio Community.

Steal This Station: The LPFM Tool Kit

Classroom 01 · Paul Arndt.

11:45 AM

Pacifica Luncheon

Classroom 01 · Hosted by the Association of Affiliates.

1:00 PM

Whose Stories Get Remembered… and Who Gets to Tell the Stories?

Voices Theatre · Lena Charles, Alyssa Osceola, Sean Linezo, Robin Reshard, Eloy Neira de la Cadena.

Using Data Without Losing Your Soul

Classroom 02 · Randi Zimmerman.

Podcast Production for Community Radio

Classroom 01 · Ursula Ruedenberg, Stephanie Schubert.

2:30 PM

Community Conversations: FM Translator Applications & Round Table

Exhibition Lobby · Paul Bame, Bennet Kobb, William Bilancio.

Hot Pepper: A Les Blank Film

Voices Theatre · With Maureen Gosling.

Riot 4 Radio

Classroom 01 · Jim Ellinger.

Off-Grid & Remote Broadcasting

Museum Plaza · Govinda, Bvlbancha Liberation Radio, Swampnet.

Grassroots Radio Conference 2026Pensacola, Florida

Saturday September 26, 2026

Closing day & WPNX 107.7 FM launch party

9:00 AM

Hurricane in the Mountains

Classroom 01 · Virginia Todd.

EAS & Cybersecurity

Classroom 02 · Bennet Kobb, William Bilancio.

College Radio: The Next Generation

Voices Theater · With the next generation of college broadcasters.

10:30 AM

More Than a Broadcast: Vinylthon & College Radio Day

classroom 02 · Dr. Tim Craig.

Mic On, Game On: Radio DJing for Beginners

Voices Theatre · Hunter King, Blythe of the Ball , Ethan A.D., Nathan Simmons, Steve Cook

It's #^(#^@ing Broken — Can Someone Fix This Thing!

Classroom 01 · Pete Tridish.

1:00 PM

Syndicating Your Work

Classroom 02 · Ursula Ruedenberg, Stephanie Schubert.

FIRE UP THE FREQUENCY: Creative Fundraising & Station Promotions

Voices Theater · Sharon Scott, WXOX General Manger Max Kelley, WAYO General Manager Jim Ellinger, Austin Airwaves WTUL

SEARCHING FOR THE FIRST ROCK n ROLL SONG: Nationwide Show Distribution Without Grants

classroom 01 · Jamie Dell'Apa.

2:30 PM

Cybersecurity and Community Conversations

classroom 1 · Paul Bame, Bennet Kobb, William Bilancio.

Radio as a Lifeline

classroom 02/museum plaza · Jim Ellinger, Govinda, Bvlbancha Liberation Radio, Virginia Todd.

Lessons from the Mothership and Otherships

Voices Theatre · Ken Freedman, Sharon Scott, Max Kelley.

7:00 PM

GRC 2026 Closing + WPNX 107.7 FM Launch Party

The Historic Bunny Club — 500 W Belmont St, Pensacola · 7:00 PM Doors, 8:00 PM Weather Warlock Ritual. Quintron & Miss Pussycat, 7.7 PNX, Guest DJs.