Linda Carr
 

 Management
 

University: Station
Alliance (U:SA)
 

 Licensee and Board
 

 Development
 

 Marketing

Linda C. Carr,  President

Carr Communications is a multifaceted firm which focuses on the areas of management, licensee and Board relations, as well as development and marketing, primarily within the public broadcasting industry. Linda Carr, founder of the firm, has twenty-five years of experience in public broadcasting. Prior to founding Carr Communications fourteen years ago, Ms. Carr managed a variety of public radio stations and built the statewide Public Radio in Mississippi network. Her client base has included national, regional and local nonprofit and private sector organizations, to include the Washington-based Corporation for Public Broadcasting, National Public Radio and the Development Exchange, Inc.; Books on Tape, Los Angeles, CA; Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission, Lincoln, NE; and  small, medium and major market public radio and television stations including the Public Radio Partnership, Louisville, Kentucky; WUSF-FM/TV, Tampa, FL;  Texas Public Radio, San Antonio, TX;  KJZZ/KBAQ-FM, Phoenix, AZ; and KSUI-FM/WSUI-AM, Iowa City, IA . 

National Public Radio, Washington, D. C.: 

• Coordinated NPR's 1980 $1,000,000 awareness campaign, after which the national audience grew 37% 
• Prepared a marketing plan for NPR 
• Served as a trainer for the Facilities Planning and Capital Campaign Workshops 
• Performed an evaluation of NPR's training workshops effectiveness 
• Served as consultant to NPR's Stations at Risk Project 
• Presenter at Public Radio Conferences 

Development Exchange, Inc., Washington, D.C.: 

•  Served as interim president 
•  Oversaw recruitment process for new CEO 
•  Performed an evaluation of DEI's services 
•  Assisted with the reorganization of DEI 
•  Provided marketing consultation 
•  Presenter at the organization's national conferences 

• Offered assistance with licensee relations, to include persuading university licensee to transfer the license to the new organization 
• Helped organize and provided training for the newly formed Public Radio Partnership Board 
• Offered recommendations on consolidation of personnel and realignment of duties 
• Assisted with all areas of marketing and development 
• Served as counsel for capital campaign for the new studio facility 
• Provide ongoing assistance with Board development, marketing, development and personnel-related matters 

• Provided recruiting assistance for hires of general manager and development director 
• Offered Board training and Board development assistance 
• Provided organizational development assistance through staff reorganization 
• Trained staff in all facets of the marketing and development areas 
• Implemented capital campaign 
• Provide ongoing development, marketing, special project and Board relations assistance 

Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations 
Books on Tape 
Corporation for Public Broadcasting 
Development Exchange, Inc. 
Gem House, St. Louis 
KASU-FM, Jonesboro, AR 
KEDT-FM/TV, Corpus Christi, TX 
KIOS-FM, Omaha, NE 
KJZZ/KBAQ, Phoenix, AZ 
KNPR-FM, Las Vegas, NV 
KSMU-FM, Springfield, MO 
KSUI-FM/WSUI-AM, Iowa City, IA 
KUAF-FM, Fayetteville, AR 
KUMR-FM, Rolla, MO 
KUOM-FM, Minneapolis, MN 
KUOP-FM, Stockton, CA 
KUSP-FM, Santa Cruz, CA 
KUT-FM, Austin, TX 
KXCR-FM, EL Paso, TX 
Marit Designs, Rochester, MN
National Public Radio 
Nebraska Educational Television Commission 
Public Radio Partnership, Louisville, KY 
Texas Public Radio 
WBGO-FM, Newark, NJ 
WCPN-FM, Cleveland, OH 
WFAE-FM, Charlotte, NC 
WFDD-FM, Winston-Salem, NC 
WJSU-FM, Jackson, MS 
WILD-AM, Boston, MA 
WMKY-FM, Morehead, KY 
WSFP-FM, Ft. Myers, FL 
WSIE-FM, Edwardsville, IL 
WUMB-FM, Boston, MA 
WUSF-FM/TV, Tampa, FL 
WZRU-FM, Roanoke Rapids, NC 
WYSO-FM, Yellowspring, OH