I'm not a leader in CMAA, but Catholic Answers is in my backyard- I actually used to work there about 15 years ago when I was in college. And I've maintained some contacts. Several folks who work a CA are choir members and current fellow parishioners, too.

I can serve as a contact if desired, if its helpful. And I agree an hour of the show going to sacred music would be time well spent. Good idea.

JT and AOZ are closest to EWTN, since they work in Auburn.

And I think that some folks at EWTN already take an interest in liturgical matters. During the Colloquium, I happened to catch the EWTN radio morning show "Sunrise", and one of the team there started an in-studio discussion among the hosts about the Sign of Peace, based on an item JT wrote at New Liturgical Movement.

I imagine there's probably any number of Catholic radio shows (at EWTN, at Ave Maria Radio, at Immaculate Heart Radio, etc.) that would be happy to include a music expert from CMAA among their occasional guests.

Unfortunately we don't get Ave Maria Radio out this way. I'll have to look it up on line. We have Immaculate Heart Radio here. I will contact Kathy and check for audio files, however we need a larger audience EWTN Live, and Catholic Answers are broadcast on all or most of the local stations.

Is there anyone on the forum that became interested in Catholicism because of Sacred Music and stayed because of the Eucharist?
We could try to get you or your story on Marcus Grodi's the "Journey Home".

I take care of a 90 year old woman who told me that she used to be Baptist. She converted to the Catholic faith in her teens. When she first hear Gregorian Chant it sounded odd to her but then she grew to love it. We sing some chant before bed every night, usually the Marian Chant of the season. Now she says that going to church was like attending her old protestant one, and she doesn't really like it.

I think its little stories like this one that will get people to at least interested in going to a Mass with some chant or an EF Mass just to see what its all about.

We need someone that can be dynamic, someone that can answer any question on Sacred Music and someone who isn't afraid to take a little push back without getting angry on the air.
I love to do it, but I can not answer every question out there like Dr. Mahrt can.

What we don't want is someone dry or monotone to represent. It'll just push people away.

Is there anyone on the forum that became interested in Catholicism because of Sacred Music and stayed because of the Eucharist?

Fr Z did something like this. He might even have connections to EWTN himself... I could ask him about it.

next time I see him. I'm forgetfull, but I'll really try hard

EWTN actually had a series on organ music. Where one person (?) went around to different churches and played various pieces on the different organs. They also have a choral series on at Christmas time. Sometimes I think these things do a dis-service more then they do good. You can not get the real feel of the organ from a TV. Its the same as looking at a 2 dimensional picture of a beautiful scene you took on vacation somewhere, but when you look back at it, it looks like just another picture. It can not capture the beauty that you saw with your eyes at that moment.

I am just talking about a one time or infrequent talk about sacred music that will get the largest audience possible, sot that people might think to at least give it a chance. Maybe make a music director that is full of faith that listens to those programs that will at least think to look at a Comm Antiphon instead of On Eagles Wings, etc.

We need someone, possibly Arch Bishop Samples, to go on these shows with Love and enthusiasm. Someone who can emit authority without being judgmental or condescending to the callers who will bash the speaker.

I think that this would be our largest gain in the movement.

There is a weekly show about church music on "The Catholic Channel" of Sirius radio, presented by Jennifer Pascual, music director at St. Patrick's Cathedral, NY.

It might be good to produce a short TV series about church music: perhaps organized according to something like Fr. Christopher's Smith's commentary "Eight Myths About Church Music". But for the show to be good TV, it has to be more than talk.

So do we have any takers yet?

How about Adam Wood. His light hearted funny way about him might be perfect for something like this.

Or anyone with a blog, facebook page, book, missal or ? that would like to promote it along side Sacred Music.

Its time to put our money were our mouth is. I'm thinking it will take several months to actually get it done but I need volunteers.

I can do most of the coordinating along with MaryAnn if she is interested.

I will host, write, appear as guest, or script funny poems for anything.
I do not have the time to organize, fund raise, convince, cajole, or anything else that is required to take a pipe dream from a reality.

Format:
Short features (under 5 min.), combining animated speakers with live-action backgrounds.

Concept: The-Music-Doctor-Is-In. An animated Professor Bill solves problems, dispels myths, provides advice and points to Church teaching in response to questions from (also animated) beleaguered musicians, priests, and lay people. Problem situations and third-party complaints are depicted humorously in live-action footage.

Themes: patience, charity, following the Church's ideals for sacred music. In plot lines, there is a mix of optimism and realism: some interventions are seen to produce marked improvement and some aren't; but doing the right thing and patiently improving the music is always a sign of hope and leads to happiness.
Tag line: something like "the Mass deserves to be beautiful."

I resemble....

@SkipR, have you ever heard "Catholic Answers Live" those guys are a little nuts but very funny and make good radio.

I haven't heard the program, but I'd venture a guess that those who listen to it aren't the most in need of convincing.

I believe JT has already been on CAL:

http://www.catholic.com/radio/shows/sacred-music-7527

There was also this one from someone from the Adoremus Bulletin:

http://www.catholic.com/radio/shows/the-state-of-liturgical-music-4614#

Also Jimmy Akin, one of the regular apologists frequently addresses Liturgy.

Still, more could be done.

For my part, I will start chatting up Catholic Answers friends and acquaintances about sacred music and its role in evangelization and strengthening Catholic identity.

When the Chant Camp video comes out, that's one good, unusual, accessible story I know of right away.

Via pulchritudinis, anyone?

Now that "Car talk" is defunct and in reruns on NPR, how about "Choir talk"?

Excellent

I listened to Catholic Answers with Jeffrey Tucker. It was pretty good. The callers were interesting. I thought there would be more people calling in that loved P&W music but there was really only one, sort of.
Jeffrey did a good job of handling calls.

Ok so it was a good start we need to do another one (this was last year) to keep the conversation going.

Lets get someone else, let the listeners know that we are not going away but getting stronger.

better yet I'll just give it out: donr@difbeats.com

Maybe the place to begin is with a weekly podcast.

@Chonak, I like the idea of a weekly podcast but if we don't have a station to produce it, it might fall on deaf ears.
Or maybe what you meant is we should do our own call-in radio show with out it being produced on the radio and post it hear on the site? Another great idea, it would cost effective and maybe we could give it to some stations to play down the road.
All we would need are questions, someone to give the interview (this can be done over the phone), someone to interview, someone to record it and someone to post it. Not that hard to do, but some co-ordination will need to take place.

Is there anyone in authority at CMAA that will approve this?

Who should we interview first?

Now that "Car talk" is defunct and in reruns on NPR, how about "Choir talk"?

"Hi welcome back and we are talking to John in Kansas - what's up John?"
"Hi guys and thanks for taking my call. I have well established a choir of boys and men; up unil now it has been entirely reliable, but just lately I am staring to hear some funny noises coming from the Altos"
"Well John can you tell me what sort of a noise?"
"Well it's a sort of" (clears throat) "whoooooowooo....whooooo sound"
"Definitely a whoooo woo and not more like a wheeee..wha?"
"No, just whoooooowooo....whooooo"
"Ahh" (Sounds of teeth being sucked) "Well John, you probably know this anyway but I think your choir is getting Anglican Hoot"

I think anything in the short 15 sec or 30 sec commercials should not be recorded over the telephone. Computer audio would be better than phone audio.

Yes, indeed. You can get a decent 2 mic setup not too expensively:

Small mixer, but with space for expandability - XENYX 1202 - $89 (4 mic inputs)
Cheap Mics - Shure SM57 (or the 58) - $99
Table Mic Stands - $10 (for each mic)
XLR cables (mic to mixer) - $6 (for each mic)
Mixer to computer cable - $5
Headphones for producer - bring your own earbuds
Adapter for standard headphones into the mixer - $3
Audacity (GOOD audio software for PC) - Free

Total for a small studio setup:
2 mics: $327
3 mics: $442
4 mics: $556

Of course, if you have a higher budget, you could make it nicer, starting with higher quality mics, and next, higher quality cables.

If anyone seriously wants to get something like this going, let me know by PM, and I can get you links for the stuff and be a helping hand when you're getting it set up.

Thanks for the info Ben.

FYI I already have 32 channel board, high quality studio mics, effects processors, music editing equipment and a small studio. The issue is for me is that I am very remote no one would want come to my studio to do a show or record a 30 ssc spot.

Oh, nice! Much nicer than what I proposed!

Ben, I'll need to look into it.