Month: June 2014

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Freelancers Union offers benefits package nationwide

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This could be a game-changer for a lot of journalists who are — or who are interested in — working as freelancers. The Freelancers Union, based in New York City, has announced that it will make a benefits package available nationwide. Freelancers will be able to obtain health insurance, retirement, and other benefits.

Full details are here.

Having just taken a staff position after six years as a freelancer, I’m not in the market for this. But there are a lot of freelancers working in journalism and other fields in Arkansas. If you’re one and you check this out, please let us know what you decide about it.

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Former KUAR Broadcaster Ron Breeding has died

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I just learned that Ron Breeding, who for years was a familiar voice on public radio station KUAR-FM in Little Rock, has died. I don’t have any more details, but I’ll post a link to an obituary once I have it.

I got to work with Ron briefly while I was doing a freelance project for KUAR a few years ago. I found him to be an old-school radio man, whose office was filled with mementos of a long career. I’m sure he had many interesting stories to tell, and I’m sad I didn’t have a chance to sit down with him and hear them. Rest in peace, Ron.