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Author askcbiorg
30 Jan
Student Media in the News
Attempting to shed “white” label, WBAR takes steps toward improving diversity Nevertheless, WBAR’s long-standing reputation as a space for white students—albeit those with unconventional music taste—has proven difficult to shake. Although it was founded in the early 1990s as an alternative to Columbia’s student radio, WKCR, WBAR has often been a space dominated by white […]
READ MORE24 Jan
Board Blog: Getting ready for the new year
It’s nearing the end of January, which for many of you means gearing up for the new year. Not the new calendar year, but the new staff year. At WKNC, applications for our 2018-2019 general manager are due Feb. 1, with hiring in early March and a whole new staff scheduled to take over by […]
READ MORE23 Jan
Student Media in the News
William Paterson students visit Vieques, forge radio partnership Nearly four months after Hurricane Maria touched down, battering the secluded island and knocking out its only radio station, nine communications students from William Paterson University traveled to Vieques this month for a weeklong humanitarian mission. The students, including members of the college radio station’s staff, donated […]
READ MORE16 Jan
Student Media in the News
Z88.9 WBZC To Go Online Only The station’s programming will relaunch online on January 22 as “RCBC Radio“. While the new incarnation of the station will be focused on the school’s students and prepare interested students to transfer to the affiliated Rowan University, the community volunteer DJ’s have been offered to remain on RCBC Radio. […]
READ MORE10 Jan
Board Blog: Hello 2018! And Hello CBI!
My name is Hames, Steven Hames and I am proud to be serving as CBI’s Secretary for this year … and hopefully for more (wink, wink, cough, cough). Many of you know that I have been serving CBI as the Awards Coordinator for the past five years, but there are a few things that you […]
READ MORE9 Jan
Student Media in the News
Radio Survivor podcast recaps 2017 2017 was a year of ups and downs, from the continued growth of LPFM to the loss of net neutrality. All four Radio Survivors gather to review the year that was, assessing what happened in college radio, community radio and podcasting, with stops along the way in Istanbul, conspiracy theories […]
READ MORE2 Jan
Student Media in the News
Conservative students’ ‘Deplorable Radio’ show remains banned from university airwaves The “Deplorable Radio” show at the University of Minnesota-Morris remains suspended indefinitely from the university’s radio station, prompting the student hosts of the show to argue they were booted because they’re conservative and politically incorrect. The university, meanwhile, maintains the show was suspended for “multiple […]
READ MORE19 Dec
Student Media in the News
WVU radio station GM suspended Matthew Fouty will not be the general manager of the West Virginia University radio station, while he is being investigated for sexual harassment allegations made by students working at the station. Read more from The Journal. Plus, Radio Survivor visits WIIT at Illinois Institute of Technology, and the College Radio […]
READ MORE12 Dec
Student Media in the News
WVU student details string of incidents that led to Thursday’s college radio strike “It’s nothing grandiose. It’s all little things like jokes that just kind of crossed the line, comments that have been weird or asking someone out one too many times after they’ve already told you ‘no,’” said Jackson Montgomery, a WVU student and […]
READ MORE8 Dec
Student Media in the News
WPCD celebrates 40 years of operation “A career like radio requires hands-on experience. I could talk theory in the classroom until I become blue in the face, but the students can’t get real experience without actually doing a shift or making a spot,” said Adam Porter, a professor of communication at Parkland; he also teaches […]
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