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11 Apr

Student Media in the News

Nominations open for CBI’s Joel Willer Award The Joel Willer Award is named for one of CBI’s most influential members, and is presented in recognition for exceptional dedication and service to student electronic media. Nominees should be active CBI members in good standing who have made a substantial and long-standing impact on student electronic media […]

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5 Apr

Board Blog: Pitch in this fall in San Antonio

We are getting to that time of the school year where everyone seems to be focusing on just one thing: getting to the end of the semester. Hopefully, as you are nearing the end of the school year, you are doing so with success. But as you plan for the last few months of school, […]

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4 Apr

Student Media in the News

Join CBI in July for the Summer Megaworkshop Registration is now open for the Broadcast Management track of the College Media Mega Workshop! Registration fee for the Broadcast Management track is $199 for four days of workshops, training and special programs tailored specifically for student leaders and advisers for broadcast media outlets. Lodging and parking are […]

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29 Mar

Board Blog: No Sacred Cows

There’s an old joke that management consultants like to tell: Q. What are the seven words that will destroy any successful organization? A: But we’ve always done it that way. Even student media — with its transient staffs and “underground” ethos – fall prey to the tendency to resist change. It can be very difficult […]

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28 Mar

Student Media in the News

WRFL celebrates 29 years of college radio The UK’s student run radio, WRFL celebrated its 29th anniversary on Tuesday, March 7, with a birthday bash coming in April. Almost three decades later, a continuously improving WRFL still strives to bring the Lexington community together by promoting independent musicians, constantly building on Lexington’s art and music […]

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21 Mar

Student Media in the News

The Debate Over RIPR’s Expansion Earlier this year, Rhode Island Public Radio went public with a proposed plan to acquire UMass Dartmouth’s 45-year-old college radio station, 89.3 WUMD. Rhode Island Public Radio, still a relatively young station currently renting small public access frequencies to air both locally produced news features as well as NPR programming […]

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14 Mar

Student Media in the News

College Radio Day set for Oct. 6 We were delighted to set a new record for college radio registrations in a single day when we opened up registration for College Radio Day 2017 on Friday. Over 40 stations registered in one day. We are also still very excited about our upcoming Vinylthon next month. Stations […]

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7 Mar

Student Media in the News

WBRU radio station may be going up for sale soon WBRU-FM may be for sale in the near future.In a letter sent to WBRU alumni Thursday morning, general manager and Brown University student Kishanee Haththotuwegama said the station’s nine-member board of directors had passed a resolution to begin seeking a buyer. The Station Membership, which […]

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1 Mar

Board Blog: Practice Making Mistakes

In 2nd grade, on a school project for South Carolina history, I misspelled the name of the state of “Georgia.” All of our posters were hung in the hallway, and there was mine, with my teacher’s big red circle around my mistake, for all passers-by to see. Granted, this was a small elementary school in […]

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28 Feb

Student Media in the News

CBI election nomination period extended College Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI) is now accepting nominations through Monday, March 6 for the offices of Secretary, Development Director and Student Member. The Secretary and Development Director are each 3-year terms beginning December 1, 2017. The Student Member is a one year term beginning May 1, 2017. To be considered, […]

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