Category Member News
25 Apr
Out in Radioland
The future of radio is not very pretty. The other day, I dropped by one of the many Academy of Art University locations around town – this one, the headquarters on New Montgomery, to check out its online station, UrbanKnightsRadio.com. Matty Staudt, the school’s radio instructor and general manager of the station, led me into […]
READ MORE24 Apr
Student stations honored at Garden State Journalists Association
CBI members Rowan Radio and WSOU were both honored in the 67th annual Garden State Journalists Association awards. Rowan Radio, WGLS-FM, earned awards in the Talk Radio and Radio Feature categories. WSOU, from Seton Hall University, earned honors in the Broadcast Radio General News, Sports Radio and Talk Radio categories. For more information and a […]
READ MORE22 Apr
SLU student named Louisiana’s top student broadcaster
“It is a tremendous honor to win Student Broadcaster of the Year,” Ferrando said in the news release. “The Louisiana Association of Broadcasters is an extremely prestigious organization. Being the only student awarded alongside the best professionals in the state made this award very meaningful. I am so thankful for this recognition because I have […]
READ MORE15 Apr
Saving College Radio Symposium Highlights Importance of Archiving Radio History
On Friday I spent an amazing day at University of Maryland, College Park for the Saving College Radio Symposium. Hosted by the University of Maryland Libraries’ Special Collections, the symposium was held in conjunction with the exhibit Saving College Radio: WMUC – Past, Present and Future. Throughout the day, archivists, scholars, and college radio participants […]
READ MORE11 Apr
Rowan telethon to raise funds for Ronald McDonald House
It started out as an annual production for a great cause. But, for Rowan University students, the Rowan Television Network’s (RTN) Telethon has since become much more. It’s become a labor of love. “We can’t stay away. We love being there and interacting with the children and their families. We want to be as involved […]
READ MORE11 Apr
KJHK wins 24 broadcasting awards
University students working for KJHK, the student-run radio station at the University of Kansas, are “bringing home the blue” this month after receiving 24 broadcasting awards from the Kansas Association of Broadcasters. The Kansas Association of Broadcasters organizes the 2014 Student Broadcasting Awards. The contest is statewide and recognizes exceptional student work in various different […]
READ MORE10 Apr
Station Spotlight: University of Minnesota’s Radio K
Thanks to Jenny Ackerson, program director, for answering the questions. Tell me a little history about your station and where your station is now? Radio K was born in 1993, growing out of duct-taped together (but still completely perfect) WMMR with its legacy 770 AM signal. Today we sit (completely student run) with over 60 […]
READ MORE7 Apr
Out in Radioland
Henry Ford Community College to host WHFR Radiothon beginning Sunday Henry Ford Community College’s student-run radio station WHFR-FM (89.3) will hold Radiothon Week 2014 from Sunday, April 6, to Saturday, April 12, with live concerts and special on-air events scheduled, including the chance to win a weekend lease of a brand new Ford vehicle. Read […]
READ MORE1 Apr
Out in Radio (and TV) Land
WESU, 88.1 FM from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn. featured in Hartford Magazine. TV, radio winners announced in Kentucky AP contest Have station news for the CBI Blog? Email Jessica.
READ MORE28 Mar
Help KUGR.org radio replace its studio board
The current studio board that is used by KUGR was purchased in 2006 – the current board replaced 30-year-old equipment. And it is already breaking down. The studio board’s issues started when it partially stopped communicating with one of the computers during the Spring 2013 semester. Ever since then the board has continued to break […]
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