May 2, 2017
Student Media in the News
WUML hits airwaves in renovated studio
Up until a few weeks ago, WUML broadcasted from a tiny room beside their office for 24 hours a day.
The closet that held some of the radio station’s extensive music collection had an irrigation system that spurted water mere weeks after they moved. Radio staff and interns sent out their programs over the airwaves on equipment out of storage with a board that looked straight out of the 1980s.
Read more from The Connector.
KFJC’s 37th Month of Mayhem to Feature More than 56 Radio Specials + Live Performances
Award-winning, student and volunteer-run Foothill College radio station KFJC 89. 7 FM is launching its 37th annual “Month of Mayhem” on May 1, 2017. This annual KFJC tradition features a month of special music and public affairs programming produced by KFJC volunteers on a variety of topics. This year’s schedule includes at least 56 specials so far, with more being added every day up until the end of May. The Month of Mayhem began on KFJC in 1981 and has always been an eagerly anticipated event, as DJs and show hosts meticulously plan and produce a staggering array of special programs and events.
Read more from the KFJC Mayhem page.
WSOU Mentoring Program Connects Students with CBS Radio, New York
It may strike some as counter intuitive when it comes to the digital native generations, but radio and audio careers remain popular among millennials and Generation Z. The interest is so strong that Seton Hall University’s student-run WSOU 89.5 FM revamped and expanded its mentoring program this academic year. That expansion was on display last week when students Nick Durant and Tim Bonomo were accompanied by WSOU alumnus, mentor and retired WCBS-FM music director Richard Lorenzo to observe the operations of CBS Radio in New York City.
Read more from Seton Hall.
Plus, Radio Survivor visits WHIP at Temple University and the College Radio Watch column.
And, find out more about the CBI Broadcast Management track at the summer College Media Mega Workshop, and submit entries to the 2017 Student Production Awards.
CBI is a member-driven organization serving students and advisers of student media. Through events, programs and a network of expertise, CBI fosters experiential learning, professional opportunities and advocacy for the success of student media programs.