Student Media in the News

Last Updated on December 20, 2016 by askcbiorg

WSOU collects over 600 pounds of food for local foodbank

As part of its commitment to community service, student-run WSOU 89.5 FM at Seton Hall University once again participated in the “Students Change Hunger” program, collecting 640 pounds of food for the Community Food Bank of New Jersey.  The haul was 300 pounds more than was collected by the station last year and is the largest amount of food the WSOU has gathered since it began its annual food drive.

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At the studios of Dog River Radio, WNUB-FM, the programs are colorful and eclectic

“Listeners of WNUB only hear what goes into producing our own live shows,” said Colin Tarpey, 23, a political science major from Cohasset, Mass. “Unlike big time stations, we are fully responsible for managing every aspect of our shows, which can be a challenge.”

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On the Bright Side: SUNY Oneonta gives TV studio to OHS

A.J. Hecox, an OHS teacher who runs the broadcast communications class, said the equipment from SUNY Oneonta will be set up in his classroom, which has been converted into a studio. There are 16 students in the class, he said.

“This is a very, very exciting prospect,” Hecox said Thursday. “It’s exciting. I don’t think we’ve had anything like this here before. We live in a culture of consumption and we constantly talk about in class how we’re all consuming all the time. Those who get paid for this are those who are producing. And this equipment will help teach them the basics of that. If they’re capable of the basics, I think there’s a place for them in that industry.”

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