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22 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 MORE17 Apr
Use of photographs on websites
Ever wondered about copyright laws for using photos on your station’s website? Just because an image is on the Internet doesn’t mean you can use it, especially without permission. For some guidelines on copyright, permissions and potential risks and damages, read this informative Media Memo (pdf) posted with permission from Garvey Schubert Barer. For more […]
READ MORE17 Apr
Station Spotlight: Foothill College’s KFJC
Special thanks to Doc Pelzel, KFJC’s Station Supervisor, Cadillac Margarita, Assistant Promotions Director and Lord Gravestench, host of “Extinction Mass” for answering the questions! Tell me a little history about your station and where your station is now? Doc Pelzel: KFJC started in 1959 with pretty limited resources — few daily broadcast hours, low power, […]
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 MORE14 Apr
Out in Radioland: Who’s Coming to LPFM Next?
“Right now the biggest thing is defining community radio,” said Anthony “BeGee” Henry Sr., Stone Soup’s station/program manager. “You tell people its community radio and they say, ‘What’s that?’ “ Read more from The Record. “Since it is low-power, the radius that we hope it will cover will be 8 to 10 miles on […]
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 MORE8 Apr
David Letterman on WAGO Ball State University, from 1969
Now a recording of a 21-year-old Letterman’s April Fools Day 1969 broadcast has surfaced on the “non-profit digital library” Internet Archive. And although the sound quality isn’t great (what do you expect from a 40 year old college radio recording?) this broadcast time capsule shows Letterman’s absurdist sense of humor in its infancy. Read more […]
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 […]
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