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21 May
KUTX Takes Mind Over Music Crown
Last night’s Mind Over Music at the Palm Door had all the wonder and suspense of your usual trivia night, only with a score more geeks who hang out at record stores. The fourth annual fundraiser, put on by the Chronicle, finished after three hours of brain-racking competition with one clear champ: the radio whiz […]
READ MORE21 May
CCHS radio station helps observe High School Radio Day
It is estimated that there are only about 200 high schools in the nation with either a terrestrial over-the-air non-commercial, educational radio station or an Internet-only radio station. “And that number is dropping,” said Radio Day founder Bowers. “That’s why we need to unite on High School Radio Day and make the public aware of […]
READ MORE21 May
‘Teen Day’ Turns Young Broadcasters Pro
“We selected area teens, 14 and up, as broadcast team members,” said organizer Dan Pettegrew. “Using local music, education and sports activities as homework assignments, Teen Day introduced them to the radio station environment firsthand.” Read more from Radio World.
READ MORE20 May
BCC radio station inks deal with Soul football team
Following the example of the Camden Riversharks, the Philadelphia Soul have developed a partnership with Burlington County College’s radio station, WBZC-FM (Z88.9), to give students an opportunity to broadcast area professional sports games. Read more from PhillyBurbs.com.
READ MORE13 May
WMBR DJ’s 8-hour Radio Marathon during Boston Lockdown
I hadn’t really given much thought to how DJs in Boston coped with the the lockdown during the search for the Boston Marathon bombing suspect until I read a fascinating story about a college radio DJ at M.I.T. radio station WMBR in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Jon Bernhardt, the long-time host of the Friday morning edition of […]
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ESPN radio to use Hofstra feed on Islanders game
Hofstra’s WRHU is believed to be the only college radio station that has an affiliation with a professional sports franchise. WRHU began airing Islanders hockey games in 2010. The games are broadcast by a professional play-by-play announcer, Chris King, and a student color analyst, Kevin Dexter. Read more from the WSJ.
READ MORE9 May
Middletown’s WESU Voted Hartford’s Best College Radio Station
Currently, WESU operates 24 hrs per day, 7 days per week, and is supported by a volunteer staff of over 150 student and community volunteers, 2 part-time paid staffers, and one full-time General Manager. WESU is supported by a partnership between Wesleyan University and listeners, organizations, and businesses throughout the CT River Valley. As evidence […]
READ MORE3 May
Special savings for flying with Delta
Planning for your flights to the National Student Electronic Media Convention? Book through Delta airlines and save up to 10% with CBI’s special registration code. To book, go to delta.com and use our Meeting Ticket Designator code: NMG8N or our Group Ticket Designator code: NG8V7. You can also book by calling 1-800-328-1111, but a booking […]
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Castleton State College station growing
The Castleton State College radio station — with its studio located in the Campus Center — has seen its live programming grow from 15 hours a week in August to a current programming schedule of 70 hours a week. All it took to kick off this radio renaissance was some grass-roots marketing, said Program Director […]
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University of Oregon hosts podcasts from ‘What Is Radio?’ conference
For those of us who couldn’t make it, five journalism students at the University of Oregon recorded a series of short podcast interviews with some of the presenters and conference attendees. You can listen to Jeff Jacoby, Associate Professor of Audio and Radio at San Francisco State University, discuss “Radio Pedagogy in a Post-Radio Era,” […]
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