On this week’s Radio Survivor Podcast/radio show, I’m pleased to share two of my most recent college radio station tour reports. In the episode, Paul Riismandel and I chat about my visits to WIIT at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago and WKCR at Columbia University in New York City. Both stations are super interesting, with rich histories, connections with their nearby urban neighborhoods, and fascinating lore.
Former CMJ Staffers Awarded Half-Million Dollar Judgment
In other college radio news, it was great to hear that some former CMJ staffers have won a judgment against their old boss for unpaid wages. Rolling Stone reports, “Adam Klein, owner of now-defunct music events and media company CMJ, must pay a group of former employees over $500,000. On Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Katherine Forrest ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, who filed a collective action lawsuit against Klein, CMJ Holdings and Abaculi Media in 2016, including claims for unpaid wages, damages and unreimbursed expenses dating back to October 2015.”
CMJ seems to have quietly disappeared in 2017 after it ceased holding its annual Music Marathon in New York and ended its radio charts.
More College Radio News
Anniversaries/Events
WREK Turns 50 (Creative Loafing Atlanta)
WREK Celebrates 50 Years of Music Radio at Georgia Tech (WABE)
52nd Annual WXOU Birthday Bash Celebrates Student Air Waves (The Oakland Post)
WPRK and Blackstar Team up for a Night of Varying Frequencies (Orlando Weekly)
Station Sale
“Heartbroken” Fans of Pioneering Raleigh Jazz Station WSHA Mourn the Station’s Sale (ABC 11)
Programming
Elmhurst College Students Unofficially Break Talk Show World Record (Suburban Life Publications)
“For the Culture” Blends Fresh Music and Self-Expression on the Airwaves (Kansas State Collegian)
Milligan Radio Show Gets Song Written about Them (Milligan Stampede)
Station, Staff, Alum Profiles
Student Radio Station Creates Community for Music Lovers on Campus (Daily UW)
NACC Music Director of the Month: Vanessa Canibano of WMXM (NACC)
‘Metal’ Mary Bielich Got Her Start in College Radio (The Pitt News)
Industry
CMJ Owner Forced to Pay Former Employees More than Half a Million Dollars by Judge’s Ruling (MXDWN Music)
CMJ: Judge Rules Owner to Pay Former Employees over Half-Million Dollars (Rolling Stone)
Awards
University of Central Oklahoma Students Win State Broadcasting Awards (NewsOK)
Entries Being Accepted for College Broadcasters Inc.’s National Student Production Awards (CBI)
