I had a wonderful time at the College Broadcasters Inc. (CBI) convention last week in Seattle! It was great to see my long-time college radio friends and fun to meet so many other student broadcasting colleagues. We recorded a college radio-centric edition of the Radio Survivor show during the conference. Take a listen to the podcast version to relive the discussion. We chatted about the current state of college radio and speculated about the future. Interestingly, we also heard some kudos for old school elements of college radio and were reminded of the power of locally-relevant content.
KFJC in Berlin, Broadcasting Never Surrender Festival
Today is the second day of Foothill College radio station KFJC‘s three-day live broadcast extravaganza from the Never Surrender Festival in Berlin, Germany. As a KFJC volunteer, I’ve been busy spreading the word about this amazing undertaking and have also been enjoying watching and listening to the streaming video for the past few days. This is on the heels of KFJC’s live surf music broadcast from Reverb Rampage (see photo and audio archives) in Berlin on Saturday, October 27.
I still don’t know of other college radio stations that trek overseas to present live music. Let me know if you are aware of similar projects. Ernesto Aguilar touches on this endeavor in his community radio column for Radio World.
More College Radio News
New Stations
Jawarharlal Nehru University to Launch Community Radio Station (The Financial Express)
First Look at SUNY Broome’s Online Radio Station ‘The HiVE’ (WBNG)
Ownership and Management Changes
Community Sounds off about KMHD (The Advocate Online)
Programming
College Radio Shows the Way (Radio World)
Theology Teacher Moonlights as Radio DJ (The Caravan)
Heeeeeere’s Zach (Durango Telegraph)
Technical Stuff
WPRK Back on the Air Following Antennae Issues (The Sandspur)
Events
WFCF to Host Rock Block Party for 25th Anniversary (The Gargoyle)
UConnPIRG Hosts ‘Ballot Block Party’ (The Daily Campus)
WXDU’s Record Fair Appeals to the Resurgent Vinyl Scene (The Chronicle)
Forget Cats and Dogs, It’s Raining Turkeys (The Wayne Stater)
College Radio Culture
College Radio is Truly Local Radio (Radio Survivor Show/Podcast)
Awards and Accolades
Media Department Students, Staff Receive Honors (Arkansas State University)
Radio 4’s Student Journalism Awards Revealed (Radio Today)
History/Anniversaries
Nifty, Nifty- KWSC 91.9 The Cat is Almost 50 (The Wayne Stater)
The Broadcast Baron Begins in Berrien Springs (Herald Palladium)
Cathy Wurzer, Boyd Huppert Look Back on Radio Journalism School Marking 50 Years (Twin Cities Pioneer Press)
Making Milestones an Exciting Part of Life (Cleburne Times-Review)
Station and Staff Profiles
Student Spotlight: Jacob Osborn (The Huntingtonian)
Profile: WPRB’s Mike Lupica (NFCB)
49 Voices: Gina Hays of Anchorage (Alaska Public Media)
Society in Focus: FreshAir Radio Station (The Student)
Alumni
Constantly Challenge Yourself to Be a Great Radio Leader (Radio Ink)
