Over the weekend the 72nd annual Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) conference was held in New York City. The student radio event provided an opportunity for high school and college radio stations to participate in sessions, workshops, and special events focused on the art of broadcasting. On Saturday, March 3, IBS held its annual Student Radio […]
This week mtvU released the list of the 10 finalists for their annual College Radio Woodie Award. As we wrote last week, the nominations period resulted in a list of 25 college radio stations initially. If you are interested in voicing your opinion on who the winner should be, you can vote online through March […]
Last week I found out that mtvU was accepting nominations for its annual college radio award, the “College Radio Woodie.” The call for nominees asked for people to nominate their favorite college radio stations using either Twitter or an online form. Excited about the opportunity to finally nominate a station (I’d missed the chance every […]
On Thursday, during College Day at the CMJ Music Marathon in New York City, the winners were announced in CMJ’s annual College Radio Awards. As is frequently the case, the awards ceremony was full of fun and frivolity. Awards recognized college radio staffers/stations as well as organizations and people working in the music industry. WKDU […]
Yesterday CMJ announced the nominees for its annual College Radio Awards. Based on nominations submitted by folks who report their playlists/charts to the music publication, the list of nominees includes college and community radio stations, as well as individuals who work in college radio or at college radio-connected organizations. I was excited to see that […]
CMJ, the industry publication for college radio, has been doing college radio awards for a number of years now. They just opened up the nomination period for the 2011 College Radio Awards and anyone who subscribes to the CMJ New Music Report is eligible to nominate people or stations. The deadline is midnight on September […]
Last fall I kept my eyes peeled for the chance to nominate my favorite college radio stations for the annual mtvU College Radio Woodie Award, but the opportunity never came up. I assumed that mtvU had disbanded the Woodies awards event, especially considering all of the complaints I’d had about the voting process over the […]
Today the Huffington Post takes a stab at naming the 9 Best College Radio Stations. They admit that the list may not be complete (how could 9 stations cover it all?) and acknowledge that they drew inspiration from the recent College Radio Awards during the CMJ Music Marathon in New York City last week. Several […]
Next week the CMJ Music Marathon hits New York City and the surrounding areas from October 19 through 23. The annual college radio/indie music schmooze-fest will include music showcases, panels on the music industry, a special day-long College Day just for college radio DJs, a film festival, Entertainment Business Law Seminar, and a new music […]
Even though I complain a lot about bogus radio station accolades, it’s still nice to see awesome stations getting recognition from their peers and the powers that be. For the past few years college radio trade publication CMJ has been hosting a College Day during its annual CMJ Music Marathon in late October. As part […]
