Student Media in the News

KRUI celebrates 30 years

89.7 FM The Lab celebrated 30 years on the air on Saturday, April 18 with special events including an alumni reception, alumi shows and a show at The Mill.

Read more from the KRUI anniversary page.

WMXM teams up to promote suicide prevention

The students of the Lake Forest College radio station WMXM have teamed up with Chicago-based Hope For The Day for an event to promote suicide prevention. Hope in the Forest will be a three-day event celebrating stigma-free dialogue and self-expression.

Read more from the Daily North Shore.

Emerson’s WERS to program two nights of Boston’s Outside the Box festival

Though headliners for the event have not yet been named, attendees can expect plenty of national musical acts. According to a press release, the Outside the Box festival is partnering with Greater Media Boston (WKLB Country 102.5, WROR 105.7 and Magic 106.7,). And that there will be “nights devoted to country music and classic rock, and will incorporate Radio 92.9’s EarthFest, an annual concert staged at the Hatch Shell in the past,” reports the Globe. In addition, Emerson College radio station WERS has also programmed two nights of music performances.

Read more from BostInno.

‘Save WRAS’ supporters question GPB’s board meeting cancellation

The latest imbroglio: the Album 88 Alumni group called foul after GPB cancelled its quarterly April 15 board meeting last week the day before it was scheduled to happen.

In a press release, the group said GPB did this to avoid facing them and blamed GPB boss Teya Ryan. At least three WRAS supporters had signed up to speak at the meeting.

Read more from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

WMUC uses college Launch UMD program to fund more sports broadcasts

The world of college radio, particularly in sports is a challenging one. Still viewed as just another campus club, the funding they get has to cover a sports, music and news department in one budget. There’s no dedicated funding, and once the latest round of cash runs out, they’ll have to do this all again. With NCAA athletics bringing in so much money nationally, little of that trickles down to the students broadcasting the achievements of their fellow classmates. It creates an interesting scenario socially, but that’s not an excuse not to be a professional.

Read more from the Washington Post.