By Dave Sarkies When Kevin Smokler and Christopher Boone, the filmmakers behind the documentary Vinyl Nation, contacted College Radio Day about partnering with us on our big day next week, it was a perfect fit. What better platform for two guys all about music discovery who just made a movie about the record resurgence to…
Leadership Lessons from Starting a College Radio Station
By Jim Bolt KSSU (originally KEDG, https://kedg.weebly.com/) was founded at Sacramento State in the spring of 1991. I should know because I am one of the original founders. It just so happens that 1991 is also heralded as the year that “college rock” exploded into the mainstream as a commercial success. The alternative music revolution…
10 Legendary Bands that Wouldn’t Be Legendary without College Radio
As we approach this year’s College Radio Day on October 2, we take a look at college radio’s important musical legacy. By Dave Sarkies College radio’s unique status as a platform for music typically not heard elsewhere is its draw; its ability to launch the careers of unknown acts is its power. Myriad major acts…
Bret Michaels named as the official 2020 Ambassador for the 10th Annual World College Radio Day
MONTCLAIR, N.J., Sept. 15, 2020 – Multi-platinum music icon Bret Michaels is named as the official 2020 Ambassador for the 10th Annual World College Radio Day, which is happening worldwide on Friday, October 2th, 2020. “In this difficult time, there has never been a more important year, or a better year, for the hope that college radio brings. It…
FREE: Win an Airtime Pro Internet Radio Station for Your School or College for a Whole Year!
Contest alert! We’ve teamed up with Sourcefabric to help college radio stations out! We are giving away 10 Airtime Pro licenses for free to educational institutions worldwide for a full year. To enter, tell us how COVID-19 has affected your institution, and what you would do with your own internet radio station to help your…
30 days until a most unusual World College Radio Day!
We are now just 30 days away from an unprecedented World College Radio Day. Despite the severe disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, college radio stations around the world are coming together to celebrate the important medium of college radio. Now over 30 countries are participating, and we expect a truly spectacular 24-Hour Global Marathon to…
Last chance to order t-shirts for College Radio Day
Dear college radio colleagues, With a little over a month to go, we are fast approaching College Radio Day 2020! This end of this Thursday is the deadline to order t-shirts for the event (USA addresses only): https://www.collegeradio.org/shop/ There is also still time to register for CRD / WCRD: https://www.collegeradio.org/college-radio-day/register/ Check some of the promos…
36 days to go!
College radio friends, We know that semesters are starting and it may be a bit chaotic, but World College Radio Day is just over a month away! Less than 36 days until WCRD2020! Stations worldwide are gearing up for what promises to be our best WCRD yet. A reminder that our theme this year is…
50 days until World College Radio Day!
College radio friends, Over 530 college stations from 29 countries around the world are pledging to come together for World College Radio Day 2020 on October 2. Our theme this year is Global Solidarity Rocks! This theme takes into account the global collaborations that we do each year, but also reflects on current needs worldwide…
College Radio Stories: Attention: Lake Effect Radio Advisory
By Dave Sarkies Nestled in the woods in the historic town of Kirtland, Ohio – about 20 miles east of Cleveland – lies Lakeland Community College, named as such for its location in Lake County, on the shores of Lake Erie. Among other things, Northeast Ohio’s lakeshore is known for the wintertime phenomenon of lake-effect…