College Radio Watch: #MeToo, Noise, Metal, and Anniversary Festivities

During this year’s College Broadcasters Inc. (CBI) conference in Seattle, vital conversations about women in college radio took place during the “Supporting Female Broadcasters Through the #MeToo Movement” session. While many stations have thoughtful and enlightened staffs; participants sadly recounted plenty of stories of sexist and racist behavior.

With that as backdrop, it’s disappointing (but unfortunately not surprising) to read about a recent incident at a college radio station in Ireland. University Observer writes,

The student-run show has come under fire recently following an article published in the College Tribune which evidenced the show’s hosts reading aloud crude user-submitted messages about women and in relation to the sexual experiences of named students.

Herald.ie reported today that “The podcast was removed and the team behind the show has since apologised.”

More College Radio News

Profiles of Stations and Staff

• December Co-MDs of the Month: Miranda Roberts and Patrick Kennedy, KJHK Lawrence (NACC Chart)
• December DJ of the Month: Nancy Steadle (DJ Firefly), WRCT Pittsburgh (NACC Chart)
• Visible Radio is all Memphis Music, All the Time (The Daily Memphian)
• UCCS Radio Covered Nuggets Basketball Game; Nominated for Awards (The Scribe)

New Stations

• South Essex College Students Launch Icon Radio (Your Thurrock)

Events

• KZSC at 2018 UCRN (University of California Radio Network) Conference (KZSC)

History/Anniversaries

• Big Anniversary for WPSC-FM (Radio Ink)
• WPSC to Celebrate its Past with Special Broadcasts from Each Era (New Jersey Stage)
• USF Radio Celebrates 30 Years (The Herald-News)

Programming

• Rock Around the Clock: College Radio Station Hosts 24-hour Radiothon to Support Students, Community (Niagara College)
• College Radio Show “Sorry” for Sexual Comments about Female Students is “Unacceptable” Broadcast (Herald.ie)

Infrastructure

• Georgia State Finishing $1 Million Expansion, Ending Cacophony (Curbed Atlanta)
• Construction Noise Interferes with WRAS Broadcasts (The Signal)

Funding

• Campus Radio Station WUMR Hosts Fundraiser to Maintain Learning Environment (Daily Helmsman)

Alums

• A Tribute to B. Suit (Index-Journal)
• Classic ’90s Indie Rock Album Manos by the Spinanes Gets a Reissue: Rebecca Gates Interview (Vogue)

Collaborations

• WSOU’s “This Week in Metal History” on MetalSucks (MetalSucks)

Awards and Accolades

• Chapin College Student Dials up National Honor (Jacksonville Journal-Courier)

Industry, Internships

• Paid Journalism Internships in Reporting, Radio, Video and More are Open Now (Student Press Law Center)

College Radio in Popular Culture

• A Web Series as Productive as Unproductive (the Excelsior)