COMMUNITY
Community Interview with David Avery, Powderfinger Promotions
College and community radio is not only great for general exposure, but they’re also great for driving fans to gigs and the resulting airplay and charts can help build an artist’s story.
September MD of the Month: Zoë Finkelstein, KWUR St. Louis
KWUR started in the mid 1970’s and has been the heart of music on WashU’s campus ever since. We put on house shows monthly and have a lot of artists come to play in the station. KWUR is definitely a haven for all us weirdos.
Genre DJ of the Month: Jenny Inzerillo, High Plains Public Radio
“I love the new release from The War & Treaty,Healing Tide. This troupe of geniuses played an HPPR Living Room Concert for us last year, and I knew they’d continue knocking the socks off of everyone currently wearing socks.”
Community Interview with Devon Léger, Hearth Music
We have a very simple mission: “Our goal is to share the music we love with people we respect and trust.” We try to keep it just as simple as that and when we do the job is a lot of fun! We like to tell artist’s stories too, and we really love working with artists who have something important to say.
An Interview with Stevie B, Mia Mind Music
Non-commercial radio levels the playing field for new artists, most who possess more talent than they have major label backing. The broad programming formats provided at most non-commercial stations allows them to experiment more freely and push the artistic envelope further.”
August Genre DJ of the Month | Chris Heim, KMUW Wichita
KMUW went on the air on April 26, 1949. It was actually the first 10-watt noncommercial FM station in the country (we now broadcast with 100,000 watts), the first noncommercial FM station in Kansas, and only the second FM station in the state.
August MD of the Month | Eddie Chavez, WXAV 88.3 FM, Chicago
WXAV is a College Radio Station located on the south side of Chicago that has been broadcasting for over 25 years. What makes WXAV special is that we are always trying something new. Our broadcasts from two years ago sound different to what we air today.
Interview with Greg Pasenko, Blujazz Productions
We are unique because we do not bind or control artists. We have a buffet of services that can be done with a respected brand Blujazz or just help the artists own brand. We also help book artists and have a pretty incredible international database/network.
Interview with Munsey, Skateboard Marketing Ltd.
College and community radio are the backbone of what we do. It’s more diversified in having the freedom to play what commercial stations can’t. So as a key starting point for artist development, they are major players in helping build the story and have solid artist branding. Without them you wouldn’t have rock stars and a industry that believes in building careers for new bands.