College Radio Builds Character
• As part of the station’s ongoing commitment to community service, the students at Seton Hall University’s hard-rocking WSOU-FM in South Orange, NJ just completed a clothing drive for the Our Lady of the Sioux Church on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. The clothing collected will benefit members of the Oglala Lakota community, as well as others on the reservation. The student managers of WSOU collected enough donations to ship seven large boxes of clothing and shoes to Sister Barbara Bogenschutz, the church’s parish life coordinator, who will facilitate distribution.
“From our annual food drive for the Community Foodbank of New Jersey to collecting supplies for area schools to this clothing drive, the students at WSOU understand the importance of giving back,” said Mark Maben, GM of WSOU. “Servant leadership is a core Seton Hall value and one of the things students learn at our station is that radio is about more than entertainment — it’s about community service as well.”
Pictured, (l-r): WSOU Promotions Director Natalie Linares, DJ Jocelyn Rogalo and Station Manager Alicia Campos helped pack seven boxes of clothes for distribution on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.
• Meanwhile, some eight or so miles away… Montclair State University’s WMSC is officially celebrating the arrival of summer with a special event broadcast, “WMSC Takes the Shore” is scheduled for this Wednesday, June 20 from 7-10pm in Seaside Heights, NJ.
Hosted by Station Manager Kate Braunstein, Assistant News Director AJ Melillo and DJ Stephen Rumbolo, the show will feature interviews with such local luminaries as Kohr’s Frozen Custard owner Greg Kohr and GM Mike Corrigan, surf shop owner Mike Colombo, and “local radio personality” Joe Racc of Townsquare AC WOBM/Toms River, NJ.
“We are so excited to take our show on the road to celebrate the arrival of summer from one of New Jersey’s iconic beach towns,” said Braunstein. “WMSC is a home away from home for me and bringing the station a little bit closer to my home makes me so happy.” Stop by or listen live at wmscradio.com, or via the iHeartRadio app.
