On Saturday, April 9, I took a misty drive from San Francisco to Santa Cruz for the Spring 2016 UCRN (University of California Radio Network) conference (my 10th!). The low key college radio gathering takes place twice a year at a different college radio station in California. Although the organization originally began as a way […]
On Saturday, I headed to KSPC-FM at Pomona College in Claremont, California (my station tour report is coming soon!) for the Fall 2015 UCRN (University of California Radio Network) conference. Staff, DJs, and volunteers from approximately a dozen radio stations from all over California met up to share experiences and tips with their college radio […]
On Saturday I was in Southern California for the University of California Radio Network (UCRN)’s fall conference. Held at KUCI at University of California at Irvine, the event drew college radio participants from all over California, including representatives from KUCI, KXLU (Loyola Marymount), KSPC (Pomona College), KCSB (UC Santa Barbara), KZSC (UC Santa Cruz), and […]
Saturday was a fun day of radio immersion for me, as I attended the spring University of California Radio Network (UCRN) conference at KZSC at University of California, Santa Cruz. Around 115 people, including volunteers, students, DJs, staff, and advisers from numerous California college radio stations headed to the lovely station in the woods in […]
On Saturday, November 10, I was thrilled to be back at KSPC at Pomona College (Claremont, California) for the fall 2012 UCRN (University of California Radio Network) conference. Twice a year, student radio stations affiliated with University of California (UC) schools convene at a college radio station in order to talk shop, hear from radio […]
Over the weekend I road-tripped to Santa Barbara for the University of California Radio Network’s (UCRN) spring conference. Held at University of California, Santa Barbara’s college radio station KCSB, the event brought together radio station advisors, staff members, and DJs from (for the most part) University of California-affiliated college radio stations. Held twice a year, […]
Big changes came to college radio in the 2010s, with dramatic losses and exciting new opportunities, leading to perhaps more college radio than ever before thanks to the variety of forms that college radio now takes. Despite the challenges, college radio is as resilient as ever and students’ desire to work in audio is strong […]
At the end of a long day of travel, I found myself in the relaxing digs of streaming college radio station KSDT at University of California, San Diego (UCSD). In a quiet spot on campus, the station’s lobby door opens onto a pathway within the old student center complex. It’s near the student-run television station […]
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 […]
At the start of another new year, I’m reflecting back on all that has transpired in 2017, including the state of college radio. I was grateful to have been able to visit more radio stations (in Virginia, New York, Illinois and California) and have written up 16 of my 2017 visits so far. The past […]
