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THE HEIGHTS HONORS TOP DJs AND DIRECTORS
WJCU held its annual Awards Banquet on Thursday, April 24th giving awards and recognition to members of our all-volunteer staff. Also announced that evening were the newly elected director staff and a big “thanks!” to all of our graduating seniors.
With the close of the spring 2008 season, Station Manager-elect Ashley Ortiz will assume the top role at 88.7FM. Ortiz is taking over for Station Manager Chris Hooton. The graduating senior was honored for all of his tireless dedication to the station with several awards, including 2008’s “Director of the Year” and “Student Broadcaster of the Year.”
Hooton has been an active member of the staff who has also served as Personnel Director, teaching our young DJs the ropes of on-air broadcasting. Currently serving as operations director, Ortiz, who also won a scholarship, will move to her new job starting with the summer 2008 schedule. Both are pictured above with General Manager Mark Krieger.
The success of our community-minded station lies with the new generation of students who take over for those who graduate. This is why WJCU honors a “Best Apprentice.” We are lucky to have many DJs up for this award, and 2008’s went to to the Friday afternoon drive DJ, Katy Finucane. Katy is pictured to the right with PR Director Sarah Levicky, a 2008 Scholarship winner.
With a mix of both student and community announcers, WJCU honors a DJ who has gone above and beyond the call of duty. Bill Peters is 2008’s “Community Broadcaster of the Year.” In the last year, he has celebrated his 25th year on 88.7FM and orchestrated two community concerts. Peters is pictured to the left at his celebratory 25th Anniversary-on-the-air concert.
As a radio station, we strive to produce the best content as possible for our listeners. 2008’s “Best Production Piece” was awarded to WJCU’s dynamic duo of Adam LaSota and Andy Knox. The hosts of “Music to Break Things By” were recognized for their hilarious and well-produced Spring 2008 promo. LaSota and Knox are pictured at right with 88.7FM’s John Roddy.
At WJCU, we are a group of dedicated volunteers working together with different backgrounds, talents, and skills. Pictured below from left to right are a few of those volunteers including graduating Production Director Eric Simna and scholarship winner Diana Orabovic, senior Public Affairs Director Mike Rowe, Chris Hooton, and host of “The Undiscovered” Peter Niro, Thursday afternoon drive Heights DJ and TV reporter Rachel Porter, scholarship winner and Sports Director Sean Fagan, and hidden in the background is the one and only DJ Cripple, Programming Director Diana Orabovic, and graduating News and Web Director Rob Duns.
A very big thank you to all of our hard working DJs, directors, volunteers, and listeners for making this year one of WJCU’s finest! Keep listening!
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Heights DJs Today, Hollywood Celebs Tomorrow!
Catch our Heights 88.7 DJs Ben Adams, Holly Duns, and Chris Hooton’s cameo appearances in WJCU’s latest web promotional video here, now premiering on the popular Youtube.com website.
The 60 second video is designed to showcase our station to the JCU community and attract new students to become the next class of Heights DJs broadcasting to you!
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Arts on the Heights
Episode 17
Listen in for Uncle Fred’s review of the Cleveland Playhouse’s production “Doubt.”
Episode 18
Listen to Arts on the Heights Episode 18 for Uncle Fred’s review of The Beck Center for the Arts’ “The History Boys” production.
Episode 19
Playing until through April 13, 2008 at The Cleveland Playhouse, hear a review of “Pride and Prejudice” in Episode 19.
Episode 20
Listen to Uncle Fred’s episode on the John Carroll production of Working the musical.
Episode 22
“Arts on the Heights” reviews the Opera La Boheme at the State Theatre.
Episdoe 23
Get ready for the 2008 Fusion Fest in the Theatre District in downtown Cleveland’s Playhouse Square!
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