Week of May 5, 2009
1	Miniature Tigers	Tell It To The Volcano
2	Yeah Yeah Yeahs	It's Blitz
3	K'Naan	Troubadour
4	Manchester Orchestra	Mean Everything To Nothing
5	Decemberists	Hazards Of Love
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DJ Request Line: (304) 696-6651
Talk Show Hotline: (304) 696-3605
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WMUL-FM
Marshall University
One John Marshall Drive
Huntington, WV 25755-2635

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No experience is required to volunteer at WMUL! Here are two easy ways to get started:

1. Fill out an online application. A WMUL director will contact you as soon as possible.

2. Attend a department meeting. The directors are more than happy to get you on your way quickly.

Music: Mondays @ 6p in Staff Room
Sports: Mondays @ 9p in Classroom
News: Mondays @ 7p in Classroom
Promotions: Tuesdays @ 7:30 in Classroom
Production: Mondays @ 8p in Classroom

Need directions? Here's a station map. CB201 is labeled "Classroom" on the map, and CB204 is labeled "Staff Room."

Other MU Student Media

- newspaper produced Monday-Friday


- TV comedy show airing Saturday nights on myZtv (WSAZ-DT 3.2)

MU Report
- TV news program airing every other Sunday on WVPBS

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TBA pregame TBA kickoff

- Web Stream 1 (WinMedia) - also on 88.1 FM

WMUL hits new award milestone

June 12 - The record 89 awards won by the all-volunteer staff of WMUL in the 2008-2009 school year bumped the station's all-time total to 906 awards. Exactly 400 of them have been won since 2003.

This school year also marked another new milestone--more than 400 first-place awards all-time. This was achieved by, yes, winning a record 34 firsts in the 2008-09 school year. For a full comparison, including tables, check out the About Us section.

Community note: Cabell CVB wants community to "Put Your Best Foot Forward" for soccer tourney

June 11 - In less than three weeks, the Tri-State's population will swell by about 20,000 people. Teams from as far away as Maine will be in town July 2-7 for the U.S. Youth Soccer Region I Championships in Barboursville. A press release from the Cabell-Huntington Convention and Visitor's Bureau says hotel rooms meeting tournament standards have been booked as far west as Ashland and as far east as Charleston.

What we're trying to say here is this is a pretty big deal for the area, and even though WMUL is not an official tournament partner, we do believe in spreading the word about causes that heavily impact the community. Generating an estimated $12 million in revenue from a soccer tournament certainly applies.

Cavalier finishes second nationally in coveted Hearst awards competition

• See his page on the Hearst Awards site

June 7 - Marshall broadcast journalism graduate student Adam Cavalier earned $5,000 in cash Saturday evening at the coveted Hearst National Radio Broadcast News Championship held in San Francisco. Cavalier won $4,000 for finishing second in the national competition, and an extra $1,000 award for Best Use of Radio For News Coverage.

Cavalier is Marshall's third national placer in the Hearst Journalism Awards Program in the last four years. Jennifer Baileys, now a part of the "Fox In The Morning" team at WDRB-TV in Louisville, finished third in the television competition in 2006. Paul Gessler, now a reporter and sports anchor at WSAZ, finished second in the television competition in 2007.

Cavalier wins Jim Nantz Award; Epling earns honorable mention

June 5 - Adam Cavalier has been named the top sports broadcaster for 2009 among a long list of collegiate sports broadcasters from around the nation. Cavalier beat out five other finalists who were instead named All-Americans. (view official press release)

The Jim Nantz Award, given by the Sports Talent Agency of America, will provide Cavalier with not only a trophy but also a resume portfolio package and a free listing in the company's talent search for a full year.

Ryan Epling received honorable mention honors, putting him among the top 41 collegiate sportscasters in the country.

Web site redesign to be unveiled in August

May 9 - WMUL's new site, besides having more interactivity and a lot more updated content, makes this one look so 2004. WMUL Online '09 will hit by the first day of Fall classes on Aug. 24. The new site will use Microsoft Sharepoint, which is Marshall's new default server technology, but as usual, it will look nothing like the official MU template.

For news and sports content normally seen on this page, go to the News and Sports sections, respectively.

"Hair from the Herd 2009" shatters last year's donation total

May 1 - The Huntington School of Beauty Culture cut enough hair Apr. 23 to stretch six stories. The official number is 690 inches, or a whopping 57.5 feet, and that number excludes hair not bound into a ponytail.

More than 40 people donated their hair this year, including WMUL operations manager Mike Stanley and WMUL news anchor Neera Doss. An outside reporter covering the event also cut her hair after doing her newsgathering duties. Every participant received a Hair from the Herd T-shirt, as well as a cool-looking WMUL drawstring shoebag that included various goodies.

This was the second year for the event. Last year, more than 20 people donated more than 400 inches of hair to the worldwide organization Locks of Love, who makes wigs for children undergoing chemotherapy and other hair-losing procedures. WMUL would like to thank everyone involved in making this year even better than last.

WMUL featured on CBS College Sports

Jan. 9 - While millions of sports fans were watching the BCS National Championship game, sports director Ryan Epling was giving WMUL some national attention by being featured on CBS College Sports. Since you probably missed it, Here is the full 3-minute clip from Thursday night's Marshall-SMU women's basketball game.

More press releases, media clips: Visit the About Us section.