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WMUL talk show puts politics on the air
Students from Marshall radio station WMUL win seven awards
Two fraternities unite through radio show

WMUL talk show puts politics on the air

by Amanda J. Smith of The Parthenon

Sept. 25 - Rush Limbaugh, Howard Stern or Art Bell may be some of the names that come to mind when one thinks of a national radio talk show.

Now, Marshall has its own political talk show.

The student-operated "Conversation with the Administration" is on 88.1 WMUL-FM every Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. It features members of the student government and administration.

Reeves Kirtner, the show's host and junior broadcast major from Culloden, said he wanted to start the show because he's interested in having one of his own as a career.

"One day, I want to host a nationally syndicated talk-radio show where I can talk about politics, news and current events," Kirtner said.

Kirtner said his show has had a good response from guests.

"Everyone I've asked so far have said they'd be on the show," Kirtner said.

Last week's guest was H. Keith Spears, vice president for institutional advancement, at Marshall University and assistant to the president. The topic of conversation was working toward Marshall's national prominence. The capital campaign for the project is to raise $100 million for the university by 2005.

Today, the show will focus on "I Herd U," the Big Green Scholarship Foundation's effort to get students involved with the Big Green.

Kirtner said his featured guests will be Burke McKinney, Natalie Ray and Craig Harvey, who are all active members in Marshall's Student Government Association.

Kirtner also said he hopes to have President Dan Angel on the show soon.

"Conversation with the Administration" isn't an all-new idea. A show similar to it existed on WMUL two years ago, but it was 30 minutes long and featured only members of the Student Government Association.

Kirtner said he has decided to expand the show to include campus administrators because that way he'll be able to cover additional topics.

Clay Daniels engineers the show.

"Without him, the show wouldn't have the potential to be a success," Kirtner said.

Vince Payne, WMUL's station manager, said he thinks Kirtner is doing a good job with the program.

"I think the energy that [Kirtner] shows for the program is why it will be successful," Payne said. "Plus, the serious topics he is covering is a platform that lets administrators get their message out to more people. I think it's a good fit."

Kirtner said, "I just want to have a good show every week. I hope to be able to talk to anybody at any time because everyone's got something to say."

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Students from Marshall radio station WMUL win seven awards

Mar. 29 - Students from Marshall University's public radio station, WMUL-FM, received six grand prize awards and one honorable mention at an awards ceremony March 23 in Atlanta.

The ceremony was for the National Broadcasting Society/Alpha Epsilon Rho (NBS/AERho) 11th annual National Student Audio/Video Scriptwriting and 39th annual Audio/Video Production Awards, and took place at the Sheraton Colony Square Hotel.

"It is a notable accomplishment to win six grand prizes out of the 13 total audio scriptwriting and audio production categories in the national broadcasting honorary's competition in a single year," said Dr. Chuck G. Bailey, associate professor of broadcasting in Marshall's W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications.

"This is a strong performance by our radio students. Winning speaks well for Marshall University as the student broadcasters of WMUL-FM consistently earn top honors in direct competition with nationally recognized colleges and universities."

National Broadcasting Society-Alpha Epsilon Rho (NBS/AERho) has more than 1,500 student and professional members and has chapters on 86 college campuses. The National Broadcasting Society (NBS) was founded in 1943 and its mission is to enhance the development of college and university students in telecommunication, broadcasting, cable and other electronic media. Alpha Epsilon Rho is the national honorary society composed of members selected from NBS chapters.

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Two fraternities unite through radio show

by Brandon S. Totten of The Parthenon

Mar. 8 - The "Kwiet Storm" radio show hit Marshall's campus four weeks ago and has showered the Marshall late nights with R&B music since.

The show airs Fridays on WMUL 88.1 FM from midnight to 3 a.m, and its hosts are getting positive feedback from fellow students on a regular basis. "Response is good, people come up to me on campus all the time," Ghanee H. Smith, senior biology and chemistry major, said.

"People call in all night, we take requests and have been running a singing contest where people come and sing, then listeners call in and tell whether they liked them or not," Smith said. "We work hard for our listeners.

"The main thing is to tune in, be patient," the show's other host, Brian D. Wallace, senior philosophy major, said. "Because something that you love is going to come on, and as soon as that comes on, I guarantee you will still be listening five minutes later."

To start hosting their own show, Smith and Wallace simply attended a WMUL meeting and signed up for a spot to air their show a mix of R&B and hip-hop music.

"There is a lot here on campus to do, to get involved with, but a lot of people really don't take advantage of it," Wallace said. "A lot of people don't know how."

The show's name comes from a combination of the two hosts' fraternities. The "K" is from Wallace's fraternity, Kappa Alpha Psi. "Storm" comes from a symbol of the thunder bolt for Smith's fraternity, Omega Psi Phi.

The two fraternities are known for their friendly rivalry, compable to the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics, Smith and Wallace said.

"One of the key things I would like to see happen from the show--seeing how the theme of it is love--is to see the community come together better and stronger than what we have right now through our music," Wallace said. "Music is a universal key."