COMMUNITY
Genre DJ of the Month | Bill Peters , WJCU Cleveland (Metal On Metal)
“This is my 38th year hosting my Friday night Metal On Metal radio show. Some people in the industry have told me it’s the longest running heavy metal in the history of radio. I don’t know, I just do it because I like this kind of music so much. It’s always been a labor of love for me.”
September MD of the Month | Nicole Seaward, WSCA Portsmouth
“The knowledge was the key to all the locks and set me on my career path as an advocate for autistic women and a research assistant for a company whose mission is to increase the number of neurodiverse people in the workplace. Nearly 85% of us are unemployed or underemployed and that must change.”
August MD of the Month | Mike Dunn, Radio Asbury
“Upon moving back to the East coast from Los Angeles this past Fall, where I worked with the likes of Coachella, School Night and the digital entertainment industry, I started Radio Asbury immediately. I wanted to channel all of my knowledge, connections and energy into building something significant, through my own vision and begin creating a legacy within the music space.”
Genre DJ of the Month | Wes Flexner, WCRS Columbus
“I’ve written for the Columbus Free Press for seven years. WCRS is the community radio station affiliated with the Free Press and gives hip-hop bboys, punk rockers, techno weirds, and reggae soundsystems a platform in-between left wing information.”
Industry Interview with Devyn McHugh, Planetary Group
“Working with Planetary has allowed me to see so many shows and work with a ton of really great new records, from some of my favorite artists. It’s hard to pick just one, but Soccer Mommy’s album release show at Amoeba Records comes to mind.”
Industry Interview with Michelle Feghali, Sub Pop
“In college though, I went to RiotFest in Chicago with a photo pass to the festival. I got drunk and went to the photo pit, in front of the crowd, to take photos of Wu Tang Clan. I was so hyped I stopped taking photos and just starting yelling to them that I loved them and they yelled back and brought me on stage after to hang. They were too cool. I’ll never forget that.”
July MD of the Month | Brynn Griffiths, KBLU Aggie Radio
“I feel like I have a new favorite artist all the time, but I think that Phoebe Bridgers is somebody that I could listen to forever and never get bored. I played her first album “Stranger in the Alps” to death and I still listen to it often and with the same love I had when it was first released. “
Genre MD of the Month | Linda Fahey, Folk Alley
“Favorite artists I never get tired of listening to are: Mavis Staples because she makes me feel like everything is going to be okay. To me, she embodies everything that is good about people and what we should strive for; also, John Prine, Bonnie Raitt, and Jerry Garcia. New favorites are Anna Tivel and Jeffrey Martin.”
Industry Interview with Trevor Morrison, co-sign
“One of my favorite things about this job is talking to people on the phone and explaining the stories of the artists/albums to music directors and programmers, hearing how the MDs can relate to or be interested by said artists, and just generally shooting the cuss with them. Sharing and talking about music with folks is just the best.”