COMMUNITY
MD of the Month : Nils Illokken, Inhailer Radio
“As an internet only station, there are struggles with getting the word out and convincing people how easy it is to listen. As times change and so does technology, it’s getting easier to get people to use Inhailer as a resource in their daily life.”
Industry Interview with Brad Paul Media
“That spirit of progressive and freeform radio that inspired me as a youth, where talented and knowledgeable DJ’s play music that moves them lives on at community and college radio. This is critical given that free spirited radio mostly disappeared everywhere else on the dial.”
Genre DJ of the Month (Jazz) : Gary Lowe, WUNH 91.3 Portsmouth
“When the 60’s rock and roll bands really learned how to write, play and perform and no longer needed studio musicians because they were so superlative: Hendrix, Clapton, Beatles, Stones, The Who, ZZ Top, Little Feat etc, etc. We didn’t know how good we had it and just danced on and on. Pure brilliance.”
October MD of the Month | Sydney Rock, WPRK 91.5 FM Winter Park
“I review the majority of albums we get sent and add about 90% of what we get sent. Since WPRK is a freeform station, we accept music from any/all genres, as we also have at least one DJ who will play that type of music.”
Genre DJ of the Month (Jazz) | Gary Walker, WBGO Newark
“Young artists get good exposure here, through performance and coverage on the WBGO website, very creatively handled by former New York Times jazz writer, and author, Nate Chinen.”
MD of the Month | Kari Hedlund, KAXE/KBXE Grand Rapids
“KAXE is a community radio station that was the first rural public station in the nation. The CPB wouldn’t fund it right away because they thought they would be ‘broadcasting to a bunch of gophers’. Ha.”
Genre DJ of the Month | Karen Rakos, KEUL Girdwood, AK
“KEUL is a community radio station completely run by volunteers in the small resort town of Girdwood, Alaska. Founded by Lewis Leonard, KEUL hit the airwaves as a pirate station in 1997. The FCC shut the operation down, but by the summer of 1998, KEUL was fully licensed and back on the air legally.”
August MD of the Month | Troy Lemberg, CFUV Victoria, BC
“Most of my ‘best’ shows have always been stuff I have seen in my early 20s, but Dec 2017 I saw Shabazz Palaces for the first time and it was otherworldly. Definitely top 3 or 5 performances of all time.”
Industry Interview with James Adair, Moniker Promo
“I’m from Australia and was at University studying Economics, which I hated so I thought what was the most furthest thing away from Economics…Music.”