COMMUNITY

“One time I was surprised by Sheryl Crow and I didn’t know what to say but “nice set.” Which is like the silliest thing! Why would I say something that you would say to your buddy’s punk band as they are loading out of the basement, to someone as big as her. But it was true! She played an amazing set. Sheryl Crow rips.”

“College radio stations attract students (many of them, perhaps, identifying as misfits) from a wide variety of backgrounds with an equally wide variety of musical tastes. Getting them to a point where they realize they are part of something bigger, where they can bond over their commonalities, rather than get polarized over differences, is a challenge.”

“You can tout the power of playlists and blogs and everything else, but I’ll still put my hand up for the stations out there that are truly engaging their community on a local level and in addition helping to be the filter that makes it possible to bring the rest of the world to the people of their area.”

“We partner with NACC to publish the NEXT and Non-Comm charts, which are two great indicators of music that has break through potential. While our initial focus was purely on a commercial level, the NACC partnership has us expanding our reach to college radio now as well.”

“About 10 years ago, DJ Madame B wanted to expand into the Boston area and knew how important WZBC was in Boston music scene. I also saw a need for a global music show and genre director there and the leadership was open to this along with airing Spoiler Alert Radio as a features show.”

“It is my perception that College Radio is wherein lies the freedom to BE… to fully express your creative SELF (experimental, improvisational, avant and fusion)… in most cases without the restrictions of branding and the dictates catering to the established listening zone of an older donor base required for survival…”