COMMUNITY
November MD of the Month | Nicole Di Donato, CJRU Toronto
“CJRU’s eclectic sounds and voices make it unique. We encourage people of all identities, backgrounds, and ages to produce their own radio programming. We want to highlight the voices of all communities that make up and surround Ryerson.”
Interview with Jessi Frick, Father/Daughter Records
“I started Father/Daughter Records with my dad in 2010. We’ve shared a mutual love and excitement for music so when I brought the idea of the label to him, he signed on immediately.”
Interview with Jordan Howard, The Syndicate
“Being able to provide independent and local artists with a means to get their music out there really inspired me to keep going and to keep trying to help my own community.”
October DJ of the Month, Black Liquid – WDCE 90.1FM
“I have my own Independent Hip-Hop event series at Strange Matter called Face Melt Friday, which now with 42 events is one of the longest running showcase series in the history of Richmond’s Hip-Hop culture and is one of the things I am most proud of.”
October MD of the Month, Nibu Abraham – 90.1 KPFT
“Volunteers host, report, DJ and produce virtually all of the programming you hear on KPFT. Our impact has been so great that the KKK bombed the station not once but twice!”
Community Interview with Darryl Rodway, URBNET
I was in college studying Civil Engineering in Sudbury and got heavily sidetracked with the campus radio station. This was the first time getting on a pair of Technics 1200s, and I gradually just started spending more time in the studio than studying engineering!
Community Interview with David Avery, Powderfinger Promotions
College and community radio is not only great for general exposure, but they’re also great for driving fans to gigs and the resulting airplay and charts can help build an artist’s story.
September MD of the Month: Zoë Finkelstein, KWUR St. Louis
KWUR started in the mid 1970’s and has been the heart of music on WashU’s campus ever since. We put on house shows monthly and have a lot of artists come to play in the station. KWUR is definitely a haven for all us weirdos.
Genre DJ of the Month: Jenny Inzerillo, High Plains Public Radio
“I love the new release from The War & Treaty,Healing Tide. This troupe of geniuses played an HPPR Living Room Concert for us last year, and I knew they’d continue knocking the socks off of everyone currently wearing socks.”