COMMUNITY
MD of the Month | Douglas DuPont, KDUR Durango
“Our bi-annual Membership Drive is a good way to gauge our listenership. Beyond that, we host an annual Cover Night (this year was Dolly Parton), and attempt to bring in musical acts to throw “Thank-You” and ”Friendraiser” type events for members. Last year, KDUR hosted Mike Cooley of the Drive-By Truckers.”
MD of the Month | Janet Chow, WUSB Stony Brook, NY
“My favorite artist that I will never get tired of listening to is Giveon. His voice is incredibly rich and soulful. His performances (besides from the BET awards) captivates you and brings so many emotions throughout his songs. As an artist, you hear his heartbreak and even self-discovery. It’s so powerful to see through his music.”
MD of the Month | Raul Gonzalez, KAMP Radio Tucson
“I really love late 90s/early 00’s metal and nu metal. Limp Bizkit, Static-X, and Zebrahead are some of my favorites. These are bands that I’ve really liked since I was a kid and I would check out on early YouTube. I always enjoyed having that energy around even after discovering a lot of new music throughout the years.”
Programmer of the Month | Kaja Brown, KRDP Community Radio
“I host a syndicated specialty show on Saturday nights called HipRawk Nation where I spotlight a lot of Electronic and Dance music along with other genres. Over the past couple of years I’ve become a huge fan of Denver-based DJ/producer ILLENIUM as well as Dutch DJ/producer Martin Garrix, and South African DJ/producer Black Coffee.”
MD of the Month | Twyla Twang, KZUM Lincoln, NE
I maintain a very ‘hands-off’ approach to what our DJ’s play. We’re all volunteers, all very knowledgeable within our niches, with independent spirits. We just play music we love, determined by our tastes with no outside influences. My mantra is “let the music speak for itself.”
Industry Interview with Eric Martinez, Secretly Group
“I was fortunate enough to attend a Yeah Yeah Yeahs session in LA about a month ago. Utterly surreal because it was essentially a private Yeah Yeah Yeahs show for me and a handful of techs and DJs. Afterward, I told Karen O that I used to record music videos on MTV2 with my VCR in high school. She just said “whoa” and laughed. I nearly melted.”
MD of the Month | Estelle Grignon, CHOQ Montreal
“I’ve been a musical director at CHOQ since June 2021, but my involvement at the station dates back to early 2016, when I started my show Ma tasse de thé (literally “My Cup of Tea”) about British music. I ended up doing over 100 episodes before taking a job as a Summer reporter for the station in 2019, and came back once the MD job opened.”
MD of the Month | Gavin Trutzenbach, Rowan Radio, Glassboro, NJ
“I think Mastodon’s October 2021 double album “Hushed and Grim” is a phenomenal record. It’s definitely my favorite album released in the past year and it was the album that made me love Mastodon. It’s got an amazing modern progressive metal sound, with tracks ranging from thrashy hard-hitting bangers, to near-bluesy guitar solos, to slower more emotional tracks that you can scream your feelings away to.”
Industry Interview with Richard Rosenblatt, VizzTone label group
Since VizzTone is a small company, we all wear a lot of hats, and I’ve shared many roles with Bob and Amy. Over the years I’ve been a musician, recording engineer, producer, radio promoter, publicist, talent scout, accountant, and office manager. The truth is I enjoy all of it, I just wish there were enough hours in the day keep me from going crazy doing it.”