2008 Woodie Awards
Rollins Radio Rocks!
WPRK Nominated in National Festival
Lily Velez
Issue date: 11/6/06 Section: Arts & Entertainment
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Mills Memorial Center. Most of us pay our visits to the building merely to check our mail and pick up small packages.
There's the occasional lecture or weekly SGA meeting in the Galloway room upstairs, and of course the Tomokan, Brushing, and the Sandspur all have their offices a level higher on the third floor. But have you ever ventured to the Center's very basement, far from the Off-Campus Student Lounge, down the stretching dark corridor that leads to the home of one of Rollins' most eclectic families?
If not, you're missing your chance to see our very own WPRK 91.5 FM Winter Park studio in action. Run by a student staff, WPRK is on the airwaves 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can even listen online at wprkdj.org. With thousands of CD's in stock, the music played is ever assorted, catering to the different ears enjoying those tunes. Catch everything from Vivaldi and Broadway to punk rock and heavy metal on WPRK.
Recently, Rollins College's very own radio station has made big time news. CMJ, a network that connects aficionados with the best in new music, announced on October 16 its nominees for the College Radio Awards. Among these awards are big titles such as "Station of the Year," "Music Director of the Year," "Most Likely to Never Sell Out," and even "Sexiest Phone Voice." WPRK scored big when it made the list for "Best Community Outreach"-a nomination only shared with four other colleges across the entire nation.
The College would be proud. Earlier this year, a new mission statement to be global citizens and responsible leaders was impressed upon the minds of every peer counselor and incoming student. Rollins students are shaping the community one project at a time in Central Florida, with help from groups on campus like Explorations and OSIL.
The sentiments to be "world-changers" apparently are spreading to every faction of the student body. It's a known fact WPRK DJ's always talk up campus and community events over the airwaves, sending out open invitations for those interested in issues like Fair Trade talks, Cancer awareness benefit plays, animal activist charities, and any number of affairs.
"I think it's a well deserved nomination," one DJ said. "WPRK doesn't get enough recognition for how much we achieve as a college radio station. Hopefully something this big will get the attention of more students and faculty, and maybe even encourage more people to get involved. It's a really fun environment, and it's cool to think you might be making a difference over the airwaves and not even knowing it."
The CMJ College Radio Awards are apart of something called College Day a series of marathon events that celebrate the achievements and endeavors of college and non-commercial radio families. The Awards will be held at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall at 3 p.m. on November 1. For a full list of nominees, or to find out how you can be apart of the CMJ network, check out the organization's website at: http://prod1.cmj.com/
There's the occasional lecture or weekly SGA meeting in the Galloway room upstairs, and of course the Tomokan, Brushing, and the Sandspur all have their offices a level higher on the third floor. But have you ever ventured to the Center's very basement, far from the Off-Campus Student Lounge, down the stretching dark corridor that leads to the home of one of Rollins' most eclectic families?
If not, you're missing your chance to see our very own WPRK 91.5 FM Winter Park studio in action. Run by a student staff, WPRK is on the airwaves 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can even listen online at wprkdj.org. With thousands of CD's in stock, the music played is ever assorted, catering to the different ears enjoying those tunes. Catch everything from Vivaldi and Broadway to punk rock and heavy metal on WPRK.
Recently, Rollins College's very own radio station has made big time news. CMJ, a network that connects aficionados with the best in new music, announced on October 16 its nominees for the College Radio Awards. Among these awards are big titles such as "Station of the Year," "Music Director of the Year," "Most Likely to Never Sell Out," and even "Sexiest Phone Voice." WPRK scored big when it made the list for "Best Community Outreach"-a nomination only shared with four other colleges across the entire nation.
The College would be proud. Earlier this year, a new mission statement to be global citizens and responsible leaders was impressed upon the minds of every peer counselor and incoming student. Rollins students are shaping the community one project at a time in Central Florida, with help from groups on campus like Explorations and OSIL.
The sentiments to be "world-changers" apparently are spreading to every faction of the student body. It's a known fact WPRK DJ's always talk up campus and community events over the airwaves, sending out open invitations for those interested in issues like Fair Trade talks, Cancer awareness benefit plays, animal activist charities, and any number of affairs.
"I think it's a well deserved nomination," one DJ said. "WPRK doesn't get enough recognition for how much we achieve as a college radio station. Hopefully something this big will get the attention of more students and faculty, and maybe even encourage more people to get involved. It's a really fun environment, and it's cool to think you might be making a difference over the airwaves and not even knowing it."
The CMJ College Radio Awards are apart of something called College Day a series of marathon events that celebrate the achievements and endeavors of college and non-commercial radio families. The Awards will be held at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall at 3 p.m. on November 1. For a full list of nominees, or to find out how you can be apart of the CMJ network, check out the organization's website at: http://prod1.cmj.com/
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