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KWAR
staff visits New York City |
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by James May |
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Staff Writer |
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Five members
of the KWAR staff attended the CMJ Music
Marathon in New York City Sept. 15-19.
Over 1,000 bands from all music genres
made appearances in clubs scattered
across New York City. There were also
representatives of different radio
informatino topics, such as radio
promotion, digital downloading, Internet
sales and distribution, college radio,
and the economic state of music business.
Among those attending the event were
station manager John Borleske, music
director Duane Bierman, assistant music
directors Katie Shearn and Katie Kalil,
and assistant program director James May.
Hurricane Floyd tried to keep them out of
the Big Apple. The group was forced to
stay in Peoria, Ill. while the hurricane
passed over the New York coastline.
Shearn, a junior, said, "Despite our
initial disappointment after having to
turn around over Pennsylvania, it made
finally getting to New York that much
more exciting."
Because they arrived a day late to the
music festival, they missed out on
keynote speakers on college radio, seeing
the band “Live” perform, and
the opportunity to view the sneak preview
of the forthcoming movie, “Fight
Club,” starring Brad Pitt.
"There were so many people there,
but most of the representatives still
took the time to chat with us, tell us
about their companies, and give us
information on how we can improve our own
station, KWAR," said sophomore
Kalil. "I learned a lot and I’m
looking forward to hopefully going next
year, without any problems from
hurricanes!"
Kalil said, "Seeing The Push Stars
had to be the highlight of the trip for
me. The band sounded great, and
afterwards they hung out with the crowd.
We got to meet them, and they were really
nice guys. I had a great night that
I’ll never forget."
The Push Stars is a band signed by
Capitol Records and has a new CD in
stores now. The band is just one of
hundreds in play rotation on KWAR. |
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