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ISSUED 6 TIMES PER YEAR MARCH & APRIL 2009 VOLUME 38 ~ ISSUE 3 “My name is Erik David my life and I cannot wait to start my WE Thompson. I am 21 years old, and career! One of the advantages of being have been a student and office assistant a social work student is that all my core at YSU and WYSU for the last nearly classes are in Cushwa Hall and that three years. I enjoy working at WYSU is also where WYSU-FM is located. I RELY because of the atmosphere. The staff are guess you can say Cushwa has become ON OUR all cultured and well educated in their somewhat of a second home to me. I particular fields of expertise, which started working at WYSU in September STUDENTS! makes for a group of hard workers. I am of 2007. I am a student office assistant a psychology major who recently made and I enjoy my job immensely. One Everyone at WYSU-FM is an a switch from business administration. I of my favorite aspects of my job is integral part of our staff team, including enjoy and am very much involved with the uniqueness of working at a radio the student employees. Each student music (as it runs in my family), which station. I have been introduced to brings valuable resources and talents as is perfect since WYSU is a classical classical music and have found out that they contribute to the quality of service radio station that plays only the best of I enjoy it very much, along with the WYSU-FM is known for. We consider classical, jazz, and folk music. I guess it news programs. I am looking forward our students priceless assets, and value is safe to say that I fit right in. WYSU, to working at WYSU up until the day their hard work and commitment. Let along with the staff and all its members, I graduate! Overall, I really enjoy my us introduce you to our student office are like a family, and I take pride in job, co-workers, and the programs and assistants. that.” music. I would suggest to anyone to “Hi, my name is Marybeth tune into WYSU-FM and enjoy!” Signoriello and I am a junior at YSU. Krystle Kimes works at WYSU- My major is social FM as a student board operator on work and I was just the weekends and an office assistant recently accepted during the week. She started at WYSU into the social in August of 2008. She is a sophomore work program. majoring in telecommunications studies Social work with a minor in journalism and music plays an performance at Youngstown State important University. Krystle has been a member role in of the YSU Symphonic Band for the past two years, as well as a YSU majorette this past fall. She has also been involved in working on YSU’s student-run TV program, Homework Express. While doing extracurricular activities at YSU, Krystle has regularly been on the Dean’s List. In high school she held the principal clarinet chair, played in honors band, and received countless superior continued on page 4 WYSU student office assistants: Marybeth Signoriello, Erik David Thompson, Krystle Kimes, Brittany Wilkins. Photo credit: Carl Leet WYSU’s 12th note 88.5 MHz, 90.1 MHz, 97.5 MHz Program Listings 2009 March & April MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT SUN Mid. Jazz 1:00 2:00 Classical 3:00 Music 4:00 5:00 DW Newslink 6:00 Hearts of Alternative Space 7:00 Radio Morning Edition On the Speaking of 8:00 Media Faith 9:00 Weekend Edition 10:00 Weekend Car Talk Edition 11:00 Classical Music with Barbara Krauss Wait, Wait ... The Splendid Don’t Tell Me! Noon Table Only A Game A Prairie 1:00 Home Hearing Voices Companion 2:00 Classical Music with Gary Sexton Travel with Car Talk 3:00 Rick Steves Fresh Air The Splendid Wait, Wait... 4:00 Table Don’t Tell Me! Fresh Air Says You! 5:00 All Things Considered Weekend ATC 6:00 On the Marketplace A Prairie Media 7:00 Home DW Newslink Companion Thistle and Lft, Rgt & Ctr Shamrock 8:00 Lincoln Ave. Folk Festival with 9:00 NPR The Jazz Sofa The Jazz Sofa World Performance Today with with Charles Darling All Songs Considered 10:00 of Rick Rick Opera Popovich Popovich Harmonia 11:00 Classical Music Rhythm Now’s the Classical Mid. Sweet & Hot Time Music All Allprograms programs are are subject subject to to change change without without notice.notice. 2 WYSU 12th note March & April 2009 WYSU’s 12th note 88.5 MHz, 90.1 MHz, 97.5 MHz WYSUand the rd 33 CLEVELAND InternationaL FILM FESTIVAL WYSU is once again excited to Saturdays at 1:00 pm Saturdays at 2:00 pm be a regional media sponsor for the Cleveland International Film Festival American Public Media Cancels Weekend America this year! Listen to WYSU and be sure to Several network and independent radio programs have become casualties of the watch our website (www.wysu.org) economic downturn, but the only one affecting WYSU-FM at this time is Weekend throughout February and March America, produced and distributed by American Public Media (heard Saturdays at for Cleveland International Film noon on WYSU, 88.5 FM). The program was carried on 134 stations with a weekly Festival ticket giveaways, features, and audience of about 657,000 listeners. Its final broadcast was January 31st. promotions. WYSU-FM has found two exciting shows to replace Weekend America. It’s Starting! The Cleveland International Film Festival invites you Airing at 1:00 pm Saturday is Hearing Voices, from NPR. This is a weekly one- to experience how films can change hour program of contemporary and classic storytelling by established and emerging your world at the largest festival of public radio producers, crafted together under a thematic umbrella for the hour—a its kind west of Tribeca and east of collection of “driveway moments,” if you will. There is a different host each week. Chicago. This year’s festival, March 19th Airing at 2:00 pm Saturday is Travel with Rick Steves, an hour-long talk show with through the 29th, features a full survey travel experts, plus calls and questions from travelers. This weekly program provides a of contemporary international and lively conversation between travelers and the experts as we learn to explore our world American independent filmmaking, smartly, smoothly, and thoughtfully. with more than 130 features and over Only A Game moves to an earlier start time, Saturdays at noon, following Wait, 160 short subjects from at least 60 Wait, Don’t Tell Me. countries. Whether you prefer documentaries, American independents, international films or short subjects, the Cleveland March 27throughApril 3 International Film Festival makes it easy to see what you like, all in one place. We’d love to have you as a Tickets go on sale March 6th and, with great hotel packages available, you can even make a weekend of it. Find out pledge drive volunteer! more online at www.clevelandfilm.org. WYSU 88.5 FM’s Spring Pledge Drive is just around the corner! Our pledge drive The 33rd Cleveland International dates are Friday, March 27th through Friday, April 3rd, 2009 and we are looking for th Film Festival, March 19 through volunteers. March 29th, at Tower City Cinemas in Tower City Center, downtown If you are interested in talking to our many listeners and supporters, helping Cleveland. process paperwork, and working alongside WYSU staff and students, please contact WYSU at 330-941-3363. More information about volunteering is available at our website. Just go to www.wysu.org, click Support WYSU, and then Volunteer. We promise you lots of fun and excitement, as well as delicious food and treats to eat! Help make this year’s Spring Fund Drive a great success! www.wysu.org March & April 2009 WYSU 12th note 3 WYSU’s 12th note 88.5 MHz, 90.1 MHz, 97.5 MHz THE WYSU SPRING PLEDGE DRIVE IS JUST We R ELY On Our Students d the Corner continued from page 1 oun awards in band contests. She also played Ar in jazz band playing keyboards and alto saxophone. Krystle was a majorette and Spring is approaching... ran track and cross country for four years. She also danced for 16 years and and that means it will soon be time for the WYSU 88.5 FM SPRING PLEDGE DRIVE! wrote for her high school newspaper For a week in late March and early April, the studios of WYSU will be brimming with: and the Tribune Chronicle’s Page One Cheerful personalities discussing the value of public radio teen newspaper. Working at WYSU has Dozens of wonderful volunteers pitching in to help the station been a building block for the field of Opportunities for listeners to win great prizes! telecommunications, and she is eager to Most importantly, our week-long spring pledge drive is an opportunity for learn as much as she can in the field of listeners to call in, provide valuable feedback, and pledge their financial support for radio. their public radio station—WYSU! Brittany Wilkins is a self-motivated, Listener-supported WYSU will hold its annual spring pledge drive from March driven, and determined young woman. 27th through April 3rd. This spring’s drive’s overall fundraising goal remains at the She has striven and continues to strive same level of $100,000. to be all that she can be in every aspect According to WYSU director Gary Sexton, WYSU’s biannual fund drives are of her life, school, and community.