Student Radio Station WIUX Seeks Volunteers

Greetings,

I am the student general manager of WIUX 99.1FM (wiux.org). We are seeking volunteers for the fall semester and I was wondering if you could pass along some information to your students on my behalf. Student organizations are a great way for individuals to supplement their experience and learning in the classroom with real-world opportunities.

At IU's student radio station, students can host music, news, talk, or sports shows. In addition the station has multiple committees which can supplement what students in various disciplines are learning in the classroom. Here is a list of our committees at WIUX:

-Business Operations/Underwriting (Great for students seeking sales
experience)

-Programming (Encourages students to utilize organization and problem solving skills)

-Music (Activities include reviewing new music, organizing the WIUX music library, and conducting interviews with musicians)

-Sports (Students are able to engineer or announce broadcasts of 9 different Hoosier sports including Football, basketball, and baseball)

-Promotions (Students can help WIUX reinforce its branding and imaging efforts by organizing and executing creative promotional campaigns)

-News (Students help prepare pieces and announce for a one-hour news program every weeknight)

-Special Events (Students can organize concerts, movie screenings, art shows, and other community events that raise awareness of WIUX and other local organizations)

-Engineering (Students learn about the technical operations of a radio station and help set up PA equipment for WIUX and other student-sponsored events)

-Public Relations (Students prepare and send out press releases, address other media entities, and help build a positive image for our organization and university)

-Production (Create pre-recorded items using audio editing software that helps reinforce the station's image on-air)

-New Media/Web (Students can help maintain wiux.org, the live webstream, podcasts, and all other aspects of WIUX's online presence)

As you can see, there are many opportunities for students to take advantage of at WIUX.

Our informational call-out meeting is Wednesday, September 10 at 8pm in the Radio/TV building room 251. The meeting should not last more than 30-45 minutes and we will let students know how to apply or get involved. Please send any questions to me at: crshank@indiana.edu, or to cshank@wiux.org.

Thanks,
Craig Shank
WIUX Station Manager