It’s 2020, and we’ve entered a new era in Kanye West’s career that fuses Ye’s faith with signature hard-hitting beats. The prolific rapper and producer released his new song “Wash Us in the Blood” along with an accompanying video uploaded to YouTube (directed by Arthur Jafa). Of course, Mr. West has recently been trending for other reasons, like his last-minute presidential run and subsequent drop-out, along with his bizarre interview with Forbes.
Continue readingWRSU’s Seyi Aladejobi sat down with pop artist LIVVIA to talk about the creative process for her single “Beautiful Escape,” her love for Harry Potter, and much more! Check out the video above!
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ESPN SportsCenter anchor Zubin Mehenti (RC ’00) has been announced as one of the three members of ESPN Radio’s new morning show team. The former WRSU standout was the beneficiary of a top-to-bottom overhaul of the network’s on air schedule unveiled on July 7th.
Zubin will be joined by basketball analyst Jay Williams – the former NBA and St. Joseph-Metuchen star – and former New York Jet Keyshawn Johnson, currently a host on ESPN’s Los Angeles station. “Keyshawn, Jay and Zubin” will air Monday through Friday mornings from 6 am to 10 pm Eastern.
Mehenti was a four-year member of the WRSU Sports team, calling basketball and soccer games, and often hosting the post-game call-in show “Knightline.”
Upon graduating, Zubin worked at the now-defunct WMGM-TV in Atlantic City, anchoring and reporting sports, then moved on to Des Moines and Denver before joining ESPN and working behind the “SportsCenter” desk in Bristol.
Zubin has been a part of covering major breaking stories on “SportsCenter,” and most recently has been a weekend voice on ESPN Radio. He’ll continue to host select editions of “SportsCenter.”
The NACC – The North American College & Community Radio Chart, which WRSU reports to each month – has named Bennett Rosner its Music Director of the Month for June.
A rising senior, Rosner is entering his second term as WRSU’s Music Director. He is only the second to hold the position since 2016, following a three-year stint by Mica Finehart, a rarity that has helped bring continuity to the music department.
Bennett also hosts “The Off-Beat” Wednesdays from 4-6 pm – even during the coronavirus pandemic, as he makes music selections and records his program from the safety of his own home.
You can read NACC’s Q&A with Bennett Rosner here.
As New Jersey has begun loosening some of the regulations enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Phil Murphy appeared on a special edition of WRSU’s “Knightbeat” this past Friday.
Outgoing News Director Joey Bloch spoke to the Governor about how the state is faring and how Rutgers will be affected heading into the Fall semester.
WRSU News Director Caleb Kuberiet hosts, with reaction and a breakdown immediately following the interview with the Governor. You can also hear it below:
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Just five years into her tenure at Rutgers, C. Vivian Stringer had orchestrated quite the turnaround: bringing the Scarlet Knights to new heights by earning the program’s first-ever Final Four bid.
A year after a disappointing exit in the Elite Eight at the hands of eventual national champion Purdue, Shawnetta Stewart, Tasha Pointer, Linda Miles and company stunned heavy-favorite and top-seed Georgia in Portland, Oregon, to earn a trip “back home” to Philadelphia for the NCAA Final Four.
Wednesday night, on a new WRSU “From the Archives,” host Mike Pavlichko – who covered both the 1999 and 2000 postseason runs – will recap it all, including the entire second half of the West Regional Final against Georgia, as well as commentary from fellow student announcer Jason Dukes, coach C. Vivian Stringer, Tasha Pointer, Shawnetta Stewart, and then-RU beat writer Greg Tufaro of the Home News Tribune.
Tune in at 6 pm on 88.7 FM or on wrsu.org.
The 1984 Rutgers men’s basketball team was the last to win an NCAA Tournament game, defeating Southwest Louisiana in an opening round at the Hartford Civic Center.
Tonight at 6 pm on WRSU, a brand-new “From the Archives” hosted by Justin Sontupe, as he looks back at that team with a complete rebroadcast of the game, plus interviews with team standouts Roy Hinson, Brian Ellerbe and Rich Brunson, as well as WRSU announcer Geoff Sadow, who called the game with fellow student Bob Nuse.
Alisa Xayalith and Thom Powers of The Naked And Famous talked to WRSU’s Danielle Ciampaglia on May 8, 2020 about releasing new music during quarantine, eureka moments, and more! Check out the full video above. Their fourth full length album Recover comes out July 24th.
Continue readingChristian Paul talked with WRSU’s Bri Born on April 30th, 2020 about movie magic, life in quarantine, haircare, and more! Check out the interview above!
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Having worked at other universities during 9/11 and Superstorm Sandy, and persevering through other challenges in his personal life, Dr. Salvador Mena is no stranger to overcoming obstacles.
Rutgers’ Vice-Chancellor for Student Affairs has only been “On the Banks” since 2014, and in his current post for only a couple of years, but he’s been working harder than ever over the past couple of months as the novel coronavirus outbreak took hold in New Jersey. He’s been working to lessen the brunt of the impact on students in a number of ways.
He spoke with WRSU’s outgoing News Director Joey Bloch this week for Wednesday’s “Knightbeat.” You can hear the full interview below:
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