On November 25, 2017, the alternative rock band, Shoobies, from New Jersey, sat down for an interview for WRSU right before they hit the stage. The band was playing the show in support of their new EP, Cherry. During the interview, we discussed the band’s musical inspirations and plans for 2018. You can check out the interview below:
For more Shoobies, visit www.shoobiesnj.com.
What bands would you like to see us interview next?
Continuing a WRSU tradition, our Atomic Radio Theater group performed its version of the classic Charles Dickens story “A Christmas Carol” Saturday, December 16th, in front of a live studio audience. Listen to the entire broadcast here:
Back home for the holidays, iHeart Radio Portland (Power 93.3) morning show host and WRSU alum (’10) Carla Marie returned to her roots the Thursday before Christmas. The host of Carla Marie & Anthony on KPWK got her start at WRSU and debuted in commercial radio at Z-100 in New York with Elvis Duran. She paid a visit to the College Avenue Campus to see one of her favorite professors, and – of course – stopped by where it all began for her: the studios of WRSU! See her Facebook post below!
As WFAN talk show host Mike Francesa signs off for his final time Friday evening, WRSU alum Erica Herskowitz (’98) is featured in an nj.com article talking about her time working with him and Chris Russo, who made up New York’s popular “Mike and the Mad Dog” combo. Erica talks about getting her “big break” thanks to Mike — he played her WRSU call of Geoff Billet’s buzzer-beater against Villanova in the Big East Tournament in 1998 — and much much more, in an article you can read here.
With WRSU approaching its 70th birthday on April 26th, 2018, we’ll be bringing you some great programs from our archives. Some required us to dig deep (and boy, do we mean dig) while others were right at our fingertips. Either way, they’re sure to be a great listen!
Every other Monday during the Fall and Spring semesters, join us Monday night at 8 for a look back at some classic broadcasts. We’ve got one more broadcast this semester, with a visit from the Ghost of Christmas Past: our version of “A Christmas Carol” from 2010.
We’ll be back in the Spring with more, but for now, enjoy past episodes of “From The Archives” from the Fall of 2017:
September 11 – The Dalai Lama visits Rutgers
September 25 – Overnight Sensations Pilot (1983), Matt Pinfield with The Smithereens (1988), Debut of Flexible Vinyl with Jeff Wertz (1992)
October 9 – Rutgers Football Defeats #7 South Florida (October 18, 2007)
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October 23 – Frank Burns Show before 1980 Rutgers Football finale; RU at Alabama, with Interviews with Bear Bryant, Joe Namath, and RU and Alabama fans in Tuscaloosa (October 24, 1981)
November 6 – Selection ’76 (November 2, 1976)
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November 20 – Rutgers football defeats Syracuse 24-21 in OT (November 13, 1999)
More than 2,000 Rutgers students packed into the College Avenue Gym Thursday afternoon to see former Vice President Joe Biden address RU at an “It’s On Us” rally, a nationwide push to end sexual assault on college campuses. For those who weren’t lucky enough to get a ticket or get into “The Barn” on the standby line, WRSU will broadcast the Vice President’s remarks in their entirety Friday afternoon. Immediately following the News at Noon with Lauren Raposa, join News Director Lauren Forsman and Assistant News Director Ryan Berger as they present Biden’s remarks to Rutgers.
WRSU will be broadcasting live from Boyd Park from in New Brunswick from 4-5 pm this Sunday afternoon, September 10th, as more than a half-dozen bands perform on stage as part of the New Brunswick Arts concert series. Join Frank Bridges, the host of our local music show “Overnight Sensations,” as he features local artists and interviews some of those playing the Boyd Park stage. We’ll have WRSU giveaways, and there will be food trucks and much more at this free event, which is open to the public. Rock New Brunswick runs from noon to 6 pm. See the flyer below for more details!
WRSU is giving away pairs of 1-Day General Admission passes to The Meadows Music & Arts Festival being held 9/15-9/17 at Citi Field in Queens, NY. Rutgers students can enter to win using their Scarletmail accounts with the link attached. Winners will be announced Friday, September 8. Don’t miss this opportunity to see JAY-Z, Future, Foster The People, Red Hot Chili Peppers and many more!
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