Wednesday, November 11, 2009

wrvu benefit show + more

the end will host wrvu's fall benefit show next thursday (nov 19) and everybody's invited to stop by and show their support for the station. $5 gets you in and a $10 donation gets you a limited edition wrvu poster. other schwag will be for sale, so if you want a cool wrvu bumper sticker or whatever i'm sure they'll have it there. every dollar counts.

wrvu dj's will be spinning between sets and the all-local lineup includes:

cheer up charlie daniels
vermicious k’nids
westfolk
powerbrrrd

in case you haven't heard, the board that oversees the station has decided to reduce the number of community volunteer dj's by about half. this change will take effect at the beginning of the winter break and i'm a community dj, so there's a 50/50 chance (at best) that nashville mixtapes won't be invited back to wrvu after this semester.

a lot of people are unhappy out there and have voiced their concerns all over the internet about what this change means for the future of the station's unique character and its unparalleled contribution to nashville's radio listening audience. some people are even considering making their dissatisfaction known by boycotting this and future benefit shows. although myself and the other dj's (from both the student body and the community) appreciate everybody's concern, i personally don't see any merit in boycotting an event that can help the station. if you truly care about wrvu, i hope you and your friends can make it out next thursday. for what it's worth, i supported wrvu long before i was a dj and i will continue to support the station in the future.

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