WRUB

174 Millard Fillmore Academic Complex
University at Buffalo
Amherst, NY 14261
Office: (716) 645-3370 Live: (716) 404-WRUB

For Immediate Release April 16, 2012
Contact: Sierra Chevrestt
(716) 645-3370

WRUB RADIO BROADCASTING LIVE FOR 24 STRAIGHT HOURS

AMHERST, NY – WRUB Radio, the only student-run radio station at the University at Buffalo, announced today it will host a special 24-hour event beginning Saturday, April 21st at 10pmEST and ending Sunday, April 22nd at 10pmEST. For 24 consecutive hours all WRUB content will be completely live and totally original. At release, the schedule includes current DJs broadcasting one-off specials of their regular shows, local bands playing in-studio and live DJ mixes. Also during the broadcast WRUB will host a live, in-studio interview with Darrin Griffin, a Ph. D candidate in the UB Department of Communication, who focuses in the study of micro-expressions and facial analysis – fields made famous on the FOX program, Lie To Me. Other interviews and performances include: Buffalo band Breckenwood, Queen City Cartel co-founder DJ Medison, UB hip-hop artist Dipsi and local solo singer-songwriter KC.

WRUB encourages its mobile listeners to download the Winamp for Android app or use an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to stream the broadcast while away from a computer. Parties interested in sponsoring any part of the broadcast should contact WRUB Director of Promotions Ben Hasenauer at wrubpromo@gmail.com. Parties interested in being featured in the broadcast – musicians, activists, local personalities, etc. – should contact WRUB General Manager Sierra Chevrestt at wrubgm@gmail.com. More information will be provided after contact.

WRUB Radio is a service of Sub Board I, Incorporated, “your student-owned services”. It is entirely student run and operated and funded by the University at Buffalo mandatory student activity fee. WRUB broadcasts twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week online at http://wrub.org.

All WRUB DJs are students at the University at Buffalo, with majors varying from Communication to Engineering. On-campus and off-campus groups, individuals, musicians and other talents may become involved with WRUB in a number of ways: through sponsorship, volunteering time at on-campus events, enlisting the services of our DJ Services Department (mobile DJ service) or even hosting a show. Visit http://wrub.org for more information.

New shows may be added to the WRUB programming schedule on a case-by-case basis if the deadlines listed below have been missed.

IMPORTANT: Trainees who complete the training process and pass the Show Pitch before the end of the Spring 2011 semester will qualify for a show on the Fall 2011 schedule.

1. To qualify for a show on WRUB Radio, you must complete training and contact the Program Director using the proper form exactly one (1) week from the University at Buffalo Course Add/Drop date.

2. You must schedule and pass your Show Pitch Meeting within three (3) business/week days of the initial contact deadline outlined above.
*[this excludes Saturday, Sunday and days the Program Director does not have office hours]

3. The final WRUB Show Schedule will be finalized and released to the public on the third Sunday after the University at Buffalo Course Add/Drop date.

Spring 2011
1. Friday, February 4th, 2011
2. Wednesday, February 9th, 2011
3. Sunday, February 13th, 2011