First Year Writers

This spring WCRX Production staff and the First Year Writing Program are again embarking on our successful collaboration to create great radio.  The Create: The Essay Project invites instructors to incorporate this essay writing project into their lesson plan, inviting students to submit a personal essay to be produced by the WCRX Production Practicum students to air on Chicago’s Underground.

Be sure to tune in to WCRXFM later this Spring for Radio Graffiti this spring to hear the featured essays along side works from Columbia College Chicago radio majors, Audio Arts & Acoustics and Journalism Majors.

If you are a student interested in submitting an essay to be considered or a professor who would like a presentation for class, email WCRX Station Supervisor Matt Cunningham at MaCunningham@colum.edu.

Check out the WCRX Alumni Blogs

The list of graduates who have passed through the WCRX studios on their way to successful careers in media is numerous.  Standby!, WCRX-FM’s blog is showcasing their work by adding a page to share the hard work of our alumni.

Whether working in radio or not, the WCRX Alumni are sharing, their broad interests and talents in exceptional ways.  From Justin Kaufmann’s Chicago news blog to Mackinley Salk’s sports blog, Midway Madness to recent grad Gabe Mendoza’s multi-media blog focused on hip-hop culture B-sideBlog and Joel Holtry’s Write Click Cook Listen blog, exploring the connection between food and music, these talents bring you unique perspectives.

If you are a WCRX-FM Alum and would like your blog featured, contact station supervisor, Matt Cunningham at (312) 369-8163.

Calling for your Super Bowl predictions

And then there were four…

Deep Dish Sports wants YOUR Super Bowl XLVI picks. With the populars — Packers and Saints — out of the picture, we’re giving everybody a mulligan. New England is now the odds-on favorite to bring home the Lombardi Trophy, but can Bill Belichick’s makeshift defense continue to make ends meet? Is it finally time for Joe Flacco and the Ravens? Will Jim Harbaugh lead San Fran to the big game in his first year? Or does Eli Manning have other ideas? Weigh in on the poll question and share your comments below.

(NOTE: James Moody actually has the Giants winning the NFC and Patriots winning the Super Bowl. Picks were edited for comedic purposes.)

Holiday Cheer

For nearly 25 years, Comedy Sportz has been battling for your laughter, making the group Chicago’s longest running “Short-Form” improv show.  From their theater in the Lakeview neighborhood, Comedy Sportz’s teams battle each other for audience laughter.

Rance Rizzutto, is a member of the ensemble and joins us to talk about the group and its holiday offerings. 

Young Alumni

Columbia Young Alumns and Students bring donations for the 2011 Holly Jolly Trolley Food Drive

Recent Columbia College Grads have a leg up on others when entering the workforce, they have each other.  Marty Kane, of the Columbia College Chicago Young Alumi Group and Michelle Passarelli  of the Student Alumni Alliance come dropped by Holly Jolly Trolley to talk about how their groups are working together to build an energized network of Alumni.

A Very Terri Christmas

 

Radio Hall of Famer Terri Hemmert stops by Holly Jolly Trolley to share some of her holiday music favorites

Terri Hemmert has been a Radio Personality in Chicago for years.  In 2011 she was inducted into The Radio Hall of Fame.  Her love of music has brought her to meet many icons of music and she comes to Holly Jolly Trolley today to share some of her favorite holiday music. 

Holiday Movies

From Holiday Blockbusters to new classic holiday films, many of us got to movies this time of year.

After years as a film critic for TimeOut Chicago, Hank Sartin’s head is full of some of the best and worst holiday films you may want to check out this season.