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First Year Writers

wcrxfm — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:25:50 +0000

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

wcrxfm — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:28:24 +0000

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

sampxp — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:10:52 +0000

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.)