WGUR 88.9 The Edge

A day in the life of radio disc jockys Starr Jarrard and Mason Davis 

School radio station disc jockey Starr Jarrard, a senior mass communication major, and Mason Davis, a senior business major, kicked off the semester on Sept. 8 with their hour-long segment of Thursday Night Throw-down.

The show consists of hand-selected music, current campus event coverage and discussions of a wide range of topics.

Courtney Hamlett, senior mass communication major and WGUR program manager, says the radio station is an outlet for students to express themselves creatively.

“WGUR is a place that allows creative freedom for students and provides a place from which they can enjoy bringing entertainment and information to their peers,” Hamlett said.

Having a radio show gives students a chance to voice their opinions and share their favorite music, as well as opening the telephone lines to callers who want to contribute to the conversation.

Any topic is fair game on the air, as long as the callers and hosts do not use bad language.

Jarrad says the radio station allows every disc jockey to have free rein on topics.

“They want us to be able to have fun with the discussions and make them interesting, so about anything goes, just as long as it’s not vulgar or inappropriate,” Jarrad said.

The first Thursday Night Throw-down of the year featured musical artists ranging from Katy Perry to Florence + The Machine to Passion Pit; this week’s topics of discussion were dating, cheating and remembering your freshman year.

Davis says he and his co-host Jarrad collaborate together on topics discussed on the show.

“We pretty much just talk about whatever is on our minds, but we also get topics from our friends and everyday events and experiences,” Davis said.

Although hosting a radio show on WGUR has the potential to count academically for those students who must complete a practicum course for the mass communication major, it is not necessary to be a student of the program in order to be considered.

All students have the option to pursue their own show on air or get involved behind the scenes with the station.

Hamlett also expressed that the radio station welcomes people with an interest in music.

“(It is) a perfect place for people who have a heavy interest in music. Being a DJ allows them to break away from the normal, everyday playlists and be in control of what goes on the air. It’s a really great way to break into your creative element,” Hamlett said.

Getting involved with the radio station is an activity open to all students on campus and is very easy to do.

Students may stop by the campus office of WGUR located in Lanier Hall in room 110 or contact the

Lauren Davidson

Starr Jarrard, a senior mass communcation major, and Mason Davis, a senior business major, host WGUR’s Thursday Night Throw-down. On their show they play music and hold discussions on the air Thursday nights from 7-8 p.m.

WGUR broadcasts weekday’s from 7:30 a.m. until 11 p.m. Jarrard and Davis’s Thursday Night Throw-Down show hits the airwaves every Thursday night from 7 to 8 p.m. on WGUR 88.9 FM.

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