[Imc] College radio station in trouble

[Kranich, Kimberlie]

WEFTies and IMCers,

An independent radio station is in need of help. Some of you may have advise
to offer. Others of you might want to cover this as a story for one of
WEFT's public affairs programs. See email below.

Kimberlie

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	sarah [mailto:luna17sp at smashing-pumpkins.com]
> <mailto:[mailto:luna17sp at smashing-pumpkins.com]>
> Sent:	Tuesday, March 26, 2002 11:20 PM
> To:	dperry at uiuc.edu
> Subject:	help save our college radio station
> 
> 
> 
> To Everyone it May Concern:
> My name is Sarah Travelstead and I am a student at Northern Illinois
> University.  I am writing this email to ask for your help.  The Resident
> Hall Association, along with many other sponsors, are putting together a
> free concert / battle of the bands called the "Corporate Rawk Fest 2002",
> featuring bands such as Swizzle Tree, ATM, The Red Hot Valentines, Bicycle
> Day, plus many, many more.  The purpose of this concert is to help save
> our college radio station from being bought out and re-formatted to what
> "they" want to hear.  The reason we are against this is because for years
> college radio has been the place to hear independent, local and free
> music.  This type of music would no longer be able to be promoted if such
> a change occurred, for example, changing the current station to an
> Urban/Top 40 station.
> I am asking for your help to support our cause by announcing the concert
> on your radio station, kind of like an advertisement, but for a good cause
> rather than a product.  In return we would gladly add you to our current
> list of sponsors.  If you would like more information, or have any
> questions, feel free to email me at this address (of the man in charge
> himself at "johnugolini at hotmail.com <mailto:johnugolini at hotmail.com>").
> Here is the time and place of the event:
> Corporate Rawk Fest / BATTLE OF THE BANDS
> The fight to save college radio
> Date:	April 5th
> 	Time: Noon to 11pm
> 	Location: Northern Illinois University - Central Park (In between
> Residence Halls)
> 
> Thank You for your time,
> Sarah Travelstead
> (Stevenson North Public Relations)
> 
> 
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