Radio Showcase and Second Annual Media Appreciation Day

Sarah Turner takes the podium to give a presentation to those in attendance. 
Photo by Sarah White

A dreary and grey Tuesday September 29 saw University Point teeming with media for the second Annual Media Appreciation Day, as well as a showcase for the Concord University Mountain Lion Radio, 97.7 FM, WVCU. 

Welcomed with coffee, danishes, and opening remarks from the President of the University herself, Dr. Kendra Boggess, Media Day featured a lot of Campus Beautiful Alums who have gone on to work in various media outlets across the state. After the opening remarks, the morning continued with two concurrent sessions, one with the Division Chairs in the Wilkes Family Chapel and the other with the head coaches and Athletic Director in the Seminar Room. 

The Chairs gave small presentations to the media about their specific department while the coaches were there to field questions about upcoming and ongoing seasons for about an hour. Then, attendees were offered the chance to go downstairs for a “Story Idea Networking” session in which all the members of the President’s cabinet were available for introduction and a brief summery of what they do. 

The Mountain Lion Radio Showcase was in the President’s Room in the Marsh Library due to the weather. However, students were still in good spirits outside under canopies, giving away free popcorn and CD’s and offering sign-ups for the WVCU Radio Club. While the Radio Station’s Low-Power FM License was granted last year to the University, WVCU Mountain Lion Radio began official live broadcasting on May 1, 2015. Speakers at the showcase included Jessica Lilly, the adjunct instructor in Concord’s Fine Arts Division who has played an incredibly important role in getting the license as well as getting, and keeping the radio station up and running; Jesse Stevens, a student who has been deeply involved with the radio station; and a member of the Concord University Board of Governors, who also serves as legal council for the West Virginia Broadcasters Association, Mr. David Barnette. 

Look to be seeing Concord University’s logo splashed across screens and newspapers, and listen for that Mountain Lion’s roar on the radio because there was no shortage of ideas for those who attended the Second Annual Media Day and Radio Showcase here at Concord. For a downright drizzly day, there were lots of new and bright ideas.