This past Thursday, Uptown Magazine published a great article about this year’s Radio Camp at CKUW. Thanks Uptown! And thanks to all the Radio Campers for their enthusiasm and the exciting radio they made. Listen to last week’s Radio Campers’ final show.
CKUW’s 5th annual Radio Camp is on now until August 5th.
Campers will be on-air every morning around 11am reporting the weather other camp activities. Tune in to hear future radio stars live!
There are still spaces available for this years camp. To register your child please download the registration form. You can call or email us at any time with questions.
We’re also looking for generous community members to sponsor kids for this years camp. If you’re able to make a small donation to support camp, you’ll be giving a child an amazing opportunity. Please contact Rob at CKUW to find out how to help!
This week, CKUW was visited by Brian Fauteux, a PhD Candidate in Communications at Concordia University in Montreal. Brian is on a cross-Canada tour collecting interviews and other material to support his research on the “development of campus radio broadcasting in Canada, its current place in the Canadian media environment, and our understanding of its social and cultural contributions.”
I didn’t ask how CKUW came to be one of three stations interviewed for his research – CHMA and CiTR are the others. In the current environment rife with new media, media consolidation and rumours that radio in general is a dying horse, I’m encouraged we are relevant enough to be researched and considered for our continued contribution to the cultural landscape.
This Saturday is our last episode of Garageland for 2011. Tune in at 8am for the fun hosted by CKUW’s news department.
This Saturday is also the Art City Parade, a super fun event in our neighbourhood. Parade preparations begin at 1pm at Art City on Broadway and the parade starts marching at 2.
This years theme, ‘Body Movin’ is about different ways bodies move, get around and do things. Body Movin’ features kinetic sculpture based art made by Art City participants with guest artists Chris Cooper, Asa Nodleman, The W.R.E.N.C.H., and dance moves taught by Loa Olafson and B-Boy Bob.
Last week, four CKUW programmers attended the National Campus and Community Radio Association annual conference. Hosted by our Dalhousie University sister station, CKDU 88.1 FM, the conference brought together community radio practitioners from across Canada to exchange ideas on grassroots media. Workshops covered production skills, media training, social and cultural issues awareness, technical radio know-how, community outreach and organization, and a variety of topics of value to Canada’s community radio workers and volunteers.
One evening of the conference is always dedicated to celebrating excellence in community radio and various awards are given out. This year, CKUW received an Honourable Mention in the Community Development awards category for Bridging Cultures. Congratulations to the program’s host, Hilaire Ndyat!
Appreciate hearing music that can’t be heard on any other station in the city. Love Bluesday Tuesday and old rock on Monday evenings. Thanks!
– Rudolf K
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