Category: Blog
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Message from Halimah, former WVKR General Manager
Dear WVKR, How is my favorite independent radio station? I am writing on the off chance you are interested in my post-VKR life. For those of you I don’t know, I graduated in 2007 and was GM my senior year and finance director before that. After working a few different jobs (programmer at the Free…
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WVKR DJ nominated for Webby Award
WVKR is pleased to announce that Vassar student and DJ, Matthew Leung, has been nominated for a Webby Award for his video about Vassar College and the financial crisis. The video, produced for CNNMoney, can be viewed at Matt’s website. The decision of which video will win depends partly on the number of votes received.…
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WVKR Celebrates Hudson Valley Rag Shop’s Silver Anniversary
It has been 25 years since D.B. Brown has taken the airwaves here at WVKR. Since his show’s start, the folk and acoustic sounds of Hudson Valley Rag Shop (Tuesday evenings, 6-8pm) have steadily built a significant fanbase in the Hudson Valley and beyond. While not operating the soundboard, D.B. spends his time in an…
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Wild Combination
WVKR DJs and Vassar students filled a Rockefeller Hall lecture room last night for the station-sponsored screening of Wild Combination. Matt Wolf, the film’s director, was present to field our many questions and provide a glimpse into his filmmaking process. Wild Combination is an intriguing portrait of the avant-garde composer, singer-songwriter, cellist, and disco producer…