Category: Blog

  • 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…

  • 20 Years of Polka Rascals

    This year marks the 20th anniversary of one of WVKR’s most popular and storied programs, the Polka Rascals Monday night edition. Tom and Cindy Zak, the husband and wife team that hosts this weekly show, kindly answered our questions about their two decades at the station and their personal histories with Polka music. Enjoy! WVKR:…

  • Les Meilleurs Albums Français

    Salut! J’écris ce poste directement de ma chambre à Paris.  And, in honor of spring break in Paris, I present you with a few of my top  French albums (7 of them, because I couldn’t narrow it down to 5). These are French albums near and dear to my heart, some classics (and maybe slightly cliché) but…

  • A Note from a WVKR Alumnus

    We recently received a thoughtful note from Jay Briar, former WVKR DJ and executive staff member, catching us up with where life has taken him since graduation. We thank Jay for his kind letter and encourage all former DJs or staff members reading this to drop us a line through the mail (Box 726, 124…