"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and take a look around once in a while, you could miss it." - F. Bueller
Today, the School of Communication and the Arts (SCA) held our annual SCA Soiree. It's a way for our students, faculty, and staff to look back at all of the wonderful content creation that transpired over the academic year (see the post "What a Year!" for some examples from 90.5 WERG).
For the radio station, the annual Duda Awards are named in honor of WERG's former chief engineer, the late Dr. John Duda. The photo shows John in his natural element: surrounded by wires, parts, gadgets, and meters of all shapes and varieties. John was the kind of teacher every student hopes to find: a kind, caring person who loves sharing their knowledge. And for Radio/TV Engineering (HB-340 in the old course catalogues), Dr. Duda wrote the book... literally (it is 572 pages long and none of it is filler).
The winners of the 2024 90.5 WERG Duda Awards:
Deb Carlson WERG M.V.P. Award - - Trevor Kubeja
Best Sonic Sunrise Show - - Madeline Emerson
Best Solo Airshift - - Roman Straub
Best Off-Air Contribution - - Khoi Huynh
Best Afternoon Drive - - Jordyn Seidler
Best Non-Music Content - - Brianna Barr
Rookie of the Year - - Adam Kanterman
Peter McNabb Spirit Award - - Jem Neumann
The 2024-25 student managers were also announced:
General Manager: Khoi Huynh (Fall); Madeline Emerson (Spring)
Program Director: Milo Terry
Music Director: Anna Skinner
News Director: Jordan Baird
Production Director: Brianna Barr
Social Media & Promotions Director: Andrew Lupejkis
Sports Director: Bryce Dolak
Congratulations to all on another amazing year!