Station News & Events

Boston, Texas Tragedies Discussed on ‘MTSU On the Record’

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:35:47 +0000

The next edition of “MTSU On the Record” will focus on media coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings and the Texas fertilizer plant explosion.

Host Gina Logue’s interview with Dr. Larry Burriss, professor of journalism, will air from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Monday, May 20, and from 8 to 8:30 a.m. Sunday, May 26, on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org).

Burriss also takes up the issue of CNN media critic Howard Kurtz’s fall from grace for inaccurate reporting regarding the story of NBA player Jason Collins’ decision to reveal his homosexuality.

‘MTSU On the Record’ Explores Corporate Media, Cable Television

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:41:44 +0000

The impact of corporate media takeovers will be the focus of the next edition of “MTSU On the Record.”

Host Gina Logue’s interview with Dr. Adam Rennhoff, assistant professor in the MTSU Department of Economics and Finance, will air from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Monday, May 13, and from 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Sunday, May 19, on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org).

Rennhoff’s research flies in the face of the conventional wisdom that the housing of many newspapers and radio and television stations under relatively few corporate umbrellas diminishes media’s service to their localities.

WMOT Reporters and Electronic Media Students Win Associated Press Awards

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:15:28 +0000

MTSU electronic media students brought home top honors in multiple statewide categories at the recent Tennessee Associated Press Broadcasters College Career Day and Tennessee AP College Broadcasters Award ceremony.

The event, hosted by MTSU’s College of Mass Communication, saw MTSU students win first-place awards for Best Radio Feature Story, Best Radio News Story and Best TV Public Affairs and second-place finishes for Best TV Feature Story and Best TV Sports Story.

The winners announced at the April 27 event were:

Saturday Mainstreet JazzFest Canceled

Sat, 04 May 2013 15:58:44 +0000

Saturday schedule for JazzFest is cancelled

Main Street JazzFest has confirmed that its schedule for Saturday, May 4 has been canceled due to inclement weather. With a steady forecast of rain on the radar for Saturday, organizers decided the event could not go on as planned.

‘Zebras and Cheetahs’ Invade ‘MTSU On the Record’

Fri, 03 May 2013 20:53:24 +0000

The next edition of “MTSU On the Record” will profile the type of animals who are best equipped to survive in a precarious economic climate.

Host Gina Logue’s interviewed Dr. Colby Jubenville, professor in the MTSU Department of Health and Human Performance, and Coach Micheal J. Burt, an MTSU alumnus and entrepreneur and author of nine books on leadership and success.

MTSU Student Group ‘Kicks Back’ on ‘MTSU On the Record’

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:10:02 +0000

A new MTSU student organization is focused on stimulating conversation about how to lower the national debt.

The next edition of the “MTSU On the Record” radio program will feature host Gina Logue’s interview with Ryan Ward, president of MTSU Kicks Back, from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Monday, April 22, and from 8 to 8:30 a.m. Sunday, April 28, on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org).

Spring 13 drawings

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:20:07 +0000

Win on of these 3 prizes

1.) Miles Davis Super Pack

Kind of Blue Turns 50 collector’s edition. Incredible super deluxe packaging comes with a media carrier that contains, a 180 gram LP pressing on blue vinyl, two discs complete with previously unreleased tracks and previously released in authorized form along with a bonus DVD . 60 page book, and.

‘MTSU On the Record’ Returns to Vietnam

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:13:35 +0000

A pioneering study-abroad experience in Vietnam is the focus of the next edition of “MTSU On the Record.”

Host Gina Logue’s interview with Dr. Derek Frisby, associate professor of history, and student Courtney Schaaf will air from 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, April 15, and from 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Sunday, April 21, on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org).

Frisby and the students from his “Public Memory and the Vietnam War” class explored the culture, politics and history of the nation formerly known as part of French Indochina March 10-24.

Your Legacy and WMOT

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:47:50 +0000

Your Legacy and Public Radio

As WMOT matures...

So much has changed in the 44 years since WMOT first began. In many ways, public radio has grown up. What was once a struggling -- almost experimental -- operation has become a permanent and positive presence in the lives of so many in middle Tennessee and across the nation.

‘MTSU On the Record’ Examines Al Gore’s Career

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:16:30 +0000

The next edition of the “MTSU On the Record” radio program will focus on the Carthage, Tenn., native who served two terms as vice president and won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.

Host Gina Logue’s interview with Troy Gipson, an MTSU alumnus and author of “From Carthage to Oslo: A Biography of Al Gore,” will air from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Monday, March 25, and from 8 to 8:30 a.m. Sunday, March 31, on WMOT-FM (89.5 and www.wmot.org).