Erik Bonilla-Sanchez: 2022 BEA Festival of Media Arts and IBS Awards Finalist

2022 Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts Finalist: 2-Year College Category 2022 Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) Awards Finalist: Len Mallioux Management Awards in the Best Radio Station Manager – College Category Erik Bonilla-Sanchez has been with WHCM for five years and was the station’s General Manager in early 2021 and Program Director of theContinue reading “Erik Bonilla-Sanchez: 2022 BEA Festival of Media Arts and IBS Awards Finalist”

Koryn Koch: 2022 BEA Festival of Media Arts Finalist

2022 Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts Finalist: 2-Year College Category Koryn Koch has been producing audio projects for WHCM since 2021 and currently updates listeners with weekly events happening at the college. You can hear her voice over the airways of Harper Radio during her light-hearted PSAs. Koryn’s submission, “Hidden Harper,” focuses onContinue reading “Koryn Koch: 2022 BEA Festival of Media Arts Finalist”

Mary Renner: 2022 BEA Festival of Media Arts Finalist

2022 Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts Finalist: 2-Year College Category Mary Renner, one of WHCM’s managers in 2021 and host of Backwards and Forwards every Thursday at 10am, is a finalist for her “Harper Radio – Get involved” video. Her video emphasizes the variety of roles and opportunities available for members of theContinue reading “Mary Renner: 2022 BEA Festival of Media Arts Finalist”

2022 BEA Festival of Media Arts Finalists

PRESS RELEASE February 16, 2022 Palatine, IL BEA Festival of Media Arts Awards Honors Harper Radio with Three (3) Finalists The Broadcast Education Association (BEA) has announced the finalists for their 2022 Festival of Media Arts Awards. Harper Radio – WHCM (88.3FM) – has three (3) entries listed among the finalists for recognition in theContinue reading “2022 BEA Festival of Media Arts Finalists”

2022 IBS Media Awards Finalists from WHCM – UPDATED

PRESS RELEASE January 28, 2022 Palatine, IL Updated; IBS Media Awards Honors Harper Radio with Four (4) Five (5) Finalists The Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) has announced the finalists for their 2022 Media Awards. Harper Radio – WHCM (88.3FM) – has five (5) entries listed among the finalists for recognition across several categories. The HarperContinue reading “2022 IBS Media Awards Finalists from WHCM – UPDATED”

“The Dawn”

From his previous album “After Hours”, The Weeknd returns with an album titled, “The Dawn” expected to be released in 2022. With mentions of a track list being leaked, he has already debuted his single “Take my Breath” under the disco dance-pop music genre, “Moth to a Flame” with Swedish House Mafia, and “One RightContinue reading ““The Dawn””

Big Time Rush and Marvel Studios for Inspiration

Hi my name is Joseph Mandarino. I do a radio show once a week and it airs on Tuesday night. I like to play all kinds of music on my show and hope that everyone has a good time listening to my show. I play a lot of songs from bands, especially the band BigContinue reading “Big Time Rush and Marvel Studios for Inspiration”

Gone Phish-ing

This past summer I took a few days off and went Phish-ing with my son. I consider myself a lifelong ‘angler’, and I have also attended hundreds of concerts, but this would be my very first experience at a show that came with a bit of a reputation. In my mind, I thought that PhishContinue reading “Gone Phish-ing”

Internship at Disney

Hello everybody, and welcome to yet another instalment of “Hailey has to write a blog post for the radio website”.  I wasn’t entirely sure what to write about this time.  I’m not overly depressed like a year ago, and I did a hopeful look back last time I did this.  The next logical step wouldContinue reading “Internship at Disney”

North America’s Last Hope?

“Esports is like sports!” is usually something I say when someone asks me what the whole hype around it is about. Watching the best players in their respective video game titles duke it out to be considered the best in their region or the world is something that’s very similar to sports. When someone asksContinue reading “North America’s Last Hope?”