By Scott Westerman Listen to an audio version of this message. “Every medium has a point of view. Challenge it.” In the coming weeks the political campaign season will be kicking in. We will again be inundated by half truths, scary sound bytes and unsubstantiated charges, all designed to generate…
Category: Monday Motivator
By Scott Westerman Listen to an audio version of this message. “Our rewards in life will always be in direct proportion to our service.” ~Earl Nightengale Steve Schram surveyed the packed house at WKAR’s Studio C. The award winning Director of Michigan Public Media stood at the podium to be honored as…
As WDBM celebrates it’s birthday, it’s a good time to remember her family. While students have played an integral role at WKAR since the station signed on early in the 20th Century, independent student radio did not emerge until 1957. That year, a group of intrepid would-be broadcasters connected an…
Lively sound prevails despite much ‘static’ By Trinka Cline State news Staff Writer Try 640 on your radio dial. That should be the “light and lively sound” of All-Campus Radio WMSN. Some will get nothing at 640 because several domes aren’t wired for WMSN’s sound. Others will also get nothing,…
Whether we were perfecting our skills, or just having fun, MSU Student Radio provided the tools and the mentors to inspire us. In the beginning the tools were a little crude, a couple of turntables, a microphone, a mixing board, and tape cartridge machines that didn’t always fire when the buttons…
By Scott Westerman Listen to an audio version of this message. Here’s a Facebook post that one of our young friends wrote this week. Random guy at the mall walks toward me and says (or should I say slurs): “You look just like my ex-girlfriend except you’re what she would…
By Scott Westerman Listen to an audio version of this message. “We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” – Thornton Wilder Wherever you head and heart may be at this moment, you have many reasons to be grateful.…
By Scott Westerman Listen to an audio version of this message. “It’s OK to fail. If you’re not failing, you’re not growing.” ~H. Stanley Judd “We’re giving the job to someone else.” That stung. This was a gig that I really wanted, with a company that had I had fallen…
By Scott Westerman Listen to an audio version of this message. Scott’s Maxim – “A life with or without purpose comes with the same amount of pain and inconvenience. Why not choose Excellence? And chase it!”
By Scott Westerman Listen to an audio version of this message. “Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.” ~Vince Lombardi How long does it take to get really good at something? And what is the key factor in getting you there? Marla Popova, writing in her excellent…