Category: Monday Motivator

Listen to an audio version of this message.“Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars.” ~Casey KasemIt’s a good bet that just about every rock jock who entered the business beginning in 1970 worked for Casey Kasem. At one time or another, we all ran the control board while Casey’s “American…

Listen to an audio version of this message.“The person who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it.”— Lou HoltzThe blame game. We all love to play it. It is the essence of the blood sport we call “politics”. It’s the easy way out for those who…

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 fear, uncertainty and doubt about some candidate’s opponent. Hundreds of…

Listen to an audio version of this message.“Our rewards in life will always be in direct proportion to our service.” ~Earl NightengaleSteve 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 a Michigan State University College of Communications Arts and Sciences Distinguished…

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 AM radio transmitter to the…

Lively sound prevails despite much ‘static’By Trinka ClineState news Staff WriterTry 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, but that’s not because the dorm isn’t connected. Some dorms still…

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 were pushed. It’s a far…

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 look like with blonde hair. I knew I’d hate…

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 WilderWherever you head and heart may be at this moment, you have many reasons to be grateful.Be grateful for the sunrise. It heralds a fresh start.Be grateful…

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 in love with during the interview process. Hearing that I…