“Five Songs” is a series where we ask former and current college radio DJs to give us a list of five songs that they feel best represents the chosen topic. For this playlist, Norman Prusslin, founding General Manager of WUSB at Stony Brook University, chooses five songs that remind him of his first ever DJ shift.…
Category: Song Lists
Twenty-Five Debut Albums You Heard on College Radio First
The debut album is tricky. Many great artists have debut albums that show raw potential but not a lot of polish, or that don’t really represent what they would eventually become (Radiohead falls into this category).
Then, there are debut albums that are undeniable masterpieces, like the ones on this list.…
My First Shift: WIDB, Spring 1982
“Five Songs” is a series where we ask former and current college radio DJs to give us a list of five songs that they feel best represents the chosen topic. For this playlist, John Bernstein, producer of 35000 Watts: The Story of College Radio, chooses five songs that remind him of his first ever DJ shift at WIDB at Southern Illinois University.…
Ten Original Christmas Songs From College Radio Legends
There are hundreds and hundreds of Christmas songs out there from beloved alternative and indie artists, but a lot of the time, they are covers of classics we’ve already heard a thousand times. While there are some amazing songs in that group, this list is restricted to artists who took that extra step to add a new, original Christmas song to the canon.…
My First Shift: KTXT-FM, Spring 1993
“Five Songs” is a new series where we ask former and current college radio DJs to give us a list of five songs that they feel best represents the chosen topic. For this first post, Michael Millard, director of 35000 Watts: The Story of College Radio, chooses five songs that remind him of his first ever DJ shift at KTXT-FM, Texas Tech University.…