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Becoming a DJ at WVUD requires completing a handful of steps. Although these steps
can seem intimidating or time consuming, rest assured that our staff is here to help!
WVUD is a Registered Student Organization first and foremost, which means that
students are given top priority for show availability and scheduling. There are also
many opportunities for non-students to join our team as show hosts or show substitutes.
So come on down to the station to learn more.
WVUD is block formatted, which means that we play certain types of music at certain
times of the day. This effects how we place new show hosts into our on-air schedule.
It is also very important to know that WVUD is more than just radio shows.
There are many ways to get involved with the station in our off-air departments.
There have been plenty of WVUD members over the years that have never done an
on-air airshift. You could be one of those people as well!
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Now that you know a little bit about the station, lets go through the steps!
- ATTEND A WVUD ORIENTATION SESSION- These sessions are offered from time to time
and give a quick overview of some of the technical and procedural requirements for the radio station.
To get information about the next orientation session, you may contact John Gardner, our Technical
Director. You can also get a sneak peak at the presentation further down this web page!!
The orientation is followed by a brief quiz, which leads us to the next step.
- PASS THE WVUD QUIZ- A very brief quiz follows the orientation. If you pass the quiz (most do) you move to the next step. If you do not pass the quiz, we set up a time to go over the information with you and you can take it as many times as you need to to pass. Once you pass (and you WILL pass), you are ready for....
- TRAINING- Training is usually done in 2 sessions (one longer and one shorter). These sessions are meant to get you comfortable with the equipment and some of the FCC requirements that you will encounter. Training is available (depending on mutual schedules) through Dave Mackenzie, our Chief Engineer, John Gardner, and Brian Minch, our Production Director. Any of these people can get you trained. Once you are trained, you move to the final step!!
During your training process, please feel free to sign up for studio time to play around. Using the equipment is the best way to learn! Also, we encourage you to set up visits to established shows to see what they do. Finally, once you are trained, you may sign up to go on our 'Internet Only' station,
WVUD-2
- AUDITION CD- Before we unleash you on the WVUD listening audience, we ask that you do a brief audition CD. The format of the CD is further down the page. This CD is then passed along to Mike Nigro, our Program Director. Once your demo CD is approved, he will attempt to find a spot in our schedule, or on our subtitute list or WVUD-2.
That's it! Again, we are with you every step of the way! The next section includes some resources that are very useful for prospective station members. Please check these items out, and best wishes on your journey towards stardom on WVUD!
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RESOURCES |
WVUD Constitution (2009)- This document
is required reading for all WVUD members.
It discusses all of the rights and responsibilities
of being affiliated with the station.
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WVUD Bylaws (2009)- This document
addresses additional policies not mentioned in
the WVUD constitution. |
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WVUD Handbook (2009)- Think of the
handbook as 'Cliffs' Notes' for WVUD. It's pages
of useful information and shortcuts that will come
in handy during your time at WVUD. |
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Orientation Powerpoint (2008)- Here is your
sneak peek at the Orientation. You still need to
attend, but looking ahead will make the session
even more valuable!
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Audition CD - Before final approval for
WVUD, you will need to hand in a demo CD
to our Program Director. |
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Contact Profile - We'll need some basic
demographical information from you for
our internal contact list.
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