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WRKC News at 5 Exclusive: Theatre’s Fate in Question

Sarah Scinto — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:45:06 +0000

This was the tense scene in the George P. Maffei Theatre at King’s College on Tuesday afternoon as the administration laid plans to convert the theatre into classroom space for the Physician Assistant Program starting in May. Angry and upset students demanded answers. Hear the story from WRKC Station Manager Sarah Scinto and reporter Tyler Tynes below.

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Take us with you on the go

WRKC Administator — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:56:13 +0000

We got the WRKC station on TuneIn all patched up and working. TuneIn basically takes our stream and packages it in a friendly player that is supported by many mobile operating systems and on the web. So if you’ve ever had to get out of the car, go to the bathroom, or walk down the street and miss WRKC on your phone, tablet, or PC, now you can download the apps for Android, iPhone/iPad, Windows Phone, and others here. One you have it installed, just search for WRKC and you’ll find us. You can truly spend every minute with us, and even though that scares us, we like it.

Winning again!

Sarah Scinto — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 03:27:36 +0000

We took Manhattan by storm this weekend, returning from the Intercollegiate Broadcasting Systems Awards with four first place titles and seven finalist awards!

News Director Ashlee Jacobs received first place in the News Feature category for “Spoonman” and another first place title in Community News for “An Infamous Anniversary: Lee One Year Later.”

Station Manager Sarah Scinto received first place in Campus News for “Veteran’s Day: A Family Affair”

Janelle Marshallick’s documentary “Tracey’s Hope” placed first in Public Affairs.

Congratulations to the winners and finalists!

Frightened Rabbit Wants Us to Be Brave

Pete Phillips — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:13:44 +0000

Frightened Rabbit is a Scottish band that steadily continues to impress, and their latest release, Pedestrian Verse, is no exception. At its core, it is a somewhat pedestrian release, in that it represents common people’s issues, problems, and experiences. What isn’t pedestrian is the composition on the whole– it’s a wonderful mix of multi-instrumentation that opens with the longest song, “Acts of Man,” which speaks of ways we treat one another in genuine and insincere ways. It’s one of those calls to action, where you find yourself guilty of small offenses and realize there’s reason to be better. Many songs lean into larger musicscapes, making the 5-piece come off as a mini-orchestral. What also finds its way onto the record is the title track last year’s EP offering State Hospital, which demonstrates clever writing, a story arc, expert percussion, a jangling guitar, and all parts coming together to bowl you over. “Woodpile” is another song that really makes something of the title’s metaphor– people forgotten and put in with the scraps and those people coming together to torch the woodpile. If you watch the video below, you’ll see how it relates to general treatment of human beings and how Frightened Rabbit wants us all to be a little less frightened in the world. This is certainly an inspirational album. Only time will tell if it gets the recognition it deserves.

Warning: Video has some depiction of violence, but with a message.

Record number of IBS Nominations for WRKC!

Pete Phillips — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:08:21 +0000

We’ve beaten our own record! WRKC has been nominated for 11 awards from the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System!!

Best News Feature- “Spoonman” by Ashlee Jacobs

Best Spot News- “Kasey and Kane Crush Competition” by Sarah Scinto

Best Campus News Coverage- “Rebecca Remembered” and “Veteran’s Day: A Family Affair” by Sarah Scinto

Best Community News- “An Infamous Anniversary: Lee One Year Later” by Ashlee Jacobs

Best Public Affairs Program- “Tracey’s Hope” by Janelle Marshallick

Best News Interview- “Author Finds Her Wings” by Sarah Scinto

Most Innovative Program- WRKC News at 5 Halloween Spooktacular by the News at 5 team

Best Specialty Show- Off the Page, featuring Noreen O’Connor, Jen Momenzadeh, Linda Rowe and Nicole Lawler

Best Radio Drama- The Adventures of Harry Flynn with Lukas Tomassacci, Jen Momenzadeh, Cara Medwick, Dj Nat and Nick Klem

And finally WRKC is a finalist for Best College Radio Station under 10,000 enrollment!

WRKC Staff also active off-air with Hispanic Outreach

Pete Phillips — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:05:12 +0000

As reported in The Crown by Sports Director Paul Ofcharsky and The World’s Best Sport Show‘s Rich Lopez.

Eels still happy; album not as awesome

Pete Phillips — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:45:02 +0000

Though it may be cruel to wish ill on those you admire, I sort of want Mark Oliver Everitt (E) to channel his tragedy to make another masterpiece. Like many aging musicians, he’s gotten more peaceful and cute on his recent endeavors. Who needs grudges? Who needs to dwell on the pain? Who needs to ignore the pain? We’re not perfect, right? All of these themes rise to the surface on recent eels records, which makes them seem awfully flat, emotionally. Sure, the music is fun and there are still some clever lines, but nothing compares to early eels work based around death and darkness. Still, I guess we can be happy for ol’ E. He can rattle off feel-good pop like “Peach Blossom” and be cordially respectful on “You’re My Friend.” Only a few tunes channel a classic eels vibe (isolation– trying to be positive in a crappy world), like “New Alphabet.” It’s almost like a whole new artist since Blinking Lights and Other Revelations– and as a new artist, this would rate much higher, but knowing the past catalog, we can’t quite rave about Wonderful, Glorious.

2013 AP Awards Entries

WRKC Administator — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:36:47 +0000

Remembering Rebecca Clip

Remembering Rebecca

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Spoonman Clip

Spoonman

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Welcoming Paws Clipped

Welcoming Paws

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King’s vs. Susquehanna University Clip

King’s vs. Susquehanna University

Off the Page, Episode Six: Out of the Archives, Part III

Noreen O'Connor — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:00:37 +0000

Students in the King’s College English department worked in the Luzerne County Historical Society’s archives to research and write profiles of Luzerne County’s most interesting residents. This episode features “George Hollenbeck” by Michael Ruth, “Lyman Howe” by Bob Vornlocker, “Rose O’Neill” by Amanda Slayton, and “Ham Fisher” by Tyler Biscontini. Hosted by Noreen O’Connor and produced by Sarah Scinto and Sue Henry. (Broadcast date 12/16/2012)

The Adventures of Harry Flynn Live!

Noreen O'Connor — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:13:07 +0000

The cast of “The Adventures of Harry Flynn” performed their newest episode of “The Adventures of Harry Flynn” live yesterday at the King’s College Maffaei Theater. The episode airs on WRKC today at 5!