Author: Pete Phillips

  • Winning!

    We landed a number (count ’em) of trophies at the Intercollegiate Broadcasting Society Awards. Check out Sarah Scinto (second from the left) with her giant wining trophy for Best Spot News for her story “Breaking the Silence” about Invisible Children. Also taking home some gold (left to right) are  Kelly Caloway, WRKC news director; Sarah Scinto,…

  • Monkees singer, Davy Jones, dies at 66

    Davy Jones of the band The Monkees appeared with Beatle Edd on WRKC on Friday, Feb. 24 from Florida. Jones discussed his home in Northeastern Pennsylvania’s Snyder County and his love of horse racing. He died in Florida of an apparent heart attack on February 29 at the age of 66. WRKC airs “The Beatle…

  • Tribute to metal’s Riot

    WRKC’s Aaron Conn pays tribute to metal legends Riot in the wake of the death of band co-founder Mark Reale. [audio:http://wrkc.kings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Aaron-Conn-RIOT-TRIB.mp3|titles=Aaron Conn RIOT TRIB]

  • Rolling in the Fall

    Our reliable student DJs have returned and we’ve managed to pull a few incoming freshmen into the fold this Fall. Have you been listening? The News at 5 has been covering flood rebuilding efforts, campus events, and will broadcast live from the Downtown Collegetown event Wednesday, 9-21. Tune in to some new shows throughout the…

  • Off the Page Episode One: The Pilot Episode

    The first episode of Off the Page features work by Jen Kozerski, Kevin Conroy, Allison Moore Gatrone, Bob Delullo, Tamera Sager, Jason Clark, and Maggie Height, with additional commentary from English department faculty members Noreen O’Connor and Jennifer Yonkoski. Produced by Sarah Scinto and Sue Henry. (Broadcast 5/11) [audio:http://wrkc.kings.edu/media/Off_the_Page_052211.mp3] Download