{"id":4340,"date":"2022-10-09T14:34:02","date_gmt":"2022-10-09T19:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/?p=4340"},"modified":"2022-10-13T10:33:55","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T15:33:55","slug":"a-peoples-history-of-wdcv-75-79","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/2022\/10\/a-peoples-history-of-wdcv-75-79\/","title":{"rendered":"A People&#8217;s History of WDCV &#8217;75-&#8217;79: A Guide to Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4343\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-52.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4343\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4343\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-52-215x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-52-215x300.jpeg 215w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-52-107x150.jpeg 107w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-52-36x50.jpeg 36w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-52.jpeg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">April 16th 1976: Guide to Music<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Some others of our 70s alums shared their memories of being on air. They talked about the friendships that were created and lasted with other DJs! We hope the station still has this welcoming and fun community atmosphere today \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks to all the alums for sharing their stories! Want to share yours? Add to the People\u2019s History of WDCV.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gil Negrete \u201875, Lisa Rossbacher \u201875<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bill Zapcic \u201977, Debby Batchelder Seme \u201877<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael Kaye \u201878, Gary Davis \u201878, David Wolf \u201878<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andy Hermann \u201879, Ed Gregorowicz \u201879, Andrew Kaplan \u201879<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4340 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/2022\/10\/a-peoples-history-of-wdcv-75-79\/image-56\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-55-214x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-55-214x300.jpeg 214w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-55-107x150.jpeg 107w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-55-36x50.jpeg 36w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-55.jpeg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4346'>\n\t\t\t\tApril 16th, 1976: Guide to Music \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/2022\/10\/a-peoples-history-of-wdcv-75-79\/image-54\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-53-241x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-53-241x300.jpeg 241w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-53-121x150.jpeg 121w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-53-40x50.jpeg 40w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-53.jpeg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4344'>\n\t\t\t\tApril 16th, 1976: Guide to Music \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/2022\/10\/a-peoples-history-of-wdcv-75-79\/image-55\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-54-231x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-54-231x300.jpeg 231w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-54-115x150.jpeg 115w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-54-38x50.jpeg 38w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-54.jpeg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4345'>\n\t\t\t\tApril 16th, 1976: Guide to Music \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2><strong>Gil Negrete \u201875<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>What was the name of your radio show and what time slot did it air?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSoft Parade\u00a0 ; Sundays 8 pm-12 am\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>What was your involvement with WDCV?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cStarted DJing in the fall of 1973 when I first transferred to Dickinson\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Do you have any stories, memories or secrets related to WDCV that you would like to share with us?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c\u2018This is WDCV-FM, 88.3 , in Carlisle. You&#8217;re listening to The Soft Parade and I&#8217;m Gil. Tell a friend.\u2019 That was my intro spoken over the Dave Mason track &#8220;Side Tracked.&#8221; I ended each show with &#8220;All My Loving&#8221; by The Beatles.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h2><strong>Lisa Rossbacher \u201875<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>What was the name of your radio show and what time slot did it air?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy show was on a weekday afternoon &#8212; 4-6 p.m.\u00a0 The scheduling must have been challenging, because I was a geology major and had labs almost every afternoon.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>What was your involvement with WDCV?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI probably started my freshman or sophomore year as a DJ.\u00a0 I also served as news editor for a while.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Do you have any stories, memories or secrets related to WDCV that you would like to share with us?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI still remember taping some of the ads:\u00a0 &#8220;Shirts!\u00a0 That&#8217;s the word at Carlisle Cleaners!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the albums that was released during the time I worked at WDCV was Henry Gross&#8217;s eponymous album (&#8220;Henry Gross&#8221;) in 1972.\u00a0 I used to play one of the cuts (&#8220;Morning Star&#8221;) frequently during my show.\u00a0 I recently located Henry, told him how much I had liked that song, and asked how to get a copy.\u00a0 He graciously sent me the .mp3 file of the song &#8212; and I&#8217;m delighted to be in contact with him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Bill Zapcic \u201977<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>What was the name of your radio show and what time slot did it air?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe Morning Show, MTWF, 6 to 10 a.m.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Do you have any stories, memories or secrets related to WDCV that you would like to share with us?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI was on the air the night the original FM transmitter &#8212; in Bosler attic &#8212; melted down and went off the air.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4341\" style=\"width: 232px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-50.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4341\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4341\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-50-222x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-50-222x300.jpeg 222w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-50-111x150.jpeg 111w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-50-37x50.jpeg 37w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-50.jpeg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4341\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">March 22nd, 1977: WDCV Executive Staff Meeting<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Debby Batchelder Seme \u201877<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>What was your involvement with WDCV?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI was only a DJ the second semester of my freshman year.\u00a0 A law was passed requiring all DJs to get certification\/licensing and I just never found the time to get it, so I gave it up.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Do you have any stories, memories or secrets related to WDCV that you would like to share with us?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI just remember the fun of being able to create what we now would call a &#8220;playlist&#8221; and an upperclassman telling me how much she enjoyed what I played.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Some Colleges have sold their broadcast licenses in recent years.\u00a0 We are grateful Dickinson still supports us and cares about College Radio.\u00a0 Do you think college radio is still important?\u00a0 Tell us why!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAbsolutely &#8211; it&#8217;s essential that local radio stations continue to exist, especially college stations. Local news has taken a hit in recent years with many local papers going out of business and communities have lost a precious resource of local news and information as a result.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Michael Kaye \u201878<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>What was the name of your radio show and what time slot did it air?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMostly Jazz &#8211; usually Friday early evenings (as far as I remember)\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Do you have any stories, memories or secrets related to WDCV that you would like to share with us?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI met a lot of upper class students who became good friends through doing my radio show on Friday evening.\u00a0 One of them stopped by the station one Friday evening and said he liked the music I was playing and invited me to come to their dorm floor later that evening when my show as over.\u00a0 We did that and developed a big group of friends as a result.\u00a0<\/span>One of the benefits to doing a radio show is we got early exposure to all sorts of new music when albums were released and the station got promo copies.\u00a0 It was a great way to discover new music and bands.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Some Colleges have sold their broadcast licenses in recent years.\u00a0 We are grateful Dickinson still supports us and cares about College Radio.\u00a0 Do you think college radio is still important?\u00a0 Tell us why!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOne of the best advantages is college radio is commercial free and plays all sorts of music, including new releases, before they might be available to the public.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4347\" style=\"width: 237px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-56.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4347\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4347\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-56-227x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-56-227x300.jpeg 227w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-56-113x150.jpeg 113w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-56-38x50.jpeg 38w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-56.jpeg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;It&#8217;s Uneraseable Sound!&#8221;- Mid 70&#8217;s Poster<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Gary Davis \u201878<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>What was the name of your radio show and what time slot did it air?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBabbling Bob and Laughing Gary (on at various times)\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>What was your involvement with WDCV?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI started out as a news reader. I eventually became a DJ.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Some Colleges have sold their broadcast licenses in recent years.\u00a0 We are grateful Dickinson still supports us and cares about College Radio.\u00a0 Do you think college radio is still important?\u00a0 Tell us why!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYes. It provides great experiences to develop your speaking skills, and it\u2019s enjoyable. My first job after Dickinson was working as a reporter\/newscaster in local radio.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>David Wolf \u201878<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>What was the name of your radio show and what time slot did it air?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cGreensleeves-Howler Codpiece Hour &#8211; Sunday nights at 10 p.m.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>What was your involvement with WDCV?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI joined the station in 1974, my freshman year. I started as a DJ and then became Music Director.\u00a0 I was there at the beginning of British New Wave and Springsteen (who performed in the cafeteria in 1975?). \u00a0 Amazing show. I then started a comedy show with my great friend and brother from Theta Chi, David High.\u00a0 There&#8217;s a poster of the two of us in your hallway on a cloudy day when we did an outdoor DJ session! \u00a0 Awesome photo!! Dave High and I continued to be friends after graduation in 1978, and he moved to Philadelphia to be my roommate.\u00a0 Unfortunately, he passed away about 10 years ago. I have great memories of the station and still have some duplicate station LPs in my collection. The benefit of being Music Director.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4342\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-51.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4342\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4342\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-51.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-51.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-51-150x122.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-51-50x41.jpeg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4342\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rich Kaminsky (&#8217;79) and Andy Kaplan (&#8217;79) spinning discs outdoors during a 6-hour Beatles Marathon for Spring Fling Weekend 1979 [Submitted by Margo Kaminsky (&#8217;79)]<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Do you have any stories, memories or secrets related to WDCV that you would like to share with us?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe Greensleeves-Howler (my name is Wolf, get it?) Comedy Hour started with a ridiculous theme song where I would play jaw harp.\u00a0 We did self-written skits and played a lot of Monty Python records. I can&#8217;t say that we were any good, but we had a lot of fun, and got a lot of groans from our college girlfriends.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Some Colleges have sold their broadcast licenses in recent years.\u00a0 We are grateful Dickinson still supports us and cares about College Radio.\u00a0 Do you think college radio is still important?\u00a0 Tell us why!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYes indeed.\u00a0 My son also became a DJ at Muhlenberg. \u00a0 He loved it as much as I did.\u00a0 Community radio is very important to deal with local issues, provide local news, and give the students and community a very local voice.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Andy Hermann \u201879<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>What was the name of your radio show and what time slot did it air?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI had several shows during several evening and late night time slots during my years at Dickinson from 1975 &#8211; 1979.\u00a0 Some were jazz shows, some were rock\/folk\/jazz\/progressive shows.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>What was your involvement with WDCV?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBesides being a DJ during all four of my years at Dickinson, I was Music Director during my junior and senior years and part of the leadership of the station.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Do you have any stories, memories or secrets related to WDCV that you would like to share with us?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe only negative memories are of trying to get all of the time slots filled each week by student djs.\u00a0 Otherwise, everything was pretty cool, especially having the opportunity to listen to new music as it came into the station from record company promotional departments (and playing the good stuff during shows), and also having the opportunity to learn about and appreciate all kinds of different music from all the records albums we had stored on our shelves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I tried to encourage all of our djs to review new albums on 3 x 5 cards and tape them to the album covers for the benefit of other djs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Ed Gregorowicz \u201879<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>What was the name of your radio show and what time slot did it air?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI had a show that aired from 10 PM until 2 AM without a regular name.\u00a0 Each night at midnite I would play and review a new album.\u00a0 After midnite, I played mostly soft rock like Eagles, JD Souther, Poco, Pure Prairie League, Jimmy Buffett, Billy Joel, Al Stewart, America, etc.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>What was your involvement with WDCV?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI was on WDCV all of my 4 years at Dickinson.\u00a0 In addition to my radio show, I was also the Sports Director, and I did the broadcast of away basketball and football games.\u00a0 We would travel on the team bus and set up in the press box or location via a phone hook-up.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Do you have any stories, memories or secrets related to WDCV that you would like to share with us?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSpinning LP&#8217;s was a fun experience, and my hours in the WDCV studio were among my best times at Dickinson.\u00a0 I can remember putting on a long song and going over to the laundry room, which was on the same level of the HUB, to do my laundry during the late hours of my show.\u00a0 I also remember an interview I did over the air with Dickinson&#8217;s ling time football coach Wilber &#8220;Goby&#8221; Gobrecht.\u00a0 I wish that I had tapes from some of the old shows and interviews.\u00a0 Two of my most vivid memories are when WDCV sponsored the concert at Dickinson that was headlined by Roger McGuinn of the Birds with an unknown warm-up act named Jimmy Buffett, who I got to meet. \u00a0 I recall that Jimmy stole the show that evening.\u00a0 Also, as Sports Director I got press passes to attend the annual the Philadelphia Phillies winter caravans where I met and interviewed many Philadelphia Phillies players for WDCV.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4348\" style=\"width: 202px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-57.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4348\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4348\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-57-192x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-57-192x300.jpeg 192w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-57-224x350.jpeg 224w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-57-96x150.jpeg 96w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-57-32x50.jpeg 32w, https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wdcvfm\/files\/2022\/10\/image-57.jpeg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">October 24th, 1975- WDCV to Expand Broadcast Schedule<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Andrew Kaplan \u201879<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>What was the name of your radio show and what time slot did it air?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI had a radio show for 4 years at WDCV. I can not remember if it had a name, but we did introduce a lot of new music and played favorites for the Dickinson Community.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>What was your involvement with WDCV?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI started DJing and Sportscasting in my first semester freshman year.\u00a0 Over the 4 year period, I broadcasted Dickinson Football and Basketball games including the first Women&#8217;s BB game to be aired. We also had sports trivia show.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I also used my experience at WDCV to became an intern at WNBC Radio at 30 Rock in NYC.\u00a0 I worked there for two summers including one for my boss Bob Pittman who went on to be one of the leaders in the entertainment industry.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Do you have any stories, memories or secrets related to WDCV that you would like to share with us?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSome of the stories of WDCV which could be longer:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Broadcast the first women&#8217;s varsity BB game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Was at the station after a morning class called Nuclear Energy Friend or Foe,\u00a0 when the newswire story about the emergency of 3 mile Island came over and alerted my physics professor teaching the class who then alerted the college staff.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Was at Johns Hopkins broadcasting the football game, when I fight broke out with about 2 minutes left in the game. 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