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Ungar to Bring NPR to Goucher Radio
Josh Stober
Issue date: 4/1/04 Section: Your Mama
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Goucher's communications office announced today that President Sanford Ungar has decided to begin hosting his own radio show on Goucher Student Radio.
"We're very excited that Sandy will be lending his voice to the airwaves again, even if just over the internet, " vice president for communications Debra Rubino said in a press release.
The show, which will be formatted similarly to NPR's very successful All Things Considered, will air Monday through Friday from 3:00 PM until 6:00 PM, during afternoon drive time. It will feature guests from the world community as well as utilize Goucher faculty members.
"There was some concern as to whether or not Sandy would have the time to commit to this kind of project," said Matt Warshaw, Special Glitterific Assistant to the President. "We've reworked some people's schedules, moved around some responsibilities. It should all work out in the end."
Nehal Mehta '06, student director of operations for the radio station was happy with the development. "I think it's great. Sandy's show will give us a good three-hour chunk of programming as well as bring some great guests onto the station."
The show, to begin April 12 with a feature on how to get your taxes done last minute, will keep Ungar fairly occupied. "He'll need about three hours a day to prep the show, and we've hired a new staff member specifically to help with that," said Warshaw. "In addition, we'll need an engineer for the show, as well as a producer. We're hoping to hire some students to work on those aspects of the show."
In the press release, Rubino assured all Goucher community members that Ungar would keep his presidential duties first in his portfolio. "Sandy has a number of trips already scheduled and in return we have a number of guest hosts lined up, from Goucher Faculty members like John Turner and Jeff Chappell as well as some of the hosts from WYPR in Baltimore."
For his part, Ungar hopes the show will increase Goucher's standing in both the academic and radio worlds. "It would be great if the show got picked up on some networks, and as we get more listeners we'll of course have to increase the bandwidth of Goucher's radio station," he said in an interview following the announcement.
Most students seemed to approve of the idea of a show featuring Ungar. One however, objected on scheduling grounds. "He took my damn time slot!" said Goucher senior Amy Bartlow. "I mean, the show sounds cool, but that was my time slot on Tuesdays and Thursdays. No one else hosted a show on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Why can't he just host his show then?"
Goucher's communications office announced today that President Sanford Ungar has decided to begin hosting his own radio show on Goucher Student Radio.
"We're very excited that Sandy will be lending his voice to the airwaves again, even if just over the internet, " vice president for communications Debra Rubino said in a press release.
The show, which will be formatted similarly to NPR's very successful All Things Considered, will air Monday through Friday from 3:00 PM until 6:00 PM, during afternoon drive time. It will feature guests from the world community as well as utilize Goucher faculty members.
"There was some concern as to whether or not Sandy would have the time to commit to this kind of project," said Matt Warshaw, Special Glitterific Assistant to the President. "We've reworked some people's schedules, moved around some responsibilities. It should all work out in the end."
Nehal Mehta '06, student director of operations for the radio station was happy with the development. "I think it's great. Sandy's show will give us a good three-hour chunk of programming as well as bring some great guests onto the station."
The show, to begin April 12 with a feature on how to get your taxes done last minute, will keep Ungar fairly occupied. "He'll need about three hours a day to prep the show, and we've hired a new staff member specifically to help with that," said Warshaw. "In addition, we'll need an engineer for the show, as well as a producer. We're hoping to hire some students to work on those aspects of the show."
In the press release, Rubino assured all Goucher community members that Ungar would keep his presidential duties first in his portfolio. "Sandy has a number of trips already scheduled and in return we have a number of guest hosts lined up, from Goucher Faculty members like John Turner and Jeff Chappell as well as some of the hosts from WYPR in Baltimore."
For his part, Ungar hopes the show will increase Goucher's standing in both the academic and radio worlds. "It would be great if the show got picked up on some networks, and as we get more listeners we'll of course have to increase the bandwidth of Goucher's radio station," he said in an interview following the announcement.
Most students seemed to approve of the idea of a show featuring Ungar. One however, objected on scheduling grounds. "He took my damn time slot!" said Goucher senior Amy Bartlow. "I mean, the show sounds cool, but that was my time slot on Tuesdays and Thursdays. No one else hosted a show on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Why can't he just host his show then?"
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