Hey folks, and hope that the weather wherever you are is better than it is here! We had rain earlier this week, and now the usual New England wind is whipping across campus, but I'm still seeing plenty of smiles across campus. People are getting geared up for Halloween, and I of course have a great costume planned (but you'll have to read here next Monday to find out what it is!)

So every Tuesday I head over to the Slavin facility to one of my favorite places on campus--the WDOM station. When you walk into the station, the first thing you notice is a room with wall to wall shelves of CD's, adjacent to a hallway adorned with numerous yinyl records and another room with the usual lumpy couches and half-assembled puzzle (this semester it's a Beatles album cover.) And, of course, the radio station itself, with boom mics, turntables, CD-players, and everything else I (or any other student who applies of course) needs to put on a great show. There's of course some personality required--monikers and On-Air personas are always great, and show names really let you get creative (case in point: my show is called Nailor @ Noon!)

Here's a quick photo a friend of mine took during my show last week:

I'm sure that a picture like that has got a lot of you asking "How can I get my own Radio Show?!?" Well, it's a surprisingly easy process--you pick up an application from the station, fill it out and hand it in at an interview with the Executive Board of the show, which includes Upperclassmen in charge of Publicity, all of our Adds (more on those later), PSA's, and of course positions like Program Director and Events Coordinator. Then, later that week if they like your proposal and have the room they give you a call and work out when you'll be having a show. Then you just come in, talk some, play some music, really whatever you want within reason of course. In addition, on each 2 hour show, each DJ is required to play/read at least 4 public service announcements, announce 2 Providence College events, announce the stations name and legal ID several times, and play 10 Adds. Adds come off albums by both big and little time artists and bands that are sent in to WDOM in order to reach more people on both PC campus and around the area. I've played everything from Flight of the Conchords to Brett Dennen, from bands like The Silver Jews to Wave by Wave. As for the rest of the content for the show, it is almost completely up to the DJ! This Tuesday I did a Halloween themed show, but I usually play both classic and contemporary Rock, while other shows do sports chatter, political call-ins, Rap/Hip-Hop, and everything in between! WDOM provides yet another chance on PC's campus for students to express themselves, and since it reaches across the Providence area it gives the school a lot of great exposure. We're hoping to get all the shows streaming online within the next few weeks, so if you find yourself with some free time, definitely listen in, and if you're in the Providence area, 91.3 FM carries our shows.
Remember, Nailor @ Noon on Tuesdays from 12 to 2 pm!

Enjoy the weekend everybody! Here's another picture of me in the station for you to enjoy!