2008 Woodie Awards
WDFH Offers Real World Experience
Dina Sciortino
Issue date: 5/15/05 Section: News
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Mercy College student Farasai Kambarami is preparing for his future successful career at Mercy's WDFH 90.3 FM radio station.
Kambarami is a 21 year-old radio and television major who aspires to produce his own radio or television station. To help his dreams come true, he started his internship at WDFH in the fall of 2004. He now is the host of a weekly show,and is the director of the station.
When describing the value of his internship at WDFH, Kambarami stated, "The knowledge of the equipment I use, and the great experience I gain from my show, is invaluable."
Kambarami chose WDFH for his internship because he wanted experience in radio, and WDFH provides students with the opportunity to be on live radio, and not just, "fetch tea and coffee.'" He also appreciated the convenience of having his internship on campus.
Kambarami's show features a mix of jazz and other exotic styles of music, on Monday from 5 to 8 p.m. As director of the station, he assumes responsibilities of providing information that DJs need for their show. Kambarami believes that WDFH provides, "a great opportunity for any students majoring in radio or television, as well as any other major, because it gives you the freedom to make choices and contribute to a group which would help in any career. It is also run by a group of dedicated and passionate people, whose first goal it to serve the community as no cost."
According to www.WDFH.org, the station was founded by Marc Sophos. Sophos had dreams of starting his own FM radio station since he was 10. After years of struggling to get the station on the FM air waves, he succeeded in July of 1995. The studio was located in Ossining, however, "WDFH unexpectedly and abruptly lost its lease at the original Ossining location of its studios and transmitter, and was forced off the air in November 1996, after 15 months of broadcast service." The station eventually earned limited programming back on the air waves in 1997. Then in 1998, WDFH approached Mercy College with an idea of an alliance. While Mercy provided finances and a station location, WDFH would provide the school with an internship program for the students and provide "public forums in which Mercy professors can be featured on the air as experts in their fields, thus helping to enhance the visibility, and reputation of the college in general."
WDFH is an independent, non-for-profit, commercial free community radio station, which is run by volunteers and students, and located on the Dobbs Ferry Campus. WDFH is beneficial in multiple ways to the Mercy College community. Its supporters believe that it provides credibility, is an attraction to the radio and television program at Mercy and helps students gain experience to build a career upon. Mercy students work with community volunteers to gain experience and build their resume, while getting experience in, "on-air work, news and public affairs, editing and production, in-studio interviews and performances by musicians, web site development, marketing and production."
Kambarami described WDFH as having, "all any intern would need to get a head start on a future career. "
- Log on to www.WDFH.org for more information on their summer workshop program
Kambarami is a 21 year-old radio and television major who aspires to produce his own radio or television station. To help his dreams come true, he started his internship at WDFH in the fall of 2004. He now is the host of a weekly show,and is the director of the station.
When describing the value of his internship at WDFH, Kambarami stated, "The knowledge of the equipment I use, and the great experience I gain from my show, is invaluable."
Kambarami chose WDFH for his internship because he wanted experience in radio, and WDFH provides students with the opportunity to be on live radio, and not just, "fetch tea and coffee.'" He also appreciated the convenience of having his internship on campus.
Kambarami's show features a mix of jazz and other exotic styles of music, on Monday from 5 to 8 p.m. As director of the station, he assumes responsibilities of providing information that DJs need for their show. Kambarami believes that WDFH provides, "a great opportunity for any students majoring in radio or television, as well as any other major, because it gives you the freedom to make choices and contribute to a group which would help in any career. It is also run by a group of dedicated and passionate people, whose first goal it to serve the community as no cost."
According to www.WDFH.org, the station was founded by Marc Sophos. Sophos had dreams of starting his own FM radio station since he was 10. After years of struggling to get the station on the FM air waves, he succeeded in July of 1995. The studio was located in Ossining, however, "WDFH unexpectedly and abruptly lost its lease at the original Ossining location of its studios and transmitter, and was forced off the air in November 1996, after 15 months of broadcast service." The station eventually earned limited programming back on the air waves in 1997. Then in 1998, WDFH approached Mercy College with an idea of an alliance. While Mercy provided finances and a station location, WDFH would provide the school with an internship program for the students and provide "public forums in which Mercy professors can be featured on the air as experts in their fields, thus helping to enhance the visibility, and reputation of the college in general."
WDFH is an independent, non-for-profit, commercial free community radio station, which is run by volunteers and students, and located on the Dobbs Ferry Campus. WDFH is beneficial in multiple ways to the Mercy College community. Its supporters believe that it provides credibility, is an attraction to the radio and television program at Mercy and helps students gain experience to build a career upon. Mercy students work with community volunteers to gain experience and build their resume, while getting experience in, "on-air work, news and public affairs, editing and production, in-studio interviews and performances by musicians, web site development, marketing and production."
Kambarami described WDFH as having, "all any intern would need to get a head start on a future career. "
- Log on to www.WDFH.org for more information on their summer workshop program
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