Word: esotericism
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This esoteric image doesn't simply mean that WHRB plays no "top 40" records. It means that there is no "Muzak"--sound track and other light music--and that there is nothing "slicked over, or glossed over, to sell." You won't hear Baez, Seeger>, or Peter, Paul and Mary...
The better the equipment, and the better the programming, the more professional the sound. But, no matter how good WHRB standards are, WHRBies are not professionals interested in radio communication alone. Like any college activity with a considerable time commitment, the station is run by devotion as much as ability...
The famous reading period orgies are another way to add some spice to the esoteric life, and they are extremely popular with both listeners and the members. As Webb puts it, "Orgies are a chance for CM's like me to let their hair down." He is responsible for the...
The orgies, the controlman's devotion to complication and elegance, and the station camaraderie are all steps to remaining happy while esoteric. And if few members stay active throughout their college careers, there is a steady procession of candidates who want to work and who have real technical skill and...
She didn't, but he probably would not have cared--being protected by his knowledge that, somewhere, over in Boston, in far corners of Cambridge, in the 'academic underground," there were countless esoteric households who were listening to good music, and not over their phones. --each of them sincerly thanking...