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...which laptops players have replaced a substantial portion of other music playing technology, and programs can be entirely automated, the students of WHRB are committed to incorporating a human element into their broadcasts. The studio boasts 24/7 programming during the school year, resorting only to automated shows on summer and spring breaks. Furthermore, rather than plugging their iPods into their laptops in order to generate sets from readymade playlists, the disc jockeys at WHRB remain true to their name, preferring to play vinyl over MP3 files...
...Poirier ’11, comp director and former general manager, one of the elements of WHRB that initially drew him to the station was the extensive vinyl record collection. “I took the door through the libraries, and I saw all the music in the station, and I said ‘I have to do this.’ I have to be able to be around this music all the time,” Poirier says. Tova R. Holmes ‘11, president of WHRB, loves its collection of first- and limited-edition records...
WHRB divides its music airtime between three major programs: Classical, Jazz, and the Record Hospital (underground rock and punk). In addition, WHRB offers news and sports broadcasts, as well as airplay for blues, reggae, bluegrass, hip-hop, electronica, and a number of other varied genres...
...WHRB alumni are known), feels that WHRB has always been committed to excellence in programming. He explains that in the early days of the station, “commercial radio depended on the largest number of listeners, but WHRB’s intention was always to provide the best music, and the listener followed... and that holds true today.” WHRB’s first radio broadcast, which devoted its time to jazz and classical music, as well as a 15-minute news segment, abided by a formula quite similar to its modern schedule. Rock music was first...
...those undergraduates involved in WHRB, one of the most important aspects of their college experiences has been the friendships formed from working in the radio station. When Megan E. Popkin ’11, one of the music directors for Record Hospital, reflects upon her experience at WHRB, she concludes that “everyone is doing this because they love it. They love the community and they love the people here... I think I’ve learned the most here than I’ve learned anywhere at Harvard... It’s hard to imagine Harvard without...