Word: whrb
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...When [Kennedy] got out into the Yard, there was a total mob scene," says Flug. "As he passed by, I said, 'I'm from WHRB and I'm supposed to interview you.' He said...
Flug says that at the time "we really had a running competition with The Crimson" in news coverage. WHRB began to issue a summary of its 11 p.m. newscast and would pass it out every morning in the dining halls...
...WHRB was only slightly affected by the militant mood of the 1960s, says former President James B. Porter '70. "The time that I was president was a very quiet time for WHRB," he says. "There were still an awful lot of traditionalists at the station...
Since the early 1970s, says Elliott, the greatest change at WHRB has been the increase in rock programming. In the early '70s, popular rock music was aired more and more frequently. In the mid-'70s, the rock show "Plastic Passions" began and became one of the station's major shows. Within a few years, "The Darker Side" and other shows devoted to music ranging from reggae to soul to jazz took...
...technical quality of the broadcasts remains high. WHRB still uses reel-to-reel tapes instead of the simpler but lower-quality carts most stations use, says President Stephen H. Shenefield '85. "People visit here and can't believe we don't use, these machines," he says of the carts. The station avoids another common proactive of cutting down on signal quality to increase range. In addition, the denizens of the Memorial Hall basement use high-quality turntable cartridges...