Gary Reid, the professional general manager at MSUCR broadcast station WDBM, Impact 89 FM, was inducted into the Michigan Association of Broadcasters hall of fame on July 10th. Here’s the official coverage from Russ White at MSUToday.com,

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When the UofM needed outstanding talent quickly, they turned to a Spartan. Steve Schram TC ’75 has been named Interim Director of Michigan Public Media, the entity that controls the University’s radio, television and streaming media operations. MORE>>

It was the ideal honor for one of the Windy City’s most well known Spartans. When Chuck Goudie ascended to the podium in the historic D.A.R. Hall at the Chicago Cultural Center, he raised his right hand to acknowledge the standing ovation from nearly 200 Spartan faithful. And there on his ring finger was the symbol of his 1977 telecommunications degree from the MSU College of Communications Arts and Sciences. “I hold the microphone with this hand,” he told the crowd, “and for almost 30 years every time I’ve been on television, viewers have seen my class ring.” MORE>>

Some people wake up every morning facing the dread of a job they dislike. Ryan Field gives thanks each day for the opportunity to cover the world of sports he grew to love as a kid growing up in suburban Detroit and later as a student broadcaster at Michigan State University. MORE>>

Another gem from 1968 is this WBRS Perspective interview with comedian and activist Dick Gregory. Taped on the eve of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination, it’s a glimpse into the attitudes and issues that swirled across campus and across the nation during that pivotal year.

In the beginning, there was WBRS, followed by WKME at Shaw Hall and WEAK in the basement of North Wonders. By 1967, there was a movement to create an all-campus radio station to cover the rest of the Spartan dormitory footprint and provide news and programming for what would soon become the Michigan State Network. Ken Gimbel was WKME’s chief announcer when WMSN was born.

WKME was off the air when Gerry Stanley first walked into the studios. He rebuilt the transmitter and designed a home-brew mixing console that made it possible for the station to become a reliable voice at Shaw Hall. He also went on to become one of the foremost design engineers of our time. Here’s our MSUCR interview.

In the early 80s, Phil Turner was a broadcast journalist at WMSN. Rising to News Director in 83-84, he covered a variety of local and national stories, leveraging his MSUCR experience he currently works for a Southfield public relations firm. Read his MSUCR recollections and hear Phil Turner on the air.

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