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WNSB embracing brand changes after 40 years

by Keona Frasier

Norfolk State’s WNSB celebrated 40 years of operation and partnership with community organizations. Although the station has a long history on NSU’s campus, they plan to implement some new changes to push their mission forward. NSU can expect to hear a fresh sound, see live performances and a brand new studio space in 2020.

One way that they have re-branded is by changing their…

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Hampton Roads Voices: Mass Incarceration, Present Day Slavery to air Friday, May 5

Hampton Roads Voices: Mass Incarceration, Present Day Slavery to air Friday, May 5

Over the past quarter-century, U.S. incarceration rates have nearly doubled, while crime rates have been cut in half. In fact, One out of three Black men of all ages can expect to serve time at some point in his life.

The controversy of mass incarceration and its effects on private businesses, the community, and you will be the hot topic amongst Khilo and special guest experts on this week’s…

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WNSB Hot 91 Launches Second MemberFest Campaign

WNSB Hot 91 Launches Second MemberFest Campaign

WNSB 91.1 FM, Norfolk State University Radio, will conduct its spring on-air membership campaign “MemberFest 2017,” March 31–April 9. “We understand fully that our listeners count on us. Now we are counting on our listeners. Their financial support enables the radio station to stay on the air and gives WNSB the financial boost needed to grow, improve and be there for our loyal listeners…

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WNSB Hot 91 receives CPB community service grant

WNSB Hot 91 receives CPB community service grant

Norfolk State University’s radio station, WNSB 91.1 FM (Hot 91), was awarded a Corporation for Public Broadcasting Community Service Grant for $81,235 effective through September 30, 2017. WNSB, a part of the public broadcast system, has aired quality programs and music for more than 36 years. The station has also served as a training ground for up-and-coming broadcasters. “Receiving the CPB…

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Hot 91.1 FM Reaches Goal in First Fundraising Effort

Hot 91.1 FM Reaches Goal in First Fundraising Effort

During the spring semester, the Hot 91.1 FM WNSB radio student, volunteer and professional staff executed the successful inaugural on-air membership campaign MemberFest 2016. For a three-week period, the entire staff trained to prepare for the 10-day membership campaign, which was a five-day silent drive and a five-day live on the air drive. Special thanks to community, campus and corporate…

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WNSB 91.1 FM Conducts First-Ever Membership Drive

WNSB 91.1 FM Conducts First-Ever Membership Drive

WNSB 91.1 FM, Norfolk State University Radio, conducted its first-ever on-air membership drive “MemberFest 2016,” April 1-10. WNSB is in its 36th year of serving the community as a public radio station. WNSB signed on the air for the first time February 22, 1980, as a non-commercial radio station with an educational format. The station has since become one of the most-listened-to public radio…

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MCJR bids farewell to two beloved professors

MCJR bids farewell to two beloved professors

by Shareen Nicholson

The Department of Mass Communications and Journalism is preparing to say goodbye to two of its most memorable professors. Dr. Stanley Tickton and Dr. Paula Briggs will retire at the end of this semester. Both professors have been teaching at Norfolk State for more than twenty years.

While at Norfolk State, both professors have had major involvement with the university’s radio…

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WNSB interview of Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe on 5-29-15 Kim Fields of Hot 91.1 FM WNSB in Norfolk, Virginia, our student media colleagues at Norfolk State University, interviewed Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe on May 29, 2015.