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The ' Spirit ' of Memphis State 28 Features
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Week Enlightens Black Students ■• P ,,„ ■•■ ! s Above: Robert Young demonstrates that reciting a poem can be far from a passive activity. Left: Paula Steverson performs selections from Purlie with a true sense of drama. In a desire to showcase the talents and achievements of the local black community, the Black Student Association sponsored six days of ac- tivity at Memphis State known as Black Enlightment Week. A three-day Black Business Exhibit kicked off the event, which continued with the staging of the Black Cultural Talent Show and a Greek Day Performance. A high school Gospel Contest and the ap- pearance of the noted feminist Flo Kennedy rounded out the week, leading to the much anticipated nam- ing of Mr. and Mrs. Black Extravaganza on Saturday. .• • • Features 27 k s ••,
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Possesses Students W THE SPIRIT OF MEMPHIS STATE Students tuning their radio dials to FM 91.7 on September 17, 1979 were met with sounds of the newly christened campus radio station, WSMS. The Spirit of Memphis State, as the station was called, originated at Southwestern in Memphis under the call letters WSWM, but was purchased from the school in the summer of 1979 for $35,000. Studios of the infant sta- tion were moved to the Memphis State University campus, the transmitter remaining at Southwestern. The format of the station was predominately rock and jazz, yet material such as disco, country, soul and movie soundtracks was also aired. Saturdays were devoted entirely to jazz, as the station attempted to appeal to the 20-35 age group. News broad- casted on the hour for five minutes was expanded twice daily. WSMS was not lacking in sports coverage either. Every morning a sports update was aired, along with play-by-play reports of the Lady Tiger basketball and the Tiger baseball games. As a training laboratory, WSMS of- fered experience to students interested in broadcasting careers. Not only did the staff gain instruction in announc- ing, but also in news writing, reporting, programming, production and promo- tion. Being a noncommercial station, the music was interrupted only by public service announcements, news, sports and public affairs shows. Its purpose was not to directly com- pete with other stations, but to provide programming that was creative, dif- ferent and experimental. Opposite page: WSMS general manager David An- derson adjusts recording levels on the master mixing board in the production studio. Above left: Don Alsup, Forrest Carr, Bonnie Daws, Jerry Bafford, John McTyre. Above: Junior Linda Latham takes to the air with a public service announcement. Features 29
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