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| Herosian to lead WASU
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Katrina Walker
Staff Writer |
Jacque Lenz | The
Appalachian
Junior broadcast major Ross
A. Herosian has been named station manager for WASU next fall.
Herosian started at WASU as a freshman.
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Vice Chancellor for
Student Development Gregory S. Blimling selected senior Ross A.
Herosian as WASU’s Station Manager for the 2003-04 academic
year.
Herosian is a broadcast communications major
with a minor in business.
Herosian started his involvement with the radio
station the spring semester of his freshman year, beginning his
radio career with a punk show.
“Once I came through the doors, literally,
I loved it,” Herosian said.
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He did not even know he had an interest in radio when he started,
Herosian said. He said he came to Appalachian State University with
the intention of being a music industry major, but that did not
work out.
All he knew was he liked music and the rest is
history.
Herosian said he has many goals for next year.
He really wants to just run the shows and leave the radio station
in a better condition than the way he found it.
“I want the radio station to run like a well-oiled machine.
I want to keep the staff focused on what they are doing in the radio
station and just be a good leader,” Herosian said.
Other goals Herosian holds are to get the radio station better known
and respected.
“Some people don’t know ASU has a radio station, so I
want to get the radio station out there and whether they love it
or hate it, I just want them to know it,” he said.
Herosian said he is hoping to change the format of the music a little.
Right now, he said the station is labeled an alternative station,
but it is slowly becoming a new rock station.
“I want the radio station to have some music that appeals to
everyone,” he said.
Herosian said he also wants to incorporate more news into the radio
station programming. He said believes everyone should be informed
about what is going on around the campus and in the community.
“I want people to have a place to find out what is going on,
like concerts and events and other stuff to do in Boone. If there
is something going on, everyone has the right to know about it,”
he said.
Herosian said for a lot of people the radio seems like a behind
the scenes production, but for those who work there it’s a
real passion.
“I have been looking forward to doing this for two years now.
I am very anxious to get started; so far I’ve [been] having
to hold back on doing stuff,” Herosian said.
Sophomore broadcast communications major Chris J. Slezak said Tuesday,
“He’s just a cool guy. He likes to have fun, but still
knows when to get down to business. I’m really looking forward
to next year.”
Herosian will not be working at the radio station this summer. Instead,
he has an internship at a XM satellite radio station.
He said anyone interested in working with the radio station should
keep an eye out for an organizational meeting in the future. |
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