50 years of WASU

[appdaze]

Saw some social media pics showing that it's the 50th birthyear of WASU. Not sure what specific day.

How many of you worked at the station?

[AppinATL]

April 23.

I spent more time at the station than I did in class back in the day. I was sports director for most of my time there and took a short stint as station manager my last summer in school.

I worked with some great people and had experiences that I cherish to this day.

[proasu89]

I worked there for 3 semesters.

[Captain Morgan]

I was on the air 84-86....Public Affairs director my senior year, and was named station manager for the summer, but I graduated.

[APPdiesel]

I did for 2 years. Hosted a metal show called “metal up the wasu” (pronounced wazzou), a nod to Metallica’s “metal up your a$$” demo. I was playing black metal, death metal, and thrash at like 7:00 at night

15 years later I’m still playing Metallica and Black Sabbath making keistering jokes on the radio on multiple formats.

[WASU 93]

Obviously, I worked there in the late 80’s. Play by Play/Color Commentary for Football, Baseball, Men’s and Women’s basketball + many sportscasts, talk shows and a little DJing.

Moved over to the intramural staff for my final two years, and didn’t spend as much time at the station.

[yosefederation]

I worked there from 87-89 mostly with Sports Dept.

[T-Dog]

How many of you former WASU employees who worked there when it was on the third floor of Wey Hall (the art building) thought you were going to die at least once when riding that elevator?

[AppinATL]

How many of you former WASU employees who worked there when it was on the third floor of Wey Hall (the art building) thought you were going to die at least once when riding that elevator?

Oh Lord! That elevator! To this day, the slowest I’ve ever been on.

[AppinVA]

How many of you former WASU employees who worked there when it was on the third floor of Wey Hall (the art building) thought you were going to die at least once when riding that elevator?

Oh Lord! That elevator! To this day, the slowest I’ve ever been on.

In Cherie Berry I trust.

[asu1978]

I was there from 1976-78,back in the days of tubes,tapes,and turntables.I was Production director my senior year,on air at times morning noon and night. I also was assistant engineer my senior year.I helped move the studios in the summer of 1977 from c-w hall to the new art and speech building(before H.Way name).Because of a lack of money,we had to leave the transmitter site and CCA transmitter at c-w hall.We were the 340 watt BLOWTORCH of the blue ridge.The 50th reunion will be Sat. April 23,meet and greet 2-4,dinner 6-9,$180 a couple.For info. contact Laura at 828.262.6177 or check online.Revox 77a reel to reels and 2 big Crowns.Spotmaster cart machines and Sparta audio sound boards.(All in glorious mono!)Internet,what internet

[Stonewall]

Well , we had it on all the time...

[AppfaninCAALand]

I did a local/NC music show during most of the late 90s. I tried to get as many Boone based acts to give me demos or live recordings from their shows at Klondike or Rafters. I have no proof of this, but I believe may have been the first person ever to play Old Crow Medicine Show on the radio. I was more into rock/indie/punk in those days so that is what was in heavy rotation on my show. I was only starting to get into bluegrass/country/olde tyme which I'm much more fond today, but even then I still made sure there was room in my show for acts like OCMS or the Blue Rags (whose drummer worked at WASU at the time); I even started with a Doc Watson song every show. I always tried to get groups to preform in studio but the only group I was able to get was Agent Ink (who also had a WASU DJ in the band). That was a great band by the way, I wish they had found a wider audience outside Boone.