Service to the School
Sports/Athletic Department
WVOE committed to carrying many of the Northwestern College athletics events. This service allows for a valuable connection for the Alumni Association and proud parents of athletes especially during those away games! The sports director and the other staff announcers stream live play-by-play at www.wvoe.fm. Some of the sports covered are: football, men’s and women’s basketball and soccer, baseball and softball.
Northwestern Student Association
WVOE was actively involved with Student government (NWSA) on campus. We assisted with several of their events including parties in the student center, promoting NWSA activities and student elections. WVOE broadcast a series of debates involving the candidates for student government. WVOE’s David Josephson proved to be a worthy moderator during what could have been an abnormally heated debate.
Campus Relations
WVOE is one of the two public forums in which all facets of Northwestern College can be discussed. Programs on WVOE continually feature prominent figures in the Northwestern community and cover the most pertinent topics that affect the campus. Chapel speakers are often played back in limited form and reported on. One shining example is Goose Nissley’s news report “Race at Northwestern” in which he handled the sensitive topic of race relations on campus in such an extraordinary way that he was awarded 1st place for a news report at the 2008 NRB Awards.
Student Missions
Each spring several hundred NWC students travel on mission trips throughout the world. WVOE helps raise awareness for the different trips by running PSA’s, updating fundraising drives and airing student testimonies.
Service to the Public
GMA Experience
This year we took 13 students down to the GMA Music Week convention in Nashville, TN. This is the largestgroup we have ever taken to the GMA convention. We took this large group with the intention of exposing more of our up-and-coming talent to one of the premier conventions in the Christian music industry so that they could see firsthand that the sky is the limit in college radio. Our General Manager was able to get each of the students set up with at least one interview with a national act.
The 97 Hours of Christmas
WVOE raised gifts and monetary donations for Christmas with Dignity, a local organization that helps provide Christmas gifts to under privileged families in the area.
