Media Board Media Board Members, Front Row: (L to R) John Johnson, Faye Hardy, Lori Memmott, Elray Pederson, Back Row: Raj Kumar, Joseph Dixon. (Not shown) Gayle Stone. Howard Noel, Dawn Pharr, Therese Allen, Rick Hackwell. The Weber State College Media Board oversees the publication of the signpost, the student newspaper; metaphor, the student literary magazine; and the Acorn, the college yearbook. The WSC Media Board establishes budgets for all student publications, correlating its efforts with the associated student officers, the administration, and the Institutional Council. The board oversees the granting of scholarships and work study positions. It recruits majors and minors and other individuals to work as editors and staff members of student publications. One of the major advances in the publications area achieved at WSC the past two years is the introduction of computer technology into the reporting and newspaper printing field. Students who work on publications, with the assistance of adviser Larry Stahle, get the most up-to-date, practical laboratory training and experience available. Graduates are job ready and job experienced. Top: Mark Fazekas Above: Chester Allred KWCR Radio Station "It's a labor of love for the students who work at the Weber State College radio station, because they certainly don't have any external motivation," said station manager Jerri Byers. Most college radio stations in the state pay their students broadcasters or give them college credit, but at Weber State the students do it for free with little or no classroom credit. Byers said, "We've talking about people who are willing to show up at 9 p.m. and stay until one in the morning." KWCR FM 88.1 at WSC recently received a new shot of life when the Federal Communications Commision (FCC) approved a boost in power from 10 watts to 100. The additional strength stretches its broadcast range to include the entire Greater Ogden area, Byers said. The staff is made up of 40 Disc Jockeys and about 10 full-time faculty, advisors and engineers. The station, in operation Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 1 a.m., has a musical format which is termed "progressive rock." Byers, who is a senior majoring in communications, said the station has a number of new programs for the year. According to Byers the station was "sweet sixteen" in May, 1982. Byers said that over the years the station has built a reputation for training "very professional" people. Often groups use students for public service announcements, and they get jobs or intern offers from radio and TV stations from throughout Utah and neighboring states, she said. "They have a lot of fun doing this and at the same time they are gaining experience and responsibility." The staff included: Jerri Byers, Station Manager; Wayne Moss, Chief Engineer; Roger Tilson, Program Director; Marshall Korzon, News Director; Burton Parks, Sports Director; Chris Owen, Music Director; and Raj Kumar, Advisor. Front Row: (L to R) Chester "The Wildman" Allred, Mark Fazekas, Jeff Miller, Row 2: Linda Petriah, Cindy Sherwood, Jerri Byers, Burton Parks. Row 3: Roger Tilson, Chris Owens.