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WKNC named ‘Best Radio Station’

WKNC 88.1 FM once again earned bragging rights as “Best Radio Station” in the Triangle, as voted by the readers of The Independent Weekly . This marks the fifth straight year the student-run station has taken top honors. Wythe Josey of The Independent Weekly presented the award to assistant indie rock music director Jenna St. Pierre [...]
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WKNC to make program available as podcast

WKNC 88.1 FM, the student radio station at North Carolina State University, made its weekly public affairs program, “Failure to Refrain,” available as a podcast on Feb. 20. CLICK HERE for the online feed. Jeff Horn, a senior in economics, started “Failure to Refrain,” a program centered on economics and its impact on politics, law, philosophy and [...]
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WKNC to hold benefit concert Feb. 2

WKNC 88.1 will hold its fourth annual Double Barrel Benefit Friday, Feb. 2 and Saturday, Feb. 3 at King’s Barcade in Raleigh. Friday night will include performances by Megafaun, The Old Ceremony, The Prayers and Tears of Arthur Digby Sellers and The Mountain Goats. Saturday features music by Future Islands, Tiger Bear Wolf, Annuals and The [...]
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WKNC concert named ‘favorite’

WKNC’s third annual Double Barrel Benefit, which took place in February, was named byIndependent Weekly as one of its favorite shows of 2006. In the “Rock and Roll Quarterly” issue, writer Grayson Currin characterized the concert as something “actually causing college students to come downtown.” Organized by WKNC staff, the two night event featured performances by such [...]
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WKNC to host birthday bash Nov. 10-11

WKNC 88.1 FM will be hosting a 40th birthday bash Nov. 10-11. On Friday, the bands Doco and SNMNMNM at Kulture in downtown Raleigh will be the attraction for the celebration. Saturday’s bash takes place over three venues. WKNC and the Lincoln Theatre will present the Sublime tribute band Badfish and special guests Doco and [...]
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WKNC staff raise money for Habitat for Humanity

WKNC 88.1 FM was one of 16 North Carolina State University organizations that raised money for the N.C. State chapter of Habitat for Humanity by participating in the annual Shack-a-thon. Groups constructed shacks out of wood and other materials and spent the week living on the campus’s brickyard to raise money and awareness for Habitat. Promotions [...]
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WKNC named ‘Best of the Triangle’

Readers of The Independent Weekly voted WKNC 88.1 FM top radio station in its annual “Best of the Triangle” reader survey. The paper also named WKNC’s ‘Rochester’ the best radio DJ. “We have been really fortune to have a great staff this past year,” said Brian Ware, who became general manager in April. “We still have [...]
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Publicity Planning Packet

Getting the word out about campus activities is no easy task. At NC State, it means letting some 29,000 students know what programs are out there with dozens of programs going on every week. This guide gives project organizers information on everything from advertising to table tents, including a project planning checklist. PDF version of this [...]
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