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USF Students Nominated for Annual IBS Media Awards

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Joliet, Ill. – Four students representing two radio broadcasts from the University of St. Francis (USF) radio station WCSF-88.7 FM have been nominated for honors through the 2024-2025 Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) Media Awards.

Over 450 nominations across more than 90 categories were submitted as part of the 2024-2025 IBS Media Awards. USF award nominees include: 

  • Alex Mielcarz, Jake DiLorenzo, Braden Kidd and Rudy Flores: “IWU @ USF Homecoming Pre-Game Show (Homecoming Week)” – Best Sports Pre-Game/Post-Game Show
  • Braden Kidd: “WCSF Sports Saturday Promos” – Best Promo Series

Award winners will be announced during the IBSNYC 2025 Conference on March 7-8, 2025, at the Sheraton Times Square Hotel in New York City.

About the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System

Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) is an organization with a membership of over one thousand non-profit, education-affiliated radio stations and webcasters. Since its inception in 1940, IBS has proudly been led by volunteers who are passionate about student media. To learn more about IBS, visit https://www.ibsradio.org/.

About WCSF-88.7 FM

WCSF-88.7 FM is a 100-watt radio station located in Joliet, Illinois, broadcasting an eclectic college radio music format to Chicago’s Southwest suburbs as well as Will and Grundy counties. The station is currently running 32nd season of its annual Spirit of Christmas programming, which is a 24-hour, commercial-free, season-long holiday format.  Tune in from anywhere at https://listen.streamon.fm/wcsf.

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The University of St. Francis, in Joliet, Ill., serves close to 3,300 students nationwide and offers undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and certificate programs in the arts and sciences, business, education, nursing and social work. There are over 53,000 USF alumni across the globe. For information, call 800-735-7500 or visit https://www.stfrancis.edu/.

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Annual Mega Music Rummage Sale at USF Set for November 2

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Joliet, Ill. – Do you have a collection music, movies, audio equipment or instruments that you would like to pass on for someone else to enjoy? Let these items help raise funds for WCSF-FM 88.7, the radio station of the University of St. Francis (USF).

WCSF-FM 88.7 is currently collecting donations of used and collectible music and memorabilia, including (but not limited to): vinyl LPs and 45s; cassettes, 8-tracks, reel-to-reel tapes; VHS tapes, Blu Rays, 4Ks and DVDs; sheet music, music books and comic books; professional and home audio equipment, and; working instruments.

Student volunteers will organize and catalog your donations and put everything up for sale at this fall’s annual WCSF Mega Music Rummage Sale, which will take place on Saturday, November 2, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the USF St. Clare Campus located at 1550 Plainfield Road in Joliet. All donations are tax-deductible and all proceeds from the event will be used to support the educational mission of WCSF-FM 88.7.

Please contact Braden Kidd at WCSF-FM 88.7 by telephone at 815-740-3697 to arrange a pick-up or drop-off.

WCSF-FM 88.7 is well known in the greater Joliet area as the home of the popular “Spirit of Christmas” programming that is broadcasted each year from Thanksgiving Day to New Year’s Day. During the rest of the year, WCSF-FM 88.7 plays a great mix of new, alternative, independent and local music, all programmed and operated by University of St. Francis students. Stream the station from anywhere at https://listen.streamon.fm/wcsf.

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The University of St. Francis, in Joliet, Ill., serves close to 3,300 students nationwide and offers undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and certificate programs in the arts and sciences, business, education, nursing and social work. There are over 53,000 USF alumni across the globe. For information, call 800-735-7500 or visit stfrancis.edu.

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Donate Your Music Items to Support WCSF-FM’s 2024 Mega Music Rummage Sale

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Joliet, Ill. – Do you have a collection of music, movies, audio equipment or instruments that you would like to pass on for someone else to enjoy? Let these items help raise funds for WCSF-FM 88.7, the radio station of the University of St. Francis (USF).

WCSF-FM 88.7 is collecting donations of used and collectible music and memorabilia, including (but not limited to): vinyl LPs and 45s; cassettes, 8-tracks, reel-to-reel tapes; VHS tapes, Blu-Rays, 4Ks and DVDs; sheet music, music books and comic books; professional and home audio equipment; and working instruments.

Student volunteers will organize and catalog your donations and put everything up for sale at the annual WCSF Mega Music Rummage Sale, which will take place this fall at the USF St. Clare Campus (1550 Plainfield Road in Joliet). All donations are tax-deductible and all proceeds from the event will be used to support the educational mission of WCSF-FM 88.7.

Please contact Braden Kidd at WCSF-FM 88.7 by telephone at 815-740-3697 to arrange a pick-up or drop-off.

WCSF-FM 88.7 is well-known in the greater Joliet area as the home of the popular “Spirit of Christmas” programming that is broadcasted each year from Thanksgiving Day to New Year’s Day. During the rest of the year, WCSF-FM 88.7 plays a great mix of new, alternative, independent and local music, all programmed and operated by University of St. Francis students.

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The University of St. Francis, in Joliet, Ill., serves close to 3,300 students nationwide and offers undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and certificate programs in the arts and sciences, business, education, nursing and social work. There are over 53,000 USF alumni across the globe. For information, call 800-735-7500 or visit stfrancis.edu.

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Music Items Needed to Support WCSF-FM’s 2023 Mega Music Rummage Sale

Joliet, Ill. – WCSF-FM 88.7 FM, the radio station of the University of St. Francis (USF), is currently seeking community donations of used and collectible music and memorabilia. If you cannot bear to throw out your pre-loved media, donate it to WCSF! Donations can include, but are not limited to: vinyl 33s, 45s and 78s; 8-tracks, reel-to-reel and cassettes; VHS tapes, and DVDs; sheet music, music books and comic books; professional and home audio equipment, and; instruments. USF students will organize and catalog your treasures for WCSF’s annual Mega Music Rummage Sale this fall. All donations are tax deductible and all proceeds from the Mega Music rummage sale will be used to support the educational mission of WCSF. WCSF-FM 88.7 FM broadcasts a variety of formats including pop, jazz, folk, oldies, classical, religious, world, sports, talk and the popular Spirit of Christmas programming. For more information or to arrange a donation drop-off or pick-up, please contact Cari Potter at 815-740-3697. : : The University of St. Francis, in Joliet, Ill., serves close to 4,000 students nationwide and offers undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and certificate programs in the arts and sciences, business, education, nursing and social work. There are over 53,000 USF alumni across the globe. For information, call 800-735-7500 or visit stfrancis.edu. University of St. Francis: Bigger thinking. Brighter purpose. # # #
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WCSF 88.7 FM Announces New Website and Web Address

Joliet, Ill. –WCSF 88.7 FM, the student staffed radio station at the University of St. Francis (USF), has a new online home and a newly-designed website.

Visit wcsfradio.com to find WCSF’s weekly program schedule, a link to listen to the station online, a variety of music charts, station news.

The new website was designed by Communication and Media Arts (CMMA) student and WCSF program director Cosme Lozano and features updates from USF student Mary Mathieu.

WCSF’s 24 hour-a-day, 7 days-a-week broadcasting features a variety of music including rock, folk, jazz, urban, dance, holiday, and classical, USF Fighting Saints football, talks shows, and daily news programming. The station is also home to the area’s popular holiday programming, The Spirit of Christmas, which begins on Thanksgiving Day (November 25, 2021) and runs through noon on January 2, 2022.  USF CMMA students and community volunteers provide on air talent, programming, and management for WCSF.

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The University of St. Francis, in Joliet, Ill., serves close to 4,000 students nationwide and offers undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and certificate programs in the arts and sciences, business, education, nursing and social work. There are over 52,000 USF alumni across the globe. For information, call 800-735-7500 or visit stfrancis.edu.

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