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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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USF’s Annual Mega Music Rummage Sale Set for November 2

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Joliet, Ill. – WCSF-88.7 FM, the radio station of the University of St. Francis (USF), is hosting its annual Mega Music Rummage Sale on Saturday, November 2, 2024 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The sale will take place at USF’s St. Clare Campus (Assembly Hall), which is located at 1550 Plainfield Road in Joliet, Ill.

Donated LPs, compact discs, cassettes, sheet music, music books, musical instruments, stereo equipment and more music related items will be available for sale starting at $1.

For months, students have been organizing and cataloging the treasures for the sale. Admission to the event during its scheduled time is free of charge. Early bird admission at 7:30 a.m. is available with a $20 donation. All proceeds will be used to upgrade the nonprofit radio station facilities and equipment.

Donations are still being accepted. Call Braden Kidd at 815 740 3697 to schedule a drop off.

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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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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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WCSF’s Snydersmith Interviews Olivia Minogue of NBC’s The Voice

Joliet, Ill. – University of St. Francis (USF) student and WCSF 88.7 FM on-air talent Will Snydersmith recently interviewed Olivia Minogue, a contestant on season 24 of NBC’s The Voice. 

The in-studio interview, which covered how Minogue landed an audition for The Voice, what her experience on the show was like, exploring new foods, and her upcoming concert at The Forge in Joliet, aired on January 18, on Snydersmith’s weekly radio program, Locally Sourced.

Locally Sourced, a radio program featuring local Joliet area musical talent, airs Thursdays from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. CST on WCSF 88.7 FM. Snydersmith is a WCSF radio club member and a digital audio recording arts (DARA) major.

Olivia Minogue, a resident of Lockport, was a contestant on season 24 of NBC’s vocal competition show The Voice who, among several other projects, is currently collaborating with Alby Odum, an instructor of digital and recording arts at USF and music producer.

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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 53,000 USF alumni across the globe. For information, call 800-735-7500 or visit stfrancis.edu.

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30th Anniversary Season of Spirit of Christmas Programming on WCSF Starts Thanksgiving Day

Joliet, Ill. – Starting at noon on Thanksgiving Day (Thurs., November 23, 2023) and running through 12 p.m. CST on January 2, 2024, University of St. Francis (USF) radio station WCSF-FM 88.7 switches over from its regular programming to the 30th anniversary season of the Spirit of Christmas, a 24-hour, commercial-free, season-long holiday format.

“As we enter our 31st season, I’d like to express how grateful we are for the support of the Spirit of Christmas program and WCSF Radio from our many listeners and the local sponsors which help pay the bills.  We work tirelessly to bring you the highest quality and most variety in Christmas music and programming available anywhere in the world, all commercial-free.  We even have listeners across the country and around the world either finding us online or taking a bit of home with them to the office or wherever they travel through stfrancis.edu/spirit.  This being our 30th anniversary season, we hope to bring a little extra magic this year to celebrate. We hope you and your family will continue to join us at 88.7FM for the Spirit of Christmas,” said Don Burke, director of programming for the Spirit of Christmas.

Spirit of Christmas features a variety-filled rotation of over 4,000 songs, including multiple versions of holiday classics, so you’ll never get tired of hearing the same songs over and over again. One special program that airs nightly at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. during Spirit of Christmas is the classic 1937 radio series, The Cinnamon Bear. Relive the story of Judy and Jimmy Barton and their adventure to an enchanted world alongside Cinnamon Bear, a stuffed bear with button eyes and a green ribbon around his neck, to recover the missing silver star from their Christmas tree. The Cinnamon Bear starts at 6 p.m. CST on November 29 and continues through Christmas Eve.

Tune in to FM 88.7 to listen to the Spirit of Christmas on your radio in the Joliet area or livestream the station at stfrancis.edu/spirit.

Area businesses are also invited to promote themselves through special sponsorship opportunities that air during Spirit of Christmas programming. Sponsorships start at $250 and are a great way to promote your business or extend holiday wishes to the Joliet community and beyond.

For more information about sponsorships, please call 815-740-5047.

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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 53,000 USF alumni across the globe. For information, call 800-735-7500 or visit stfrancis.edu.

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