Alumni

WRGW Alum to Station Member Mentorship

This fall, we’re also planning to introduce a pilot version of a mentorship program pairing alum to current station members. If you’re at all interested in becoming involved in this program, please fill out this interest form here!

Alumni Hour

Starting this semester, alumni will be able to sign up to host an episode of a show remotely. The alumni show will be on air every Saturday morning from 9 – 10 am, and will feature one alumni calling into the station per episode (or, depending on the number of signups, we might end up splitting/sharing episodes with multiple alumni). Each episode will start with a brief interview by alumni directors (who will be in the station), with questions about your experience with WRGW in the past and what you’ve been up to since graduating. The remainder of each episode is up to you – it can be a revival of a show you hosted in the past or something completely new. If you’d like to cohost a show with another specific WRGW alum, you can let us know in the sign up form. 

Please note that this is a super exciting opportunity that the WRGW board has been working on, but as it is a new program there might be some trial and error with the formatting. So bear with us as we figure it out together!

If you are DMV-based, there may be an option for you to do your show in person. This is still TBD so stay tuned.

Sign Up Form here!

THANK YOU to all of our alumni who were able to make it out for Alumni Weekend last month! Here’s a recap and some pictures of our events: 

THANK YOU to all of our alumni who were able to make it out for Alumni Weekend last month! Here’s a recap and some pictures of our events: 

Friday, 2/21: American Studies Panel

On Friday, we gathered in the SEH to hear from panelists Michael Simon and Marc Eisenberg about their time at WRGW and how it shaped their careers that followed. The American Studies Department also created a presentation detailing WRGW’s history that you can look through here. If you couldn’t make it to DC this year, we have a recording of the panel discussion here!

Post-Panel Social Hour

Following the American Studies panel, we walked over to Proper 21 on K St. Alumni and current students had a chance to mingle, chat, and reflect on their time with radio!

Saturday, 2/22: Jazz Brunch

On Saturday, we hosted our Jazz Brunch in the station. Breakfast was Call Your Mother bagels and music was provided by the GW Jazz Orchestra. 

Alumni Broadcast

Throughout the day on Saturday, we featured shows from our alumni, ranging from shows co-hosted by current students and alumni to alumni reviving shows from when they were on the air as students. If you didn’t get a chance to catch it live, never fear! Click on THIS link to listen to the recordings from the shows of the weekend.

GW Men’s Basketball Game

GW Men’s basketball pulled out a win over UMass for our alumni weekend! Alumni sports broadcasters Kyle Brosnan, Greg Shapiro, & Dave Earl hosted the broadcast for the evening. 

Tiny Dorm Concert

Our last event of the day was our Tiny Dorm Concert in the studio as part of our broadcast. We had a packed house for our three performers, GW student bands Pack Light and Boys Kisser, and our alumni performer Gibby, member of GW bands Home Remedies and Dundrum.