Autobiography

Marc Webb is from Shelbyville, Ky. and is a junior at the University of the Cumberlands. He is majoring in communication and minoring in journalism. Webb has a passion and love for music. This love of music is what inspired him to major in communication and to seek a career in radio broadcasting.

Webb is currently the student manager for the campus radio station at the University of the Cumberlands. His two radio shows are Wake Up Williamsburg and Marc After Dark.

He also has a part time job as a broadcast technician at a local radio station in Shelbyville, Ky. When the radio station has remote broadcasts, Webb is responsible for running the board, sound equipment, music, and underwriters for the station.

After graduation, Webb wants to have a career as a radio producer. He also hopes that one day he will be able to own and operate his own Christian rock radio station.

Besides radio and music, Webb is an avid Duke Blue Devil basketball fan. Ever since the famous 1992 shot by Christian Laettner, against Kentucky, Webb has been devoted to Duke basketball. He also has an avid hatred of North Carolina basketball. North Carolina and Duke is one of the most passionate and intense rivalries in sports today, as described by this NBC Sports article.

He also loves to watch and critique movies. His favorite movies of all time are: Star Wars, V for Vendetta, The Lord of the Rings, The Prestige, and The Dark Knight.

Webb loves to read fantasy books and online news articles. The most memorable fantasy books he has read are: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, and The Long Patrol. Webb does not like to read newspapers or magazines; instead, he frequently loves to visit CNN and ESPN to read their online news articles.

WCCR Now Streaming Online

WCCR Studio.

 University of the Cumberlands campus radio station, WCCR, is now available online. The online website features live streaming of all the radio programs throughout the day, a daily program guide, and biographies from all the DJs. You can visit the official website for WCCR now at: http://www.ucumberlands.edu/wccr/.

Dr. Keith Semmel, chair of the communication arts program and general manager for WCCR, believes streaming online could be a very valuable recruiting device for potential communication arts students.

“My one goal for the online streaming was to have it used as a recruiting tool. Potential students, whether they were interested in communication or radio, could have the opportunity to listen to the radio station,” said Semmel.

Senior DJ, Russell Ridenour, believes that having a live online stream is a big stride for the radio station.

“Streaming online is a big step for WCCR. We can now reach listeners that may be the friends and family of the faculty and students that do the shows. Plus, we can reach other countries and expand even further than the U.S.,” said Ridenour.

By streaming online, WCCR has gained a worldwide audience. Listeners have called in and requested songs from many different states including Kentucky, California, Texas, New York, and Tennessee. WCCR has also gained an international audience. People from Norway, Taiwan, Brazil, Germany, China, England, The Netherlands, Japan, and Canada have all listened to the station. According to Stretch Internet, Norway has the second biggest percentage of listeners behind the United States, with 4.3% of listeners.

The live radio program lasts from 8 a.m to 7 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday and Friday. WCCR also features over-night and weekend programming. The website’s daily program guide is a time listing for every program on the radio station. The website biographies feature a detailed analysis of each DJ and his or her own show.