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February 07, 2008
A Sad Story...
I learned today that the radio station where I had my very first college internship, has 'flipped' That is when a radio station changes its format, in this case, WQCD-FM, Smooth Jazz, is now some sort of 'experimental' radio format, whatever that is.
I had an awesome time at 'QCD. We used to broadcast live jazz concerts in front of the World Trade Towers during the summer. I had access to many jazz venues across the city, and got to see countless shows thanks to my internship.
I decided that I wanted an internship during the summer of 199o, just after finishing my two year degree. However, no station would 'hire' me as an intern, unless I was receiving credit for it. I explained that would be taking classes that fall, but no good. I spent the entire day calling every TV and radio station in New York City. (Including Spanish speaking stations!) The last one in the phone book, WQCD, had themselves just flipped from a pop format, to a smooth jazz format. The station, not having been in existence very long, never had an intern; I was their first!
While I no longer work in the media field full time, I would not have gotten where I did (when i did work full time in the media) without the time I spent at 'QCD.
It was an honor, and an amazing experience. Thanks WQCD, Smooth Jazz 101.9.
Posted by Jon at February 7, 2008 10:35 PM