2009 CMJ College Day at NYU
Next week the CMJ Music Marathon hits New York City and the surrounding areas from October 19 through 23. The annual college radio/indie music schmooze-fest will include music showcases, panels on the music industry, a special day-long College Day just for college radio DJs, a film festival, Entertainment Business Law Seminar, and a new music and gaming conference called CMJ Play.
I’ve attended CMJ a number of times over the years, including the past two years (which I covered extensively on Spinning Indie and Radio Survivor). This year, unfortunately, I’ll just be monitoring the festivities from afar.
The big highlights for me are the College Radio Mixer and College Day, in which folks from college radio stations get the chance to meet and share stories about their experiences at different stations. At the conference participants can also vote on nominees for the CMJ College Radio Awards and the winners are feted during College Day. Over the summer anyone who reports to CMJ was able to nominate stations and individuals for these awards and the finalists were announced on October 4.
Here’s a partial list of some of the college (and some community) radio stations getting recognized (the voting also includes radio promotion company categories too). If you’re heading to CMJ, be sure to vote for your favorites between October 19 and 21st at the conference. Anyone with a CMJ badge can vote.
2010 CMJ College Radio Awards Nominees:
Station Of The Year
CJLO (Montreal)
KUOM (Minneapolis)
Radio UTD (Richardson)
WICB (Ithaca)
WKDU (Philadelphia)
Music Director Of The Year
Omar Husain (CJLO)
Fred Knittel (WKDU)
Justin Lanoue (CFUV)
Reece Lazarus (WICB)
Joni Sadler (CHUO)
Specialty Music Director Of The Year
John Anderson (WEFT)
Brian Joseph (CJLO)
Michelle Krupkin (KXLU)
Maggie Overton (WERU)
Adrian Warner (CJLO)
Best Use Of Limited Resources
CJLO (Montreal)
KSSU (Sacramento)
Radio UTD (Richardson)
RLC (Piscataway)
WKWZ (Syosset)
Best Team Effort
CJLO (Montreal)
KALX (Berkeley)
KWCR (Ogden)
WRMC (Middlebury)
WSBU (St. Bonaventure)
Best Student Run Station
CJLO (Montreal)
KUOM (Minneapolis)
KSSU (Sacramento)
WHRW (Binghamton)
WICB (Ithaca)
Biggest Champion Of The Local Scene
CFUV (Victoria)
CJLO (Montreal)
KDHX (St. Louis)
WKDU (Philadelphia)
WTBU (Boston)
Biggest Improvement
CJLO (Montreal)
KXSC (Los Angeles)
WLCA (Godfrey)
WPRK (Winter Park)
WRHU (Hempstead)
Best Use Of The Internet
BreakThru Radio (New York)
CJLO (Montreal)
KEXP (Seattle)
Radio UTD (Richardson)
WFMU (Jersey City)
Most Love For The Game
Krissy Agathos (WUSB)
Nichole Bennett (KVRX)
Omar Husain (CJLO)
Susie Kuo (KSSU)
Reece Lazarus (WICB)
Most Adventurous
CHUO (Ottawa)
KALX (Berkeley)
KDVS (Davis)
WFMU (Jersey City)
WNRN (Charlottesville)
Best Newcomer
Disney Bolin (WPRK)
Kayla Dowdy (WWHR)
Mary Kate Kennedy (WBWC)
Adrian Warner (CJLO)
Tyler Wardell (KZSC)
