Thomas Doorley shares his WDFM memories: As a freshman and sophomore in 1962-64 I was a DJ, newscaster, sportscaster, and generally jack-of-most trades at WDFM. I enjoyed it. My music was jazz, rock and folk. I arrived on campus as an engineering major but with a career in broadcasting as a preferred choice. In high […]
Author Archives: Tom Shakely
Penn State places ‘Student Broadcasting’ Historical Marker on campus
August 2017—Office of Physical Plant employees Vince Benner and Jim Simpson erected a new Penn State Historical Marker outside Sparks Building on the morning of August 7. The new marker celebrates Penn State’s rich history in college radio and student-driven broadcasting. —Penn State- Flickr Chris Buchignani visited the day after installation and captured these shots:
Canvas Pictorials in The LION 90.7fm facilities, Summer 2015
The LION 90.7fm August 2015 facility tour
Tom Shakely interviewed by WPSU’s Centre County Report in 2007
Black Coffee Live Session with The LION 90.7fm and Frigo Records in 2010
‘The Walk Ons’ on The LION 90.7fm in 2008
Shyam Sundar/The Jazz Spectrum on The LION 90.7fm in 2006
Rob Stoner produced this short feature on Shyam Sundar and The Jazz Spectrum in 2006:
Mark Wharton shares WDFM memories and photos
“I found the attached pictures of WDFM from 1971 while going through boxes in the office. I was a student in Electrical Engineering at Penn State from 1967–1971 and Chief Engineer of WDFM from 1970–1971. At that time our faculty manager was Dr. Harold Nelson, the station’s General Manager was another EE student, Paul Heimbach, […]
Roger Silverberg reminisces
Roger Silverberg, Class of 1974, reminisces: One of my lasting memories from my 4 year tenure at WDFM was one wee hours air shift when, alone in the studio, I put on one of those go-to sides that were nice to have at the ready for when nature called. About 17 minutes was good enough. […]
