AMBER MATTICE
Reverb Editor
Campus media plays no small role in the day-to-day lives of Fredonia students. It puts them in charge of something important that they are also passionate about, it gives the campus a media outlet that is both professional and run by peers, and it gives many students another way to express creativity.
Each year, every media outlet gains new members that add even more to it and create an environment that is unique to every new era.
WNYF is no different. As many of its members graduated last year, there is a whole new staff left with the legacies created by the previous e-board. Past favorites, like the returning “Fred Before Bed,” are carried on by different people with potentially different goals and ideas.
“The producers are really looking forward to build on the show’s legacy and to make our old producers proud, you know? [Be]cause in essence they handed over their kid to us. We want to put in the effort and love the show deserves,” said sophomore video production and TV broadcasting/narrative double major Clare Osborn, who is one of the new producers of “Fred Before Bed.”
It is this love for WNYF and the determination to make it great that has helped everyone who is a part of the station get through the first speedbump of the year.
WNYF’s station has been under construction for most of the summer, and it is still ongoing. For almost the entire semester thus far, members have been unable to get in and work in the environment they have been preparing for. Recently, everyone regained access, but there is still no front door to enter through, and they are left with a lot of catching up to do. This has not, however, stopped them from producing the shows they care about so much.
“FSU Sports” has been covering games on campus, such as the recent rugby game, and satirical fake-news show “Kenspiracy” has aired its first episode on Youtube, revealing that the three students who created it last year have not halted their antics in light of the stations’ struggles.
“‘Kenspiracy’ is ending in December; it’s just going to be a two-season show, so Ken and I planned a lot over the summer, especially for our first episode,” said senior video production major and “Kenspiracy” host Will Sattelberg. “None of us knew about the station until we got back but … waiting until October [to start] was just not an option because our show takes so much work and time … that we would have lost half of our season. So we started filming any time we could.”
Everyone seems to be in the mindset of moving forward as they approach this year, and there is not a single member of WNYF that is not thinking ahead to what the year will hold.
“Everyone at the station is very positive moving forward, and we’re making the best out of the situation,” said senior video production major and “Kenspiracy” host Ken Dowd.
One of the most important things that everyone has in mind going into the semester is trying to pick up where WNYF left off last year. There are obviously a lot of new changes and several new hosts, but the members of the station are hoping to bring the same excitement and interesting content to this year.
“As the new host [of ‘Fred Before Bed’] I want to continue on everything that [previous host] Brendan Hoare started because he was the creator of the show … but I also want to continue to grow,” said junior audio/radio production and video production double major Noah Maciejewski.
Each member has goals for their shows and are not going to let the current state of the station get in their way. “Kenspiracy,” in particular, is determined to make this season, its final season, as good as it can be.
“When we came back this semester and saw that the station was closed and we were still working, we were actually like, ‘This is the last season, so let’s push it and see how far we can push this show.’ We want to be able to give the content that we want people to actually see,” said junior video production major Brendan Lynch. Lynch is a co-star to Sattelberg and Dowd on the show. “So this semester, our goals are just so much higher and… [for] season two, we’re here to work even harder and get what we need to get done.”
Every show is currently looking for more people to come in and help make great things happen, and with everyone working hard to create something amazing, WNYF is sure to be a strong and exciting media source this year.