On Saturday April 12-13, WRDL will be celebrating their tenth anniversary of Vinylthon.
The event brings together a combination of students, faculty, alumni and friends of AU.
The station will only be streaming vinyl records for 48 hours and volunteers will be either using their own records or WRDL’s to play their favorite music.
Vinylthon happens annually and is organized by the College Radio Foundation.
Derek Wood, the general manager of WRDL, said “We’re all playing a unique medium of music and celebrating the great songs and artists of music’s history.”
“New this year, during Vinylthon on WRDL, is a retrospective of the 1960s bubblegum pop band from Mansfield, Ohio, The Ohio Express. WRDL interviewed co-founders Dean Kastran and Dale Powers. The Ohio Express is best-known for their 1968 hit single “Yummy, Yummy, Yummy,” which peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 music chart,” said Wood.
New people get involved with Vinylthon, making it different every year. There are always new students and faculty getting involved which leads to new personalities on air.
Chair of Digital Media Journalism, Dr. David McCoy, and his daughter, Cassie, have been volunteering for Vinylthon for eight of the ten years that it’s been at AU.
“Sharing time with my daughter, DJ’ing, you know it’s time spent, she will go off into her own career and own world someday. But for me as a father to be with her, being with her in that time is invaluable. And I have just seen her grow so much over these years,” said McCoy.
When Cassie first started out, she was very shy but now she runs the show and brings her own vinyl.
“We’re doing something that we have a commonality and love. So to me, this is something that I will always cherish,” said McCoy.
The WRDL talk show “Early Birds’ Word” is working the event from 12 a.m. to 4 a.m. on the 12.
Sophomore Payton Whaley is excited to share her favorite music with the other hosts of “Early Birds.”
“I’m really excited, I just bought, “The Fame” by Lady Gaga, so I’m hoping to play some deep cuts from that album,” said Whaley.
Listeners can also request music they want to listen to by calling (419) – 207- 4889, or by reaching out to WRDL on Instagram, Facebook and X.
