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Jeff Robertson
| Jeff became interested in WHIP after winning a dance contest during a Caf Jam in the Johnson & Hardwick cafe in 2002. |
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| One of his major contributions to WHIP was working closely with Ray Brown and the Public Relations team to spearhead WHIP's online radio format. He also helped the PR team create the first WHIP Hip Hop Fashion Show DVD. |
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While at WHIP, Jeff held a number of part-time jobs, including:
• Sony Music Urban College Representative (Philadelphia)
• Red Bull Student Brand Manager/Mobile Energy Team
• Promotional Marketing Representative (Various Companies)
• Renaissance Music Group (Camera man) |
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| Jeff's advice is to learn to help others reach their goals. As a college student there are opportunities all around you whether you realize it or not. It could be something as small as a house party or as big as a CEO from a major corporation coming to speak at your school. Seize these opportunities and ask "How can I help you with what you're doing?" The work may not even pay, but do a good job, learn from your experience, and the ones you help will know who to trust when the next opportunity comes about. |
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Andy "DJ AK" Katowitz
| Andy's initial interest in WHIP began at the Welcome Back block party in September 2004. He received some free posters and signed up for the e-mail listserv to get more information about the radio station. |
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| WHIP was in a transitional phase when Andy first got involved as a general member. The current directors were waiting on their new studio to open so their broadcast could begin again, but at the moment they were homeless. Meetings were held and events were put together, but the station was hanging on the idea that their new studio would soon open up. |
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| As time went on, the leaders and active members of the station all graduated and moved on, but the studio had still not opened. Andy moved up through the ranks, proudly claiming General Manager at the end of Spring 2006 - with an intimidating task in front of him: to re-build the interest, the passion, and the potential which WHIP stood for. |
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Across almost two full years, Andy worked hard to build the membership back up and when the new studio finally opened in February of 2007, put WHIP back on the map!
While working with WHIP, Andy had a lot of fun and accomplished a variety of things, including interning at Wired 96.5 FM, learning how to DJ and host parties, joining two exclusive DJ Record Pools, interviewing music artists, and landing a job marketing music for major labels.
Andy's only advice: Whatever you do, love it! Life is a blessing, and you should never lose the passion for what you do. Your perception on life will determine your destiny in it! |
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Ray Brown
| Ray first saw a flier for WHIP in the Student Activities Center in the fall of 2002. He didn't realize that colleges had radio stations and showed up to a meeting out of curiosity. |
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| Ray quickly climbed the ranks of the WHIP government, helping with any small task that he could get his hands on. By the time he left Temple, he had been part of the Music, Public Relations, Technical, and Events departments. |
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| While at WHIP, he held various part-time jobs and played in bands here and there. He devoted much of his cherished free time to graphic design and digital fine art. He also volunteered at a local elementary school as an after-school tutor. |
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Ray's advice is to work hard and be honest. This may sound overly simple, but it's also effective. He notes that it was, after all, hard work and a truthful energy that transformed WHIP from a storage closet in 1997 to a full-blown, globe-spanning organization in 2007. He wants you to help WHIP grow into something even more prosperous so that you can get the strong sense of pride out of WHIP that he currently does.
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