SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The New York Press Club announced this spring that WSOU 89.5 FM is a winner in the category of “Political Coverage NYC Metro – Radio” for its 2021 election night coverage. This is the first time WSOU was recognized with this prestigious award. Five College of Communication and the Arts students […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Aug. 25, veteran WSOU-89.5 DJ Valentino “Val” Petrarca became the first person at WSOU to reach 100 interviews, when he interviewed Neil Westfall from the rock band A Day to Remember. Petrarca began his record-breaking interview career as a freshman on Oct. 31, 2018, with the band The Clay People. […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall’s WSOU 89.5 FM received a celebrated plaque from the band Hellyeah on the occasion of its first and most famous album “Hellyeah” being classified as gold after selling more than 500,000 copies. Hellyeah’s album success marks another milestone for WSOU, following in the footsteps of its most recent album […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University’s WSOU 89.5 FM celebrated its 73rd birthday by inducting three alumni into its Hall of Fame on April 14. Dave Packer ’88 and Cristina Lang ’88 will be Hall of Fame honorees in this long-awaited virtual celebration. In addition, Victoria Haffner will also be presented with the WSOU […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — To celebrate the Halloween season, WSOU 89.5 FM is launching Halloween Vinyl-Fest 2020. The month-long promotion offers listeners the chance to call in and win vinyl albums from bands such as Mastodon, Thrice, Motorhead, Killswitch Engage and Trivium, among others. The festival also includes album exclusives, including recordings by Of Mice […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University students earned six awards for their on-air work at WSOU-FM from the Garden State Journalists Association’s 73rd annual Memorial Journalism Awards competition. For the first time in the station’s history, WSOU swept two awards categories: Radio General News and Radio Sports. The Garden State Journalists Association’s yearly contest […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — While other students were heading off for spring break, students from Seton Hall University’s WSOU 89.5 FM took time on Feb. 28 to volunteer at the Community FoodBank of New Jersey. The team of station staff members sorted and packed food for distribution to food pantries, soup kitchens and families throughout […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The Black Dahlia Murder’s lead vocalist, Trevor Strnad, dropped by Seton Hall University’s WSOU 89.5 FM on Feb. 24 to participate in a “DJ Takeover” of the iconic heavy metal radio station’s airwaves. During his 90 minutes on the air, Strnad played some of his favorite songs by other artists, shared […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Bob Ley, whose career at ESPN spanned 40 years, stepped out of retirement to provide play-by-play coverage on WSOU 89.5 FM of the Feb. 23 Seton Hall vs. St. John’s men’s basketball game. The broadcast marked the first time that Ley returned to the air where his career started, reprising his […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — WSOU 89.5 FM, the student-run radio station at Seton Hall University, broke its previous record by collecting more than 1,200 pounds of food for the Community FoodBank of New Jersey during WSOU’s annual food drive. Against a goal of 895 pounds of food, the students gathered donations totaling 1,202 pounds, surpassing […]