WSOU To Provide Complete Radio Coverage of Baseball's Semifinals
5/27/2011 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Complete coverage of the Seton Hall baseball team's quest for the 2011 BIG EAST Championship will be heard live on Seton Hall's student radio station, 89.5 FM WSOU. Each game throughout the Pirates' run will be covered by WSOU sports veterans Jason Guerette and Chris Paizis.
(left-to-right) Jason Guerette and Chris Paizis
The Pirates stand only second to St. John's with 16 BIG EAST Tournament appearances since its inception in 1985. Seton Hall holds an all-time record of 28-28 having won two BIG EAST Championships.
Seton Hall has won seven of their last nine BIG EAST Conference games including sweeps of Louisville and Georgetown. It begins play on Wednesday riding a season-long four-game winning streak.
Always a vital part of Seton Hall University from the time it signed on the air, WSOU began broadcasting on 89.5 FM on April 14, 1948. The station would never have gotten on the air without the dedication and inspiration of Monsignor Thomas J. Gillhooly, the station's first faculty director.
WSOU's studios were originally located in the basement of the university's recreation center. In 1998, the station was moved to a state-of-the-art facility inside a new addition to the recreation center.
Since its inception, WSOU has always been a student-run radio station. To this day, students manage the day-to-day operations of the station. Although a noncommercial station, WSOU's management and staff structure is modeled on commercial radio, which provides students with enriching career-oriented educational experiences. Opportunities for student staff members include on-air hosting (DJ), production, promotion, newscasting, sportscasting, programming, sales and marketing, and engineering. WSOU draws students from all university colleges and programs, including communications, business, biology, education, nursing, sports management and diplomacy.
During its 58-year history, WSOU has gone through many changes. But one thing has not change - WSOU remains consistently dedicated to enriching the lives of Seton Hall students while entertaining and enlightening its listening audience.
