Behind The Mic Special Edition with Chad, Brad, and Josh

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Chad

Brad

Josh

Chad Eckhardt
Music Director

By Lori Beth Logan

 Name: Chad Eckhard, (Chadwick)
Age: 21
Bridge: Do you have your own show? What is the show and when is it?
Eckhard: I am the host of the “New Music Show” on Thursday nights and the Primer on Saturdays from 9 to 12.
B: What are some of your hobbies?
E: Of course I listen to music a lot. I also like to play hockey, hang out with friends and go to shows. One perk of the radio program is all the free shows I get to go to.
B: What is your favorite band?
E: Green Day along with Homegrown, Alkaline Trio, Real Big Fish, Goldfinger and Counting Crows.
B: What is your favorite song to play on air?
E: “Somebody Hates Me,” by Real Big Fish. I always sing along with “Blackeye” by Millencolin. Good tune!
B: Does the music you play on air reflect your own taste or your listeners?
E: At music meetings we put our own taste aside and play what’s in our listeners best interest.
B: What song do you think is most overplayed?
E: As long as it is Alternative Rock (our format a style) it is over played. MXPX “Lonesome Town” and Jimmy Eat World “The Middle” come to mind.
B: What is your favorite thing to do between classes?
E: I am usually at the station working on production, talking to label reps., making music logs or sneaking some lunch. (Shh, don’t tell.)
B: If you could meet one person in music who would it be and why?
E: Adam Duritz of the Counting Crows, just because he’s not an image, but a person expressing his feelings. He doesn’t try to be a star.
B: What has this program taught you?
E: Time management, that you can’t be shy, and the music industry is really a challenge to get into. Oh, and that radio is not a walk in the park.
B: What has most changed about you?
E: I would have to go with the answer of no longer being shy. Radio forces me to open up, especially in class.
B: What is the best experience you have had in this program?
E: Making new best buds and being taught by some of the most influential teachers I’ve met. (Tim Albright, Al Steven and Mike Lemmons)
B: What do you like best about being on the radio? 
E: Personally, I would rather be behind the scenes. I’m not stuck on being a star.
B: What is the weirdest thing that has ever happened to you while on air?
E: Drunk ladies calling up or hearing weird noises. Both scared me.
B: What was the weirdest call you have ever had on air?
E: I had a girl ask me if I was hot or not but, most of or calls are for request. I really don’t recall an odd call that sticks out in my mind.

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Brad Rogers
Production Director

By Lori Beth Logan

Bridge: How old are you?
Rogers: 20
B: What is your job and job title at the station?
R: Productions Director
B: What are some of your hobbies?
R: I and a DJ for receptions, and parties.
B: What song do you think is most overplayed?
R: Too many songs are over played.
B: What is your favorite thing to do between classes?
R: I usually do my productions work between classes
B: What has most changed about you?
R: I am more pushy with my work.
B: What do you like best about being on the radio?
R: You become more conversational in person.
B: What is the weirdest thing that has ever happened to you while on air?
R: I used the wrong call letters on air.

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Joshua Nathaniael Huitt
Host Of The Primer

By Lori Beth Logan

Bridge: How old are you:
Huitt: 20
B: What is you job and job title at the station.
H: To look sexy. They call me “sexy”
B: Do you have your own show? What is the show and when is it?
H: I will be back with the Saturday Night Primer very soon.
B: What are some of your hobbies?
H: Rock climbing and back packing.
B: What is your favorite band?
H: Of all time, Nirvana. Right now I have an Eels fetish.
B: What is your favorite song to play on air?
H: Any song by Eazy E.
B: What song do you think is most overplayed?
H: Anything by They Might Be Giants.
B: What is your favorite thing to do between classes?
H: Laugh at peoples misery and make offensive skits for the Primer.
B: If you could meet one person in music who would it be and why?
H: Pink Floyd. He is pretty messed up in the head.
B: What has this program taught you?
H: Not to swing on water pips. They “will” break.
B: What has most changed about you?
H: My hair.
B: What is the best experience you have had in this program?
H: Every Saturday night.
B: What do you like best about being on the radio?
H: The ability to reach people and see how deranged they are.
B: What is the weirdest thing that has happened to you on air?
H: Wow, I can’t decide. How about giving a swirly on air?

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