Station News & Events

An MTSU professor will discuss his upcoming involvement in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on “MTSU on the Record” with host Gina Logue at 5:30 p.m. Monday, May 14, and 8 a.m. Sunday, May 20, on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org).

Dr. Andrew Owusu, associate professor in the Department of Health and Human Performance, will train track and field athletes from his native Ghana, preparing them for the July 20-Aug. 12 event.

Owusu, whose specialties are the long jump and the triple jump, is a veteran of the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games. In addition, he has competed in two World Championships, one World Cup and four All-Africa Games.

Dietrich Stogner, Nashville-based author of the exciting crime novel “72 Hours,” will be the guest on “MTSU on the Record” with host Gina Logue at 5:30 p.m. Monday, May 7, and 8:00 a.m. Sunday, May 13, on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org).

Stogner, an MTSU alumnus and former U.S. Navy submariner, borrows from his military experiences to craft a story of two ex-seamen who try to help find a friend’s missing daughter. They soon find themselves in over their heads as the mystery and intrigue unwinds.

To listen to previous programs, go to www.mtsunews.comand click on “more” under the “Audio Clips” category.

For more information about “MTSU on the Record,” contact Logue at 615-898-5081 or WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800. 

MTSU Farm Manager Tim Redd and beekeeper Ed Holcombe will discuss their beginning beekeeping course on the next edition of “MTSU on the Record” with host Gina Logue at 5:30 p.m. Monday, April 30, and 8 a.m. Sunday, May 6, on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org).

The MTSU Farm Labs and Dairy Science Club sponsor the eight-week course each spring. The course registration fee covers all materials, including the materials for constructing a hive, the bees to start a colony and the equipment to practice beekeeping safely.

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WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org) will air an encore presentation of Gina Logue’s Aug. 9, 2004, interview with the late president emeritus of Middle Tennessee State University, Dr. Mel Scarlett, on “MTSU on the Record” at 5:30 p.m. Monday, April 23, and at 8 a.m. Sunday, April 29.

Scarlett, who served as MTSU president from 1968-1978, passed away on April 16, 2012, at the age of 91. The interview is about his 2004 book “The Great Rip-Off in American Education: Undergrads Underserved.”

In the book, Scarlett asserted that numerous institutions are sacrificing their paying students’ education on the altar of research and financial expediency, leading frustrated young adults to leave college unprepared and take their chances in the work force.

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Dr. Carroll Van West, director of the Center for Historic Preservation, will discuss the bicentennial of the start of the War of 1812 on “MTSU on the Record” with host Gina Logue at 5:30 p.m. Monday, April 19, and 8 a.m. Sunday, April 25, on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org).

West, who organized a March 17 symposium on the subject at the Nashville Public Library, will cover the causes of the conflict, Andrew Jackson’s role in it, how Native Americans were affected and Tennessee’s role in the conflict.

To listen to previous programs, go to www.mtsunews.comand click on “more” under the “Audio Clips” category.

For more information about “MTSU on the Record,” contact Logue at 615-898-5081 or WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800