Station News & Events

Reggae music, the lifeblood of the Jamaican people, is the topic on the next “MTSU On the Record” radio program.

Host Gina Logue’s interview with Dr. Mike Alleyne, author of “The Encyclopedia of Reggae” and a professor in MTSU’s Department of Recording Industry, will air at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21, and 8 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org).

A comprehensive effort to pinpoint Rutherford County’s most pressing needs and concerns is the topic of the next “MTSU On the Record” radio program.

Host Gina Logue’s interview with United Way spokeswoman Meagan Flippin and Dr. Beverly Burke, MTSU associate professor of psychology, will air at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14, and 8 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org).

The impact of a group of singing prisoners on race relations, rock and roll and rehabilitation is the focus of the next “MTSU On the Record.”

Host Gina Logue’s interview with Dr. John Dougan, author of “The Mistakes of Yesterday, the Hopes of Tomorrow: The Story of the Prisonaires,” will air at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 7, and 8 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org).

Military science and training will be the topic of the upcoming edition of “MTSU On the Record” on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org).

Host Gina Logue’s interview with Lt. Col. Joel Miller, chair of MTSU’s Department of Military Science, will air at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 24, and 8 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 30.

Miller earned a bachelor’s degree in history from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and a master’s degree in history from Tulane University. He has served at Fort Carson, Colo.; in Bosnia; at Fort Stewart, Ga.; in Baghdad, Iraq; and in Hawaii.

Give to WMOT by December 31st, and a local business will donate $25 to Tennessee Fisher House, providing lodging and other services to families of veterans receiving treatment at Murfreesboro and Nashville VA medical centers.