WSIE
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WSIE is a public radio station in Edwardsville, Illinois
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format in the Greater St. Louis area. A member of National Public Radio. WSIE is a 50,000-watt station (88.7FM), owned and operated by Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, with studios on the SIUE campus.
WSIE has always been a training ground for students. Among broadcasters who received training at WSIE are Frank O. Pinion (John Craddock), Megan Lynch, Ralph Graczak, Tom Calhoun, Dewayne Staats, Paul Schankmann, Elizabeth Erwin, Steve Jankowski, Sara Wojcicki, Frank Akers (WSIE's current general manager), Tom Dehner (WSIE's current news director) and Tom Casey.
Edwardsville, Illinois
Edwardsville is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 24,293. It is the county seat of Madison County and is the third oldest city in the State of Illinois. The city was named in honor of Ninian Edwards, then Governor of the Illinois...
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Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
format in the Greater St. Louis area. A member of National Public Radio. WSIE is a 50,000-watt station (88.7FM), owned and operated by Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, with studios on the SIUE campus.
WSIE has always been a training ground for students. Among broadcasters who received training at WSIE are Frank O. Pinion (John Craddock), Megan Lynch, Ralph Graczak, Tom Calhoun, Dewayne Staats, Paul Schankmann, Elizabeth Erwin, Steve Jankowski, Sara Wojcicki, Frank Akers (WSIE's current general manager), Tom Dehner (WSIE's current news director) and Tom Casey.