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3 FALL/WINTER 2026 FACING PAGE TCNJ ARCHIVES; THIS PAGE BUTCHER BILLY TCNJ MAGAZINE VOLUME 31 NO. 1 David W. Muha Catherine S. Leidemer '98 PUBLISHERS Kara Pothier MAT '08 EDITOR Kelly Andrews ART DIRECTOR Emily W. Dodd '03 CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Erika Holter Liz Leyden Michelle Rivera CONTRIBUTORS Peter Murphy Hannah Yoon PHOTOGRAPHERS Kathryn Rathke ILLUSTRATOR Alizay Al Quadri '28 Matthew Armento '27 Angelina Chen '27 Kathryn B. Snyder '29 INTERNS TCNJ Magazine is published two times per year (fall/winter and spring/summer) by The College of New Jersey, Division of College Advancement, PO Box 7718, Ewing, NJ 08628-0718. The opinions expressed in these pages are those of the contributing writers and not necessarily those of The College of New Jersey. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Office of Alumni Engagement The College of New Jersey PO Box 7718 Ewing, NJ 08628-0718 tcnjmagazine.com Comments from our readers are important to us. Send an email to magazine@tcnj.edu, or write to: Editor, TCNJ Magazine, Office of Communications, Marketing, and Brand Management, PO Box 7718, Ewing, NJ 08628-0718. All comments are subject to editing for clarity and length and must include the name and address of the writer, as well as a phone number for confirmation. Prefer to go green? If you would like to receive TCNJ Magazine digitally rather than as a print copy, please let us know with a note to magazine@tcnj.edu. " PEYTON YOUNG ('DRIVEN TO DRIFT,' SUMMER 2026) IS SMART, KNOWLEDGEABLE, AND A TEAM PLAYER. BUT HER HUMBLENESS MAKES HER A GREAT INDIVIDUAL. WONDERFUL THINGS WILL COME FROM PEYTON. " @ AMADIOSANDRA 14 The College of New Jersey Magazine 15 SUMMER 2026 WTSR, THE COLLEGE'S AWARD-WINNING RADIO STATION, first broad- cast as an FM station in 1966. Since then, it has logged more than half a million on-air hours. "Many of those hours were masterful, featuring groundbreaking musical artists, informative news, and athletic achievements," says Gregg Savarese '97, who worked at the station as a student. "Other hours were filled with strange noises and static." Student-led with help from faculty advisors and community volunteers, WTSR has had a steady mission: to connect the campus to the community and to be an outlet for local, independent musical artists. Most importantly, WTSR operates as a hands-on lab, giving students valuable, real-world experience. "Learning to run the station equaled a semester's worth of credit," says one of the station's former managers, Kevin Quinn '75. "WTSR did more than open our minds," says another station manager, Megan Miller '06, nodding to the station's "Open Your Mind" slogan. "It taught us that the best memories are made in a basement studio surrounded by good friends and questionable decisions." Tune in here as some DJs, music directors, and station managers spin their WTSR stories. WORDS Kara Pothier ILLUSTRATION Butcher Billy WTSR CELEBRATES 60 YEARS OF MUSIC, COMMUNITY, AND MAYHEM. 14 The College of New Jersey Magazine 15 SUMMER 2026 RADIO RAVES Congratulations on a terrific job on the feature, "Stay tuned" (summer 2026). You certainly met the challenge of stringing together the various stories, info, and station changes over the 60-year period. It was a great read. KEVIN QUINN '75 In the early days of the college's student-run station, I hosted a Sunday afternoon program. It consisted of a variety of music, but also included interviews, sports scores, campus announcements, and a bit of humor. For example, the engineers and I produced a segment in which unsuccessful efforts were made to prevent the marching band from veering into the nearby lake. GEORGE GARY TOOLE '59 I just finished reading the summer issue and want to say "well done" to David Muha and company. I especially loved the coverage of WTSR over the past 60 years. In 1981, I was awarded the overall #1 pick in the lottery system for on-campus housing. I regret that the results weren't announced on the radio in the same way that they were in 1995. It would have been great to have been interviewed by WTSR. KEN BAUMANN '82 Greg Gallo '82 and I had a hit show on WTSR playing '80s music. Gallo opened up the show, and I read the sports scores. I wish you had mentioned Gallo in your story. He passed away in 2025, but he was a piece of 'TSR history, too. PETE LIEGGI WTSR was a big part of my college life. My roommates and I looked forward to the Radiothon each year. A friend of mine was a DJ, and we'd always listen to his show. Your article brought back some fond memories about the music and friends. KATHY WATSON '75 "Stay tuned" reminded me of my time as a WTSR DJ. I had a blues show on Saturdays at 2 p.m. I played a lot of Sleepy John Estes and Muddy Waters. We were told not to run the teletype machine continuously, but just for five minutes before the top of the hour. The news was whatever was on the green bar paper. You could get the station on AM radio if you were plugged into the AC sockets in the dorms. JOE TASSIELLO '75 I TRUST HIM I was happy to read that Derek Roseman was recently named to TCNJ's board of trustees ("Stay tuned," summer 2026). He was my freshman-year roommate. Leading up to the '92 presidential election, he recorded a spot-on Ross Perot impersonation for our answering machine voicemail. Thanks for the memories. Keep up the good work with the magazine. ROB JOHNSON '97

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