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“33 1/3: Trivia Long Play” Will Spin Records… And Heads

01/25/2012 - 4:15 PM

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – KVSC 88.1 FM will host its 33rd annual Trivia Weekend contest Feb. 10-12. This year’s contest is titled “33 1/3: Trivia Long Play.” Station Manager Jo McMullen-Boyer said, “The theme was selected because it not only reflects the 33rd anniversary of KVSC’s Trivia Weekend, but is a tip of the hat to KVSC and its love of vinyl records (which the station still plays on the air).” The 50-hour trivia contest begins at 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10 and concludes at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12.

Each year, St. Cloud State University’s on-campus station hosts the 50-hour trivia marathon. Announcers pose questions to trivia teams listening to the station on the air and online. The event differs from the typical board game or bar trivia; it is more of an information treasure hunt, requiring teams to do more than look some answers up online. With many theme-based and general questions in pop culture, history, science and more, KVSC’s Trivia Weekend is a Central Minnesota staple.

To register a team, volunteer or learn more about Trivia Weekend, including its history and other resources, visit the Trivia Weekend news page.

For the latest in Trivia Weekend news, follow KVSC on Facebook at facebook.com/kvsc881fm and on Twitter at twitter.com/kvsc881fm. Follow the hash tag #TriviaWeekend on Twitter all weekend long for updates, team banter and more.

Much of the fun of Trivia Weekend is found at the KVSC studios. Hundreds of phone bank volunteers, fueled by food donations from local businesses, answer an endless flood of calls. The volunteers; current students, community members and alumni, donate more than 2,300 hours to keep Trivia Weekend from spinning out of control.

The event culminates at 8 p.m. Feb. 12 with an awards ceremony at Ritsche Auditorium, located at St. Cloud State’s Stewart Hall, where the winning team is announced and awarded the coveted Minnesota Masters of Trivia Traveling Trophy. The golden urn (trophy) shows the name of each past year’s winning team. The awards ceremony also sees inductions into the trivia hall of fame, photo opportunities and other awards.

Following the awards ceremony, contestants and volunteers are invited to attend a post-trivia celebration at the Red Carpet Nightclub in downtown St. Cloud where the Shake a Hamster Band will perform.

Trivia Weekend is once again broadcasting throughout most of Minnesota and globally at kvsc.org. It can be heard on Minnesota stations in Austin (KMSK), Mankato (KMSU) and Thief River Falls (KSRQ).

Trivia Weekend began in 1980 as an event put on by KVSC and the SCSU Residence Hall Association as a way for students to cope with the long and frigid Minnesota winter. That year, a staff of 14 answered calls on four phone lines from 50 teams. Now, more than 30 years later, KVSC requires hundreds of volunteers to staff the 30 trivia hotlines and has around 70 participating teams.

KVSC 88.1 FM, the Voice of St. Cloud since 1967, offers listeners an alternative format without commercials. KVSC features a diverse variety of music as well as news coverage and community events. The staff of KVSC 88.1FM is comprised of students and community volunteers.

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KVSC 88.1FM Celebrates its 20th Season of Monday Night Live

09/12/2011 - 2:10 PM

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Season 20 of “Monday Night Live” (MNL) started off with local hip-hop group Modern Condition. As expected from MNL, the 20-year-old program continues showcasing the diverse radio format of KVSC 88.1FM. As the season started with a local hip-hop/rock group, the schedule continues with diverse musical styles including bluegrass, rock and folk. Tune in to 88.1FM or listen online at www.kvsc.org every Monday at 10 p.m. for the one-hour program live from the KVSC performance studio.

Performing Sept. 12 is the Minneapolis bluegrass band Luke Warm and the Cool Hands. The energetic group is full of strings including guitar, banjo, bass and mandolin and they even throw in a washboard and accordion for good measure. Luke Warm and the Cool Hands have a couple members from St. Cloud State University and performed live from the Minnesota State Fair on KVSC in August.

MNL is simulcast on UTVS cable channel 21. The MNL production is completely student-run and produced. To check out the MNL lineup or discover other KVSC programming, visit www.kvsc.org, click the “MNL” tab.

KVSC 88.1FM, the Voice of St. Cloud since 1967, is an educational public radio station licensed to St. Cloud State University. KVSC follows a commercial-free alternative music format and provides award-winning news coverage and community events. Students and community volunteers make up the staff of KVSC.

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Listen to Luke Warm and the Cool Hands perform live from the 2011 Minnesota State Fair.

 

Students Bring Home Minnesota AP Awards

04/05/2011 - 11:50 AM

St. Cloud, Minn. – Students of KVSC 88.1FM will bring home 16 Associated Press awards after the conclusion of the Midwest Journalism Conference in Bloomington, Minn. April 8-9. Included in the awards are “Best in Show” for Kevin Hurd’s feature news story “Bachmann-Palin Rally” and a complete sweep in the sports categories.

“It is a testament to our entire Sports Department and our hardworking staff to sweep the 2010 AP Awards,” Sports Director Zack Fisch said. “We have so many talented broadcasters and to have many of them honored is well deserved.”

KVSC provides St. Cloud State University students with the opportunity to apply knowledge gained in the classroom to live broadcasts and feature stories. “The real-life experience KVSC has given me and our entire sports staff is second to none,” Fisch said. “KVSC gives all of us a chance to get behind the mic of high profile NCAA events as students.”

KVSC News Director Chris Duffy also finds his experience rewarding and important in developing journalistic skills. “It [KVSC] has allowed me to hone my journalistic talents as well as develop leadership and mentoring skills working with undergraduate journalists,” Duffy said. “No matter where I end up in life, I will always look back on my time at KVSC with pride.”

KVSC is a student-run educational and community radio station on the St. Cloud State campus and competes in the radio class-one category designed for stations with one or zero full-time newsroom employees. KVSC broadcasts eight weekday newscasts and more than 60 SCSU sporting events throughout the academic year.

KVSC News Director Chris Duffy is humbled by the success of the station and is certainly proud of its achievements. “We had an exceptional year covering stories Central Minnesotans care about,” Duffy said. “While we are not motivated by external awards, it sure feels good to receive them.”

KVSC 88.1FM, the Voice of St. Cloud since 1967, is an educational public radio station licensed to St. Cloud State University. KVSC follows a commercial-free alternative music format and provides award-winning news coverage and community events. Students and community volunteers make0 up the staff of KVSC. For more on these awards including podcasts of the award-winning broadcasts, visit www.kvsc.org.

The Minnesota Associated Press Broadcasters Contest takes place annually with awards given to broadcasts from the previous year. The Midwest Journalism Conference plays host to the Minnesota AP Awards and is one of the largest regional journalism conferences in the country, attracting hundreds of journalists from Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, and Nebraska.

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Award	Category	Subject/Reporter
Honorable Mention	Spot/Hard News	“Parking Ramp Death” Chris Duffy
First Place	Spot/Hard News	“Firefighter Injured on Duty” Chris Duffy
Honorable Mention	Feature	“Blue Angels Soar Over St. Cloud” Chris Duffy
First Place and Best in Show	Feature	“Bachmann-Palin Rally” Kevin Hurd
Honorable Mention	Series/Special	“Stalking Awareness Month” Zack Fisch
First Place	Series/Special	“KVSC’s Back to School Series” Dana Johnson Chris Duffy Dave Overlund
Honorable Mention	Documentary/Investigative	“Underage Drinking Crackdown” Kara Sautter
First Place	Documentary/Investigative	“Aviation Program in Jeopardy” Chris Duffy
Honorable Mention	Sports Reporting	“Husky Sports Friday” Zack Fisch Matt Bishop
Honorable Mention	Sports Reporting	“Sophomore Spotlight” Matt Bishop
First Place	Sports Reporting	“Husky Football Takes Down Hillsdale” Dave Overlund
Honorable Mention	Sports Play-By-Play	“SCSU Men’s Hockey vs. Bemidji State” Ryan Sanders Eric Hawkins Matt Bishop
Honorable Mention	Sports Play-By-Play	“Football vs. Hillsdale College” Dave Overlund
First Place	Sports Play-By-Play	“WCHA Playoffs: SCSU Hockey vs. MSU” Zack Fisch Aaron Bjorkstrand Patrick Sullivan
First Place	Newscast	“Noon Newswatch Show 11-9-10” Chris Duffy Aaron Wacker