\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Seventy-three years ago, on April 14, 1948, Seton Hall University\u2019s award-winning radio station, WSOU, aired its inaugural broadcast. It was the first college-owned FM station in New Jersey and one of the first FM stations in the United States.[1]<\/a> Broadcasting on 89.5 FM, WSOU was founded on a directive by the forward-thinking and indefatigable Monsignor James Kelley, who served as president of the university from 1935 until 1949. Monsignor Kelley is credited with transforming Seton Hall University from a small college into a large and distinctive university with a burgeoning student body.[2]<\/a>\u00a0 The student-run station was intended to provide experiential learning opportunities in a professionally managed radio station and continues to do so presently.[3]<\/a><\/p>\n The task of starting the station fell to Monsignor Gillhooly, who got WSOU up and running in under three months.\u00a0 Assisting Monsignor Gillhooly with this monumental task was chief engineer Tom Parnham who would remain at the station until his death in 1994. The radio station was originally located on the first floor of the university\u2019s recreation center.\u00a0 In 1998, the station moved to a new state-of-the-art facility where it continues to broadcast to an estimated on-air audience of 120,000 listeners each week within an approximate 50-mile radius that extends to all five boroughs of New York City and most of northern and central New Jersey. [4]<\/a><\/p>\n For over 70 years, WSOU has been nurturing on-air talent and many students have gone on to very successful careers in broadcasting.\u00a0 Notable WSOU alumni include Anthony Delia, national manager of Atlantic Records[5]<\/a> which has represented talent like Aretha Franklin and Bruno Mars;[6]<\/a> television producer Christina Deyo who worked on the Martha Stewart Show and The Rosie O’Donnell Show;[7]<\/a> Emmy Award winning New York Yankees broadcaster Ed Lucas;[8]<\/a> and Matt Loughlin, New Jersey Devil\u2019s sportscaster.[9]<\/a>\u00a0 The yearbook page below features student disc jockeys (center right) Don Cheek, Jack Ferry and Roy Lamont.\u00a0 Cheek would go on to teach in the Africana Studies Program at California State University at Fresno,[10]<\/a> while Lamont would continue in the business as an independent media broadcaster, settling in North Carolina.[11]<\/a><\/p>\n In 2009, Seton Hall University\u2019s Walsh Gallery hosted \u201cThe Loudest Rock:\u00a0 60 Years of Pirate Radio,\u201d an exhibition commemorating WSOU\u2019s 60th<\/sup> anniversary.\u00a0 The exhibition was curated by Jake Calvert, Brooke Cheyney and Katherine Fox, then graduate students in the university\u2019s Museum Professions Program. The exhibit featured artifacts including gold records, original technology such mixing boards and tape decks, as well as memorabilia from the university\u2019s collections.\u00a0 The students worked with station manager Mark Maben and engineer Frank Scafidi to create interactive exhibition components. Maben continues his work as the station’s general manager, while Scafidi continues his work as the chief engineer. [12]<\/a>\u00a0The Walsh Gallery\u2019s exhibition catalogue<\/a> is available for download on their website.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The images and materials shown here are but a small part of the vast patrimony available to students, faculty and researchers.\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0For access to this or other objects in our collections, complete a\u00a0<\/em>research request form\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/a>to set up an appointment or contact us at 973-761-9476.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [1]<\/a> https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/WSOU<\/a>, accessed 3\/30\/2021.<\/p>\n [2]<\/a> https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1996\/09\/14\/nyregion\/msgr-james-kelley-94-a-president-of-seton-hall.html<\/a>, accessed 3\/30\/2021.<\/p>\n [3]<\/a> https:\/\/wsou.shu.edu\/about.cfm#.YGN81q9KhPZ<\/a>, accessed 3\/30\/2021.<\/p>\n [4]<\/a> https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/WSOU<\/a>, accessed 3\/30\/2021.<\/p>\n [5]<\/a> https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/WSOU<\/a>, accessed 3\/30\/2021.<\/p>\n [6]<\/a> https:\/\/www.atlanticrecords.com\/artists<\/a>, accessed 3\/30\/2021.<\/p>\n [7]<\/a> https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/WSOU<\/a>, accessed 3\/30\/2021.<\/p>\n [8]<\/a> https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ed_Lucas<\/a>, accessed 3\/30\/2021.<\/p>\n [9]<\/a> https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matt_Loughlin<\/a>, accessed 3\/30\/2021.<\/p>\n [10]<\/a> http:\/\/www.fresnostate.edu\/socialsciences\/afrs\/faculty\/cheek.html<\/a>, accessed 3\/30\/2021.<\/p>\n [11]<\/a> https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/roy-lamont-9011b08\/<\/a>, accessed 3\/30\/2021.<\/p>\n [12] https:\/\/www.shu.edu\/profiles\/scafidfr.cfm<\/a>, accessed 3\/30\/2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" WSOU \u2013 Theme Music Record c. 1954 WSOU 89.5 FM \u2013 THE FIRST BROADCAST \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seventy-three years ago, on April 14, 1948, Seton Hall University\u2019s award-winning radio station, WSOU, aired its inaugural broadcast. 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