Storytelling

WJPZ at 50

Published on April 14, 2026

WJPZ, the student-run radio station at Syracuse University, recently marked 50 years on the air. To commemorate the occasion, I create a living history of the station – interviewing over 120 alumni. These alumni graduated in all decades of the stations history – from the 1970’s to the 2020’s. We asked them how they found the radio station, what they did there, the friends they made, lessons learned, and what they’ve done since graduation.

Results / Outcomes

20,000 downloads later, we drove record-setting attendance at our annual reunion banquet, have preserved the station's rich history, improved networking among its alumni, and even created jobs!

Client WJPZ Student Run Radio - Syracuse University