Full Time Staff
Faculty Manager
baileycg@marshall.edu
304-696-2294
The faculty manager of WMUL is a Marshall University professor who bears all the final responsibility and authority for all aspects of the station’s operation.
Station Manager
wheeler152@marshall.edu
304-696-2295
The station manager is the chief student official of WMUL-FM. The manager’s responsibility is to oversee all operations of the radio station, coordinate staff activities, develop program ideas, formulate program policies, schedule meetings with staff, assist in development of formats, and work with department heads in achieving departmental goals.
Operations Manager
stanley50@marshall.edu
304-696-2295
The operations manager is the full-time university staff member in charge of installing and maintaining the audio equipment and computers at the station.
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News Director
johnson1676@marshall.edu
304-696-6640
The news director is in charge of all news broadcast over WMUL-FM. This director’s responsibilities include insuring that full-length newscasts are aired Monday through Friday. The number and time(s) of each of these newscasts is proposed each semester by the news director and approved by the board of directors. This office will schedule all news personnel into slots compatible with class schedules. This director will develop an orientation program for JMC 340 (Basic Broadcast News) and JMC 231 (Intro to Audio Production) classes. Managing the Associated Press NewsDesk System, maintenance of the computer and printer, cataloging of news scripts and materials, maintenance of Scopes, and the editing of news copy are duties of this office. The news director may appoint an assignment editor and an assistant news director with the Faculty Manager’s approval. This director is also responsible for administering the inventory of portable Electronic News Gathering (ENG) equipment and training news personnel in the operation of such equipment.
News Editor
smith3208@marshall.edu
304-696-6640
The News Assignment Editor reports to the news director and can fill in as news director when needed. This director handles the package assignments, editing and clearing, and is also responsible for administering the inventory of portable Electronic News Gathering (ENG) equipment and training news personnel in the operation of such equipment. This director also trains news personnel for proper reporting, news delivery, and updates/maintains the Soundcloud page.
Contest Coordinator
atkins1350@marshall.edu
304-696-6640
The Contest Coordinator is responsible for entering the station’s work in various production contests. The Contest Coordinator will review the available contests and the categories available in each. This director will consult with the other directors and the staff to identify outstanding productions. The Contest Coordinator will consult with the Faculty Manager to determine which of WMUL-FM’s productions should be entered into each contest and category. The Contest Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that the decided-upon entries are submitted. The Contest Coordinator is also responsible for ensuring that statuettes and certificates for winning entries are ordered and that media releases are written. This position has nothing to do with any contests that may be conducted by WMUL-FM with its listeners. Those are the responsibility of the Promotions Director.
Production Director
harrah52@marshall.edu
304-696-6640
The production director is in charge of scheduling all studios for production and spearheading content generation. Duties include recording features, station and individual show imaging, PSAs, and promos (both full length and “donut” type). This director has the responsibility of insuring a professional sound on all pre-recorded productions. This person will maintain a production library and will assist with basic/routine maintenance. An assistant may be appointed with the faculty manager’s approval.
Sports Director
kelly252@marshall.edu
304-696-6640
The sports director is responsible for all sports announcers, sportscasters, and their programs. This director’s responsibilities include producing a sportscast during each full-length newscast under the direction of the news director, coverage of all Marshall University sports activities, broadcasts of intercollegiate competitions, production of “Sportsview” (WMUL-FM’s premier sports interview program), and distribution of sports broadcasting equipment to the staff covering intercollegiate competitions. Editors and assistants may be appointed with the station manager’s approval. This director is responsible for the care of all equipment specifically assigned to the sports department and is expected to work in tandem with news, digital media, and continuity for content creation and communications. The sports director oversees communication on Microsoft Teams and spearheads general public communication on Discord. The sports director should post a weekly schedule for sports coverage, social media post (I’m assuming), programming, and content creation. They will also assign an individual to each role. This schedule should be printed weekly and given to the station manager, faculty manager, continuity director, and digital media director. All schedule changes after publication should be posted in the BOD group chat at the beginning of each week.
Digital Media Director
riddle66@marshall.edu
304-696-6640
The Digital Media Director for WMUL-FM will be responsible for the promotion of the station on various online social media networks. This director will maintain the post schedule of WMUL-FM’s social media pages. Duties include: posting content that promotes sporting/music/station events, linking followers to station news stories posted online, helping with graphic creation, coordinating interaction between listeners and on-air talent, managing social media contests and campaigns in partnership with the Promotions Director, and more. This coordinator will determine if WMUL-FM branches out into other forms of social media and when things get posted. This coordinator is responsible for communicating with other directors to best represent WMUL-FM on social media. The social media coordinator will also maintain the administration of these accounts including keeping records of userpasses in a secure manner. This director serves on the Digital Media Team.
Social Media Coordinator
mcandrews1@marshall.edu
304-696-6640
The Social Media Director for WMUL-FM will be responsible for the promotion of the station on various online social media networks. They work in tandem with the Digital Media Director. This director will maintain the post schedule of WMUL-FM’s social media pages. Duties include: posting content that promotes sporting/music/station events, linking followers to station news stories posted online, helping with graphic creation, coordinating interaction between listeners and on-air talent, managing social media contests and campaigns in partnership with the Promotions Director, and more. This coordinator will determine if WMUL-FM branches out into other forms of social media and when things get posted. This coordinator is responsible for communicating with other directors to best represent WMUL-FM on social media in conjunction with WMUL-FM’s on-air and website presence. The social media coordinator will also maintain the administration of these accounts including keeping records of userpasses in a secure manner. This director serves on the Digital Media Team.
Online Director
gallus1@marshall.edu
304-696-6640
The online director is responsible for WMUL-FM’s web presence. This director’s responsibilities include but are not limited to: maintaining website design for a user-friendly experience and keeping content current for all visitors of www.marshall.edu/wmul and https://herdlink.marshall.edu/organization/wmul-fm. The online director should use creative thinking and problem-solving skills to implement innovative strategies to inform visitors of WMUL-FM’s web pages of all facets of the campus radio station, especially its news, public affairs, and sports programming. The online director will collaborate with all departments within WMUL-FM to stay abreast of programming and events to post to the website. The online director serves on the Digital Media Team. The online director helps WMUL-FM webcast to keep music legal by ensuring that the required song metadata is displayed on WMUL-FM’s website. Developing a working relationship with the University’s Department of Computing Services and the University’s Internet Designer is crucial to successfully accomplishing the duties this position requires. Lack of communication with the aforementioned entities may cause WMUL-FM not to be able to stream some programming due to scheduling conflicts with other campus departments or activities.
Traffic Director
courtney24@marshall.edu
304-696-6640
The traffic director is in charge of assembling the program and operations log packets in advance of each broadcast day. This director is responsible for reviewing the logs for errors after the logs are used and notifying the violators. The traffic director is also responsible for making certain that these corrections are made within the specified time limit of two weeks. The traffic director is responsible for “taking attendance” by comparing the completed logs and the skimmer against the DJ schedule and reporting this information to the board of directors. This director will also assist in the maintenance of the public file. As many FCC regulations intersect with this department, the Traffic Director should be familiar with the pertinent regulations.
Digital Media Librarian
jamie.mathis@marshall.edu
304-696-6640
The Digital Media Librarian will work with the Music Director and Production Director to maintain the computer playback system’s music and imaging library. The Digital Media Librarian regularly updates the music scheduling software’s library to reflect changes in the computer playback system’s library. This director’s primary responsibility is assisting the Music Director with the ongoing maintenance of the music library: by checking the accuracy and uniformity of artist and title information input by the ingestion clerks, by ingesting new music, and by adjusting the categorization of music . The Digital Media Librarian works with the production director to make certain that expired promos, PSAs, and imaging are removed from the computer playback system’s library. The Digital Media Librarian should offer suggestions if the individual believes new categories are needed within the computer playback system.
Promotions Director
cisco25@marshall.edu
304-696-6640
The promotions director is in charge of all promotion and public relations for the station(internal and external). These promotions include newspaper ads, trade-outs, on-campus posters, pamphlets, tabling, event planning, fundraising and recruitment campaigns, and media releases. On-air promotional ideas (not generation, but ideas) and internal back-patting are other duties assigned to this person. The promotions director also handles the production of “on-air” parties and promotional remote broadcasts. The promotions director is also expected to conduct tours of the station’s facilities for interested groups. Personal experiences or class work in public relations would be a plus for a promotions director.
