May 8, 2006
SELINSGROVE, Pa. - WQSU-FM 88.9, The Pulse, received first-place honors from the Pennsylvania Associated Press Broadcasters' Association (PAPBA) in the small market category for its play-by-play coverage of Susquehanna University football last fall. The student-run volunteer broadcasts were recognized during the PAPBA Awards Banquet at the Holiday Inn Battlefield in Gettysburg on April 29.
The award marks the station's third consecutive AP award and first victory. Among the 10 categories and three different market classifications judged by professional broadcasters from Arizona, WQSU was the lone college station to receive an award in the commercial station category this year. “The fact that we won this award as a non-commercial station makes the award even more significant,” said WQSU sports director and junior broadcasting major Nick Marrongelle of Orwigsburg, Pa. “To be a college radio station and win this award is just a tremendous honor and I would like to thank the whole sports staff of WQSU for all their hard work and dedication this year.”
Larry Augustine, professor of communications and theatre arts, and general manager of WQSU-FM, is equally proud of the team of sportscasters. “We are extremely pleased and excited to win first place in this sports announcing competition. There were so many outstanding stations competing, especially commercial stations. Our station’s sportscasters work hard and are very dedicated in bringing SU football to the airwaves.” Recognized by the PAPBA for their contributions to the broadcasts were Jack Burns of Mifflinburg (play-by-play), sports information director Jim Miller of Selinsgrove (color commentary), Marrongelle (pre-game show host), senior broadcasting major Chris Pride of Danville (halftime show host), and junior broadcasting major Rick Pagliarulo of Philadelphia (producer).
Operating with a radiated power of 12,000 watts, The Pulse is the third largest college radio station in Pennsylvania. It can be heard within a 70-mile radius of Selinsgrove, Pa., offering a wide variety of modern rock, as well as specialty shows including blues, country, bluegrass, reggae, metal, and electronic music. University sporting events and Associated Press news are also featured on the non-commercial radio station, owned by Susquehanna University and operated primarily by students through underwriting grants from area businesses and individuals.
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