Contact Us
Phone(s):
Business Phone: 860-685-7703
Music Directors: 860-685-7703
General Manager: 860-685-7707
Studio Request Line: 860-685-7700
Social Media:
Station Address:
45 Broad Street
2nd Floor
Middletown, CT 06457
Mailing Address:
WESU 88.1FM
Wesleyan Station
45 Wyllys Ave.
Middletown, CT 06459
Board of Directors
The WESU Board of Directors welcomes any thoughts, concerns, or issues you may have regarding station operations. Please contact one of the directors below:
President: Samia Segal
Board hours: Mondays 12:30 PM-2:30 PM
Email: president@wesufm.org
The President works closely with the General Manager to manage daily operations and keep the Board on task. The President facilitates weekly board meetings and monthly all-staff meetings. The President, along with the GM, serves to represent the station’s interests to the University as well as the outside world.
Vice President: Ford McDill
Board hours: Wednesdays 10 AM-12 PM
Email: vicepresident@wesufm.org
The Vice President records and publishes minutes for all meetings, and is also responsible for working with the Wesleyan Student Assembly’s Student Budget Committee (SBC) to finalize the station’s yearly budget. The Vice President runs meetings in the absence of the President, and replaces the President should that office be vacated. Should this situation occur, the Vice President would serve as acting President until a new election for President can be held.
Personnel Director: Jacob Chatto
Board hours: Mondays 4 PM-6 PM
Email: personnel@wesufm.org
The Personnel Director is responsible for maintaining the WESU personnel file for all staff, as well as for overseeing the WESU DJ training program.
Music Directors: Jane Lillard & Isaiah Fraley
Board hours: Thursdays 2 PM-4 PM (Isaiah), 3 PM-5 PM (Jane)
Email: wesumd@wesufm.org
**If you want to submit music to the station, contact the Music Directors!!** The Music Directors are responsible for coordinating the music department at WESU. This includes organizing the existing music collection, securing and organizing new music for WESU, collecting DJ playlists, and reporting these playlists to the appropriate venues.
A note from Jane and Isaiah: When submitting music, SEND LINKS!! (DropBox, Google Drive, Spotify, Apple Music, misc. streaming platforms, etc.) We will delete files as they deplete our storage.
Program Director: Tess Lepeska-True
Board hours: Fridays 10 AM-12 PM
Email: wesuprogram@gmail.com
The Program Director is responsible for handling programming needs, including the task of arranging a program schedule for the fall, winter, spring, and summer seasons. The Program Director must learn to harness the production tools at WESU including Automation and Digital editing computer applications.
Production Director: Daniela Stahle
Board hours: Mondays 3:30 PM-5:30 PM
Email: production@wesufm.org
The Production Director coordinates all aspects of production at WESU including: scheduling studio usage, training staff to use digital editing applications, producing public service announcements, and producing on-air promos for the station and shows.
Public Affairs Director: Lauren Tran-Muchowski
Board hours: Wednesdays 10 AM-12 PM
Email: publicaffairs@wesufm.org
The Public Affairs Director develops and maintains the WESU public affairs department. This includes the oversight of public affairs programs, in-house news programs, and any mobile broadcasting of a public affairs nature, as well as helping WESU to comply with FCC record keeping.
Public Relations Director: Liz Pace
Board hours: Mondays 4 PM-6PM
Email: publicrelations@wesufm.org
The Public Relations Directors are the public face of WESU. The Public Relations Directors are responsible for all media relations, press releases, and print publications (including the WESU program guide for each season), as well as overseeing the WESU website.
Events Coordinator: McKenna Blackshire
Board hours: Fridays 2 PM-4 PM
Email: wesuevents@gmail.com
The Coordinator of Events is responsible for coordinating all WESU events, both on and off the Wesleyan campus. The Coordinator of Events is responsible for the WESU Events budget, which is separate from the main WESU budget.
Tech Director: Ben Goodman
Board hours: Thursdays 10:30 AM-12:30 PM
Email: tech@wesufm.org
The Technical Director is responsible for maintaining WESU’s website, Spinitron and StreamRewind accounts, and assisting with basic repairs and preventative maintenance of the studios.
Community Volunteer Liaison: Chaim O’Brien-Blumenthal
Board hours: Tuesdays 4 PM-5 PM; Fridays 3 PM-4 PM
The Community Volunteer Liaison is responsible for acting as a board representative for the interests and inclusion of community volunteers, ensuring the compliance of community volunteers with campus protocol, and supporting the development of projects and initiatives related to community volunteers at WESU.
Program Manager: Rick Sinkiewicz
Email: programmanager@wesufm.org
The Program Manager maintains the automated blocks within the weekly program and provides technical assistance as required for station operations.
General Manager: Ben Michael
Email: generalmanager@wesufm.org
Phone: 860-685-7707
The General Manager is usually at the station during the above hours, and is available by appointment.
The General Manager assists the Board of Directors in fulfilling its managerial and programming obligations, and will ensure that the station is operating responsibly and smoothly. The General Manager is WESU’s Chief Operator as defined by the Federal Communications Commission, and must perform the Chief Operator’s duties as defined by the FCC. His/her primary duties will focus on overseeing the day-to-day maintenance and management of the station, but s/he will be expected to assist Board members in accomplishing their respective tasks. Among other things, the General Manager will be responsible for maintaining the public file, reviewing program logs, cleaning and organizing the station, maintaining the station’s computers and equipment, collecting and sorting the station’s post mail and e-mail, maintaining the website, monitoring the station’s personnel, and contacting the Chief Engineer when technical problems arise and are identified. Also, s/he will assist heavily in executing the station’s various fundraising programs, organizing and running DJ training workshops, and utilizing WESU’s in-house capabilities to produce Public Service Announcements, Promotions, and a host of other audio clips, (such as the daily weather), which should then be prepared for radio play. The General Manager will be responsible for hiring the station’s Chief Engineer, pending Board approval, when the position becomes vacant.