KSLU’s Rock School receives Communicator Award of Distinction
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
by: Tonya Lowentritt
AWARD OF DISTINCTION - One of KSLU’s most popular programs, Rock School, has received a Communicator Award of Distinction from the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts. The show is hosted by Southeastern Louisiana University Communication Professor Joe Burns, left, along with his wife Tammy Burns, and airs twice per week on 90.9 FM as well as 17 affiliate stations.
HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana University’s public radio station KSLU has received
a Communicator Award of Distinction from the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts
for its long running program “Rock School.”
One of KSLU’s most popular programs, Rock School is hosted by Southeastern Communication
Professor Joe Burns, along with his wife Tammy Burns, and airs twice per week on 90.9
FM as well as 17 affiliate stations.
The show focuses on a new topic each week, playing music from and exploring the
facts of that theme. The show has produced over 500 episodes without repeating a topic
or airing a re-run.
The Communicator Award of Distinction was specifically awarded for an episode
of Rock School focusing on the book “Just a Shot Away: Peace, Love, and Tragedy with
the Rolling Stones at Altamont” by author Saul Austerlitz, the premiere episode in
the Rock School series “Joe’s Book Club.”
Rock School episodes, including “Altamont” and the entire Book Club series, are
archived and available on the Rock School website, kslu.org/rockschool, and through
the PRX Music Exchange at prx.org. For more information on Rock School, visit kslu.org
or tune in Thursdays at 5 p.m. and Sundays at 4 p.m. to 90.9 FM KSLU.
KSLU offers a wide variety of programming, including music and live broadcasts
of sporting events, the award-winning and syndicated Rock School show, and the community
talk show “Point of View.” Named the No. 1 college radio station in the region by
the Southeast Journalism Conference, KSLU provides Southeastern students interested
in broadcasting with an intensive learning environment. Learn more about KSLU at http://www.kslu.org/.