Katherine (Kate) Rye Jewell
@katejewell.bsky.social
Historian at Fitchburg State. Live from the Underground: A History of College Radio (UNC Press). Annoyingly obsessed with radio.
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In aggregate this map doesn't show much, but if you're curious about where college radio exists on FM (gray for other types of stations), this is it, sliced by when the station debuted: www.google.com/maps/d/edit?...
Geography of FM College Radio - Google My Maps
Geography of FM College Radio
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December 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
In aggregate this map doesn't show much, but if you're curious about where college radio exists on FM (gray for other types of stations), this is it, sliced by when the station debuted: www.google.com/maps/d/edit?...
Before Thanksgiving, I turned in a draft of my new book for peer review. Here's how it went and some lessons I learned about writing/editing.
In writing LFTU, I realized the rise of FM and the 1960s/1970s didn't fit well with the arc about college radio in the 1980s/90s I wanted to focus on....
In writing LFTU, I realized the rise of FM and the 1960s/1970s didn't fit well with the arc about college radio in the 1980s/90s I wanted to focus on....
December 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Before Thanksgiving, I turned in a draft of my new book for peer review. Here's how it went and some lessons I learned about writing/editing.
In writing LFTU, I realized the rise of FM and the 1960s/1970s didn't fit well with the arc about college radio in the 1980s/90s I wanted to focus on....
In writing LFTU, I realized the rise of FM and the 1960s/1970s didn't fit well with the arc about college radio in the 1980s/90s I wanted to focus on....
Out today in print!
December 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Out today in print!
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"These days, @katejewell.bsky.social said, the marketing budgets may have shrunk, but college radio is still deeply satisfying for the students and a source of great pleasure for its listeners." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/s...
College Radio Keeps Its Cool
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"These days, @katejewell.bsky.social said, the marketing budgets may have shrunk, but college radio is still deeply satisfying for the students and a source of great pleasure for its listeners." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/s...
Northern Arizona University, 1967, someone managed to get most of the students to leave campus early before Christmas by phoning in a snowstorm announcement... newspaperarchive.com/other-articl...
December 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Northern Arizona University, 1967, someone managed to get most of the students to leave campus early before Christmas by phoning in a snowstorm announcement... newspaperarchive.com/other-articl...
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Such a great book from @katejewell.bsky.social
Long live college radio.
Long live college radio.
From R.E.M. to Nirvana, Live from the Underground by Katherine Rye Jewell traces how college radio shaped American music—and politics. A deeply researched history of rebellion, rhythm, and the fight for free expression zurl.co/5ehvB
Katherine Rye Jewell Tunes into America’s Culture Wars in 'Live from the Underground: A History of College Radio' - That Eric Alper
Bands like R.E.M., U2, Public Enemy, and Nirvana found success as darlings of college radio, but the extraordinary influence of these stations and their DJs on musical culture since the 1970s was anything but inevitable. As media deregulation and political conflict over obscenity and censorship transformed the business and politics of culture, students and community […]
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December 3, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Such a great book from @katejewell.bsky.social
Long live college radio.
Long live college radio.
Reposted by Katherine (Kate) Rye Jewell
From R.E.M. to Nirvana, Live from the Underground by Katherine Rye Jewell traces how college radio shaped American music—and politics. A deeply researched history of rebellion, rhythm, and the fight for free expression zurl.co/5ehvB
Katherine Rye Jewell Tunes into America’s Culture Wars in 'Live from the Underground: A History of College Radio' - That Eric Alper
Bands like R.E.M., U2, Public Enemy, and Nirvana found success as darlings of college radio, but the extraordinary influence of these stations and their DJs on musical culture since the 1970s was anything but inevitable. As media deregulation and political conflict over obscenity and censorship transformed the business and politics of culture, students and community […]
zurl.co
October 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
From R.E.M. to Nirvana, Live from the Underground by Katherine Rye Jewell traces how college radio shaped American music—and politics. A deeply researched history of rebellion, rhythm, and the fight for free expression zurl.co/5ehvB
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It’s officially #GivingTuesday (in case you haven’t checked your email yet today). That means another request to support #BenFranklinsWorld and your other favorite podcasts. Clio Digital Media has a 2x matching donor, so your money goes even further! @lizcovart.bsky.social @kawulf.bsky.social
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It’s officially #GivingTuesday (in case you haven’t checked your email yet today). That means another request to support #BenFranklinsWorld and your other favorite podcasts. Clio Digital Media has a 2x matching donor, so your money goes even further! @lizcovart.bsky.social @kawulf.bsky.social
I will take our creepy fake naval muppet mascot today.
a pirate mascot stands in front of a clock tower on a cloudy day
Alt: a pirate mascot stands in front of a clock tower on a cloudy day
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November 30, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I will take our creepy fake naval muppet mascot today.
I don’t know what to do with myself with Vanderbilt playing football like this. I’ve been a Vandy fan since birth and them sucking is like a part of my identity 😆😆
November 29, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I don’t know what to do with myself with Vanderbilt playing football like this. I’ve been a Vandy fan since birth and them sucking is like a part of my identity 😆😆
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Just finished Cameron Crowe’s most excellent memoir, The Uncool and have just started @katejewell.bsky.social’s Live from the Underground: A History of College Radio.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Just finished Cameron Crowe’s most excellent memoir, The Uncool and have just started @katejewell.bsky.social’s Live from the Underground: A History of College Radio.
#BookSky
#MusicSky
#WritingCommunity
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#MusicSky
#WritingCommunity
Back when Fellowship of the Ring came out, I said something about how pretty Legolas was, and my aunt just looked at me, serious, and said, “SEAN BEAN. You’ll see.” I now see.
November 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Back when Fellowship of the Ring came out, I said something about how pretty Legolas was, and my aunt just looked at me, serious, and said, “SEAN BEAN. You’ll see.” I now see.
“A tome on capitalism” is probably as rosy an endorsement as economic historians can get…
Our weekly peek at what's publishing. n.pr/44vFPkq
New books this week: A tome on capitalism, a deep dive on crosswords and more
Capitalism: A Global History comes in at 1,000 pages before the footnotes. Across the Universe explores the past, present and future of crossword puzzles. Plus, a Mitford sister biography and more.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:50 AM
“A tome on capitalism” is probably as rosy an endorsement as economic historians can get…
Editing process the day before submission: 1) schedule a new oral history for the book that is due; 2) rearrange some furniture; 3) edit footnotes; 3) make dyspeptic comments online about how AI is not a pedagogical crisis, it's a labor crisis; 4) matcha latte time; 5) edit footnotes; it's 9 a.m.
November 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Editing process the day before submission: 1) schedule a new oral history for the book that is due; 2) rearrange some furniture; 3) edit footnotes; 3) make dyspeptic comments online about how AI is not a pedagogical crisis, it's a labor crisis; 4) matcha latte time; 5) edit footnotes; it's 9 a.m.
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I think my state-school students deserve to learn how to think and analyze for themselves. Will my administrators agree or just tell students they should let a computer think for them?
November 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I think my state-school students deserve to learn how to think and analyze for themselves. Will my administrators agree or just tell students they should let a computer think for them?
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The day I arrived at my new college in 1982 I had a couple of suitcases, a box of sundries, a badass stereo and four feet of records in the back seat. I soon found my place at KHDX. In many ways I’ve never left. Long live college (and community) radio!📻
So great to see college radio in all its glory featured in today's NYT. I interviewed for the piece (WFUV is at Fordham, WFMU is independent, formerly of Uppsala--such is the way with radio, which has more acronyms than the New Deal): www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/s...
College Radio Keeps Its Cool
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The day I arrived at my new college in 1982 I had a couple of suitcases, a box of sundries, a badass stereo and four feet of records in the back seat. I soon found my place at KHDX. In many ways I’ve never left. Long live college (and community) radio!📻
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College radio has always had a cool, hip factor. It’s a culture built on passion and discovery that benefits both students and listeners. Long live the stations running on duct tape, borrowed records, and a pure obsession that's defiantly alive.
So great to see college radio in all its glory featured in today's NYT. I interviewed for the piece (WFUV is at Fordham, WFMU is independent, formerly of Uppsala--such is the way with radio, which has more acronyms than the New Deal): www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/s...
College Radio Keeps Its Cool
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
College radio has always had a cool, hip factor. It’s a culture built on passion and discovery that benefits both students and listeners. Long live the stations running on duct tape, borrowed records, and a pure obsession that's defiantly alive.
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"Can places like KXLU survive, when the tech pull [is] squarely in the opposite direction? 'One administrator can kill a college 📻station,” @katejewell.bsky.social said, while adding that she feels the health of such stations is strong [bc] DIY camaraderie + community feel so urgent..."
College Radio Keeps Its Cool
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November 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
"Can places like KXLU survive, when the tech pull [is] squarely in the opposite direction? 'One administrator can kill a college 📻station,” @katejewell.bsky.social said, while adding that she feels the health of such stations is strong [bc] DIY camaraderie + community feel so urgent..."
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I loved listening to WFUV when I lived up there
So great to see college radio in all its glory featured in today's NYT. I interviewed for the piece (WFUV is at Fordham, WFMU is independent, formerly of Uppsala--such is the way with radio, which has more acronyms than the New Deal): www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/s...
College Radio Keeps Its Cool
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I loved listening to WFUV when I lived up there
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Looking fwd to this—here, also, is @emwhitenoise.bsky.social back in October on "young listeners rejecting algorithms" in favor of college radio programming emwhitenoise.substack.com/p/gen-zs-col...
So great to see college radio in all its glory featured in today's NYT. I interviewed for the piece (WFUV is at Fordham, WFMU is independent, formerly of Uppsala--such is the way with radio, which has more acronyms than the New Deal): www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/s...
College Radio Keeps Its Cool
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Looking fwd to this—here, also, is @emwhitenoise.bsky.social back in October on "young listeners rejecting algorithms" in favor of college radio programming emwhitenoise.substack.com/p/gen-zs-col...
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I heard the Strokes and Gorillaz for the first time on Lindenwood college radio. Would listen to it in HS, cause it's where the good news songs were.
So great to see college radio in all its glory featured in today's NYT. I interviewed for the piece (WFUV is at Fordham, WFMU is independent, formerly of Uppsala--such is the way with radio, which has more acronyms than the New Deal): www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/s...
College Radio Keeps Its Cool
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I heard the Strokes and Gorillaz for the first time on Lindenwood college radio. Would listen to it in HS, cause it's where the good news songs were.
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I got my start in college radio at WZMB on the campus of East Carolina University in the 80’s. I just celebrated my 40th year in Broadcast Radio. There is nothing like the diverse personalities and musical tastes of college DJs! Thanks for the article!
November 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I got my start in college radio at WZMB on the campus of East Carolina University in the 80’s. I just celebrated my 40th year in Broadcast Radio. There is nothing like the diverse personalities and musical tastes of college DJs! Thanks for the article!
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WFMU (former college as noted) is my main station but over the years I've loved a ton of college stations; KVCU in Boulder (Radio 1190--AM!) in particular (and big guns like KCRW)
So great to see college radio in all its glory featured in today's NYT. I interviewed for the piece (WFUV is at Fordham, WFMU is independent, formerly of Uppsala--such is the way with radio, which has more acronyms than the New Deal): www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/s...
College Radio Keeps Its Cool
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
WFMU (former college as noted) is my main station but over the years I've loved a ton of college stations; KVCU in Boulder (Radio 1190--AM!) in particular (and big guns like KCRW)
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Thrilled to see college radio is still thriving and being celebrated in the NYT.
And this gives me a chance to humble brag that my kiddo, a college freshman, is a novice college radio DJ (Because she is so cool).
And this gives me a chance to humble brag that my kiddo, a college freshman, is a novice college radio DJ (Because she is so cool).
So great to see college radio in all its glory featured in today's NYT. I interviewed for the piece (WFUV is at Fordham, WFMU is independent, formerly of Uppsala--such is the way with radio, which has more acronyms than the New Deal): www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/s...
College Radio Keeps Its Cool
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Thrilled to see college radio is still thriving and being celebrated in the NYT.
And this gives me a chance to humble brag that my kiddo, a college freshman, is a novice college radio DJ (Because she is so cool).
And this gives me a chance to humble brag that my kiddo, a college freshman, is a novice college radio DJ (Because she is so cool).