Max Traber '06

After a long, stressful day of tough classes and strenuous sports practices, go to your room, and chill while listening to some smooth jazz on the one and only WGAJ. Actually, it is unlikely that any smooth jazz is played on 91.7, but there is peaceful entertainment just at the touch of a button.

Between nine and ten p.m. on Thursday evenings you can listen to Sam Romney '06 and Lauren Valchuis '06 and their radio show. They claim that it's the best show on the station. "We have amazing conversations that are worth listening to," said Valchuis.

Aside from the great beats, Romney and Valchuis' show offers an incentive to move in: prize raffles.

"We're trying to raffle off my bike, but no one calls so the bike hasn't been gotten rid of yet," said Romney. They are, however, grateful to the select few who are loyal listeners. "We also make posters. which shows devotion unparalleled to any other show hosts," Romney added.

Elliot Smith's '05 talk show is tough competition for Romney and Valchuis's show. "[The show] is a higher concentration of me than anything else which hands down makes it the best:' Smith said.

Smith only plays two songs per show, so if you are musically inclined this is not the program for you. What Smith lacks in melody, he makes up for with sidesplitting comedy routines. Anyone who saw "Huzzah" last December will attest to the fact that he is an outrageously hysterical comedian; thus, if you are in need of laughs, this is certainly a worthwhile way to spend your time.

Graeme Harcourt's '05 show, Is Anyone Listening, is yet another must-hear program. With a great deal of music including classics from the Doors, some quality Jimi Hendrix or just random tracks picked from the variety of sample CDs from around the WGAJ studio, Harcourt has combined talk and music in a way that few have ever managed. "[My show] combines talk about contemporary issues with dynamic and unprecedented musical tracks," said Harcourt.

Kelsey Byrne '06, Eliza Murphy '06, and Carolyn Silverman '06 should not left be out of the list of superb hosts. Between nine and ten on Thursdays you can listen to this threesome play some crazy tunes. Their trademark is playing a different 90s song every week, but the highlight, "even though the listeners can't appreciate it, is the 30-minute dance party that we always end with...which is great," said Murphy.

"[The show] always has random guests to vary up the conversation and provide entertainment, of course," Murphy shamelessly advertised.

Kendall Thornton '06 and Grace Wittenberg '06 are often the special guests on the show. The show's music is always fun and it's a worthwhile listen if you're in need for a mood lifter.

Dan Postilnik '05, the programming director for WGAJ, is very excited about the current shows and their DJs. The officers have become stricter concerning DJ attendance, resulting in the station having more dedicated DJs.

"Our schedule is packed. Every slot between seven and ten o'clock is full," said Postilnik. The station now offers music 24-hours-a-day all week thanks to the web streamer, which lets people all over the world listen to our very own radio station over the internet.

Postilnik discussed some of his plans for the future of the radio station, which included more detailed sports coverage and perhaps experiments with radio theater. Radio theater was a form of entertainment common in the thirties involving actors with scripts standing around a microphone acting out short plays.

"[WGAJ plays] everything from South American music to Jamaican dance to jazz to eclectic music, said Postilnik. The station's musical diversity offers something for everyone. So if you're ever bored in your room, set your stereo to 91.7 FM or go to wgaj.deerfield.edu and click the listen button to hear endless, commercial-free music.