Nonprofit community radio station WYXR 91.7 FM continues its exploration of rare and influential Memphis recordings with their fifth “WYXR Stereo Sessions presented by MEMPHO & nexAir.” This time, the station’s program manager Jared “Jay B.” Boyd connects with legendary Memphis radio DJ Jus Borne to introduce a listening audience…
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The ROAR, a student-led streaming service created in conjunction with WYXR-FM, launched earlier this week with a wide array of music and talk programming. Under the guidance of longtime local radio veteran Terris “T.K.” King, The ROAR’s mission is to serve as a creative hub where all students, staff and…
The UofM’s College of Communication and Fine Arts (CCFA) is full of innovative artists, scholars, educators, architects and communicators who are creatively shaping the future of our community and beyond. The latest edition of our CCFA publication — Voices — showcases these innovators and their remarkable accomplishments, programs and projects. In the Department of…
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WYXR presents “Meeting In The Middle” – Saturday April 2, noon-4pm In 2022, the music industry climate is very much alive. But it lives prominently in the online space, especially as artists find fewer opportunities to perform live during the pandemic. Commonly, artists are left asking how they can connect…
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WYXR 91.7 FM explores the Memphis music that fans may have missed with “WYXR Stereo Sessions presented by nexAir and MEMPHO,” a monthly series of hi-fi album listening parties. Starting in February, WYXR invites the public to Memphis Listening Lab for a free music seminar that celebrates rare albums from…
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WYXR’s partnership with the University of Memphis guarantees us an intrinsic connection to some of the brightest young talents in the region, enabling us to be a potential training ground for careers in media. So, we’re ecstatic to have our very first intern, Morgan Massey, a senior from Bryant, Arkansas, studying…
The new WYXR radio station will host a live Q&A session on Instagram this Thursday, August 27 at 7 p.m. WYXR Executive Director Robby Grant and Program Manager Jared “Jay B.” Boyd will be on hand to answer questions from listeners about the forthcoming radio station, which is the product of a…
