OPEN NOW – Fall 2023 Show & Coordinator Application

Fall 2023 Applications are now open! All creators welcome! If you’re a returning Radio Jockey/Web Staffer or someone new who has an interest in radio or its workings, we would love to have you on our team. Black Squirrel Radio (BSR) is once again looking for talented students to put the RAD in radio for […]

BSR Fall 2023 Director Applications

Black Squirrel Radio is back and ready to start the Fall 2023 Semester! In the spirit of the new school year, we are hiring for a few positions, which include: Sports Director Marketing Director Programming Director Mobile DJ Applications are located at the link below, and are open until July 31st. You must be a […]

Flashes Come Up Short Against Indiana In Opening Round of the NCAA Tournament

For the first time since 2017, the Kent State Men’s basketball team played in an NCAA tournament game. Kent State came in as a 13 seed in the midwest region and the Flashes played against the Indiana Hoosiers, Indiana came into the midwest region of the tournament as the 4 seed.  This is not the […]

The College Review of the 95th Academy Awards

Hollywood’s most important night took place last weekend, on the coattails of an eventful show a year ago. The 95th Academy Awards took place Sunday, March 12th, at the Dolby Theatre located on shiny Hollywood Boulevard. The star studded event featured performances from all the Best Original Song nominees, sob-worthy wins & speeches, and one to many […]

MAC Championship Preview: Kent State VS. Toledo

For the second year in a row, Kent State Men’s basketball team was playing their rival the Akron Zips in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) tournament, but this time it was in the semifinal and not in the championship like how it was last season.  Another difference between the different tournament matchups is that this year’s […]

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y2slay

2:00pmSunday

2:00pmSunday

Hosted By: Ashlee Steinberger and Alexa Warmuth What’s it about?: On y2slay, hosts and besties Alexa and Ashlee play your favorite early 2000s hits, discuss y2k drama and gossip, and give you a weekly dose of astrology. Genre(s): y2k, gossip, drama, astrology, retro Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/y2slay_bsr/

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Kicks by Katie

12:00pmSunday

12:00pmSunday

Hosted by: Katie DeChant What's it about: 80s alternative music. Genre: Alternative

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Spotlight with Kaden

4:00pmSunday

4:00pmSunday

Hosted by: Kadin McElwain What's it about:  Looking for a show full of energy, fun, and loads of guitar? Look no further than…. Spotlight With Kadin Join your host, Kadin McElwain, as he talks about random stuff, plays you the music that needs to be put in the spotlight, and even has guests over. Who knows? He might even play some guitar. Genres: Music, talk Instagram: @SpotlightWithKadinOfficial

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Backroads Radio

6:00pmSunday

6:00pmSunday

Hosted by: Marlena Rozner What's it about: Backroads Radio is your Sunday afternoon ride through folk, alt-country, rock, and indie. Tune in for 70s country, early 2000s indie, and contemporary folk, and so much more. Hosted by Marlena Rozner (and friends), we'll talk legendary albums and hidden gems alike. Who knows, you may even hear some original musical performances! Genres: Folk, Alternative Country, Rock, Indie, and more Instagram:@backroadsradio

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The Bronze

11:00amMonday

11:00amMonday

Hosted by: Leon VD McArdle What's it about: Cool music that flows well together hosted by Leon McArdle. Genres will typically include: alternative, rock, indie and metal. Highly inspired by music played in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Genres: Alternative, Indie, Metal and Rock

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K-Pop in Your Area

5:00pmMonday

5:00pmMonday

Hosted By: Brittany Davis What it's about: Sit with me while we talk about the latest comebacks and debuts of Kpop, the hot news in Kmedia, and go over the top 10 songs of the week! Genre(s): Kpop Instagram: @kpopinyourarea.bsr

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Trailmix

9:00pmMonday

9:00pmMonday

Hosted by: Sarah Kowaleski and Gabe Virant What's it about: Alt, indie, punk, folk, some classic rock and bluegrass, and we talk about all things nature/camping/national park related, as well as just some random chatter. Genres: Alt, indie, punk, folk, some classic rock and bluegrass Instagram: @trailmix_bsr

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See You Next Tuesday

4:00pmTuesday

4:00pmTuesday

Hosted By: Allie and Ella What’s it about?: Our show, See You Next Tuesday is hosted by two high school friends that have a lot of random conversations. We thought “Huh I wonder if anyone would listen to us?” So here we are trying to figure that out on BSR. We are two very different people but extremely similar. We tend to talk about anything and everything ranging from unhinged to somewhat normal conversations. Sit down a listen while you study or whatever you do in your free time, we don’t judge. Just like our talks, our music spans from Pop to Folk to 70s/80s/90s/ it depends on what we are feeling that day! Genre(s): Muppets, Lego movies, Everything Instagram: @nxt2sday  

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The Late Night Blaze

10:00pmTuesday

10:00pmTuesday

Hosted by: Gabrielle Jardine What's it about: Just my favorite songs that I've been listening to for the week! Genres: Shoegaze, alternative, grunge Instagram:@gabbyjardine

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Get Real

8:00pmTuesday

8:00pmTuesday

Hosted By: Ashlyn Merrill, Cami Lanning, Finora Reilly What’s it about?:Get Real is inspired by our friend group, as we are always saying people need to get real and grow up, so why not help everyone get real? Our show will follow a loose weekly theme of music, whether that be genre or feeling based, and cover some different segments regularly, such as tarot reading for the week ahead and weekend recaps. Genre(s): Alternative, Indie, Rock, conversation, tarot, astrology, Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getrealbsr/

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On Repeat

2:00pmTuesday

2:00pmTuesday

Hosted by: Kristina What's it about:Join Kristina as she plays a variety of music, including indie, pop, and alternative rock. Genres: Indie, pop, alternative rock, folk Instagram: @onrepeat_bsr

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Queens of Aux

4:00pmWednesday

4:00pmWednesday

Hosted by: Tessa Neal and Emma MacNiven What's it about: We discuss the music we are currently listening to, as well as analyze the meanings behind songs and their lyrics. We cover all kinds of music, ranging from Taylor Swift, to the Bee Gees, to Fiona Apple, to Paramore. Genres: Indie pop, alternative, Indie Folk, movies, and TV shows. Instagram: @queensoftheaux

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Exhale

10:00pmWednesday

10:00pmWednesday

Hosted by: Micah Beck a.k.a UNO What's it about: Exhale is your one-stop for the chilliest downtempo and soothing tunes to get you vibing and relaxed after a long day of work. We'll be listening to all sorts of chilly tunes for two hours and talking a bit about the history and stories behind them as well. Genres: Electronic, Ambient, Chill, Downtempo

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Wahala Dey!

8:00pmWednesday

8:00pmWednesday

Hosted By: Jaft - Ayo Toluhi What's it about: Weekly, insightful Chit-Chats, Music, and current updates on current events from Africa in particular and around the globe. Genre(s):  Afrobeats, Amapiano, Afrorap, Uk drill and Afro Alte Instagram: @_wahaladey @itsemperor_jaft

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Radio Tim

6:00pmWednesday

6:00pmWednesday

Hosted By: Tim Trepal What’s it about?: On Radio Tim we analyze the latest in the Pop, Rock, and Indie world! Each week we will look at the top 10 from the current week as well as the top 10 from the same week in another year! Oh and expect tons and tons of the greatest Pop, Rock, and Indie hits of the past 20 years! So come along and Tune in to Radio Tim! Genre(s): Indie, Pop, Rock, 2010s, 2020s Instagram: @radio.tim

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Gulp Radio

12:00pmWednesday

12:00pmWednesday

Hosted by: Joel Semancik What's it about: The sole purpose of Gulp is to introduce people to music that they may have never heard or music that you may have forgotten about. I will be bringing on different people from around the area and have them bring 5 songs with them to show off. After that we will talk about why they brought those songs, what speaks to them, all the good things I promise. Genres: A Variety of Music and Personalities Instagram:  @gulp.industries Spotify: Gulp Radio

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Trainwreck

4:00pmThursday

4:00pmThursday

Hosted By: Annemarie What’s it about?: Trainwreck is a low key place where you never know what is coming next. Whether it be a dramatic reading, a rant about current events, or the entire discography of a certain artist, you can have all that happen just in one show on Trainwreck! Comic books, horror movies, classic rock, Disney, cosplay, literally ANYTHING is on the table! Tune in to Trainwreck live at blacksquirrelradio.com back at its regular time Thursdays 4 to 6! Genre(s): Talk/rant, and a majority classic rock music Socials: https://linktr.ee/amk0509?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=564eb0e4-8a1a-4e45-98a4-f94ad045ce4c

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6:00pmThursday

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K-Pop Korner

11:00amThursday

11:00amThursday

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80s & Stuff

10:00pmThursday

10:00pmThursday

Host: Yasmeen Matthews What it's about: playing music from the 70s to 90s, and giving short biographies on the artist/groups who made that music. Genre: 70s to 90s music

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The Roasted Nutz

8:00pmThursday

8:00pmThursday

Hosted by: Claire Palopoli and Ellen Ethridge What's it about: The Roasted Nutz coming at you with random nut facts, comedy, and all sorts of random topics from ghost stories to music records and everything in-between. Genres: comedy, nut facts, music (indie/folk/funny), stories Instagram: @theroastednutz

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3:00pmFriday

Hosted By: Emma Patchin What's it about: You know the saying, “hear no evil, see no evil speak no evil”? Well, that first one is just a suggestion. Final Girl Film Frights is a horror movie radio show on Fridays from 3-5. Each week will feature a new horror film, ranging from PG to Rated R, where we will go in depth in the backstory of the film, who worked on it, give a synopsis, discuss meanings behind the general theme and how it has affected horror as a whole genre. Not only this, but we will also briefly touch on what is new in horror as well as what's coming up. Check our social and schedules monthly to tune in and hear about some of your favorite freights, as well as learn things you never knew before about this gory genre. So, what’s your favorite scary movie? Genres: Horror, film Social Media: @FinalGirlFilmFrights and @FGFF.BSR

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7:00pmFriday

Hosted By: Finn Mroz-Roakes What it's about: Mothman is my Boyfriend is a brand new true crime show where each week Finn and Will sit down to discuss the latest news in crime, conspiracy, cryptids and all things macabre. All while playing the gloomiest, spookiest, “gothiest” music we can find. Genre(s):  Goth, Dark wave, post punk

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Candlelight Conversations

6:00pmSaturday

6:00pmSaturday

Hosted by: Connor Nagy What's it about: I will be using a book of 3000 questions to interview and hopefully start some conversations with a different guest each week. Instagram: @connornagy13

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Common Coffee Grounds

12:00pmSaturday

12:00pmSaturday

Hosted By: Hailey Kukral, Julia Howe, and Lauren Kovach What’s it about?: CCG is all about the talking about the commonalities and differences between people. We all became friends in strange ways, coming from very different lives. Together we talk about, film, music, culture, our backgrounds & experiences to try to understand why we are the way we are. Join us to get in on the conversation! Genre(s): Alternative, Indie, film, conversation, talk show, astrology, music, culture, movies Instagram: @commoncoffeegrounds

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2:00pmSaturday

Hosted By: Adam Fneiche What’s it about?: My show is about exposing people to all kinds of ska music from all different subgenres mixed with catchy punk and pop-punk tunes. Genre(s): ska, ska punk, punk, punk rock, skate punk, rock, pop Twitter:  https://twitter.com/skapresident

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