What happened during the 31st Rock-A-Thon? In case you missed it, here’s a small recap of the highlights during the 67 hours of Pure College Radio Insanity: • Kevin and Andy (our Last DJ Standing competitors) went from totally pumped to totally pissed off to totally “I don’t care” to totally passed out. • Getting … Continue reading
Past Events
What happened during the 31st Rock-A-Thon?
Win a Date with Wayne Sign Up Form
The 31st Annual WPPJ Rock-A-Thon Presents: “Win a Date with Wayne” Ladies, you can win the chance to go see the hit Broadway comedy “Defending The Caveman” with WPPJ’s most eligible bachelor, Wayne Weil from the WPPJ Morning Show, this Wednesday, October 26, 2011! Here’s how it works: During Rock-A-Thon, we’ll be holding speed-dating sessions … Continue reading
Club Involvement Fair
As long lines wait for elevators and hallways are filled with tunes of Broadway, it’s a sure sign that another year of classes have just begun. Plenty of freshmen and transfer students are new to Point Park, and the school is warmly opening their arms with Welcome Week festivities. On Monday, organizations’ … Continue reading
Record Store Day
WPPJ will be hosting a Record store day on April 13th 2011. The event will be open to all students on campus and will benefit the Early Learning Institute of Allegheny County. WPPJ will be contacting record stores throughout the city in attempt to bring them to campus to sell their products to the general … Continue reading
Pioneer Community Day: Dance for Dreams
United Student Government to Host First Pioneer Community Day Pittsburgh – United Student Government of Point Park University will be hosting the first Pioneer Community Day, a University-wide day of community service, on Saturday, April 9. The day will begin with a kickoff breakfast before groups head out to their various projects, followed by a … Continue reading
School of Communication Dinner
The school of communication will be hosting a dinner and celebration honoring all student media organizations. We will be showcasing the many shows we have on the air as well as celebrating the accomplishments of all our members! The Date of the event is Thursday April 28th, 2011 at 7:00 PM. Please feel free to … Continue reading
End of the Semester Dinner
We’re going to Buca Di Beppo! To celebrate successful semester we will be having our end of semester dinner at the fabulous Italian restaurant in the heart of Station Square. The dinner will take place Thursday April 21st, 2011 at 7:00 PM! Please fill out the application below if you would like to attend the … Continue reading
Station Adviser David Fabilli on WPPJ’s New York Trip
Once again this year WPPJ was recognized by the Inter-collegiate Broadcasting System (IBS). Ten WPPJ students and myself attended the 71st IBS National Conference in NYC last week. At the awards presentation last Saturday, WPPJ came up the winner in two categories — “Best Station Event” for its Early Learning Institute Rock-a-Thon and “Best Podcast” … Continue reading
Very Vivified Valentine: Today’s Shows & Playlists
8am – 10am – Morning Glory w/ Andy & Wayne 10am – 11am: Keyen James?? 11am -12pm: Brandon Medina?? 12pm -1pm: Pompeani Sisters 1. Love Song –Taylor Swift 2. I Knew I Loved You Before I Met You –Savage Garden 3. Her Man – Gary Allen 4. Mine – … Continue reading
Sweetheart Fling
I hope you are ready for WPPJ’s Sweetheart Fling – the best way to celebrate Valentine’s Day! So what do we have planned for you? Free food in a romantic atmosphere, a LIVE screening of Regina Spektor, and of course, Cupid will give away sweetheart Valentine’s gifts to you and your loved ones! To purchase … Continue reading
Justin Pierre of Motion City Soundtrack Visits Point Park
On Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009 Lead singer of the band Motion City Soundtrack Justin Pierre performed in the Lawrence Hall lobby He came to Point Park while in Pittsburgh on a promotional tour for his band’s new CD, My Dinosaur Life which hit stores this last week. For more information about Motion City Soundtrack, check … Continue reading
WPPJ Kicks Off It’s Brand New Website With A Contest!
Hey all you ‘PJ Listeners! March 24, 2010 WPPJ will be hosting an all day celebration Outside of the Point Cafe. Your number one on campus radio station will be out in full force advertising our brand new state-of-the-art website! The Best part about it is that WPPJ will be giving away prizes all day … Continue reading
WPPJ is “Scouting For Food” with Point Park University!
During the Month of April, WPPJ will be participating in the local Scouting For Food event taking place on Point Park Universities campus. Each ‘PJ DJ will contribute items, and in turn will encourage their listeners to do the same! Scouting for Food is a month long event in which the Boy Scouts of America … Continue reading
WPPJ Takes Over U-VIEW and The Globe
This week, WPPJ left it’s mark on Point Park’s number one on-campus news source “The Globe”. Below is an excerpt from the article written by Point Park’s own Danielle Thompson: “Some of the changes being made are updates rather than alterations to the way the station is being run. One of the biggest updates is … Continue reading
The Second Annual JMC Awards!
The school of communication will host its second annual Journalism and Mass Communication awards and April Fools Comedy Night on Thursday April 1st in GRW Theatre. Tickets are $10 and will be on sale on the 10th floor at the School of Communication office. Performances will include Point Park’s own Not Quite There Improv and … Continue reading
U-Views 2010 JMC Nominations
The Second Annual JMC awards will take place April 1st in the GRW auditorium. Members of JMC organizations can vote on the 10th floor of Thayer Hall. Tickets are required to attend the events for only ten dollars. The event will feature food and a performance by Point Park Improv and local comedy troupe HustleBot. … Continue reading
Starbucks Acoustic Series: Elliot Sussman
Indie-folk musician Elliott Sussman of Pittsburgh, PA is headlining the concert at Starbucks in Conestoga Hall. Sussman will be playing songs from his album “Ruth” as well as other folk hits. Visit www.myspace.com/elliottsussman for more information on Sussman as well as to listen to several songs. Opening for Sussman will be Point Park’s own Chelsea … Continue reading