It was September 2006, and we were on a bus. I don’t remember where we were going, but what I do remember is having a conversation with a first-year mentor, Ashira Beutler-Greene ’07. When I told her I was overwhelmed by all the student organizations, she said: “Check out WZLY. All the best people do radio.” That suggestion changed my life.
The History
WZLY began 80 years ago as the Wellesley Broadcasting Station, or WBS; the first program aired April 20, 1942, after the father of a Wellesley student donated $1,000 to the College so that his daughter could pursue her interest in setting up a campus radio station. “Wellesley Broadcasting Station does not claim to be trying to compete with national radio systems,” a Wellesley News story from November 1947 notes. “It has two purposes. First, WBS wants to give its listeners programs which they will enjoy. ……
