WVCW Radio – The Voice of VCU

Dr. Michael Rao, President of Virginia Commonwealth University, will be live with us on air at 5:30 today with our VCU Newsroom host, Michael Campbell, to discuss the pending VCU budget. This budget affects everything within VCU, including all of it’s undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. It also affects MCV programs as well.

We have received plenty of your questions to ask in regards to the university’s financial situation, as well as other topics. Thank you for sending them in, and listen in for the answers! Check out our Twitter feed, WVCW, for live updates as well.

On Wednesday April 14th, Dr. Michael Rao, President of VCU, will be discussing the university’s budget with WVCW’s News Desk at 5pm.

Questions and/or comments  for Dr. Rao are highly encouraged, please send them in by e-mailing Michael Campbell (michael@wvcw.org), by replying to this post, through our Facebook  page (http://tinyurl.com/wvcwfb), or live at 5pm Wednesday to our iChat/AIM account (WVCWRadio).

Congratulations to Mark Zimmerman for winning week 1!

It’s week two of selections, and it’s your chance to help determine the Fantastic Four. Check out our poll to vote – it closes at midnight on Sunday!

Remember, you can help someone become our winner by voting (they may even take you with them…), so get your vote in now for the Awesomest Thing In Richmond!

It’s Monday, that means it’s  Game Day for WVCW’s April Awesomeness Bracketology!

Will Little Mexico’s Burrito Chop defeat the People of Richmond? Will the Byrd Theatre beat out VCU’s Campus? Or, will Art rule them all!?

Find out today at noon by listening to our live Game Day broadcast. Also, keep a heads up here throughout the week, we will have your chance to vote for who makes it to the Fantastic Four!

Things are going full-swing here at WVCW – here’s a few things we’re cookin’ up:

1. WVCW Bracketology: April Awesomeness Brackets – This is your chance to win some sweet prizes, including concert tickets, lunch or dinner for two, and a $50 shopping spree – all for filling in our brackets of what you think is the Awesomest Thing In Richmond! E-mail bracketology@wvcw.org, come visit us at 817 W Broad St, or look for us at the VCU Compass on the Monroe Park Campus for your chance to fill out a bracket. The deadline for submissions is Friday, April 2nd… don’t miss out!

2. Live CBI Men’s Basketball Coverage – For the first time in our history as VCU’s radio station, our Sports Department will be giving live play-by-play coverage of the Men’s Basketball CBI Tournament Championship Series on Monday at 7pm, as well as Wednesday and Friday at 8pm (Friday if necessary). Check it out at http://wvcw.org/listen.m3u! ***Note: Due to technical difficulties beyond our control, WVCW will not be able to air these games live – a delayed broadcast schedule will be announced at a later time. Sorry for any inconvenience.

3. Administration On Air – WVCW News proudly brings you a live conversation with head administrators and faculty members of VCU every Wednesday at 5pm during the weekly WVCW News Desk show. If you have questions/comments during the broadcast, we welcome you to call our studio 804-828-1057, AIM/iChat wvcwradio, and/or Tweet wvcwlive. If you have any questions/comments before or after the broadcast, please send them to news@wvcw.org, and/or Tweet wvcw.

And of course, you can always see what else is on through the week by checking out our show schedule page and listening in.

Live Tonight, Dr. Reuban Rodriguez, Associate Vice Provost and Dean of Student Affairs for VCU, will be on air with the WVCW News Desk, hosted by Michael Campbell (michael@wvcw.org) at 5 pm.

The topic of discussion is open, and we believe that if you have a question or a comment, let us know! This is your opportunity to directly hear from VCU’s top administration, as well as give them feedback.

Ask your questions/give your comments by e-mailing Michael or by calling in (804) 828-1057.