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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Victoria Borlando and Hannah J Davies

Chaotic and thrilling: Columbia’s radio station is live from the student protests

six young people sit around a table full of mics, headphones and laptops
WKCR's broadcasting studio. Directed by the DJ, a panel of student journalists work together with the field reporters to record and upload live coverage. Photograph: Victoria Borlando

“The turning point was certainly immediate, very sudden … We received a tip at 4am that there would be a demonstration on Columbia’s campus, and pretty soon after that, we went live on air.”

The presenter, Georgia Dillane, is describing the moment on 17 April that student radio station WKCR was thrust into the spotlight with its quick news updates from inside the university grounds.

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