TSU in Liberia p. 5
TSU Timeline p . 6 - 7 SWAC Champs p. 10
February 2019
Yung Giant p. 8
Volume 71, Issue 5
KTSU launches student-run radio station Tease #2. XX
Texas Southern University President Austin A. Lane (center) posing with KTSU2 student representatives Treyvon Waddy TSU Herald Contributing Writer On Tuesday Feb. 19, 2019, TSU President Dr. Austin Lane had the honor of cutting the ribbon to KTSU2, a successor to it’s 48 year-old sister station, KTSU. Now open to the general public, KTSU2 serves as the campus’ student-run e-radio station, a throwback to KTSU’s humble beginnings as a purely student-run organization. The ceremony itself had many contributors, such as the VP of University Advancement, Melinda Spaulding; Assistant Dean of Communications, Serbino Sandifer-Walker; and General Manager of KTSU, Ernest Walker. The ceremony opened with a speech Melinda
Spaulding and was followed up with speeches by Dr. Lane and Professor Sandifer-Walker, the last of whom was brought to tears by KTSU2’s potential. “Professor Val and I have worked so hard. But it’s only through the wonderful visionary, Austin Lane that this is possible. And I’m so grateful because there’s an opportunity for our students to go out there and make a difference. They’re gonna make a difference, and they’re gonna tell our story. And our story deserves to be told. So I just want to say thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone,” expressed Walker, towards the end of her speech. Rev. Dr. Robert M. Gilmore, one of the
first contributors to the original KTSU, was also present and shared his feelings on KTSU2. “It feels great. It feels almost as if a father had seen his baby grow up. KTSU has been such a vital part to my development as an individual and as a man, and it makes me appreciate how much we struggled in the early days. To see the huge state-of-the-art facility that we have today with the internet and social media, KTSU2 to me, opens up the door for students to broadcast on a whole new level,” said Rev. Dr. Robert M. Gilmore, when asked about his thoughts about KTSU2. After everyone spoke, the crowd
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convened towards the new radio rooms of KTSU2, where Dr. Lane gleefully cut the ribbon in front of the door, officially opening KTSU2 “The Voice.” After the ceremony, there were tours given by KTSU2’s student contributors, among which was Mateo McKinney, who had this to say: “The goal of KTSU2 is to represent the school and the student body in a way that is new and fresh. We’re bringing back the heyday of KTSU, a station where the students are more involved. We’re bringing it back to us as a unified student body, really. (KTSU2 continued on page 3)