ABOUT GLOBE MEDIA
Established in 1958, WGCS is the educational radio voice of Goshen College. The station is on-air 24 hours a day, seven days a week, year-round. But the reach is far beyond just the Michiana region. WGCS simultaneously goes over the airwaves and can be heard online, from anywhere across the globe.
Today, the Globe provides 24-hour programming which includes music, news, public affairs, and sports.
More than 50 students have held the top leadership post as student station managers and 11 faculty general managers have directed the station since 1958.
OUR MISSION
OUR HISTORY
WGCS was granted a station license from the Federal Communication Commission on October 2, 1958, but the process of making 91.1 The Globe a reality started well before that. In the 1940s, a carrier current transmitter, which puts out a low-power radio signal, was placed in Assembly Hall, with wires running throughout the campus. Then programs in Assembly Hall, like chapels and church services were broadcast.
Students broadcast live from a GC basketball game, circa 1965. (Photo by Rod Hernley)
Humble Beginnings
Plans for the college’s own radio station never went away. The class of 1956 donated $1,845 for an FM station to be built on campus, and the construction application was approved by the FCC on January 17, 1958.
The original format for WGCS was classical music, and it stayed that way up until June 21, 2004, at 6:06 a.m. to the tune of Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-Changin’.”
GLOBE STAFF
Jason Samuel
Jason has 30 years of broadcasting experience at both commercial and non-commercial radio stations in Indiana. He has worked in sales, programming, and management. Jason is a 1993 graduate of Goshen College where he ascended to the role of student station manager as a junior. Following ten successful years as a sportscaster, DJ, and sales representative he returned to his alma mater to become general manager for WGCS and assistant professor in the Communication Department.
Samuel holds a Master of Arts in Professional Communication from Purdue University.
Kyle Hufford
Kyle is Midwest born and bred. He has been working in the video and media production industry for over 10 years. Kyle’s background is quite eclectic, from video production to graphic design and even 5 years as a television producer and promotions director.
After years in the industry, Kyle went back to school to get a Masters in Digital Storytelling from Ball State University to pursue interests in higher education. Now as the General Manager of FiveCore Media and an Assistant Professor of Communication at Goshen College he gets to pursue both of his passions.
Kyle enjoys the outdoors, photography and traveling to new places.
2019-20 STUDENT LEADERS
Kadie Spoor
Student Station Manager
Senior from Valparaiso, IN
Zachariah Begly
News Director
Senior from Evanston, IL
William Troyer
Sports Director
Senior from Goshen, IN
Nathan Pauls
Program Director
Senior from Lancaster, PA
Gabriella KLopfenstein
Public Relations Manager
Junior from Goshen, IN
Gabe kermode
Sports Producer
Junior from Boulder City, NV
jeremiah sherrill
Production Specialist
Junior from Higashi-Kurume, Japan
Benji Wall
Music Librarian
Sophomore from Goshen, IN
Court Templeton
Music Director
Sophomore from Saint Louis, Missouri
OUR STUDENT AND FACULTY STATION MANAGERS
1959-1970 Program Director was the highest-ranking student position. In 1970-73 Student Manager was highest-ranking student position. The follow list is compiled by acadmeic year and comes from The Globe archives.
| 2003 – current | Jason Samuel |
| 1995 – 03 | Jon Kauffmann-Kennel |
| 1992 – 95 | Bill Frisbie |
| 1991 – 92 | Kerry Strayer |
| 1988 – 91 | Ron Johnson |
| 1985 – 88 | Stuart Showalter |
| 1983 – 85 | Mark Kelley |
| 1981 – 83 | Vernon Schertz |
| 1976 | Alfred Albrecht |
| 1970 – 71, 1975 – 81 | Roy Umble |
| 1958 – 70, 1971 – 75 | Jacob Swartzendruber |
| Current |
Riley Friesner |
| 2018 -19 | Laura Hoover |
| 2017 -18 | Brad Stoltzfus & Spencer Buttermore |
| 2016 – 17 | JD Hershberger |
| 2015 – 16 | Victor Garcia |
| 2013 – 14 | Danielle Kerschhackl |
| 2012 – 13 | Kelsey Morris |
| 2011 – 12 | Summer Hasan |
| 2010 – 11 | Trisha Handrich |
| 2009 – 10 | Rae Halder |
| 2008 – 09 | Abri Houser |
| 2007 – 08 | Zach Miller |
| 2006 – 07 | J.D. Windhorst |
| 2006 – 07 | Josh Gross |
| 2005 – 06 | Kimberlee Rohrer |
| 2004 – 05 | Nick Gingerich |
| 2003 – 04 | Joel Short |
| 2002 – 03 | Hannah Livengood |
| 2001 – 02 | Dikshya Adhikari |
| 2000 – 01 | Josh Byler |
| 2000 – 01 | Stephan Bontrager |
| 1999 – 00 | Courtney Papa |
| 1998 – 99 | Chrissy Kilmer |
| 1997 – 98 | Amy Gingerich |
| 1996 – 97 | Abir Sarras |
| 1995 – 96 | Andrew Bruinewoud |
| 1995 – 95 | Phil Richard |
| 1994 – 95 | Rachel Lapp |
| 1992 – 94 | Matt Smith |
| 1992 – 93 | Angie Richard |
| 1991 – 92 | Jason Samuel |
| 1990 – 91 | Joe Manikam |
| 1989 – 90 | Christy Risser |
| 1988 – 89 | Marta Brunner |
| 1987 – 88 | Bruce Hostetler |
| 1986 – 87 | Stan Martin |
| 1985 – 86 | Gary Oyer |
| 1984 – 85 | Sheldon Beachy |
| 1983 – 84 | Stan Zehr |
| 1982 – 83 | Nelson Geigley |
| 1980 – 82 | Molly Murphy |
| 1980 – 81 | Bill Frisbie |
| 1979 – 80 | Robert Kehr |
| 1978 – 79 | Barth Hague |
| 1977 – 78 | Larry Becker |
| 1976 – 77 | David M. Groff |
| 1975 – 76 | L. Merlin Hoover |
| 1974 – 75 | Jon Kennel |
| 1973 – 74 | Merle Snyder |
| 1970 – 73 | Larry Heatwole |
| 1969 – 70 | Randall Snyder |
| 1969 – 70 | Judy Beechy |
| 1968 – 69 | H. James Kauffman |
| 1968 | John Frankenfield |
| 1968 | Leslie Miller |
| 1966 – 67 | Ken Eigsti |
| 1965 – 66 | Charles Kauffman |
| 1964 – 65 | Clyde Hockman |
| 1963 – 64 | Carolyn Stoltzfus |
| 1962 – 63 | Charles Hostetter |
| 1962 – 63 | Bill Davidson |
| 1961 – 62 | Mary Miller |
| 1960 – 61 | Bill Davidson |
| 1960 – 61 | Irene Yoder |
| 1960 – 61 | Gerald Kauffman |
| 1959 – 60 | Dale Sloat |
| 1958 – 59 | Fancheon Emmert |
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Yolo Lopez Perez, ’12
Public Relations Manager
Bilingual Reporter
LaRaza 98.1 FM
Goshen, IN
Kelsey Morris Wooten, ‘13
Morning Show Host
WKKG
Columbus, IN
Karina Flores, ‘17
Multimedia Journalist,
WNDU-TV
South Bend, IN
Benjamin Kelly, ‘13
Radio broadcaster and Baseball Operations Coordinator of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, Double-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals
Springdale, AR
Riley Mills, ‘18
Editor and Videographer, Michiana Public Broadcasting
South Bend, IN
JD Hershberger, ‘17
Promotions Director and Host for Kansas Public Radio
Lawrence, KS
Dalton Shetler,’ 16
Broadcast Host/ Producer for Spartan Sports Network
East Lansing, MI
Zach Miller, ‘08
Production Director for Federated Media and Midday Host,
Froggy 102.7
Mishawaka, IN
Ashley Davenport, ‘16
Radio Producer,
AgriTalk Farm Journal
South Bend, IN
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
2017
- Named Signature College Radio Station by the Broadcast Education Association
- Named Radio School of the Year by the Indiana Association of School Broadcasting
- Finalist for Best College Radio Station by Intercollegiate Broadcasting System; nominated for 13 total national finalist awards
- Awarded honorable mention in the Signature Station category by the Broadcast Education Association
2016
2015
- Finalist for Best College Radio Station by the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System
- Named Radio School of the Year by the Indiana Association of School Broadcasting
- Finalist for Station of the Year by the Indiana Broadcasting Association
- Finalist for Best College Radio Station by the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System
2014
2013
- Named Best College Radio Station by the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System
- Named Radio School of the Year by the Indiana Association of School Broadcasting
- Named Station of the Year by the Indiana Broadcasting Association
- Named Radio School of the Year by the Indiana Association of School Broadcasting
- Runner-up for Best College Radio Station by the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System
2012
2011
- Named Best College Radio Station by Intercollegiate Broadcasting System