Last modified: Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Putting the 'MC' in McRobbie: IU president to host rock radio show on WFIU
WHAT: IU President McRobbie hosts "Just You and Me with Joe Bourne"
WHEN: March 5, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
WHERE: WFIU studios, 1229 E. Seventh St., IU Bloomington campus
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Feb. 23, 2010
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University president Michael McRobbie will guest host the WFIU radio program "Just You and Me with Joe Bourne" March 5 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The president will play his favorite rock songs from his days as a college student. All of the music will be from groups formed and famous before 1970.
"At a time when the arts are facing cuts, it's particularly encouraging to hear Indiana University President McRobbie on-air promoting cultural programming on WFIU," said WFIU Station Manager Christina Kuzmych. "It's a testament to the WFIU/Indiana University partnership, and to President McRobbie's personal enjoyment of music and radio."
McRobbie plans to spin his favorite tunes from the U.K. -- the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, the Who and Cream -- and groups from the U.S. such as Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, the Doors, Janis Joplin and Neil Young.
All music will be selected only from live recordings "to give listeners a sense of the energy, power and musicianship of all these great groups and artists at their peak," McRobbie said.
IU President Michael McRobbie will spin rock 'n roll records during his second guest DJ stint at WFIU March 5. Last spring, he co-hosted a jazz show in April with Joe Bourne.
President McRobbie will be the solo host of the March 5 show.
Last spring, on April 24, he co-hosted a jazz show with Bourne. McRobbie's musical selections for that show were "Ascenseur pour L'Echafaud," Miles Davis; "Kind of Blue," Miles Davis; "Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux," Miles Davis, Quincy Jones; "Stratusphunk," George Russell Sextet; "Fleur Carnivore," Carla Bley; "The Colours of Chlo," Eberhard Weber; "In a Silent Way," Miles Davis; and "A Love Supreme," John Coltrane.
McRobbie has said that of all the rock concerts he has seen, Led Zepplin was his favorite by far.
For more information on WFIU, see https://indianapublicmedia.org/radio/.
For more information on IU President Michael McRobbie, see https://www.indiana.edu/~pres/.
