KCSS Turlock has been providing alternative music to California State University, Stanislaus (Stan State) and the rest of the community since 1974, but now KCSS is providing a voice as well.
KCSS is now producing podcasts by students that are posted online year-round for the community and other students to enjoy.
Raina Chelise (senior, Communication Studies), who is a former KCSS Campus Representative, created her own podcast franchise last year. Meet The Professor was a thirty-minute segment in which she interviewed many campus professors.
Chelise had never been exposed to the podcast world before being involved with KCSS.
“When I took the radio production lab and worked for KCSS, I was given all the tools to understand everything,” Chelise said.
It is true that one can enroll in Journalism 3112 and become involved with KCSS that way, but that is not a requirement.
“Anyone can make a podcast, especially with the help of our team here at KCSS,” KCSS Station Manager Garrett Smart said.
Smart (senior, Communication Studies) and the rest of the KCSS management team are open to helping anyone who is interested in making a podcast. The podcast can be recorded anywhere, whether it be at home or live from the place of the event. Once recorded, anyone is welcome to come into the station and use the equipment to edit and post it on the sound cloud so that everyone can enjoy.
“We really want to make KCSS an accessible resource for the campus because if more people want to do this, we can get more funding and have more people working here. We can grow and expand our program so that more people can have access to it,” Smart said.
Besides the fact that making a podcast can be fun and exciting, there are many other ways in which this experience can benefit you after college.
“Learning how to interact with audio production equipment is a valuable skill that any college students can benefit from because the work force and professional world will always benefit from people being able to interact with software, technology and equipment,” Smart said.
Chelise enjoyed her podcast experience at KCSS. She also agrees that anyone can benefit from the experience.
“One has to be willing to try new things at least once. If you hate it you don’t have to do it ever again, but you can at least say that you did it.”
The podcast can range anywhere from fifteen minutes to one hour and can be about any topic.  There are many podcasts other than Meet the Professor – you can also find Warrior Talk and Dirt In the Spikes at kcss.net/podcasts. If you are interested in making a podcast, feel free to stop by the KCSS station, which is located at the Demergosso-Bava Hall, Floor 1, Room 124.