Posted on August 22nd, 2008 by yaw.etse

  • Spring 2005
    • Alex Zahn begins work for Campus Insights (eventually becomes Slope TV)
    • Yaw & Alex chat about making Campus insights more legit, yaw works on audio production/web production
  • Fall 2005
    • September -Jeff Bookman & Kyle Shehan begin radio shows at LSC – the gong show
    • October – Yaw starts radio station out of SAE “Pregame Radio”
    • Jeff & Kyle critique about making the station more legitimate
  • Spring 2006
    • Courtney Smith begins work for campus insights (eventually becomes Slope TV)
    • March – Yaw & Alex chat about bringing Radio station out of SAE to Cornell Campus
    • Ben Abramoff simultaneously attempts to create a student radio station-eventually merges with what later becomes Sloperadio
    • End of March – Yaw, Alex, Jeff & Kyle agree to bring radio station to cornell
      • While abroad Yaw & Alex work on creating at the time “WBRR” – big red radio
    • April
      • Jeff & Yaw – attempt to register as a student organization Yaw – create website
      • Cornell – rejects name of radio station for using “big red”
      • yaw & Alex – via an online AIM conversation agree to think of a new name, Yaw – lets do something that relates to cornell but not explicitly - Slope – libe slope- slope radio, Alex - slope radio – bringing campus together, slope day – brings campus together,slope radio - slope day, everyday
      • SLOPE RADIO OFFICIALLY FOUNDED
        • founders – yaw, alex, jeff, ben abramoff
      • Alex – working to secure room in (OLD noyes community center – eventually torn down)
    • May
      • Yaw, alex, jeff – podcasts begin
      • Yaw – up at cornell working on organization, first constitution, org chart, etc
      • Alex working on shows, recruitment (yaw & alex) + facebook
      • Yaw while working out for football is put in contact with ben through dean hubbel, who was contacted about starting a student radio station
      • yaw & ben secure room in Appel commons on north campus and group advisor, tracy vosburgh
    • June
      • word spreads across administration about new student radio station
      • Yaw & Ben – visit various policy meetings with school administrators, create broadcast policy, membership policy
      • Yaw & Ben – meet with campus life and cit for separate agreements
    • July
      • yaw – works with tracy and CIT to obtain equipment, builds tools websites, off of the SAE radio station, all equipment housed in his room in SAE
      • Alex & Jeff – purchase additional radio equipment
    • August
      • Yaw & Ben – move and equipment to new studio
      • Slope RADIO first recruitment meeting (over 70 students) in Jeff & Alex’s apartment – 407 college ave – 1 A
      • 3 president system
      • Yaw – finishes website and sets up studio in Appel commons
    • September
      • September 4th 2006 - slope radio officially launches – 30 members including shows & staff
      • shows & podcasts begin
      • notible djs – caitlin strandberg – highest rated (peach plum), brittney fordyce (twisted nerve
      • notible shows
        • primetime slide
        • cooler than coke
        • open mic
        • gong show
        • pitstop
        • nude beach
        • hip hop 101
        • rough gem
        • bunk’s bsides
    • October
      • Yaw, Alex, Courtney discuss bringing Campus insights back from the dead as SlopeTV
      • controversial switch to new organization – 1 president, 2 vps
      • courtney smith, buys domain slope tv, registers the organization
    • November
      • SLOPE TV officially founded

        • founders – Courtney smith & Alex Zahn
        • key players – yaw etse
    • December
      • Yaw has the idea of bring Slope TV and Slope Radio under one roof, Slope Media Group
      • buys domain slope media group.com
      • Slope Media Group Founded

        • founder – Yaw
        • key players – ben abramoff, brittney fordyce, cecile lee, jessy berkey, andrea forrest, elise menaker, vishnu ravi
      • December Yaw, Alex Jeff discuss possible Magazine, concert & more
      • broadcast first live event – battle of the late night foods
    • Jan 2007
      • Slope Media group created
      • new constitution, new org chart
      • Slope TV plans put into motion
      • other instrumental members in creating slope media
        • ben abramoff – replacing jeff bookman
        • brittney fordyce – replacing alex zahn
    • Feb 2007
      • slope radio back on air after winter break – 60 members including shows & staff
      • t-shirts go on sale, are in hot demand
      • courtney & alex help plan for slope tv launch in the spring
      • plans to move to willard straight temporarily are discussed
      • yaw completes slope magazine site
    • March
      • Slope Radio moves from 108 appel to current location in 107 willard straight
      • slope tv training begins
      • instrumental members
        • vishnu ravi – replacing yaw (from tech position – not as president)
        • elise menaker appointed as head of magazine, with help from zeke rediker
        • Slope Magazine founded by Yaw, Zeke, and Elise menaker
    • April 2007
      • first concert – rock the slope
      • first event – charity vball tournament
      • slope media awards cancelled
      • Slope TV first live broadcast from Time warner studios in the commons
    • May 2007
      • Slope Radio ends first year broadcasts
    • June 2007
      • First major site redesign happens to accomadate for the integration of slope radio andslope tv
      • Yaw & vishnu work with CIT to build plans for first 24/7 live internet channel via flash
      • Yaw & Cece lee work to fundraise (eventually raise over $8,000 to fund project)
      • Yaw works on location of new large studio, 412 college ave
    • July 2007
      • yaw, Elise, Zeke work on magazine
      • yaw & vishnu work on final plans for CUtv, vishnu develops scheduling system for tv station
      • heavy recruitment ensues, slope media group goes from 3 to over 150 member in less than a year
    • August 2007
      • early august – equipment is purchased, Cornell falls through on 410/412 college ave deal, Slope Media has no home
      • mid august – yaw travels to ithaca to secure room permanently back in willard straight
      • Yaw & Vishnu build new radio/tv studio in willard straight
      • At first slope media group meeting of the year over 300 members show up
    • September 2007
      • Slope Radio/TV launch in new 24/7 internet television format – before cnn, before nfl network, espn, etc
      • slope magazine first hard copy distributed on campus
    • October 2007
      • Slope Media comes to a halt, all production stops for the semester, Radio/TV project non-sustainable
      • slope media group goes through massive reorganization
      • Slope TV and Radio split permanently
    • November 2007
      • Slope Radio returns back on air
      • Slope TV return as a separate entity
    • December 2007
      • First Slope Media group elections
      • First president elected in slope media history – Caitlin Strandberg
      • New board elected
    • Jan 2008
      • Website goes through is 3rd redesign, implements social netowrking & web 2.0
      • New leadership takes control
    • Feb 2008
      • Slope Radio/TV/Magazine begins first 6-week season