Virginia College Radio Conference

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Saturday, October 18, 2025

WTJU’s studios, 2244 Ivy Road, Charlottesville

Free to attend, free parking in WTJU’s lot

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM: Lunch / social time / merch swap

1:00 - 1:30 PM: Keynote: Iris Berkeley, General Manager of Radio 1190 (KVCU), CU-Boulder

1:45 - 2:45 PM: Session 1

A: Volunteer Coordination & DJ Engagement

B: Fundraising, Finance, & Admin Relations

3:00 - 4:00 PM: Session 2

A: Programming & Content

B: Tech: Studio, Web, and Broadcast

4:15 - 5:15 PM: Session 3

A: Events, Outreach, Promotions

B: Live Video, Multimedia, Publications, and Music Writing

5:25 - 5:45 PM: Wrap-up & Next Steps

CONFERENCE-ADJACENT FUN THINGS:

2:45 - 4:00 PM: ON-AIR GUESTS -- 5-10 min guest drop-ins on WXTJ w/ host Maria K. (Sign up for a slot when you arrive)

8:00 - 9:00 PM: WTJU’s Third Rail live concert broadcast, featuring Sold Kingdom. 2244 Ivy Road. FREE.

8:00 PM - 9:00 PM: WXTJ’s Virginia Battle of the Bands. Bring your college’s best band to Cville, anyone can watch on Twitch, vote for your favorite! House show — address TBA

ABOUT THE KEYNOTE

Iris Berkeley got her own start on the air at the University of Colorado Boulder’s student radio station — at the time called KUCB — back in 1998 as an undergraduate journalism and music major. After a 25-year career spanning music criticism, news editorial, marketing, multimedia production, and user experience, she returned to her alma mater and her first radio love as KVCU Radio 1190’s general manager in 2024.

Iris continues to take to the airwaves both on Radio 1190 and as producer of worldwide weekly syndicated music discovery program Modern Jetset, as well as DJing at events along Denver’s Front Range and volunteering for various community media projects — plus playing records at home for her two extremely musically literate cats.