Category | Arts & Living

Win a date with an OWL Radio DJ

Published on February 17, 2009 by Heather Cook

On Feb. 12, OWL Radio hosted their annual “Win a Date with a DJ” event. It was held in the lobby of the Social Science Building from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event was bustling with laughter and activity, during which a variety of music was played, including Rihanna’s “Disturbia.” Free Sweetheart’s candy and OWL Radio pens were given out. 

The purpose of the event was to give students an upbeat, safe outlet for Valentine’s Day fun. The event included the Dating Game and a performance by Reggie, Joseph and Bobby.

Five male contestants and five female contestants were tracked down to answer some personal questions, including, “What’s your favorite action movie?”; “What is your guilty pleasure?”; and “What is your secret talent?” The contestants and the DJs were separated by a wooden terrace so the DJs could choose based on personality.

Around noon, the females from OWL Radio began searching for male contestants. Finding the guys was not all that easy. Matt Southwell, a junior English education major, was the first to be chosen, and he was sitting by himself in the contestant area for a while. A bit later, the rest of the willing guys followed suit and took a seat.

Bobby Philizaire (Mr. AKA from Real Talk with Sean Rockaway & Mr. AKA), questioned the five lucky male contestants. The three female DJs listening in on the guys’ answers were Lorelei Marden(from the Happy Go Indie! Show with Kate and Lorelei), Vianna Massoud (promotions director of OWL Radio) and Brittany Sharp (Owl Radio’s local music director). Some of the funniest answers the guys made had to do with the question, “If any of the girl contestants were a flavor of ice cream, what would they be and how would you eat it?” Taylor Farrow, a junior biology major, said he would pick “moose tracks” because “you can suck the ice cream off until you get to the peanut butter cups.”

Another question that produced interesting answers was, “What is your guilty pleasure?” To this, Farrow said, “Eating midnight snacks.” Southwell won the hearts of the musicians when he said his secret talent was “playing guitar.” Kurtis Woods, a freshman undecided major, Farrow and Southwell all won the contest. Farrow was chosen by Sharp, Woods was chosen by Massoud and Southwell was chosen by Marden.

After the girls picked their dates, pictures of the couples were taken. Afterwards, guys from OWL Radio set out to find some girls who were willing to be honest. Picking the girls actually took less time than finding guy contestants.

Sydney Graham hosted the girls’ set of questions, and things got a little spicy. The DJs in this round were Kevin Schmidt (Owl Radio’s general manager), Ryan Tribble (from Tribb’s Night Out) and Bobby Philizaire. In response to the question, “What candy would you be and why?” Nicole Simmons, a junior political science major, said, “A sourpatch because I’m sour at first and sweet once you get to know me.” This elicited “awws” from around the room. In response to the question, “What is your secret talent?” Kaysha Camon said, “I’m seductive.” To the same question, Simmons said, “I can stay alive in a mosh pit.” In the end, Nicole Simmons, Kaysha Camon, and Jessica Reaid, a freshman biology major, won the contest. Schmidt picked Reaid, Tribble picked Simmons and Philizaire picked Camon.

Each couple received an invitation to a free dinner at Mellow Mushroom for Saturday night. It should be a fun evening because the date is not one-on-one but one big date. This should allow the DJs and the contestants to intermingle with each other. The event was not at all about the resulting date; it was actually intended to gain attention for OWL Radio.

When asked what her favorite part of the event was, Chasity Young, a freshman psychology major, said “The questions. And the announcer made sure things transitioned smoothly.” Young also said this event was nice because “it gave strangers a chance to get to know each other in a stress-free environment.”

Andy Levitz, program director for OWL Radio, said, “I do think it will attract attention to Owl Radio. Being as new as we are, our promotions team works very hard just to get our name out to the campus.”

In order to get their faces known, a large group of OWL Radio DJs were there to help out and meet people. OWL Radio is an online-based radio station that gives KSU students a wide variety of music and allows them to listen to news, sports and opinions. To access OWL Radio, log on to ksuradio.com. Click on the owl with the headphones to listen live. You can also communicate live with the DJs through an online chat. The shows of any of the DJs from the “Win a Date” event are available under the “Show Pages” link.