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Campus Radio WXCI Celebrates 50 Years
Posted February 28, 2023, at 9:15 PM. Updated March 3, 2023, at 7:20 AM. Today, February 28, 2023, the student radio station at Western Connecticut State University, WXCI 91.7 FM, celebrates fifty years on air. On this day in 1973, DJ Rabbett went live on the air under its current license from the Federal Communications…
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A First Hand Experience at the State of the Union
On February 7, 2023, Niko Bass, contributor for the Echo and on-air personality at WXCI 91.7 FM radio station, attended the State of the Union address in Washington D.C. at the invitation of Congresswoman Hayes. Reflecting on the experience, Niko has offered the following firsthand account. Stepping out of Union Station in Washington, DC,…
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The Music of the Quiet Beatle (1963 – 1970)
Today marks what would have been George Harrison’s 80th birthday. Despite being part of one of, if not the biggest, rock groups in history, for decades, George was overlooked by bandmates John Lennon and Paul McCartney, especially after the former’s sudden death in 1980. However, in recent years, as George’s solo albums turn fifty, people…
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Polish Firefighter’s Photos Reveal Heroic Fight Against Nazi Germany
This article is produced in collaboration between the Echo editorial board and our partners at the Clio History Journal. For more of their articles, click here. Edited by Hailey Strom In December 2022, a collection of photograph negatives was discovered in an attic belonging to deceased Polish firefighter and photographer Zbigniew Leszek Grzywaczewski who was…
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Lamont unveils new budget
Hartford CT– This Wednesday, February 8, 2023, our state legislature, the Connecticut General Assembly joined together in the House Chamber for the State Budget Address to be given by Governor Ned Lamont. The latest budget address takes place a decade after Connecticut was considered to be facing a “Permanent fiscal crisis.” Reporting for the Echo,…
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A Brief History of the State of the Union Address and its Significance
This article is produced in collaboration between the Echo editorial board and our partners at the Clio History Journal. For more of their articles, click here. Edited by Colleen Ryan The annual tradition of the President’s State of the Union Address has, in one way or another, persisted as a mainstay since 1790,…
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‘My Stupid Tribute Band’ Documentary Review
“I would travel home to Chicago to visit my family, and I discovered that there was a great tribute scene going on in that town. The concept really appealed to me because it was just fun.” -Michael Mroz, lead guitarist of Back in Black and the film’s director. The Australian rockers who call themselves…
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