Many former WCWS DJs who have graduated from the College of Wooster have continued to pursue careers in broadcasting. Those individuals are recognized below.

Diana Davis '75
Diana Davis is the health reporter for WSB-TV Channel 2 Action News in Atlanta, where she has been since 1983. Prior to that, she worked for KTVI-TV in St. Louis, where she was the medical reporter. She is an eight-time recipient of the Medical Association of Georgia's Gold Award for outstanding medical coverage. A 1975 Wooster graduate, Diana has been awarded "Best Specialty Reporting" by the Associated Press on four occasions, as well as the American Medical Association National Medical Reporting Award. She is also a three-time Emmy winner. Born in Mineola, N.Y., Diana earned her degree in art history at Wooster.


Arlene Kemejak '75
Arlene Kemejak was a member of the WCWS staff during her undergraduate days at Wooster. After graduation, she joined WKYC-TV 3, an NBC television station in Cleveland, as an engineer, becoming one of the first female engineers with an FCC first-class radio-telephone license in Cleveland. She has worked in all technical facets of television, including working Cleveland Browns games. Currently, she creates graphics in the production department for Channel 3 News.


David Mellon '53
As a member of the WCWS Radio staff, David Mellon convinced a local record shop to loan him records in return for a mention on his show. As a senior in 1953, he hosted a Top 10 countdown show. After graduation, he became executive director of the Greater Trenton Council of Churches in New Jersey but remained active in radio, doing an interview program on WTTM. He continued to do radio and television programs in Connecticut, first as executive director for the Capitol Region Conference of Churches in Hartford, and then as executive minister of the New Britain Area Conference of Churches. One of the highlights of his career was serving as executive producer and host of a Sunday morning interview program, which aired on the local NBC affiliate.


Tom Messner '82
Tom Messner worked at WCWS between 1978-1982. He served as program director as a junior and general manager as a senior. After graduating from Wooster in 1982 with a degree in business economics, Tom worked at a variety of radio stations in Ohio and New York from 1980 through 1988, when he jumped to television. In 1990, he earned the National Weather Association Seal of Approval for broadcast meteorologists. Since that time, he has been the chief meteorologist for WPTZ in Plattsburgh, N.Y., which also covers a portion of the market in Montreal, Quebec. He also serves as chief meteorologist for four radio station. In addition, he has been an on-air weather correspondent for the Today Show, The Weather Channel, CNBC, and Live with Regis & Kelly.


Scott Peterle '81
Scott Peterle got his start in broadcasting as chief engineer at WCWS Radio and has been in the field ever since. He remembers the station for its professionalism and its popularity, particularly among areas businesses. After graduation, Scott went directly into commercial radio, first in Ohio and then in Kansas. His responsibilities included on-air work as well as production and engineering. While in Wichita, he earned his pilot's license. Then in 1991, he accepted an engineering position for three stations in Hawaii. His dream job came in 1993 when he began to give on-air traffic reports in Kansas City. In 1996, he and his wife returned to Hawaii to start their own traffic reporting service. Most recently, he was the traffic anchor for 50,000-watt news/talk giant KIRO in Seattle.


Robert Pisor '61
Robert Pisor worked at The College of Wooster's radio station when it was known as WCW. As a student, he also worked at WWST in Wooster and WILE in Cambridge. After graduation, he became a writer at NBC in New York City, then earned his master's degree at Columbia University's graduate school of journalism. He covered politics and the war in Vietnam for 12 years at The Detroit News, served as press secretary to Detroit Mayor Coleman A. Young, and worked 11 years at WDIVTV in Detroit as newspaper critic, political reporter, military analyst, and occasional anchor. He is the author of The End of the Line , a narrative history of the siege of Khe Sanh. In 1995, he founded Stone House Bread, an artisan bread bakery in Traverse City, Mich., winning national attention in The New York Times, Forbes FYI , and Bon Apetit .


Robert Smith '51
Robert Smith holds a significant place in the history of radio at The College of Wooster. As a student, he helped to found and manage the College's new WCW Radio in 1949. After graduating in 1951 with a degree in English Literature, Robert earned post-graduate credits in business administration at Rutgers and Lehigh. He then received a master's in communication from the department of radio, television, and motion pictures from the University of North Carolina in 1962. His career in broadcasting includes serving as director of WUNC television at North Carolina State and director of programming at WETA public television in Washington, D.C., as well as vice president and general manager of the Northern Virginia Education Television Association, and president and general manager of the Public Broadcasting Foundation of Northwest Ohio.


John Wetherbee '74
With a name like Wetherbee, it's no surprise that this former WCWS staff member ultimately became a television weatherman. A self-proclaimed "weather geek," John is currently the CBS 46 storm tracker meteorologist in Atlanta. He worked in radio as a program director, operations, and general manager for stations in Chicago, Atlanta, and Ohio, and is currently programming oldies station Cool 105.7. He went back to school at Mississippi State in broadcast meteorology in 1995 and earned his AMS weather seal and NWA certification. He continues to serve as president of the local AMS chapter. He can be heard on great radio stations across the country, including Chicago, St. Louis, Nashville, San Antonio, Phoenix, and Columbus. He can also be overheard internationally as far away as Tokyo.


Howard King '53
When Howard King volunteered to step in as public address announcer for football games at Wooster High School as a freshman, he had no idea that one day he would ascend to the same position with one of the most storied college football programs in the nation - the University of Michigan. A 1953 Wooster graduate, Howard worked at WCWS and WWST Radio. He also did public address for Scot football and basketball games. After a stint in the Marine Corps, he returned to Wooster in 1959 and spent the next 13 years, first in the office of admissions and then with the dean of students. He moved to Ann Arbor in 1972, and, on a whim, auditioned for the vacant position of public address announcer at Michigan. To his surprise, he was selected, and in September of 2005, he will begin his 34th season as "The Voice of Michigan Stadium."


Eric Filios '73
Eric Filios has made the most of his experience at WCWS Radio. A speech major with a concentration in radio and television, Eric was on the air every morning from 5:30-7:30 a.m. with his popular "At Dawn" show. He did his Senior Independent Study on "Radio Station Ownership and Management" and graduated with honors in 1973. Since that time, he has held a variety of positions in the broadcast industry, from directing evening newscasts at an ABC affiliate in North Carolina to editing and directing "Inside Nascar" for TNN. In 1994, he opened his own company, Aardvark Productions, a post-production firm that edits documentaries, independent films, commercials, corporate videos, and display video in high definition exclusively on non-linear systems. His clients include ESPN and other networks. Eric dreams of landing his first Telly soon.


Keith Humphry '71
Keith Humphry is celebrating his 25th year as a news anchor and reporter for WDBJ-TV in Roanoke, Virginia's most-watched local newscast. He also covers court and legal issues, and his assignments have taken him across the country and around the world. Prior to his position at WDBJ, Keith spent four years as a news anchor and reporter at WHYY, the public television station in Philadelphia. He also earned his master's degree at The American University School of Communication. While at Wooster, Keith served as news director in his junior year and general manager as a senior. He says that the late Dr. Win Logan made him appreciate broadcasting "as more than a pastime, but a true calling, and adds that his time producing newscasts and managing WCWS Radio are among his fondest Wooster memories.