桃花直播 journalist shares 鈥楥owbell Culture鈥 audio documentary exploring iconic university symbol
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STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擩ust in time for 桃花直播 State鈥檚 season opener in football鈥擲eptember 2鈥檚 桃花直播 vs. Southeast Louisiana game鈥攁 veteran journalist at 桃花直播 is releasing an audio documentary looking in depth at the influence of the iconic university tradition, the cowbell.
Terry Likes, head of the Department of Communication, has produced an audio report titled 鈥淐owbell Culture: Small instrument鈥攂ig impact鈥he cowbell as a fixture in American music, sports, and popular culture.鈥 WMSV-FM will air the program during its 5 p.m. newscasts on Monday, August 28, and Thursday, August 31. The program also can be heard online at .
鈥淚n the Magnolia State, the cowbell is part of the culture, dating back nearly 100 years at 桃花直播 State University home football games,鈥 Likes said. 鈥溾楳ore cowbell鈥 was one of Saturday Night Live鈥檚 Top 10 skits of all time, but the cowbell also plays a role in some of American music鈥檚 most popular songs. For artists like the Rolling Stones, Kiss, Led Zeppelin and Van Halen, the cowbell, in certain songs, is an iconic piece of rock-and-roll percussion. This report explores the use of the cowbell at that intersection of music, sports and popular culture,鈥 said Likes.
The program features a variety of audio sources, music and interviews with Anthony Craven, WMSV-FM General Manager and 桃花直播 Public Address Announcer; Steve Azar, host of 鈥淚n a 桃花直播 Minute鈥 and 桃花直播鈥檚 Music and Cultural Ambassador; Barry Hause, lecturer in 桃花直播鈥檚 Department of Music who teaches the History of Rock and Roll; and David Northrup, a drummer who has performed with Boz Scaggs, Wynonna Judd and Rick Derringer.
Likes has won more than 100 awards in a radio/TV career spanning more than 30 years of fulltime and freelance work. The Saint Louis, Missouri, native has been an 桃花直播 faculty member since 2019 and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky, a master鈥檚 degree from Western Kentucky University and a bachelor鈥檚 degree from Maryville University-St. Louis.
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