WYBC

WYBC classmates invite you to their alumni activities

ByKenneth Devoe

Earlier this year, a few ’69ers who were student broadcasters at WYBC organized some Zoom meetings to reconnect, reminisce and socialize a bit. We also hosted some substantive discussions about WYBC developments and updates on the radio industry more broadly.

We are inviting all classmates to listen to the zoom recordings of the previously recorded sessions and/or to add your name to the email list for this group. You do not have to be a former WYBC-er to join our group. Everyone is welcome.

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Kenneth Steven Devoe – 50th Reunion Essay

ByKenneth Devoe

Kenneth Steven Devoe 26 West Helen Street Hamden, CT 6514 kendevoe@comcast.net 203-314-9732 Spouse(s): Cindy (1981) Child(ren): Lucas (1987) Grandchild(ren): Finley (2012); Ellison (2017) Education: Yale, BA in American Studies, 1969 Career: Freelance copywriter since 1984 with my own business, The Media Tree. Before that, copywriter at Sound Concepts (1978-84). Before that, Radio personality, program director…

WYBC and the Summer of ‘68
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WYBC and the Summer of ‘68

ByKenneth Devoe

In June of 1968, when students were leaving the Yale campus for summer vacation, about a dozen of us decided to stick around New Haven and keep WYBC-FM on the air 24×7 until our classmates returned in September.

This was the first time in WYBC’s history that the station would be on the air non-stop instead of signing off when the school year ended, as many college radio stations did.

If you weren’t part of WYBC or the radio biz, this might not seem like a big deal. But it was. Many forces were at work that affected us personally, culturally, politically, and artistically. These forces led us to do what we did at WYBC in the Summer of ’68 in a way that totally changed our lives and changed radio as we knew it.

WYBC: Ken Devoe
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WYBC: Ken Devoe

ByKenneth Devoe

Just about everything good that’s happened in my adult life is a direct result of my experience at WYBC.

When I got to Yale, I had no clue as to what I wanted to do post-Yale. My plans or lack of them didn’t include going into radio. In fact, I had no idea that college radio even existed.

[… Then] I heard what sounded like a couple of people my age broadcasting play-by-play of a Yale football game. I was astounded. College kids on radio?

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Banner Bio – Kenneth Devoe

ByKenneth Devoe

KENNETH STEVEN DEVOE (Ken). Born June 18, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, son of Carl Devoe and Naomi Violet Smith Devoe. Attended Latin School of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. American Studies major; Dean’s List, 1965-66; Ranking Scholar, 1965-66 (fall term). Resident: Say-brook (Hockey, 1965-66, Volleyball, 1966-68, Captain, 1968). WYBC, 1965-69, AM radio manager,…