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Turn The Radio Up!

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Jackson Thomas Student Contributor, Columbia College Chicago
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Columbia Chicago chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.


Columbia’s student radio station, WCRX 88.1 FM, is located in the journalism building in the 33 E. Congress Parkway Building. Music and deejays can be heard almost every day from the second floor where Shardae and I work, and it’s always nice to hear some of our favorite music play as we’re walking into the building on our way to classes! In some ways, radio and journalism go hand-in-hand with each other, and we’re glad the Radio Department and WCRX is affiliated with the Journalism Department! Cheers to us both!

Jackson is a senior magazine journalism major at Columbia College Chicago, class of 2011. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Jackson transferred to Columbia during his sophomore year and considers Chicago to be second home. In addition to being a Campus Correspondent for Her Campus Columbia, Jackson also works as the copy chief for The Columbia Chronicle, Columbia's student-run newspaper, and at Echo, Columbia's student-run magazine, as the fact checking/copy chief and online editor. Jackson especially loves writing about the LGBTQ community and hopes to make it one of his specialities sometime in the future. While being a big believer in karma, Jackson always tries to surround himself with positive energy and positive people. A few of Jackson's favorite things: RuPaul's Drag Race, Family Guy, lemon-flavored Arizona iced tea and Chipotle.