Former WCSB member Daniel Vargas Jr., whom many of us knew as “Junior” Vargas, has passed away. His obituary in Saturday’s Plain Dealer mentioned his 40 year career in radio on WZAK and WCSB and expressed the wonderful sentiment – “His music will play forever!”

His funeral will be held on Monday 2/1/10 at 10 am at La Sagrada Familia Catholic Church, 7719 Detroit Ave. in Cleveland.

WCSB’s music director Jake Griswold will be premiering his video footage from the  WCSB Halloween Party Concert at the Bela Dubby in Lakewood this Saturday 12/9/10 beginning at 9pm. He will also be screening the 1982 exploitation thriller “Class of 1984″. The event is free and open to the public.

WCSB would like to thank all of our amazing listeners for donating to Radiothon 2009. After a slow start, you really came through for us. Not only did we reach our goal, but we exceeded it by over $5,000, yielding our highest Radiothon total ever!   

Please join us at our annual Open House, Friday November 20th from 4pm-8pm & Sunday November 22nd from 12pm-4pm. You can pick up your premiums, meet your favorite DJs, check out our new studios and enjoy some light refreshments. Every Radiothon donor should be there to celebrate, because you are just as much a part of WCSB as our staff and DJs. Come on down!

Even in these tough economic times, you were there for us, proving that we have the best listeners out there. We will continue to be there for you, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

 Thanks for helping to keep WCSB – the greatest radio station in the nation – ALIVE!

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Get your Halloween costumes ready – YOU are invited to the FREE Masquerade Ball, hosted by your friends here at WCSB. Come on down to the Cleveland Public Theater starting at 9pm on 10/31/09. See your favorite WCSB personalities, enter our spooktacular costume contest and eat, drink & be SCARY! Dance to sets by our DJs and check out:

Zero Boys ( Indianapolis Punk Legends ) – www.zeroboys.net 

My Dad is Dead ( North Carolina Rockers) – www.mydadisdead.com 

Fragments – dark ambient spookiness 

Sun God – www.myspace.com/sungodcleveland 

Mr. California – www.myspace.com/mrcalifornia 

Come MASH IT UP , all you monsters. It’s gonna rule! Be there, so when everyone is talking about how they were at the first ever WCSB Masquerade Ball, you can say you were there … and this time you won’t be lying. 

WCSB is holding its annual Radiothon T-shirt Design Contest. The winning design will be featured on our 2009 Radiothon T-shirts. The winner will recieve 89 dollars and 3 cents, in addition to the glory that comes with being part of this venerable tradition.You may send your designs in to WCSB Tee Design Contest, 3100 Chester Ave., 4th floor, Cleveland Ohio, 44115 or via email to our Development Department at develop@wcsb.org.  To be considered, the design must contain our call letters WCSB and throwing in 89.3 & Cleveland certainly won’t hurt your chances. 

All submissions must be received by Friday October 9th at 5pm. 

Come and check out WCSB’s CD Sale located on the Rhodes Tower Plaza, outside of Michael Schwartz Library.

We will be selling CDs and WCSB Logo Merchandise from 10am – 2pm this Wednesday and Thursday.