Students
Matt Doyle
Show(s): Matt Monday
Matt is currently WIIT’s assistant program director and host of Matt Monday. He is a third-year student studying computer science. In his free time, Matt plays the guitar, skateboards, rock climbs, paints, and browses YouTube for 90s emo deep cuts. He’ll chat your ear off about anything and everything. Just sit him down in a chair and say, “so….” and you’ll probably be entertained for the foreseeable future
Strengths: versatile music taste, mustache
Weaknesses: Jack Harlow, 90s Butt-Rock
Dustin Thomas
Show(s): Mini Margaritaville
Dustin Thomas is a first-year computer science major who is also the assistant technical director for WIIT and the host of Mini Margaritaville – The Island Oasis of Downtown Chicago. He has a diverse taste in music, enjoying everything from classic rock to metal to smooth jazz. Some of his favorite artists include Jimmy Buffett, Starset, New Order, and Eagles. In addition to his work with WIIT, Dustin is also involved with the campus’s eSports and robotics organizations. He is an amateur photographer and enjoys starting various programming projects, although he admits that he rarely finishes them. He is also a science fiction enthusiast and enjoys discussing topics related to the genre.
Tamar Agam
Show(s): Death of Punk
Tamar (better known as host of “The Death of Punk”) is a second year psychological science student. She HATES the Sex Pistols, and if you ask her why, you better have the rest of your day blocked off because you’re not gonna be leaving for several hours. She is also an amateur bread maker, known to refer to things as “sick”, and is sometimes plagued with visions.
Faculty
Eric Breese
Show(s): The Magic Bus
Eric as WIIT’s Advisor. He’s been involved in College Radio since starting at KUSR (now KURE) at Iowa State University in 1985 as the station’s Engineer. He advises WIIT’s board on station operations, engineering, and regulatory issues when needed. He loves many kinds of music, but his favorite is the alternative bands of the 1980’s.
Eric is a tech geek at heart with a love for old telephones and switching. He enjoys spending time with friends (socializing, restaurants, etc.) and especially loves summers in Chicago, enjoying good bands at the street fests.
Community
Rob Waite
Show(s): Da Booth
Matt is currently WIIT’s assistant program director and host of Matt Monday. He is a third-year student studying computer science. In his free time, Matt plays the guitar, skateboards, rock climbs, paints, and browses YouTube for 90s emo deep cuts. He’ll chat your ear off about anything and everything. Just sit him down in a chair and say, “so….” and you’ll probably be entertained for the foreseeable future
Strengths: versatile music taste, mustache
Weaknesses: Jack Harlow, 90s Butt-Rock
Victor Gulley
Show(s): A Taste of Theatre
Victor Gulley is a community DJ who has a passion for the arts. Theatre has always been a part of his journey since 2005 when he wrote his first production. Theatre has the power to inspire, make people forgive, love and leave relationships all in one play. This has been so intriguing that I want more people to experience theatre while listening to music from Africa in between the interviews.
Phron
Show(s): Go Get It Radio Top 20 Countdown
Phron is currently producing “The AC Green Show” on V103 and Inspiration 1390am iHeart Radio. He’s formerly produced “The Tom Joyner Morning Show” and “The Morning Mixtape with Mike Love” on Soul 106.3FM. When Phron first started at the radio station, he was also working at Universal Music Group Distribution and was told he was the first employee to ever work for both a radio station and a major record label. Phron was born and raised in Chicago and attended college where he majored in Radio Broadcasting. In his free time, Phron shoots and edits music videos for artists he manages and enjoys being in positive atmospheres and around positive people. He loves to talk and encourage people to pursue their dreams. His story is riveting and reveals the ups, downs and struggles he had to endure to reach the level of success he has today.
Kai Hubris
Show(s): Kai Hubris
Kai Hubris is the Lead Disruption Developer at Tech Brothers New Media Labs in Chicago, IL. When he’s not hosting EurekaCast NOW! or analysing enhanced media simulations using the Dude programming package, you can find Kai developing important, data-disruption technologies for the Chicago Body Project.
Dr. Rock and DJ Flower Power
Show(s): Diamonds and Rust
Since 2017, Dr. Rock has been spinning hard rock and heavy metal on vinyl and compact disc for WIIT listeners in Chicago and worldwide. DJ Flower Power joined him as co-host in 2020, when she was only six years old. True believers in the power of rock and roll, they feature classic albums, forgotten artists, and the best new releases, with an emphasis on women who rock and bands deserving wider recognition. When not rocking out, they practice tiger crane kung fu, read piles of books, play musical instruments, and watch funny animal videos.
jayah
Show(s): embrace
Jayah is a DJ and event curator (In Motion) born and raised in Los Angeles and now settled in Chicago for the past 6 years. Being raised listening to a variety of sounds from soul, hip hop, to new wave, her love for underground dance music culture & community started at a young age. She’s best known for her selector abilities, sharing her eclectic collection of music from house and soul to electro, bubbly techno, and UK garage. Taking influence from 90s house, hypnotic breaks, and punchy dance floor tunes, she has DJed in well-loved spaces such as Smartbar, Podlasie, The Whistler, and appeared on stations like dublab, HydeFM, and LOOSE FM to name a few.
