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Directors

Station Manager
:: Zack Witzel
Zack Witzel

Where I'm From: Horseheads, NY

Year & Major: Junior, Journalism

Top Five Songs For A Saturday Night:

1. "Stillness Is The Move" - Dirty Projectors
2. "Lust For Life" - Girls
3. "What Would I Want? Sky" - Animal Collective
4. "Walcott" - Vampire Weekend
5. "Swim (To Reach The End)" - Surfer Blood

Ideal First Date: Sharing an Arnold Palmer with my woman while watching Movie and a Makeover on TBS (the Superstation) at dusk.

Fondest WSBU Memory: Meeting Bret Michaels.

Favorite Quote: "I'm gonna get really into skiing this summer." - Kate Burt

Hobbies: Having a beard and sweating, mostly.

Top Three Movies To Live By:

1. The Addams Family (1991)
2. Addams Family Values (1993)
3. Addams Family Reunion (straight-to-video, 1998)

Favorite Midnight Snack: Anything fibrous.

Favorite RC Wrap: Hummus on a wheat wrap with baby spinach, tomatoes, onions, olives, jalapeños, and whatever sauce for which I'm in the mood (for here, of course).

Least Favorite Fashion Fad(s): Beards, skinny jeans on guys, and plaid.

Favorite TV Show From The 1990s: Wake Up, San Francisco!.

Programming Director
:: Adam Kroeger
Adam Kroeger
Nickname: Boots

Where I'm From:Rochester, NY

Year/Major:Junior; English

Top 5 Albums On A Typical Weekend:

1. Bruce Springsteen- Born To Run (Full)
2. Ryan Adams and The Cardinals- "Cold Roses" (Full)
3. Kraftwerk- The Catalogue (Full)
4. Death From Above 1979- You're a Woman, I'm A Machine (Full)
5. Camera Obscura- My Maudlin Career (Full)

Top 5 Songs For A Friday Night:
1. Surfer Blood- Floating Vibes
2. Crocodiles- Here Comes The Sky
3. Yeasayer- Ambling Alp
4. Hall & Oates- Private Eyes
5. David Bowie- Cat People (Putting out Fire)

Ideal First Date:Me+ Shana= Watching the Dark Knight.

Hobbies: Being Really Skinny, Making Paper Mache Heads, Playing Night Crawlers, Parkour, Basic Sewing, Scat Singing

Fondest Buzz Memory: Staffer of the Semester

Favorite Quote:"You can do anything you want in life, unless Jay Leno wants to do it too"- Conan O'Brien

Favorite Show:All Time: Arrested Development and Seinfeld. Currently:Star Trek The Original Series and Star Trek The Next Generation

Top 5 Movies:
1.The Wrestler
2.I'm Not There
3.Finding Nemo
4.Atonement
5.Plan 9 From Outer Space


Favorite Breakfast Cereal: Lucky Charms, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Frosted Mini Wheat's

Favorite RC Wrap: Buffalo Chicken on a Jalapeno tortilla wrap with spicy mayo, honey mustard, tomato and lettuce

If I could date any celebrity, it would be: Jenny Lewis

Favorite Color: Lapis, Cranberry, Eggplant, Raspberry,

Favorite TV Show of The 90's: Seinfeld.

Most Play Song in Your Itunes Library: Bruce Springsteen- Thunder Road

Least Favorite Fashion Fad: Trucker Hats, Jorts.

Why you Joined the Buzz: The Music, The People & The Memories

About Me: The Buzz is Basically my Life here at St. Bonaventure, and I'm pretty quite until you get to know me.


Assistant Programming Director
:: Matt Passannante
Matt Passannante

Where I'm From: New Jersey

Year/Major: Junior/JMC

Top 5 Songs For A Saturday Night:

1. Black Rob - Like Woah

2. Cassidy - Hotel

3. Empire State of Mind- Jay-Z f/ Alicia Keys

4. 112 - Peaches & Cream

5. Redman & Method Man - Da Rockwilder

Ideal first date: Coldstone Creamery

Fondest Buzz Memory: Bread sticks

Favorite Quote: Excellence is to do a common thing, in an uncommon way - Booker T. Washington

Top 3 Movies to live by:

1. Harold and Kumar go to White Castle

2. Pineapple Express

3. Sin City

Favorite Midnight snack: Goldfish

Favorite RC wrap: Chicken Cheesesteak

If I could date any MTV reality TV star, it would be: Snookie

Least favorite fashion fad: tight jeans

Favorite TV show from the 90s: Doug

Assistant Programming Director
:: Drew Serrato
Drew Serrato

Where I'm from: Upland, CA

Year/Major: Junior J/MC

Top 5 Songs For A Friday Night:

1. Party and Bullshit (Notorious B.I.G.) Remix- Ratatat
2. The Next Satisfaction- Benny Benassi
3. Lovestoned Remix- DJ Tiesto
4. All Eyez On Me- Tupac
5. Can't Get You Out Of My Head- Kylie Minogue

Ideal first date: Anaheim Ducks game or Los Angeles Film Festival 

Fondest Buzz Memory: Ra Ra Riot concert 

Favorite Quote: "All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to bed, and wakes them in the morning." - Henry David Thoreau

Top Movies to live by: 
1. Hook 
2. The Count of Monte Cristo 
3. A Good Year 
4. Band of Brothers 
5. Cashback 
6. Into The Wild  
7. Crash  
8. Atonement 
9. Creation 
10. Invincible

Favorite Midnight snack: Entourage/Weeds 

If I could date any MTV reality TV star, it would be: Whitney from The Hills 

Least favorite fashion fad: Astronomically jumbo sunglasses 

Favorite TV show from the 90s: The Wonder Years

Music Director
:: Peter Cauvel
Peter Cauvel
Where I'm From: Geneva, NY

Year/Major: Junior; Journalism/Mass Communication

Top 5 Songs for a Friday Night:

1. Japandroids – "Young Hearts Spark Fire"
2. Tom Waits - "Romeo Is Bleeding"
3. Yeasayer - "Ambling Alp"
4. Snoop Dogg - "Ain't No Fun (If the Homies Can't Have None)"
5. Michael Jackson - "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"

Ideal first date: Chatting about Gary Busey

Hobbies: Keepin' it real and not cutting my hair.

Fondest Buzz Memory: Bringing Ra Ra Riot to the Rathskeller.

Favorite Quote: "The feminist agenda encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians.” – Pat Robertson

Top 3 Movies Of All Time:

1. D2: The Mighty Ducks
2. Space Jam
3. Heavyweights

Favorite Midnight Snack: cheesesticks

Favorite RC Wrap: Buffalo chicken on a jalapeno wrap with pepperjack cheese, tomatoes, olives, shredded lettuce, spicy mayo, and ranch.

If I could date any MTV reality star, it would be: Mandy Moore (look it up.)

Least favorite fashion fad: clothes.

Favorite TV show of the 90s: The Cosby Show

Why you joined the Buzz: To party.
Assistant Music Director
:: Victoria Detmering
Victoria Detmering

Where I'm From: Secaucus, NJ

Year/Major: Freshman/JMC

Top 5 Songs For A Saturday Night:

1. Over and Over-Hot Chip
2. I Can't Wake Up-KRS-One
3. Give Me A Beat-Girl Talk
4. Come Around-M.I.A.
5. Summertime-DJ Jazzy Jeff

Ideal first date: If any guy took me to the boardwalk he would win my heart! haha

Fondest Buzz Memory: becoming a board member!

Favorite Quote: "It should not be denied...that being footloose has always exhilerated us. It is associated in our minds with escape from history and oppression and law and irksome obligations, with absolute freedom, and the road has always led west."
-Wallace Stegner

Top 3 Movies to live by:

1. Almost Famous
2. Dazed and Confused
3. Harold and Maude

Favorite Midnight snack: cereal and oreos

Favorite RC wrap: spinach wrap with breaded chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, olives, and italian dressing

If I could date any MTV reality TV star, it would be: Its a tie between Pauly D and The Situation

Least favorite fashion fad: wearing leggings as pants

Favorite TV show from the 90s: Doug and Are you afraid of the dark?

Promotions Director
:: Katie Cooper
Katie Cooper

Where I'm From: Findley Lake, NY

Year/Major: Junior, Psychology

Top 5 Songs For A Saturday Night:

-put the ipod on shuffle

Ideal first date: an adventure. no plans.

Fondest Buzz Memory: Spring 09 Banquet

Favorite Quote: "The purpose of life is to discover your gift. The meaning of life is to give your gift away." -David Viscott

Top 3 Movies to live by:

1. Anchorman
2. Garden State
3. Yes Man

Favorite Midnight snack: Scoops with Newmans salsa

Favorite RC wrap: spinach wrap with breaded chicken, baby spinach, provolone cheese, cucumbers, hot sauce and blue cheese

If I could date any MTV reality TV star, it would be: The Situation. 

Least favorite fashion fad: Bump-its and snuggies

Favorite TV show from the 90s: Doug

Assistant Promotions Director
:: Kate Burt
Kate Burt

Where I'm From: Rochester, N.Y.

Year/Major: Sophomore/JMC

Top 5 Songs For A Saturday Night:

1. Daylight- Matt and Kim
2. BoysBoysBoys- Lady Gaga
3. Bullet and a Target- Citizen Cope
4. Bedrock- Lil' Wayne
5. Satellite Heart- Anya Marina

Ideal first date: Dinner and conversation followed by stargazing and more conversation

Fondest Buzz Memory: Being Clarissa Explains it all at the 90s gathering

Favorite Quote: "Well, all I'm saying is that I want to look back and say that I did the best I could while I was stuck in this place. Had as much fun as I could while I was stuck in this place. Played as hard as I could while I was stuck in this place..."
-Dazed and Confused

Top 3 Movies to live by:

1. Cruel Intentions
2. Almost Famous
3. Dirty Dancing

Favorite Midnight snack: Leftover Buff. Bites

Favorite RC wrap: Buff. chix with american, lettuce, hot sauce and ranch on a spinach wrap

If I could date any MTV reality TV star, it would be: Any of the guys on The Buried Life

Least favorite fashion fad: Popped collars, Abercrombie/Hollister craze

Favorite TV show from the 90s: Doug, Alex Mac, Clarissa Explains it all, Hey Arnold, The Rugrats ... the list continues .. 

 

News Director
:: Kyle Zappia
Kyle Zappia

Where I'm From:  Newark, NY

Year/Major: Sophomore, Journalism and Mass Communications

Top 5 Songs For A Saturday Night:

1. Electric Light Orchestra- "Don't bring me down" 
2. R.E.M.- "It's the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine)" 
3. The Who- "Baba O'Riley" 
4. Vampire Weekend- "Cousins" 
5. Phoenix- "1901"

 Ideal first date: going hang gilding

Fondest Buzz Memory: News with paTRICK, Sam and Scott

Favorite Quote: "I will smack your face off of your face!" Charlie Kelly 

Top 3 Movies to live by:

1. Star Wars V 
2. Ghostbusters 
3. Wall-E

Favorite Midnight snack: Tim Hortons hot chocolate

Favorite RC wrap: Buffalo Chicken

If I could date any MTV reality TV star, it would be:Anyone on Teen Mom

Least favorite fashion fad: super expensive ripped jeans

Favorite TV show from the 90s: Seinfeld

News Director
:: Erika Carlson
Erika Carlson

Where I'm From: Depew, NY

Year/Major:
Sophomore JMC major

Top 5 Songs For A Saturday Night:

1. Silver Lining- Rilo Kiley
2. Mr. Jones- Counting Crows
3. Sweet Darlin’- She & Him
4. Revolution- The Beatles
5. Wild Flower- The Cult

Ideal first date: dinner and a long walk afterward

Fondest Buzz Memory: the news of course

Favorite Quote: “People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone.” –Audrey Hepburn

Top 3 Movies to live by:

1. The Breakfast Club
2. 10 Things I Hate About You
3. Pride and Prejudice

Favorite Midnight snack: Oreos

Favorite RC wrap: Buffalo Chicken

If I could date any MTV reality TV star, it would be: none thanks

Least favorite fashion fad: Uggs

Favorite TV show from the 90s: Boy Meets World, All That, Friends, Seinfeld


Production Director
:: Danny Bush
Danny Bush

‬‪Where I'm From: Belfast, NY/ Dix Hills, NY

Year/Major: freshman JMC

Top 5 Songs For A Saturday Night:
1.the weekend- David Grey
2.Saturday night - baycity rollers
3. This is your night - amber
4. Helicopter- bloc party
5.‬‪ why does it feel so good? - groove jet

Ideal first date: a good movie at a theater and some good food

Fondest Buzz Memory: creating a video for the station. Everyone was supportive and appreciative

Favorite Quote:‬‪ â€¬â€ª "sometimes we have to choose between what is right, and is easy."

Top 3 Movies to live by:
1. The Game
2. Pulp Fiction
3. Mystic River

Favorite Midnight snack: granola bars

Favorite RC wrap: haven't had one yet?!

If I could date any MTV reality TV star, it would be:... Not snookie...

Least favorite fashion fad: the overalls phenomenon of the mid 90s, or anything seen on saved by the bell.

Favorite TV show from the 90s:‬‪ the wyans brothers

Public Relations Director
:: Pat Hosken
Pat Hosken

Where I'm From: Rochester, NY

Year/Major: Sophomore/JMC

Top 5 Songs For A Saturday Night:

1. The Hold Steady- “Stuck Between Stations”
2. The Killers- “Midnight Show”
3. Radiohead- “Karma Police”
4. Death Cab for Cutie- “Scientist Studies”
5. Girls- “Darling”

Ideal first date: Discussing music and literature perhaps over pancakes.

Fondest Buzz Memory: Kevin Clark claiming that my name was actually Pat Hopkins, that I was executed at one point, and that Hopkins Hall was named after me.

Favorite Quote: “You’re lucky if you get to sneeze in this goddamn phenomenal world”- Zooey Glass

Top 3 Movies to live by:

1. The Big Lebowski
2. Into the Wild
3. Gattaca

Favorite Midnight snack: An entire box of Cheez-Its

Favorite RC wrap: Buffalo chicken on a wheat wrap with cheddar, lettuce, tomatoes and spicy mayo.

If I could date any MTV reality TV star, it would be: Kristin Cavallari, despite her awful personality.

Least favorite fashion fad: Jorts

Favorite TV show from the 90s: Kenan and Kel!

Public Relations Director
:: Levi Trimble
Levi Trimble

Where I'm From: Wellsville, NY

Year/Major: Sophomore J/MC

Top 5 Songs For A Saturday Night:

1. Great Expectation - The Gaslight Anthem 
2. 16 Military Wives - The Decemberists 
3. Brain Damage - Pink Floyd 
4. The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song - The Flaming Lips 
5. Day Tripper - The Beatles

Ideal first date: Lunch at a local place then a slow walk through some scenic area maybe a movie later.

Fondest Buzz Memory: Pete's farewell speech interuption

Favorite Quote: "I don't think the critics understand what we're doing." - Jimmy Page 
  
Top 3 Movies to live by:

1. The Godfather 
2. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 
3. Airplane!

Favorite Midnight snack: Easy Mac and Hawaiian Punch

Favorite RC wrap: Turkey, bacon and cheddar on a tomato wrap with lettuce, tomato, onions and ranch dressing.

If I could date any MTV reality TV star, it would be: None. I like real people.

Least favorite fashion fad: Either Ugz or Lady Gaga

Favorite TV show from the 90s: Anything Nickelodeon.

Sports Director
:: Shannon Shepherd
Shannon Shepherd

Where I'm From: Ashburn, VA

Year/Major: Sophomore, JMC

Top 5 Songs For A Saturday Night:

1. This is how we do it- Montell Jordan
2. Still Fly-Big Tymers
3. Touch the Sky- Kanye West ft. Lupe Fiasco
4. Ride With Me- Nelly
5. Sleepy Head- Passion Pit

Ideal first date: June 7th, 1990

Fondest Buzz Memory: Buzz'd About Pink! Raising $2,000 for the American Cancer Society and raising awareness of Breast Cancer on campus

Favorite Quote: "The best things in life aren't things"
  
Top 3 Movies to live by:

1. Elizabethtown
2. Juno
3. Up

Favorite Midnight snack: Tostitos chips....restaurant style

Favorite RC wrap: wheat wrap with breaded chicken, buffalo sauce, ranch, shredded lettuce

If I could date any MTV reality TV star, it would be: The Situation...who doesn't?

Least favorite fashion fad: gold jewelry

Favorite TV show from the 90s: The Nanny

 

Sports Director
:: Kevin Clark
Kevin Clark
Marketing Director
:: Andy Scroger
Andy Scroger

Where I'm From: Batavia, NY

Year/Major: Junior/Marketing

Top 5 Songs For A Saturday Night:

1. Chris Brown-I Can Transform Ya
2. Drake-Forever
3. Matt & Kim-Daylight
4. Chae Hawk-Byron Brown
5. Jay-Z-New York

 

Ideal first date: Movie and homemade dinner at her place

Fondest Buzz Memory: Any and every banquet

Favorite Quote: "Say goodnight to the bad guy"-Al Pacino
 
Top 3 Movies to live by:

1. Scarface
2. Public Enemies
3. Wedding Crashers

Favorite Midnight snack: Mangia's

Favorite RC wrap: Cheeseburger wrap 

If I could date any MTV reality TV star, it would be: Heidi from the hills

Least favorite fashion fad: Uggs

Favorite TV show from the 90s: The Simpsons