Awards

During our final season, my co-host Matt Williams and I decided to turn our radio show, The Rebel Faction, into something more than just a “student” talk show. We were already covering professional topics, many of which were not even being covered by our local professional media. The task at hand was to take ourselves to the next level by understanding that the only difference between The Rebel Faction and any given show on National or Mississippi Public Broadcasting could be limited to our location on the radio dial. It was up to us to strive to become better.

In February, we organized a show on Islam, which can be heard on the Rebel Faction portion of this site. Our guests were both qualified to discuss and passionate about the topic. Thanks to them, and to our own desire to ask questions that weren’t being addressed by North Mississippi press, we ended up with what I feel might have been one of our best shows this season. In fact, it’s definitely in my personal top three in terms of all of the shows we’ve ever done.

While Matt and I will both agree that The Rebel Faction was far from being a perfect show in terms of timing, production and even content, we have seen the evolution firsthand. The show was our playground for three years, and at the same time, it became our classroom. I personally learned more about radio and broadcasting in general by doing this show than I had ever learned in the classroom. There is nothing like hands-on experience.

We want to thank you, the listeners, for all you’ve given us. And, we want to thank you for this award. It might not be gold, but the competition was tough, and we’re certainly proud of it. Thank you.