ASU Birthday Celebration Events

WVAS | By Melanie Hogan

Published July 16, 2024 at 1:15 PM EDT

Alabama State University will be celebrating 157 years of history making! Starting on Tuesday July 16, 2024- July18, 2024.

Hornet Appreciation Day - Tuesday, July 16, 2024 11am-2pm at the Student Center Amphitheater with Ice Cream Social & T-shirt giveaway for students, faculty, and staff.

On Wednesday, its Hornet Give Back Day with the American Red Cross Blood Drive.

All donors will receive a $20 gift card. The blood drive will take place from 10am-3pm at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome
Thursday, July 18th, 6pm-9pm at the Alumni House with an Alumni & Friends Cookout and Jam Session celebrating 40 years of WVAS and 157 years of Alabama State University.

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Melanie Hogan

Melanie began her career as a work study student, working in the areas of news reporting, anchoring and news-gathering. After graduating from Alabama State University, she worked as a production assistant at the local NBC affiliate, WSFA-TV. As a News Director at WVAS-FM, Melanie leads her team to produce award- winning newscasts and talk shows. Her professional achievements includes News Reporter of the Year for a number of years and awards for talk show producer, by the Alabama Broadcasters Association and the Associated Press. She is an active member of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. Her goals are to expand the reach of WVAS FM into more homes locally, regionally and nationally.

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