ASU Birthday Celebration

WVAS | By Melanie Hogan

Published July 19, 2024 at 6:19 PM EDT

Alabama State University celebrated its 157th Birthday celebration with an Alumni and Friends Cookout and Jam Session.

The event also recognized WVAS 90.7 FM’s 40th Anniversary ASU’s Strategic Communications and Marketing Shani Crayton.

Festivities included “Logan the Entertainer.”
WVAS also presented staff with awards including the Inaugural Mel Marshall Lifetime Achievement Award to veteran journalist Robb Taylor. Other awards went to Milton Shirdan, Kevin Murry, Charles Twitty, Kory Ward, Angier Johnson, Wynter Rudolph and Melanie Hogan.

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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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