ASU Birthday Celebration Plans

WVAS | By Melanie Hogan

Published July 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM EDT

The university will celebrate its 158th birthday and 41 years of WVAS 90.7 FM on Wednesday, July 16th with a Carnival-Style Celebration featuring local musical talent Yung Vokalz.

The event kicks off at 6 p.m. in the Student Hardy Center Ballroom, and it's open to the public. Development Officer Garinita Taylor says the proceeds will benefit students on and off campus.

Admission is free, donations of money, nonperishable items and school supplies will be accepted.

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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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