"Marc After Dark" Host Becomes WCCR's New Student Manger

By: Anthony Jolly

“Hello, Williamsburg this 94.5 WCCR, and you are currently listening to Marc after Dark,” Marc Webb announces to all his dedicated listeners. The station is dimly let and music echoes from the speakers that are positioned behind me. Marc Webb a junior at the University of the Cumberlands enjoys DJing for WCCR every Monday and Tuesday night. “I love the radio here, WCCR is very unique I can share music with people that I normally would never get to share with people, that’s one of the greatest things about college radio” Webb said.

Webb tries to focus on Christian rock when in the station. Christian rock is a genre of music that is growing each and every day. “I play a lot of Christian rock and introduce people to music they have never heard before, people would be surprised to find out how many different artists there are in Christian music today,” Webb said. Webb also mixes a little modern rock into his mix when on the air.

A blinking strobe light warns Webb that the station phone is ringing. Our interview is temporarily interrupted as Webb answers the phone to talk to his number one fan. Webb smiles with a since of embarrassment, already knowing who is on the other end of the telephone line, “Sure momma, I would love to play some Relient K for you,” Webb said. He then moves over the shelves full of cds and quickly snatches the disc off the shelve as though he has pulled it several times and pops it into the cd player.

Webb’s radio career is going to be full of new adventures in the future. When everyone returns to UC next fall “Marc After Dark” will be replaced with some morning shows as he replaces Raychel Worley as the new student manager. “I’m excited about being the manger, not so thrilled about getting up so early to start up the station,” Webb said.

Along with becoming the student manger, Webb who works part time at a radio station in Shelbyville, KY will get to have his own late night show starting in May. “I have been working there for almost a year now, I usually just sit in the station during high school ball games and play commercials when they take a break. The owner told me last week I could have my own show starting in May from 8 pm till midnight,” Webb said excitedly.

After graduation Webb hopes to land a full time job at a radio station being a DJ. He wants to continue to focus on Christian rock. “My biggest goal is to eventually become a producer and own my very own Christian radio station.” Webb said. As our night comes to a close Webb begins to re-shelve all the cds and prepare to put the radio on its overnight server. Then Webb gives what has become his official sign-off “Well folks that the end of our show today, I’ll be back next week, but until then you stay classy Williamsburg,”