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Name:<\/strong> Ethan Graham\nDJ Shift:<\/strong> Jazz In The Morning (Wednesdays, 6-9AM)
\nOther KJHK Contributions:<\/strong> Content Staff (comic reviews and Off the Mic interviewer), Multimedia Staff, Music Staff, rotation DJ, Hip Hop Hype DJ
\nYear in School:<\/strong> Senior
\nMajors:<\/strong> Creative Writing, Classical Languages
\nFavorite Color:<\/strong> Purple
\nHobbies:<\/strong> Reading comic books, video games, playing Dungeons and Dragons
\nFavorite TV Show:<\/strong> Power Rangers<\/p>\n
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EF: Yeah, I feel your pain. I definitely struggle with conversation too. Describe your taste in music and what you play during your DJ shift. Off the Mic Name: Ethan Graham DJ Shift: Jazz In The Morning (Wednesdays, 6-9AM) Other KJHK Contributions: Content Staff (comic reviews and Off the Mic interviewer), Multimedia Staff, Music Staff, rotation DJ, Hip Hop Hype DJ Year in School: Senior Majors: Creative Writing, Classical Languages Favorite Color: Purple Hobbies: Reading comic books, video games, playing Dungeons and Dragons Favorite TV Show: Power Rangers Ellie Fehlig: How did you hear about KJHK? Ethan Graham: It was through Jake Waters. At the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6254,"featured_media":44988,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,3224],"tags":[3791,1018,314,3144],"class_list":["post-44358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-culture-interviews","tag-dj-profile","tag-interview","tag-kjhk","tag-off-the-mic"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_5516.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6254"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44358\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Ethan](\"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_5512-200x300.jpg\")
Ellie Fehlig: How did you hear about KJHK?
\n<\/strong>Ethan Graham:<\/strong> It was through Jake Waters. At the time, he was Assistant Music Director and we were living in the same dorm.
\nEF:<\/strong> He just said, “Hey, you should join?”
\nEG:<\/strong> I do not remember what the conversation was. We were talking about something and he brought up KJ and I was like, “Huh, I wanted to join that,” and he said, “You should come to a Music Staff meeting.” So I did.\u00a0So I started Music Staff and then worked my way into DJing.
\nEF:<\/strong> And the rest is history.
\nEG:<\/strong> Yes.
\nEF: <\/strong>So, I guess you already answered this but why did you decide to join?
\n<\/strong>EG:<\/strong> Because it is fun. It is the best place to be. I have made so many good friends at KJ and I have had a lot of good experiences shooting live performances, going to shows and all that kind of good stuff.<\/p>\n![\"Ethan](\"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_5549-300x200.jpg\")
EF: What kinds of things have you learned or realized about yourself because of KJ?
\n<\/strong>EG:<\/strong> I am not a morning person. I enjoy doing Jazz In The Morning shifts but I do not like waking up early enough to walk here. I would rather be asleep. So much coffee goes into my body after I am done.
\nEF: <\/strong>See, I could not do that because I do not drink coffee. I am a Desk Assistant right now at a dorm so I work the really late shifts and the really early morning shifts and it is difficult. I know how you feel. Do you have a favorite memory from KJ? There can be several. It does not have to be just one.
\nEG:<\/strong> I have had a lot of good ones. Oh, this one goes back to my very first show actually. I was DJing 2-4AM in the mornings on Mondays. Again, not a good shift but it was my very first one. First show, about 30 minutes in, I got a phone call from a guy driving back in to Lawrence and he was like, “You know, I was having a really bad week and the song you just got done playing made my week,” and I was like, “Yesss.” So, day one, top of the charts.<\/p>\n![\"Ethan](\"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_5524-200x300.jpg\")
EF: What is your favorite thing about DJing?
\n<\/strong>EG:<\/strong> Being in charge. Being in charge of the music. People call and they request and usually I do my best but just being able to be in charge of what hundreds of people are listening to, it is nice. I do not have an ego or anything but it is nice.
\nEF: <\/strong>I feel you. Is there anything you struggled with before joining KJHK that you are now better at?
\n<\/strong>EG:<\/strong> Talking and conversing with people. I think having to DJ and being on air helped a lot even though I still ramble. If you ever listen to my show, it is like, “I do not know what is going on. I am tired. It is dark out. I think it is gray.” It is just a lot of rambling but it is better than it used to be.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>EG:<\/strong> Well, currently, Jazz. That is it. That is not what I listen to though. That is just what I play because, you know, theme show and all that. But I listen to just about everything. Very few things I do not listen to. Usually, I do not listen to\u00a0Country. I can deal with Country but I do not willingly listen to it. I will listen to Classical. I will listen to Jazz. I will listen to Oldies. I will listen to Punk. I will listen to Pop, Rock, Hip Hop, and all of the sub-genres, so just about everything.
\nEF:<\/strong> So who are some of your favorite artists?
\nEG:<\/strong> One of my favorites definitely is Adam Warrock, who is a Hip Hop artist who covers mainly nerdy stuff, comic books, TV shows, stuff like that. I also really like The Beatles. I am trying to think of something else from another genre that I can throw in there. Devo. I really like Devo.<\/p>\n![\"Ethan](\"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_5560-300x200.jpg\")
EF: Devo. That is a good one. Describe yourself in three words.
\n<\/strong>EG:<\/strong> Ooh.
\nEF:<\/strong> I know, this is the worst possible question you could ask someone.
\nEG:<\/strong> No, this is good. I have two already.
\nEF:<\/strong> Usually people struggle with this question.
\nEG:<\/strong> I have got “nerd.” I have got “funny.” Can it be a hyphenated word?
\nEF:<\/strong> Yeah, go for it.
\nEG:<\/strong> I was going to say “good-looking” but that would be hyphenated.
\nEF:<\/strong> That works.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"