{"id":64947,"date":"2018-01-05T11:29:41","date_gmt":"2018-01-05T17:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/?p=64947"},"modified":"2018-03-06T18:49:05","modified_gmt":"2018-03-07T00:49:05","slug":"kjhk-qa-w-lorena-de-la-o","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/2018\/01\/05\/kjhk-qa-w-lorena-de-la-o\/","title":{"rendered":"KJHK Q&A w\/ Lorena de la O"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Lorena de la O<\/strong><\/p>\n

Grade: Junior<\/p>\n

Major: Business Administration and Film and Media Studies<\/p>\n

KJHK Position: Community Engagement Director<\/p>\n

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So, what\u2019s your name?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m Lorena de la O.<\/p>\n

What do you do here at KJHK?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Right now I\u2019m the community engagement director. So I oversee Street Team.<\/p>\n

What are some hobbies that you have?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019d say my number one hobby is going to live music events of sorts. Usually concerts. And my cat, I love being with my cat. I’m a cat mom, like fulltime.<\/p>\n

Is your cat here?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yeah, so I have two cats, I have one named Meowme at home with my parents in Wichita. And then I have one here. His name is Remy; he\u2019s my little baby boy. We found him this summer, so it just kind of happened. But yeah, I love cats.<\/p>\n

Where are you from, or a brief story about yourself.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yeah, that\u2019s always a loaded question. So I was born in Mexico; I lived there for eight years. Then my family moved to the US. I lived in Lubbock, Texas for six years. And then we thought we were gonna go back to Mexico, but we did not. We ended up moving to Champagne, Illinois, and then we lived there for one year. Then we moved to Quincy, Illinois, and we lived there for another year. And then we moved to Wichita, Kansas. My parents are still there, with Meowme, of course. When I graduated from high school, I came to Lawrence and I\u2019ve been here ever since. So I consider myself in Lawrence, because I\u2019ve stayed here over summers. But yeah, that\u2019s my little bio.<\/p>\n

What part of Mexico are you from?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was born in Monterrey, and then I lived in Saltillo. They\u2019re both in the north. Saltillo is two or three hours from the Texas borders. The first time I visited Mexico was last Christmas, and I hadn\u2019t been in three years. It\u2019s always good to go.<\/p>\n

So what\u2019s your favorite place here in Lawrence?<\/strong><\/p>\n

That\u2019s a good question. I\u2019m obviously at venues all the time. Recently, Decade. I don\u2019t go there that much (I don\u2019t have a car, sadly) but I went there like a week or two ago and it\u2019s always a comforting place because you can study, you can drink nice tea, coffee, even like wine or whatever you want. And they also have shows in the back. They started this garage-venue thing, and that\u2019s where I saw The Walters a few months ago before I knew who they were. Granted, they\u2019re broken up now. But, I would say Decade. Final answer. And then campus, I don\u2019t know, that\u2019s different. KJHK, of course. And then, there\u2019s a bench, right there (points). I haven\u2019t visited in a while, because in the summer there was a used razor and underwear there, but that\u2019s a good bench. I would take naps there and just read in the summer. It was more a lay-down-and-closed-eyes kind of thing. Not a full-on nap. But I haven\u2019t been there in a while. I hope the razor and underwear are gone.\"\"<\/p>\n

What made you want to join KJHK and why did you start doing it?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I joined KJ second semester my freshman year. I\u2019ve always loved music, and entertainment, film and every media type thing. I remember I wanted to get so involved, I was just like yeah, give me all these cards and things that I\u2019m going to sign up for. I obviously got overwhelmed, and didn\u2019t sign up do anything. It was about a year ago that I was walking the breezeway upstairs in the Union and somebody was tabling for KJHK. And then I talked to her and she said I should apply. So I did. Initially I applied for Street Team, which is what I\u2019m in charge of now, but the meetings didn\u2019t work with my schedule so I ended up doing live music. I did that for a year and a half, along with other staffs. First semester I helped with live music, then I was on street team, so I would help out when people couldn\u2019t table the show they signed up for. Then I started DJing over the summer. Sophomore year I was like, \u201cI\u2019m going to go all in\u201d. So I did. I DJed, street team, live music, content, and music. I enjoyed every staff I\u2019ve been a part of.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your typical day in the office like?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s different because my office hours are Wednesday mornings or Thursdays. On Thursdays, it\u2019s the perfect time because I\u2019m here from 2 to 5ish, and that\u2019s when Meredith and Dylan and other people come by. I\u2019m usually doing e-mails and trying to get things done. We always go up for Tea at Three upstairs and get cookies and tea and then just talk about KJHK and music and literally anything. Meredith DJs when I\u2019m here. JJ, Dylan, Meredith, and sometimes Kyle, we just go in there and have a talk show. So yeah, I send e-mails, look for volunteer opportunities in different organizations, make sign-up sheets, clean the promo box.<\/p>\n

Why are you majoring in business administration and film and media studies?<\/strong><\/p>\n

My ideal major would be entertainment business. The reason I\u2019m doing the double major is because it combines the media platform with business. I\u2019ve always liked business and the different aspects of it. It\u2019s been kind of hard. I have to focus on my goals differently. There are recruiters that come in regularly for specific firms, but for me, I want to go more into entertainment and hospitality. So then I have to find my own ways to mingle, interact, and network on my own time. But for entertainment, I don\u2019t know. I\u2019ve always loved photography and film and music, especially music. I think the reason that going to concerts and going to shows is such a big part of who I am is because when I was little, I really enjoyed music. But not a lot of people go to Lubbock. I always wanted to go to shows, but I never had the access. But Lawrence and Kansas City have an amazing music scene. So yeah, my goal would be to go into some aspect of the music industry. I don\u2019t play any instruments, sadly. Hopefully I can get those whoa re very talented in what they do into bigger lights. Not like directly managing artists, but more like contracting \u2013 more like the business-y side, such as organizing, doing the contracting for the artist. Right now I\u2019m in Business Law, and I love it, so maybe later on I could go into law school and specialize in copyrighting or contracting and apply that to the music industry.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your favorite song right now?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cigarettes after Sex \u2013 Apocalypse. Either that or Alex G \u2013 Kicker.<\/p>\n

What type of music has influenced you the most?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I like everything. Country \u2013 I don\u2019t really like it but I don\u2019t fully hate it. I can appreciate a good country song, let\u2019s just say that. But, I enjoy alternative rock. I love punk and punk-influenced music. Punk rock has had the biggest influence in my life. I got into it the most right before college. The three main bands that I listened to: My Chemical Romance, A Day to Remember and the Front Bottoms. They have that angst to them and they were there for me at a very \u2013 when I needed them, kind of, or at a very transitional place in my life. Punk, especially, opened my mind up to so many things, especially because growing up I thought that punk was kind of trashy. But I listened to everything.<\/p>\n

\"\"Where do you see yourself ten years from now?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since I\u2019ve always moved around, I see myself having moved at least, hopefully around five times \u2013 I love moving. I remember one time someone said, \u201cI\u2019m sorry\u201d, after I\u2019d said that I moved around a lot. Like, no, I\u2019m sorry for you that you haven\u2019t moved around a lot. This year I went to Lincoln Calling in Nebraska, and that festival is very unique and homey and it was in different venues of downtown Lincoln. I\u2019d never been, so it was a great introduction to that city. So, I want to be helping out with festivals that are similar to that. Not necessarily Lollapalooza or big name festivals, but helping start a festival or some live music event that contributes to the culture of the city. In what way, we\u2019ll say?<\/p>\n

What do you think the future is for KJHK or radio in general?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think it\u2019s changing; it\u2019s evolving with the times. Essentially, with us or Wide Orbit or the different platforms that we have, like the lab at KJHK, there\u2019s a bright future there. This year we have a lot of new leadership, and there\u2019s a lot of new members at KJHK, so I see incoming freshmen taking charge of the station and leading it in new and different ways and thinking outside the box and just innovating the industry. I feel streaming services have already had a huge impact, not just on radio, but the music industry as a whole. Yeah, I feel it\u2019s going to be harder to reach specific audiences, but there\u2019s a lot of people. For instance, the Lawrence community members, they call in everyday and contribute to the station. There\u2019s people who will always appreciate it for what it is. I\u2019ll leave it at that, I guess. It\u2019s going to present challenges, but radio will be an important part of society, as a means of communication and promotions. Hopefully people don\u2019t just have to have an iPhone while they road trip.<\/p>\n

If you won the lottery, what would you do with the money?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well first I would buy a car, because I need one. It doesn\u2019t have to be fancy. And I don\u2019t know, I definitely want to help out my family and pay my college. Hopefully try to invest it in good causes. Or even good companies. Yeah, find a way to invest it wisely. Not just stocks and bonds and profitability, but invest in people’s bands and help them achieve their goals. Help other people, essentially.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lorena de la O Grade: Junior Major: Business Administration and Film and Media Studies KJHK Position: Community Engagement Director   So, what\u2019s your name? I\u2019m Lorena de la O. What do you do here at KJHK? Right now I\u2019m the community engagement director. So I oversee Street Team. What are some hobbies that you have? I\u2019d say my number one hobby is going to live music events of sorts. Usually concerts. And my cat, I love being with my cat. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20164,"featured_media":65039,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8037,15,1],"tags":[6719,7765,6284,7933],"class_list":["post-64947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-about","category-featured-on-kjhk","category-uncategorized","tag-community-engagement","tag-kjhk-qa","tag-lorena-de-la-o","tag-street-team"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Station37.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64947","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\/20164"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64947"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64947\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}