With a new semester always comes new recruits and new leadership in the many clubs and organizations at Teaxs A&M University-Kingsville.
One of the most recent of which is the new manager of the campus radio station KTAI 91.1FM, Rishikeshi Patil.
Patil is a student currently pursuing his master’s degree in Computer Science. In looking for a job in a leadership position, he discovered that the radio manager job was perfect for not just what he was looking for in employment, but also in pursuing his passions.
“I am happy that I am able to apply my technical skills to maintain and improve the technical aspects of the radio station,” Patil said.
Patil plans on encouraging more people to get involved in the radio, as well as improve the quality of radio streaming on campus, and get more and more shows on air alongside building up the already existing shows.
“I’m looking forward to working with someone who knows how to keep us technically operational,” began Director of KTAI-FM and TAMUK TV-2 Armando Ibanez, “someone who is creative and is fully committed to continuing to make excellent shows for our radio broadcast.”
Ibanez cites Patil’s experience in computer science, his know-how of the technical aspects of the radio, and his status as a musician himself that makes him the most qualified candidate that he could have hired.
“He seems nice and willing to make sure that we have an organized radio station,” said host of radio shows The TEA and Breaking the Barricade Etta Enow.