in a freeform format with several nationally syndicated programs, including Democracy Now!, Free Speech Radio News, and CounterSpin. The station also plays Pittsburgh-based independent programs including Rustbelt Radio and The Saturday Light Brigade. Student on-air personalities produce radio programs including music, news, talk, and sports. The WNJR Sports Broadcasting Crew produces live broadcasts from the College's athletic teams. During the 2008 Democratic presidential primary elections, the sports crew produced live coverage for two political events on campus: a town hall meeting with Barack Obama and a rally for Hillary Clinton featuring former President Bill Clinton. In 2009, students in a theater workshop course performed a series of 1940s radio dramas, including the Lux Radio Theater version of The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer. Awards and recognition At the 2008 Pittsburgh Achievement in Radio awards, WNJR won four of six college radio awards, including the College Radio Sports Reporting or Play-by-Play Announcer or Host, College Radio On-Air Personality, College Radio Editorial and College Radio Station Website categories. The WNJR radio program, "The American Justice System: A Day in the Life of..." won a 2009 Community and Educational Outreach Award from the National Association of Bar Executives. The interview-based program, a joint production with the Washington County Bar Association, is hosted by two local attorneys who conduct interviews with legal professionals to discuss the justice system. In 2013, senior Erikka Loper was awarded the Excellence in Broadcasting Award by the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters for her weekly radio program Friend or Fraud. This was the college's first nominated program. See also References External links WNJR Audio Archive 91.7 WNJR at WikiDub NJR NJR Washington & Jefferson College Freeform radio stations Radio stations established in 1961