- even ing ▁DJ , ▁the ▁late ▁John nie ▁He iman ▁( Dr . ▁J ). ▁" Dr . ▁J " ▁moved ▁from ▁an ▁Indiana ▁nut ▁farm ▁to ▁the ▁" big ▁city " ▁Fl int ▁when ▁he ▁attended ▁G MI . ▁K RI B ▁helped ▁start ▁him ▁off ▁on ▁a ▁very ▁successful ▁radio ▁career ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁a ▁far ming ▁accident . ▁K RI B ▁was ▁ahead ▁of ▁its ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁radio ▁world . ▁The ▁G lett - Al ban ese ▁wind - down ▁hour , ▁a ▁Friday ▁evening ▁regular ▁show , ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁" du eling ▁DJ " ▁sp ots ▁in ▁the ▁nation . ▁The ▁show ▁had ▁a ▁dedicated ▁following ▁and ▁this ▁broadcast ing ▁technique ▁caught ▁on ▁across ▁the ▁nation . ▁This ▁continued ▁until ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁when ▁the ▁current ▁student ▁media ▁club ▁was ▁formed , ▁calling ▁itself ▁W G MI . ▁The ▁W G MI ▁AM ▁broadcast s ▁were ▁only ▁available ▁in ▁the ▁d orm s , ▁which ▁meant ▁that ▁W G MI ▁did ▁not ▁require ▁any ▁government ▁lic ens ing . ▁ ▁The ▁station , ▁however , ▁decl ined ▁as ▁AM ▁broadcast s ▁lost ▁popular ity . ▁By ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁more ▁broadcast s ▁from ▁W G MI ▁AM ▁ 5 3 0 . ▁ ▁Despite ▁this , ▁there ▁was ▁still ▁enough ▁student ▁interest ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁radio ▁media ▁group ▁alive . ▁ ▁W K US ▁Student ▁Club ▁ ▁When ▁G MI ▁became