Roman Salomone
General Manager
Roman Salomone is ACRN’s general manager. As GM, he guides the direction of the station while creating a positive relationship with the surrounding community and fostering a healthy environment within the organization. Outside of ACRN, Roman is a senior studying MPRI and Communication Studies, a student tech for Event Services, and on the A&R team for Brick City Records. Talk to him about joining ACRN…or else.
Email Roman: gm4acrn@gmail.com
Rocco Prioletti
Editorial Director
Rocco Prioletti is the editorial director for ACRN Media where he oversees the station’s journalistic coverage of local, regional and international music. Rocco is a senior studying English and journalism. When he’s not busy kicking rocks and walking around like Charlie Brown, Rocco enjoys doing Tony Soprano impressions to empty rooms and playing the drums and guitar to even emptier rooms. If you’re interested in writing about all things music related, contact him to join editorial.
Email Rocco: editorial4acrn@gmail.com
Brooke Phillips
Programming Director
Brooke Phillips is the programming director for ACRN! She has been in ACRN since she was a freshman as DJ Bubblegum Brick. As programming director, Brooke helps run the on-air schedule, DJ training, air traffic and station upkeep. Brooke is a senior recording industry major with a marketing minor and a social media certificate. She is also the President of the Women in the Music Industry (WIMI) student organization at OU. Outside of ACRN, she enjoys writing, watching horror movies and hanging out with her fellow bobcats. Contact her if you’re interested in running your own specialty radio show!
Email Brooke: programming4acrn@gmail.com
Elijah Beard
Engineering Director
Elijah Beard serves as the engineering director of ACRN. Originally, they were a rogue developer on the internet radio, before officially joining the team. Presently, Elijah is responsible for engineering the backend infrastructure supporting our radio broadcasts, in addition to overseeing the management of our studio space and equipment. Beyond their role at ACRN, Elijah is actively involved in the Athens local music scene, and is pursuing a degree in computer science at Ohio University.
Email Elijah: programming4acrn@gmail.com
Alice Falkowski
Visual Media Co-Director
Alice Falkowski is the Co-Director of Visual Media for ACRN. As visuals co-director, Alice oversees Lucan, our other visuals co-director. They work closely with each other to create all kinds of visual media! She also works with a team of general body members who are a part of the visuals department to film and edit in-studios, photograph ACRN events, design posters and decorations and so much more! Alice is studying Commercial Photography and marketing. Photography is her passion and favorite thing to do in her free time, as well as for school. Live music is probably the second thing she loves most (surprise). You’ll probably see her at the Union on the weekends photographing or filming interviews for local bands!
Email Alice: visualmedia4acrn@gmail.com
Lucan Furio
Visual Media Co-Director
Lucan Furio is the Co-Director of Visual Media for ACRN and works alongside Alice in creating any and all Visuals for ACRN. Lucan co-leads the department in creating promotional design materials, merch, recorded In-Studio content and more! Lucan is a junior studying Visual Communications: Multimedia, with a minor in Marketing, and is most passionate about graphic design and motion graphics. Outside of ACRN, you’d most likely find Lucan at Donkey Coffee or local shows at The Union.
Email Lucan: visualmedia4acrn@gmail.com
Kate Tocke
Public Relations Director, Vice President
Kate serves as ACRN’s PR director and Vice President. Kate markets and promotes all ACRN events and runs all the rockin’ socials. As well keeping things strictly business around here, she also creates campaigns, fundraising and getting sponsorships. She is a senior studying strategic communication and sports management. If you wanna join her team, reach out to her at pr4acrn@gmail.com or come to ACRN show. Or else.
Email Kate: pr4acrn@gmail.com
KJ Mueller
Production Director
KJ Mueller is the production director for ACRN. As head of the department, he runs production meetings, sets up in-studio sessions, and works on other audio content with the team. In his free time, he like to write his own music, rock climb, and play ultimate frisbee! Email him to join the production team!
Email KJ: production4acrn@gmail.com
Luke Allen
Treasurer
Luke Allen is the Treasurer of ACRN. He oversees the management of ACRN’s budget to schedule awesome events and fund big projects. Luke and his roommate Snat made it their mission to make ACRN a welcoming home for any student. Luke doesn’t have his own department, instead you can find him at different department meetings supporting his fellow execs and getting to know the newest members of ACRN. You can also find him on the line at Bagel Street Deli, at a local show or watching the Cleveland Cavaliers play basketball.
Email Luke: la625722@ohio.edu
Ben Miller
Music Director
Ben Miller is the Music Director for ACRN, where he works to maintain and update the station’s vast music library. He stays ahead of the curve by constantly seeking out exciting new releases, keeping a close eye on emerging artists, and tracking trends across a variety of genres. Ben is a sophomore studying Music Production & Recording Industry with a minor in Marketing at Ohio University. Outside of ACRN, Ben can be found at a show, digging through record bins, or watching Lebron highlights.
Email Ben: music4acrn@gmail.com
Evan Seurkamp
Promotions Director
Evan Seurkamp is a junior studying Music Production & Recording Industry (and minoring in Philosophy). He plays guitar and does a lot songwriting and home recording in his free time. His favorite music includes alternative songs from the 80s (post-punk, jangle pop, goth and more) – which he plays with his band The Laughing Chimes. As the Promotions department director, Evan seeks to create a fun team building connections with bands and local venues as well as executing plans for ACRN’s great live music events.
Email Evan: promo4acrn@gmail.com
Snat
Rock Lobster
Snat acts as ACRN’s mascot and the organization’s de facto kingpin. He got his start ghostwriting for various doo-wop groups after a tape operator overheard him humming saccharine melodies in a Brill Building fish tank he’d been misplaced in. Since then, he’s been laying low in Athens. Rumor has it that you may find Snat frolicking around College Green or at one of ACRN’s shows.
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