Jim Bishop Archives

Centennial Stories: WEMC, Virginia’s first noncommercial radio station, was founded on campus in 1954

December 1, 2015Last updated December 14, 2015 by Kara Lofton

When student G. Irvin Lehman wrote an English paper in the 1930s suggesting that Eastern Mennonite College would start a radio station in the future, opposition to the idea was

Good-bye to the WEMC as it was

July 22, 2014 by lmr324

Jim Bishop, long-time disk jockey and host for WEMC (91.7 FM), uses the occasion of the final recording of his 11-year-old “Friday Night Jukebox” program in 2011 to offer viewers

Bishop Signs Off After Decade Of Tunes

January 1, 2011Last updated January 25, 2011 by Heather Bowser, Daily News-Record

For 40 years, Jim Bishop has had his hands in all forms of local media. And while he aims to stick around for a bit longer, he says next week

EMU Staff Relish Weekly Programs on WEMC Radio

December 7, 2009 by Jim Bishop

They are three men on a mission – seeking to serve up an appetizing smorgasbord of eclectic music that may otherwise not hit the local radio airwaves. John L. Horst,

EMU Offers WRAP Session on Private College Affordability

January 14, 2009Last updated September 19, 2014 by Jim Bishop

Virginia’s private colleges are within reach financially – despite tough economic times. That’s the message EMU President Loren Swartzendruber is inviting prospective students and parents to hear on campus Saturday,

‘Crossroads’ Alumni Magazine Wins CASE Award

January 25, 2008 by Jim Bishop

EMU’s Crossroads magazine won a major award this year from the southeast district of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). Competing against dozens of magazines produced

Go Ye Into All the World and Smile . . .

April 24, 2007 by Jim Bishop

The 2006-07 academic year at Eastern Mennonite University is almost history. To this observer, each seems to go by faster than the previous one. Sunday, the 89th annual commencement at

Ornamental Friendships, or The Real Thing?

December 11, 2006 by Jim Bishop

By Jim Bishop The ornaments of our home are the friends who frequent it. This thought, not original with me but firmly implanted in my thick cerebrum, reverberated down the

Small Colleges Have Their Advantages

August 31, 2006Last updated September 19, 2014 by Heather Bowser, Daily News-Record

By Heather Bowser, Daily News-Record James Madison University is like the Costco of local colleges. JMU touts more students, teachers, property, majors, programs and campus activities than Eastern Mennonite University,

EMU Cites Retirees, Gives Service Awards

May 3, 2006Last updated September 19, 2014 by Jim Bishop

EMU retirees Mamie M. Mellinger and Paul T. (P.T.) Guengerich Photo by Jim Bishop The faculty and staff of Eastern Mennonite University recognized two colleagues who are retiring and cited