KTSW to say goodbye to long time station manager

March 07, 2016

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KTSW-FM 89.9, the official radio station of Texas State University, will soon say goodbye to its long time Station Manager, Tara Pohlmeyer. As Station Manager, Pohlmeyer oversees the day to day operations of the entire student-run radio station, with 15 different departments reporting directly to her."It's definitely bittersweet," Pohlmeyer said. "I've been part of KTSW for three and a half years."Pohlmeyer, a SJMC student, will graduate in May with her degree in Electronic Media and Mass Communication."I'm writing a thesis for my minor in honors studies," Pohlmeyer said. "It's on the importance of radio during emergency situations -- a look at the 2015 Central Texas floods."During the the 2015 Central Texas floods, KTSW provided significant radio and online coverage of the disaster. She attributes much of her success to the guidance and direction instilled by Dan Schumacher, SJMC Senior Lecturer and KTSW General Manager."Dan is my thesis supervisor," Tara told me. "Dan has helped me a lot. He's helped me grow as a person. I wouldn't be the manager, or the person I am, without him."If there's one thing Pohlmeyer emphasized, it's that she loved her time at Texas State University and KTSW."When I think of my time at Texas State, I will think of KTSW," Pohlmeyer said. "It really is like leaving home again."