Name: Alexandria Garner AKA Ali/Alex
Birthday: June 14th (Flag day)
Hometown: Canandaigua, NY
Major: Media and Communications
Grad Date: Fall 2016 (Alumna)
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What are your plans after graduation?
Currently I’m looking for an internship in New-York City. After that, I hope to get a job in the city or Los Angeles. I basically live at Old Westbury Web Radio (OWWR), I work there at least 30 hours a week. I’m there all the time! I intern there as well as work study, and I’m the Assistant Production Director now. I want to work at Top 40 stations!
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How do you want to be involved in radio in the future? Would you like to be on the air or behind the scenes?
I think it’s important to try a little bit of everything. I believe that’s it’s important to know what’s behind the scenes first and then move up in the world so that you’re not just a face; I want to be confident in what I’m doing.
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How did you know that you wanted to work in the radio business?
I didn’t know originally. I went through three different majors before I ended up here and fell in love with radio. I have a degree in Recording Technology, but that’s more like recording music. I liked it, but I didn’t feel like I got to interact with people as much as I do in radio. I like people, so I wanted to do something that connected music with people.
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What is your passion?
I love to sing. Of course in a dream world anyone who performs would like to survive on performing alone. As you know, it’s also a very competitive field so it’s very rare to make a living out of it. I make it a mission to stay with music the best way I can while being able to sustain life. I am still going to perform as I go but this is a way for me to bring music to other people. I had always loved Top 40 music! People are always like “I’m too cool for top 40, its stupid pop music.” I was a JB (Justin Beiber) fan; I cried over him, I was a “fangirl”. I get why people cry over stars! I did it so I get it. I want to bring music to these people, those fans who are so dedicated. I want to give them opportunities to do what I have done, like going on concerts, listen to the radio and hear whom they love.
Currently, who is you favorite musician/band?
I have to make sure that it is current LOL. I am not very good at choosing favorites it changes everyday. Right now it’s probably between two artists. I’m about to see both of them! “Mumford & Sons,” they’re from the UK (United Kingdom) and they are like real musicians. I also like “The 1975” also a UK group, I’ve loved them for years. I met them! They’re very nice guys, also real musicians! Those are my favorites because they have very deep music.
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You really love the UK! Have you ever considered moving there?
Yes! I lived there for two months for a summer session. Anytime I walk around and something reminds me of it I immediately tear up because I miss it so much. I have never felt more at home than I did in London. I have lived in the same place for 22 Â years and I have never felt as at home as I did in England for those two months. My end goal is to definitely move to London but before that, I want to live in every big city a little bit. I want to live in New York, L.A, maybe Chicago and then move to London for my final destination, where I would have a family and stuff.
Describe yourself in one word.
Adventurous. I like to be adventurous whether it’s my ambitions or traveling. For example I decided to go somewhere and drove height hours by myself four states over. I’m a little impulsive but I like to call it adventurous.
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