http://www.tnhonline.com/news/2004/05/04/N...ws/Unh-At.Night.The.Dj-677745.shtml

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UNH at night: The DJ
By Dan Poulin - TNH Correspondent
Published: Tuesday, May 4, 2004
Article Tools: Page 1 of 1

Aaron Pepelis is running around like a madman.

The lights around WUNH radio station's studio are all dimmed, and the death metal band Teratism is waiting with instruments in hand to start playing a live and loud set of songs. Pepelis finally gives the band its cue, and they begin their first song. The floor shakes from the sheer volume.

Pepelis, long-haired and clad in a sweatshirt adorned with the logo of one of his favorite bands, Skinless, continues to run around, now with a digital camera in hand. Taking pictures from every angle, Pepelis will have the pictures up on his Web site http://www.returntothepit.com as soon as possible.

"The Reverend," as he is known, does not do this for money. Everyone who works at WUNH, the campus radio station, is a volunteer. But Pepelis goes beyond that with his overall devotion to music. He attends around three concerts and buys six CDs per week. His listenership at WUNH is one of the most loyal.

Pepelis had a bit of luck to get his break, followed by a lot of work to achieve the level of notoriety he has among his peers in metal music. Pepelis was a UNH student and was listening to WUNH when the DJ announced that his metal show, "The Pit," was going to end because the DJ was finished and there was no one to replace him.

Pepelis called the DJ right away and told him he would like to be the replacement. He expanded the material played on the show from strictly metal to hardcore and other genres that appealed to his audience. Pepelis also began to invite friends he had made in the music business to come play live on his show.

He made those friends by attending every show he could and taking pictures of bands. Some of those pictures are used by bands in their album inserts. Whether the band uses the pictures or not, they can all be found on Pepelis' Web site.

Four years have passed since then, and the Monday night show has grown in length from two hours to three hours, from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. Four years worth of radio shows late at night make for a lot of interesting stories, mostly about people who call in.

Pepelis said he has been stalked before and that people constantly just want to come hang out with him at the radio station. On nights like these, Pepelis takes his time getting out of the station, located in the Memorial Union Building, and goes out one of the back doors.

damn it we were talking about that today...one time aaron had to take me to the hospital tuesday morning and some weirdo/psycho/stalker called and aaron did not get home until past 5am


tell him to delete the last paragraph..don't give people ideas! or clues! heh

yeah basically you've become an icon like old Rolling Stone magazine photographers. i say keep doing what you're doing, being a nice guy, and in a few years you're gonna be a superstar.

and you too, succubus

Cheers buddy!

"Four years worth of radio shows late at night make for a lot of interesting stories, mostly about people who call in."

so, tell us some stories