About 50 students, staff and faculty attended the launch party of MYRA, the Make Your Radio Active student radio station on Monday, Oct. 22 at the St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus.
The event kicked off in the Administration Building conference room with speeches from Provost Karen Kaufman White, Rollin Covell and a video address by President Bill Law. The crowd then moved to the new studio in AD 105 to tour the new radio station facility.

From left: Co-CEOs Chelsea Smith and Rollin Covell are interviewed by a FOX 13 news videographer.
![]() Students prepare for the online station’s launch around 1 p.m. |
![]() MYRA Co-CEO Rollin Covell speaks to the crowd in AD 180 and a video of President Bill Law is shown. |
![]() Karen Kaufman White, Provost at the St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus, celebrates the ribbon cutting ceremony with students and other participants outside AD 105. |
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