Sometime on the morning of Aug. 16, a Michigan Radio announcer
will open the mic for the first time at 535 W. William St., audibly
starting a new era for the University’s public radio station.
WUOM chief engineer Bob Skon, above, is responsible for bringing
the station to the airwaves at its new location in the Argus Building,
erected in 1866 as a furniture factory and later occupied by the
Argus Camera Company. Like other U-M units, Michigan Radio is being
displaced from its existing offices and studios as the LSA Building
undergoes significant renovation. Most of the LSA Building is vacant
with the lone remaining tenants, including the the Cashier's Office
and Photo Services, expected to move to their temporary locations
in late summer or early fall. The departments of anthropology (West
Hall) and sociology (University Towers), the LSA Dean's Office (Haven
Hall) and the LSA dean's staff (Dana Building) moved earlier in
the summer. The Registrar's Office moved to 413 E. Huron Aug. 4.
(Photo by Marcia Ledford, U-M Photo Services)
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