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JEFFERSON & NASHVILLE

"Jefferson & Nashville" is a hybrid comedy-talk radio show on WIUX, the official student radio station of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.

Consisting of co-hosts "Jefferson (Jeff LaFave)" and "Nashville (Nash Hott)," the show aimed to provide thoughtful news discussion interlaced with tones of comedic commentary.

The show was originally founded in June 2010 as "Hanging Out Hungover (With Jeff LaFave)," but later adopted Hott as a co-host in the fall of 2010. The show has since had a weekly spot for each IU term (fall, spring, summer).

HISTORY

In 1995, LaFave and Hott met in kindergarten, becoming close friends for most of their life. After they both enrolled at Indiana University in 2009, they moved in with each other in 2010 and developed an interest in comedy radio. Many of their conversations as housemates developed into "talking points" for the show.

Though they moved into different apartments in August 2012, LaFave and Hott still keep regular contact and produce shows on a weekly basis. They currently plan to keep the show going through the spring 2013 WIUX calendar.

SHOW FORMAT

Each show is typically one hour long. In alignment with WIUX's station breaks, the show typically has 15 minutes of talking points before a song introduction and an air break on the :20, :40, and :00 times. Some "special" episodes were 90 minutes in length.

The show begins with LaFave's signature introduction of "Gooood morning/afternoon/evening Bloomington!" The hosts then alternate "I'm Jefferson / and I'm Nashville" before delving into their scheduled talking points for the episode.

TALKING POINTS

Talking points on the "Jefferson & Nashville" program typically cover events immediately impacting the Indiana University community, such as the nationally successful men's basketball team, campus and local news, local music, Bloomington's arts community, and college-themed topics like "the freshman fifteen."