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Matt Shearer graduation Spring 2009 major Audio/Radio

“This is a very underrated hang-out spot,” says Matt Shearer, his eyes darting around the reception area of WERS. “Nobody’s ever here, and these chairs rule.” His hat is stuck with buttons of bands I haven’t even heard of yet, who will still probably be big in the punk/hardcore community within four months. We get caught on the subject of Paint It Black’s upcoming album New Lexicon. After the shit is shot, we get down to business.

There are few people I’ve ever met in my life who possess half the apparent optimism that Shearer exudes. It’s almost impossible to feel bummed in his presence, honestly. People, the city of Boston, or radio stations can throw all sorts of shit in his direction, but he just seems to shrug things off, almost as if he simply doesn’t have time for it. At least that’s how things seem at first, but get below that exterior and you’ll find a person who stands so strong in his convictions that his resolve only seems to grow stronger if he is not able to achieve something the first time around.

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