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Start as a small social network: You Don’t Quit the Vertigo, the Vertigo Quits You.

Vertigo Media Network was founded in 2003 by Devin Vertigo. Formerly named The Vertigo Network, the organization was originally made to host Vertigo Radio, a talk show hosted by himself and his friend Tom in 2003. The site evolved into a review site, audio portal, and forum. It was originally made so the hosts could have a hub for their school buddies. This was before Facebook or Twitter, so it had a small following in the area, but due to no outward promotions, that was all. Programs hosted on the network at this time were Vertigo Radio Live, then a music request show, Vertigo Radio, the talk show with no real central point, and The Randerson Effect, a round table discussion done in a study hall in the fall of 2004. In the fall of 2005, the host headed to college, and thus ended the first phase of the Vertigo Media Network.

Rebirth in 2006: WUMF, Flags, and Controversy

Vertigo Radio Live was reborn in 2006, gaining a slot on 100.1 WUMF at the University of Maine at Farmington. The show began as, and has remained, a news show which covers alternative news while providing unique commentary. For a short time, theme shows were done, each week having a separate thing, whether it was Time Travel, ghosts, aliens, or technology. It gained a cult following at the university thanks to the pairing of its show with another popular show on the station, Pre-Game Banter. This is where Vertigo and his various co-hosts trained themselves on the air. For that, VMN will always be grateful to the Program Directors and Station Managers at WUMF who gave the show a chance.
In 2008, after the station shut down for reasons which Devin Vertigo personally felt were unjust, he took the show and formally made it into a podcast. The first show that was done was done that same week, as the Flag Controversy at UMF was unfolding. He gathered several of his co-hosts and friends together to discuss the matter. While the sound quality is poor due to lack of equipment, it is definitely a show to check out. It and one other are the only two episodes of the aptly named “Vertigo Radio Online” show. Past this, the show went on hiatus until January of 2009, so that the hosts could figure out exactly how they wanted to handle the future of the network. During this time, Vertigo began broadcasting its episodes on the MeVIO podcast network, then known as PodShow.

2009: Vertigo Media Network is Established, Vertigo Radio Online/Live is reborn.

In January 2009, Devin Vertigo returned to 100.1 WUMF with Big Bad Bucky and Ty to reform Vertigo Radio Live. At this time, it was decided that all of the shows on the station would be recorded and posted online with MeVIO. While the station still had its problems with equipment, it allowed Vertigo and friends to go in-station and record a professional show once more. The show was immensely popular on campus, and it returned to the alternative news format that had worked in the past. At the same time, Ty and Vertigo hosted “Attack of Vertigo” which was exclusive to 100.1 WUMF and was a request show, not unlike the original VRL. Also, Big Bad Bucky hosted “The Ballpit” for WUMF. In March 2009, vertigomedianetwork.com was purchased.

Current Shows and Mission

Once the website was purchased, Vertigo Radio Live took off. Over the summer of 2009, Vertigo Radio was picked up as an official show for MeVIO.com and began upping its quality in response. A number of co-hosts filled in for the absent Ty and Tom Vertigo, and the show continues in its current format. With the help of many media creators, Vertigo Radio Live has continued to grow and should for some time into the future.  The current show focuses on alternative news not found elsewhere in mainstream radio, based around technology, health, freedom of speech, conspiracy, and anything that could be labeled as ‘counterculture’ and ‘not mainstream’. It is a weekly show posted on Sundays at the MeVio show page and this website.

Alongside the radio show, Vertigo Media Networks hopes to expand to writing reviews, offering literature and audio dramas, and many other aspects of the new media explosion of the last several years. Many thanks need to be given to the various individuals who have sent in audio, pictures, graphics and much more over the years, and your contributions are not forgotten.  For more information on those involved within Vertigo, visit the Personalities Page