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The first confirmed sighting of Gorilla Joe is the t-shirt competition, on 1st March 2012. The competition came down to three final designs, with Facebook likes on each design counting as votes. Gorilla Joe won with 418 votes, with Teodora Filipescu's design coming second with 349 votes. Third place received 60 votes. | The first confirmed sighting of Gorilla Joe is the t-shirt competition, on 1st March 2012. The competition came down to three final designs, with Facebook likes on each design counting as votes. Gorilla Joe won with 418 votes, with Teodora Filipescu's design coming second with 349 votes. Third place received 60 votes. | ||
| − | Gorilla Joe was also spotted on the wall of the (?) | + | Gorilla Joe was also spotted on the wall of the 2008-10(?) studio, after Toby Marsh painted him there. A time-lapse of the painting's creation was published by [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6zOqRKyI8M Lightbox]. |
| − | Gorilla Joe was later spotted 89 times during STAR's "Spot Gorilla Joe" competition of Freshers' Week 2014. | + | Gorilla Joe was later spotted 89 times during STAR's "[https://www.facebook.com/pg/standrewsradio/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10154548485165315 Spot Gorilla Joe]" competition of Freshers' Week 2014. |
==Facebook Account== | ==Facebook Account== | ||
Revision as of 00:43, 25 December 2019
Gorilla Joe is the mascot and current logo of STAR. He was created in 2012 by Toby Marsh, as part of a t-shirt design competition.
Early Life
The first confirmed sighting of Gorilla Joe is the t-shirt competition, on 1st March 2012. The competition came down to three final designs, with Facebook likes on each design counting as votes. Gorilla Joe won with 418 votes, with Teodora Filipescu's design coming second with 349 votes. Third place received 60 votes.
Gorilla Joe was also spotted on the wall of the 2008-10(?) studio, after Toby Marsh painted him there. A time-lapse of the painting's creation was published by Lightbox.
Gorilla Joe was later spotted 89 times during STAR's "Spot Gorilla Joe" competition of Freshers' Week 2014.
Facebook Account
Gorilla Joe has had a Facebook account since 20**. The account's display name is "G'rilla Joe", since "Gorilla" is not an acceptable name, according to Facebook.
The account originally shared only a few posts about (?) The account was inactive between 2014(?) and 2019, and now tends to share content from the STAR page, Hearing Aid page, and starTV YouTube channel, usually a few weeks after they were originally published.
The account frequently leaves comments thanking people for supporting STAR.
G'rilla Joe has been tagged in a number of photos from 20(?); the photos are from the "Spot Gorilla Joe" event.
It is tradition for the new Station Manager to marry G'rilla Joe on Facebook, similar to the SSC Charities Convener marring the Rory McLion account on Facebook. G'rilla Joe has a long-standing feud with Rory McLion, sparked by Rory's refusal of marriage, and fuelled by Rory's immense popularity within the student population, often being invited to events such as the (?) Mascot Beach Run, whilst Gorilla Joe is left in the dark confines of the studio.
Logos
The original logo is still in use on the website, merchandise, and numerous promotional materials, with only minor changes, namely the font of the word "STAR" on the headphones. The main picture of STAR's Facebook page usually shows a different iteration of Gorilla Joe each year. The 2019/20 version was designed by Aaron Jessop, with a different colour scheme used for the profile picture of STAR's Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts.