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On Primary Election Night WFHB News was live on-location at the county clerk's office bringing you updates on primary election results as they came in, literally hot off the printer!  News Director Alycin Bektesh filed this live report.

Click HERE for an electronic copy of the final results!

Part 5: Record Stores

In this segment, correspondent Ryan Dawes spotlights 2 local record stores: TD's LPs and Landlocked Music, each operated by local residents who have transformed their love for collecting music into a lucrative endeavor. They credit the diverse taste of the community and other loyal collectors for their continued profits. However, with the advance of streaming and downloading services offered on-line, these stores have had to adapt to an increasingly competitive market that is less friendly to the sale of physical releases. Justin Vollmar and Jason Nickey tell their tales of staying relevant in the digital age.

Part Four: Venues

In this segment, correspondent Wes Martin sits down with representatives from three different music venues in the Bloomington area, Maarten Bout of the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, Dan Coleman of The Bishop Bar, as well as Andy Beargie and Kevin Winkler of Midwest Underground. They'll give us an insider's look into the local music economy, from booking shows, to putting on a top quality performance. They describe the place and purpose of their venues in the local music scene, and take us through the best, and worst, parts of their jobs.

Part Three: Recording Studios

A Common Chord - Part Two: Bands and Musicians

In this segment, correspondent Wes Martin spotlights four bands, with very different sounds, native to the Bloomington music scene: Apache Dropout, Tammar, Lion Eater, and Davy Jay Sparrow and His Well-Known Famous Drovers. These musicians tell our listeners about their background, their music, and characterize the music scene in Bloomington. From recording in friend's basements, to playing alongside some of the music industry's biggest performers, these local area artists take our listeners through their journeys and experiences. Joining us from on the road, and in our studio, they'll give us an inside-out perspective of the people behind the sounds of Bloomington.

Part One: Music Education

In this segment, correspondent Stephanie Hartono spotlights the Jacobs School of Music (JSOM) at Indiana University's Bloomington campus. As one of the leading music performance and music theory institutions in the world, JSOM draws students and faculty from across the globe to study jazz, opera, musicology, recording arts, ballet and more. With so many scholars of such diverse musical disciplines comes thousands of concerts and performances each year performed right here in Bloomington. This expertise and prolific performance schedule has carved out is very own unique corner of Bloomington's local music community.

Affirming the Legacy - The City of Bloomington's Annual MLK Community Celebration Event

The live broadcast of the 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. birthday celebration, including remarks by Mayor Mark Kruzan, Indiana University president Michael McRobbie, City of Bloomington King Commission Chair William A. Vance, Jr., and keynote speaker Lee Hamilton.  Musical performances by the Indiana University African American Choral Ensemble and A Men, a new local male a cappella group.  Volunteers who participated in "A Day On! Not A Day Off" are recognized, and the winner of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission's Legacy Award is announced.

Cub reporters Kai Grise and Dexter Griffin anchor this year's MLK Day documentary featuring kids talking to other kids at eight different service projects on the King holiday. Local youth talk about what they've learned from Dr. King and ask other kids if King's dream has come true, and what their dreams are for our world. Thanks to grown-ups who helped make this program: Betsy Prange, Nicole Griffin, Adia Waldburger, and Ryan Dawes. This program was supported by a grant from the city of Bloomington's Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Birthday Commission and was produced by Alycin Bektesh, Andy Shaw, and Chad Carrothers.

WFHB's live on-location audio recording of an annual Bloomington holiday tradition - the lighting of the courthouse square.  Guests include county commissioner Iris Kiesling, and of course Santa Claus!  Highlights include a short performance from the Cardinal Stage production of "Annie" and the lighting of the Bloomington Hospital Hospice tree.  Hosted by Ivy Tech's Keith Kline and Polka Dot the Clown.  Music by the Bloomington Brass Band.