Locutora, Minerva Sosa, entrevista a Gabriela Esquivel del Departamento de Policia de Bloomington sobre su posicion como Neighborhood Resource Specialist (Especialista en Recursos Vecinales).   Ademas, tambien entrevista a Iris Palacios de All Options (Todas las Opciones). Host, Minerva Sosa, interviews Gabriela Esquivel from the Bloomington Police Department about her new position as a Neighborhood Resource Sepecialist.  Moreover, host interviews Iris …

Joan Hawkins had done a lot of creative writing as a younger person, but she mostly abandoned that pursuit as she advanced in her academic career and other priorities took over. Recently she began to feel the pull to return to memoir writing. She attended an open mike night sponsored by the Writers Guild and read one of her memoir …

Buddy Bill, Rich Reardin, and Don Jordan are the hosts. Buddy Bill, Rich Reardin, and Don Jordan are the hosts. Rich has been hearing a Bob White in his backyard, even though grouse have been disappearing in Indiana, caller remembers a truck that would remove toxic chemicals from Westinghouse, and RCA, disposing of the chemicals on the roads in Monroe …

This week, we speak to two long-term supporters of Marius Mason, a long-term anarchist prisoner. He is currently held in a federal women’s facility in Danbury, Connecticut, despite years of struggle inside for recognition of his identity as a transman, and his advocacy for other trans prisoners to be able to access support and medical care.  He was sentenced a …

The WFHB Firehouse Follies invites you to our special, star-studded summer show, Fireheads and Tales, to be presented Sunday June 2nd at the Ivy Tech Waldron Whikehart Auditorium from 4 to 6 p.m. This show features David Ossman and Phil Proctor, now known as “What’s Left of the Firesign Theatre,” as well as Gary Sandy of WKRP in Cincinnati and …

Catch up with the latest LGBTQ+ news with Frankie and your BloomingOUT family. We will be featuring an interview with Indiana Senator J.D. Ford. He became the first openly gay person to be elected into Indiana’s state legislature last year. Our featured artist of the week is Esperanza Spalding with their album 12 Little Spells.  Events: 4th and Rogers Block …

Monroe County is considering a new pre-trial diversion program. WFHB Assistant News Director Sarah Vaughan speaks with Monroe County Prosecutor Erika Oliphant about the program, which could be in place as early as this fall. County officials are working together to reform the county’s criminal justice system. County commissioners have hired two consutanting groups to help with that effort. Commissioner …

Bloomington Common Council members are asking for more detail in a proposed change to city code, outlining the city’s process for handling sexual harassment allegations. Council member Jim Sims says the changes to are a direct response to sexual harassment allegations made in March against former County Commissioner Amanda Barge. In addition to needing more detailed procedures, Council members Isabel …

Tomorrow is National Gun Violence Awareness Day; I.U. to increase tuition by 2.5%; Common council to change procedures regarding sexual harassment allegations. FEATURE WFHB Assistant News Director Sarah Vaughn speaks with Monroe County prosecutor Erika Oliphant about county criminal justice reform efforts, including a newly proposed diversion program. VOICES IN THE STREET Our weekly public opinion segment asks area residents, …

Another helping of stories, flights of fantasy, gags, recollections, and observations from the two surviving members of the Firesign Theater, Phil Proctor and David Ossman. The pair came to town for the spring 2019 edition of WFHB’s Firehouse Follies, “Fireheads & Tales.” Thanks to Richard Fish for helping set up this conversation. Host Michael Glab goes one-on-one with Bloomington’s most …