Public Affairs

Meet Ximena Martinez, the new producer for WFHB’s Spanish speaking program, Hola Bloomington. This exceptional public affairs program will return with Ximena at the helm starting on Friday, July 7th from 6-7 p.m. She was born and raised in Mexico City and had lived there her entire life until 2020 when  she and her husband moved to the US to …

Originally aired on June 13, 2022: Dr. Gina Forrest In today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Dr. Gina Forrest. She has conducted extensive research on Sundown towns in Indiana. Dr. Forrest graduated from Indiana University Bloomington with a Master of Public Health and a Ph.D. in Health Behavior, focusing on …

The executive director of the nonprofit antipoverty organization, the Rev. Forrest Gilmore, joins us again to update listeners on the state of homelessness and hunger in Monroe County and what Beacon is doing about those problems. Formerly known as the Shalom Center, the organization changed its name in 2020 to better reflect the various projects and programs it runs to …

On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell are joined by Sierra Lee and Samantha Kirby. They are here to discuss the July 15th Nurse Family Partnership’s Maternal and Infant Advocacy event. Sierra is the organizer and is an intern this summer with the partnership. Samantha Kirby is a communication consultant with Indiana University Health. …

Jan Gavin is a volunteer at WonderLab, Bloomington’s nonprofit hands-on science museum for kids. Her own grandkids live far away, so she’s happy to be “Grandma Jan” to YOUR kids and help them learn as they play. Activate! is a partnership between WFHB and the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network, working together to build a strong, healthy and engaged community. …

This month, we welcomed Mary Morgan, director of housing security, with Heading Home, South Central Indiana. In the podcast, Mary and Jim discuss what housing looks like in Bloomington and Monroe County as it buttresses housing challenges in the US. Bloomington faces a shortage of single-family homes while also seeing a surge in rental properties being built. Nationwide, Morgan said, society …

This is a rebroadcast from June 12, 2017: Cornelius Wright and Leila Randle host interviews, one on the history of Juneteenth through the decades, and the other on open-mic night comedy from a personal perspective.  One funny interview, and one solemn.  Both riveting. PART ONE: As part of Ivy Tech’s Lifelong Learning classes, Cornelius Wright and Renee Reed participated in …

She was the first hire of the new nonprofit in early 2021. The executive director of the Lake Monroe Water Fund, Michelle Cohen, hit the ground running and already has started programs to help upstream landowners control erosion and runoff that affects the waters of the lake. One of 48 such fundraising and activist organizations around the world. the Water …

Dr. Gloria Howell talks about our local Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration Commission. It’s not just one day in January – these volunteers work year-round to build a beloved Bloomington. Activate! is a partnership between WFHB and the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network, working together to build a strong, healthy and engaged community. You can learn more about …

This week, on Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, continue their conversation about Lick Creek. Last week, they spoke with Diana Daniels, a descendant of Lick Creek Settlement, founded by the first African American settlers, who came to Orange County, Indiana five years before the County was established and Indiana became a state. These settlers were free …