WFHB Bloomington Community Radio
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A new report, by the Monroe County chapter of the NAACP and the Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington’s Racial Justice Task Force, says blacks in Monroe County are disproportionately affected by the Criminal Justice system; Last month’s midterm elections saw the highest voter turnout in a non-presidential election, in over 20 years; The Bloomington City Council has again postponed funding approval for two new parking garages in Bloomington’s downtown; Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb announced his top priorities for the 2019 session of the state’s legislature.
FEATURE
Monroe County Commission President Amanda Barge has formed an exploratory committee to consider a run for Bloomington Mayor. Barge is currently taking meetings with area residents on a listening tour of Bloomington.
BETTER BEWARE
Our weekly public opinion feature Voices in the Street asks area residents if riding one of the now ubiquitous electric scooters around Bloomington while drunk should be considered a driving under the influence.
CREDITS
You’ve been listening to the Daily Local News on WFHB,
Today’s headlines were written by Annie Aguiar, Gabe Donnelly and Wes Martin.
Along with Sarah Vaughan for CATSweek, a partnership with Community Access Television Services.
Our feature was produced by Wes Martin.
Voices in the Street was produced by Isaak Gonzalez,
Our engineer today is executive producer Wes Martin.
Our theme music is provided by Ben Lumsdaine, Scott Schmadeke, and Dani Graf.
Executive Producer is Wes Martin.
Our anchors are Benedict Jones and Carolyn VandeWiele.
