WFHB Bloomington Community Radio
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In their first meeting of 2019, the Ellettsville Town Council elected new leadership; The Indy 11 may be getting a new stadium, and taxpayers may foot the $550 million bill; State Rep. (R-Greensburg) Randy Frye is pursuing tighter controls over grants from the Indiana Veteran’s Affairs Department, in the wake of 11 Veterans Affairs employees were misappropriated grants from the Military Family Relief Fund; The U.S. Postal Service is requesting area residents make certain their sidewalks and porches are cleared of snow and ice.
FEATURE
Rep. (D-Bloomington) Matt Pierce speaks with WFHB News Director Wes Martin about Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb’s State of the State, and the 2019 legislative session.
THE BICENTENNIAL JOURNAL
Black athletes went to war against fascism. When they returned home, the same soldiers weren’t allowed on segregated basketball courts. Monroe County resident Bob Hammel tells the story of Black athletes at Indiana University and the struggle to end segregation in athletics.
CREDITS
Today’s headlines were written by Andrew McKearin and Wes Martin, along with Sarah Vaughan for CATSweek, a partnership with Community Access Television Services.
Our feature was produced by Executive Producer and today’s Engineer, Wes Martin.
The Bicentennial Journal is produced by Kate Welch, with help from Joyce Polling.
Our theme music is provided by Ben Lumsdaine, Scott Schmadeke, and Dani Graf.
Our Anchors today are Kim Hahn and Don Geyra.
