On May 10th, 2023, Jeff Cannon joined us for a Local Live in-studio interview and performance. We discussed his recently-released album High Tea for Poets and the following day’s concert at Ted Jones Playhouse. Songs: “Big Switch” “How I Became a Ghost” “Indiana” “Pareidolia” Production team: Host and Executive Producer: Christine Brackenhoff Engineers: Chama Henry and Alyssa Gray Post-Production: Chama …
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Last week, Jeffrey began telling the genesis story of Bloomington’s community radio station. When he left off, the dreamers who’d held on to the idea for years were stymied once again. He picks up this week with the ultimately successful start up of WFHB. He also talks about his lifelong love for broadcast radio and his ham radio set up …
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The first of June officially kicked off Pride Month. Across the state, LGBTQ+ Hoosiers are celebrating their right to same-sex marriage, gender affirming care, and the opportunity to live authentically. However, this year has also welcomed a growing number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills by Indiana legislation and some Hoosiers are finding it difficult to celebrate Pride Month in light of recent …
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Tinariwen – Amatssou* Whatitdo Archive Group – Palace Of A Thousand Sounds Madison McFerrin – I Hope You Can Forgive Me Hannah Jadagu – Aperture Fenne Lily – Big Picture Olivia Jean – Raving Ghost The New Pornographers – Continue as a Guest Beach House – Become Lael Neale – Star Eaters Delight Mario Costa – Chromosome The Lemon Twigs …
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Ben Wendell from Community Justice and Mediation talks about how volunteers help this nonprofit employ restorative justice to find alternative solutions to conflict in 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 volunteer opportunities in the WFHB listening area …
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On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, speak with Diana Daniels of the Lick Creek African American Settlement. These settlers were free citizens who fled racial persecution and increasingly restrictive laws for free blacks in their previous homes in North Carolina. Traveling with the Quakers offered some protection on their journey and the promise …
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Hello and welcome to Eco-Report. For W-F-H-B, I’m Julianna Dailey. And I’m Kade Young. Later in the program, Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze speaks with Hank Duncan, the Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator, on the City’s Greenways, streets that allow automobiles and parking that are designated as corridors made safer for those utilizing greener modes of transit. And now for your environmental reports: …
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On the morning of May 31st, Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Atlanta Police Department raided a house and arrested three staff members of the Atlanta Solidarity Fund. The Atlanta Solidarity Fund is a non profit organization that supports those arrested for protesting or otherwise prosecuted for involvement in social movements. Over the last year, the fund has focused on supporting …
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Welcome to Prescription for Healthcare, a podcast collaboration between the WFHB Local News and Medicare for All Indiana, broadcasting the second Thursday of every month as part of the Local News at 5:20 PM. This month we have part 2 of our interview with Richard Master, prominent businessman and producer of the new movie American Hospitals, Healing a Broken System. …
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He held on to the dream for almost two full decades before WFHB went on the air. While he was living in a converted garage with no plumbing in 1975, Jeffrey Morris began making plans to start up a community radio station here in Bloomington. A revolving cast of friends and like-minded dreamers came and went as the years passed …
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