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Arts & Entertainment – WFHBWFHB Rewind – July 23, 2025This is WFHB Rewind, where we bring you highlights from the week—and sometimes hidden gems you might have missed. Stay with us for a blend of thoughtful storytelling, vibrant interviews, and the unexpected moments that bring our airwaves to life.
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WFHB DJ and Local Live Producer Nicki Seven speaks with Brian Bassett, the guitarist for the rock band, Foghat. Bassett discussed the band’s upcoming performance at the Brown County Music Center on July 24. He highlighted the band’s appreciation for historic theaters and their multi-generational fan base...2025-07-2359 minArts & Entertainment – WFHBWFHB Rewind – July 16, 2025You’re listening to WFHB Rewind, where we bring you highlights from the week—and sometimes hidden gems you might have missed. Stay with us for a blend of thoughtful storytelling, vibrant interviews, and the unexpected moments that bring our airwaves to life. This is WFHB Rewind.
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On Monday, May 5th, 2025, the WFHB music department had a Local Live session with garage rock band, Rearview Rhonda. The band played a set of all-new songs. We turn now to that archived edition of Local Live with Rearview Rhonda on WFHB Rewind.
2025-07-1659 minNews & Public Affairs – WFHBWFHB Local News – July 16th, 2025This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, July 16th, 2025.
In today’s newscast, Paul Helmke – former CEO of Brady Center to prevent gun violence and former mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana – speaks with WFHB about gun legislation in Indiana.
More in today’s episode of Government.exe from WFHB’s Youth Radio.
That’s IU baseball head coach Jeff Mercer on a disappointing 2025 season. Can Big Ten Freshman of the Year Jake Hanley help Mercer turn the team around? Hear more later in the show in a feature report.
Richland Bean Blossom Scho...2025-07-1630 minNews & Public Affairs – WFHBWFHB Local News – July 3rd, 2025This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, July 3rd, 2025.
In today’s newscast, we have two profiles of local people. First, WFHB Correspondent Ella Cummings profiles Barbara Restle, a 99-year-old woman who grew up in Nazi-occupied Austria. Restle draws parallels from the authoritarianism she witnessed as a child to U.S. politics today. That’s coming up in today’s feature report.
Also coming up in the next half hour, WFHB Music Director Abby Noroozi speaks with Bloomington-based designer Aaron Lowell Denton, who designed the artwork for our upcoming show, WFHB Past and Present: 50 Years...2025-07-0430 minArts & Entertainment – WFHBWFHB Rewind – July 2nd, 2025On July 10th, 2025 we’re celebrating WFHB Past and Present – a commemorative concert marking 50 years since the first benefit for the Bloomington Community Radio Project. So today, on WFHB Rewind, we’re taking you back – way back – to the very beginning. Before the transmitters, before the studios, before the call letters were even on paper, there was just an idea. An idea that started in a garage 50 years ago. In this episode of WFHB Youth Radio Director, Jessie Grubb, and WFHB Music Director, Abby Noroozi are joined by three voices central to the long journey of forming WFHB – Mark Hood, Jim Ma...2025-07-0359 minArts & Entertainment – WFHBWFHB Rewind – June 25, 2025You’re listening to WFHB Rewind, where we bring you highlights from the week—and sometimes hidden gems you might have missed.
Stay with us for a blend of thoughtful storytelling, vibrant interviews, and the unexpected moments that bring our airwaves to life. This is WFHB Rewind.
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On February 2nd, 2024, Nina Pitchkites and Kevin Krauter of the Indianapolis dream-pop band Wishy joined us for a Firehouse Session in-studio interview and performance. They talked about the evolution of the band, their mutual obsession with The Sundays and the excitement and buzz...2025-06-2559 minArts & Entertainment – WFHBWFHB Rewind – June 18, 2025You’re listening to WFHB Rewind, where we bring you highlights from the week – and sometimes hidden gems you might have missed.
Stay with us for a blend of thoughtful storytelling, vibrant interviews, and the unexpected moments that bring our airwaves to life. This is WFHB Rewind.
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On October 11th, 2021, local musicians Amy O and Erin Tobey joined us at the station for an in-studio interview and performance in the wake of our Fall Fund Drive. Amy O will perform at WFHB Past and Present: 50 Years of the Bloomington Comm...2025-06-1959 minArts & Entertainment – WFHBWFHB Rewind – June 12, 2025You’re listening to WFHB Rewind, where we bring you highlights from the week—and sometimes hidden gems you might have missed.
Stay with us for a blend of thoughtful storytelling, vibrant interviews, and the unexpected moments that bring our airwaves to life. This is WFHB Rewind.
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On Monday, April, 14th, 2025 we welcomed Sam Blasucci and his band to the Firehouse. Sam is best known as one half of Mapache, a Southern California roots-rock duo just as instantly recognizable for their elegant, intertwined guitar parts as they are for thei...2025-06-1258 minArts & Entertainment – WFHBWFHB Rewind – May 28th, 2025You’re listening to WFHB Rewind, where we bring you highlights from the week—and sometimes hidden gems you might have missed. Stay with us for a blend of thoughtful storytelling, vibrant interviews, and the unexpected moments that bring our airwaves to life. This is WFHB Rewind.
On Saturday, March, 8th, 2025 we welcomed Isabel Olive and her Chicago based project, Half Gringa. Half Gringa creates music informed by contemporary indie-rock + Latin American and Midwestern folk. In this session, Izzy and host/Music Director, Abby Noroozi, chatted about the concept and the making of the new albu...2025-05-2859 minArts & Entertainment – WFHBWFHB Rewind – May 21, 2025On Monday, April, 21st, 2025 WFHB’s music department welcomed two time Grammy nominated artist and Mandolin virtuoso, Sierra Hull. Sierra and Music Director and Host, Abby Noroozi chatted about the new album, A Tip Toe High Wire and self releasing after being on Rounder Records since she was 13. They chatted about influences, evolving Bluegrass, touring, and more. We turn now to that interview and a little bit of that performance on WFHB Rewind.
In this episode of ShowRats from WFHB’s Youth Radio, host Ollie spoke with Andrew Sellers of Louisville based post-punk band Charm School about his...2025-05-2158 minArts & Entertainment – WFHBWFHB Rewind – May 14, 2025You’re listening to WFHB Rewind, where we bring you highlights from the week—and sometimes hidden gems you might have missed.
Stay with us for a blend of thoughtful storytelling, vibrant interviews, and the unexpected moments that bring our airwaves to life. This is WFHB Rewind.
On Monday, April, 21st, 2025, WFHB welcomed Fort Wayne, IN indie rock trio, The Namby Pamby, back to the Firehouse.
In March, students from the Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship participated in the MOTH Project, an event in which they tell personal, true stories under the guidance of E...2025-05-1559 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Rewind – May 14, 2025You’re listening to WFHB Rewind, where we bring you highlights from the week—and sometimes hidden gems you might have missed.
Stay with us for a blend of thoughtful storytelling, vibrant interviews, and the unexpected moments that bring our airwaves to life. This is WFHB Rewind.
On Monday, April, 21st, 2025, WFHB welcomed Fort Wayne, IN indie rock trio, The Namby Pamby, back to the Firehouse.
In March, students from the Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship participated in the MOTH Project, an event in which they tell personal, true stories under the guidance of E...2025-05-1559 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB News – Election Day CoverageWFHB News had live special coverage of the General Election here locally. We sent out reporters to the John Waldron Arts Center where Monroe County Democrats held an Election Watch Party. Local journalist Dave Askins of the B Square Bulletin spoke with WFHB News live from Election Central on 7th Street where votes were being tallied. Lastly, we sent out reporters to Walkover Sounds and Stones where we spoke to write-in candidate, Joe Davis. Tune in to hear excerpts from WFHB’s coverage of Election Night in Monroe County. To see the results of local races, click here.
2024-11-0759 minLil Bub’s Lil Show – WFHBLil BUB’s Lil Show, Episode 69: Athena and Venus + WFHB Fall Fund Drive 2024Featured Animals: Athena and Venus
Athena and Venus are playful, loving kittens! They both have cerebellar hypoplasia, which can make them shaky and wobbly, but they are not in pain and can live a great life with a few minor accommodations in their forever home. For more info about Venus and Athena, including adoption details, please reach out to the City of Bloomington Animal Shelter.
Featured Topic: WFHB Fall Fund Drive 2024
Tune in to the episode to learn about how supporting WFHB during the station’s fund drive helps amplify the mission of Li...2024-09-3003 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – July 29th, 2024This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, July 29th, 2024.
Later in the program, Indiana University recently released third-party findings from its review on the arrests made of Dunn Meadow protesters in April. More in today’s headlines.
That’s Maria Douglas from Hoosier Asian American Power, encouraging civic engagement among Indiana’s Asian-American community. Learn more later in the show on a new episode of Activate!
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Extreme Hot Temperatures This Week, Monroe County Offering Cooling Stations
Temperatures are expected to reach over 9...2024-07-2930 minBig Talk – WFHBWFHB Board President Emily JacksonThe drummer for the fabled Bloomington post-punk band, Sally’s Dream, and a veteran of cable-radio WQAX (AKA Kwacks), Jackson was a music programmer for WFHB for 17 years. She’s now serving her second stint on the board and steers a ship that’s sailing smoothly. WFHB is healthier and stronger than ever in its 31st year on the air. Jackson tells her personal story and explains how WFHB got to this good point in its history.
Jackson (far left) was the drummer for Sally’s Dream.
Host Michael Glab chats with Bloomington’s most facsinating people.
2024-07-1228 minWFHB Events – WFHBSaturday’s Child with Claire Pendreigh March 9th on WFHBWFHB welcomes Claire Pendreigh (Pen-dree) to Saturday’s Child on Saturday, March 9th from 11am to noon. Join us as we enjoy Claire’s soulful sounds, and melodic song writing, with pedal steel accompaniment Listen on air or experience the show live in our audience, free of charge, in the Monroe County HIstory Center in downtown Bloomington. That’s Claire Pendreigh (Pen-dree) – live on Saturday’s Child, March 9th, at 11am on WFHB.
2024-03-1354 minBig Talk – WFHBWFHB Development Director Brooke TurpinA veteran of community radio as well as nonprofit fundraising, Brooke Turpin came to WFHB during the pandemic and has professionalized the station’s efforts to support and market itself. Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Turpin worked for the grandmama of community radio, KPFA in Berkeley. The flagship of the Pacifica Network of 140 nonprofit, community radio stations, KPFA served as a model and inspiration for the founders of WFHB and Firehouse Broadcasting. WFHB’s first Development Director, Turpin hopes to help guide the station toward a thriving future.
Host Michael Glab chat...2023-05-2628 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – April 10th, 2023This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, April 10th, 2023.
Later in the program, the local chapter of the League of Women Voters hosted a mayoral candidate forum at the Tri North Middle School. More in today’s feature report.
That’s Pealer from the Community Bike Project, a volunteer-run do-it-yourself bicycle shop “re-cycling” hundreds of bikes back onto the streets of Bloomington every year. More from Pealer later in the show on a new episode of Activate!, featuring real people working for positive change in our community.
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M...2023-04-1030 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – February 14th, 2023This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, February 14th, 2023.
Later in the program, Big Talk producer Michael Glab invited all candidates for the City of Bloomington’s 2023 mayoral race to appear on the program in weekly installments. Today, we’ll hear from City Council Member and Mayoral Candidate Susan Sandberg. More in today’s feature report.
Also coming up in the next half hour, we have Lil Bub’s Lil Show – a segment done in collaboration with Lil Bub’s Big Fund. But first, your local headlines:
Monroe County Board of Commissioners
Photo by...2023-02-1426 minBig Talk – WFHBWFHB Youth Radio Director Aja EssexYouth Radio has been around for almost as long as WFHB itself. The program began with a single young person interested in radio and grew to include, through the years, hundreds of teenagers. Saturday nights are kids’ nights on WFHB with Youth Radio broadcasting from 6 to 10 pm. The WFHB News Department is now in partnership with Youth Radio, helping teens learn how to produce interviews, on the street Q&As, and topical reports. Aja Essex was hired as the first full-time director for the program in December.
Hosts Michael Glab and Alex Ashkin chat with Bl...2023-02-0328 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB News Interviews Attendees of 2022 Bloomington PridefestWFHB Correspondent Kai Fitzgerald attended the Bloomington Pridefest on August 27th and spoke with several attendees about what brought them to Pridefest and what their favorite part was. Correspondent Kai Fitzgerald has more.
2022-09-0202 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBIntroducing Disabulletin, the first WFHB news segment featuring the top stories of the disability communityToday, we begin a new segment on WFHB dedicated to shining a light on an often overshadowed community in our nation, those who are physically and mentally diverse. The purpose of this new feature is to feature one guest each week who will inform our audience about the latest trends in the Disability Rights community and how they have contributed to strengthening this group’s voice in challenging and changing political and social perceptions. As someone on the Autism Spectrum, I believe it is important that with the recent awareness of acceptance for neurological and physically diverse individuals, one mu...2022-03-0234 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – EnvironmentalThis is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, April 1st, 2021.
This week, we present a four-part WFHB News Special where we revisit the stories we covered over the last year. We selected four areas of reporting, which include: Homelessness in Bloomington, the Coronavirus Pandemic, Social Justice Reporting and the Environmental Edition.
In our fourth installment of this series, we focus on Environmental reporting. We present a story on a lawsuit against the Indianapolis Power and Light, which claimed that the company has been violating the Clean Air Act. WFHB Correspondent Katrine Bruner filed that report.2021-04-0130 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – Social JusticeThis is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, March 31st, 2021.
This week, we present a four-part WFHB News Special where we revisit the stories we covered over the last year. We selected four areas of reporting, which include: Homelessness in Bloomington, the Coronavirus Pandemic, Social Justice Reporting and the Environmental Edition.
In our third installment of this series, we focus on Social Justice reporting. The summer of 2020 was marked by protests after the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Sean Reed. Monroe County Human Rights Commissioner Vauhxx Booker said he survived an attempted...2021-03-3137 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – CoronavirusThis is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, March 30th 2021.
This week, we present a four-part WFHB News Special where we revisit the stories we covered over the last year. We selected four areas of reporting, which include: Homelessness in Bloomington, the Coronavirus Pandemic, Social Justice Reporting and the Environmental Edition.
In our second installment of this series, we focus on the coronavirus pandemic – providing a timeline of news reports from the Spring of 2020 to the Spring of 2021. This topic is ever expansive and we’ve covered the virus in almost every newscast since 2020. However, we’v...2021-03-3030 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – Seminary ParkThis is the WFHB Local News for Monday, March 29th 2021.
This week, we present a four-part WFHB News Special where we revisit the stories we covered over the last year. We selected four areas of reporting, which include: Homelessness in Bloomington, the Coronavirus Pandemic, Social Justice Reporting and the Environmental Edition.
In our first installment of this series, we focus on homelessness in Bloomington – particularly on the city’s two evictions of encampments at Seminary Park and then a failed city council ordinance to add protections for people experiencing homelessness.
All that and more...2021-03-2932 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – March 4th, 2021This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, March 4th, 2021.
Later in the program, we have an excerpt from our public affairs program, BloomingOUT – one of the nation’s longest-running LGBTIQ focused radio shows. In today’s excerpt, you will hear from Melinda and Carol – special guests from Just Married, a podcast hosted by Jennifer Bass exploring stories of same-sex marriage in the decade of marriage equality. More in today’s feature report.
Also coming up in the next half hour, WFHB Correspondent Katherine Patterson reports on a failed ordinance that would have added protections for people...2021-03-0430 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – Meet The Candidate: Dr. Woody MyersOn Tuesday, October 13th, WFHB interviewed Dr. Woody Myers, the Democratic nominee for governor of Indiana.
Initially, we reached out to all three campaigns for governor – but we were unable to ultimately reach Republican Governor Eric Holcomb and Libertarian candidate Donald Rainwater for respective interviews.
However, we did hear back from the Dr. Woody Myers campaign.
Dr. Myers was the state health commissioner from 1985 to 1990. He ran for Congress in 2008 but lost to incumbent André Carson.
A recent poll showed that Myers trails his Republican opponent by 18 points with a 4 percentage point...2020-10-2930 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – July 27th, 2020This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, July 27th, 2020.
In today’s program, WFHB Correspondent Alex Dederer talked to Forrest Gilmore, executive director at Shalom Community Center, about a virtual fundraiser to benefit its homeless shelter.
WFHB Correspondent Alex Dederer talks to Forrest Gilmore – executive director at Shalom Community Center. Over the weekend, the organizer hosted a virtual fundraiser for people experiencing homelessness (Photo courtesy of Forrest Gilmore).
Also in the next half hour, you will hear ‘A Few Minutes with the Mayor.’ In today’s segment Mayor John Hamilton talks about the future of reopeni...2020-07-2729 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – July 20, 2020This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, July 20th, 2020.
In today’s program, we hear from attorney Katharine Liell and Vauhxx Booker on the two men charged for pinning Booker to a tree and threatening to “get a noose.” You will also hear A Few Minutes with the Mayor. In today’s segment Assistant News Director Sydney Foreman talks to Mayor John Hamilton about the mandatory mask mandate in Monroe County.
But first, your local headlines.
653 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Indiana on Sunday, according to the Indiana State Department of Healt...2020-07-2129 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – July 15, 2020This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, July 15, 2020.
Later in the program, Sydney Foreman and Kade Young take a look at the ‘Black Lives Matter’ mural overlay and the history of People’s Park.
But first, here are three things you need to know today.
Free Covid-19 testing is available at the Optum Serve site at the National Guard Armory at 3380 South Walnut Street (Sydney Foreman).
700 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Indiana on Tuesday, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. The state department of health also attributed three new de...2020-07-1532 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – July 10, 2020This is the WFHB Local News for Friday, July 10th, 2020.
Later in the program, you will hear from city councilman Jim Sims on the ‘Black Lives Matter’ mural overlay in People’s Park. You will hear the city arts commission discuss future plans for the mural.
Also, you will hear about the Black Market Firebombing in 1968 by members of the Ku Klux Klan. Today, the site stands as People’s Park – where a mural was overlaid with the words ‘Black Lives Matter.’
But first, your local headlines.
On Wednesday, Governor Holcomb responded to a...2020-07-1030 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – July 8, 2020This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, July 8th, 2020.
Later in the program, you will hear reporting from a demonstration, where a red Toyota Corolla drove into several protesters near the Monroe County Courthouse square. You will hear from Vauhxx Booker, eyewitnesses, a medic and several other demonstrators. WFHB Correspondent Nicholas DiBrita has more in today’s feature report.
But first, your local headlines.
Photo courtesy of University of Michigan.
Nine new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Monroe County yesterday. Statewide, the number was 455 people. That’s according to the Indiana Stat...2020-07-0829 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News Brief – July 8th, 2020Good afternoon. This is the WFHB Local News Brief for Wednesday, July 8th, 2020.
Photo courtesy of University of Michigan.
Today’s Covid-19 Briefing
Nine new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Monroe County yesterday. Statewide, the number was 455. That’s according to the Indiana State Department of Health, which also attributed two new deaths in the state due to COVID-19.
The new numbers bring Indiana’s total number of COVID-19 deaths to two-thousand-five-hundred-and-thirty-nine. If you want to get a free COVID-19 test near Bloomington, there are two Optum testing sites available, one at the Nat...2020-07-0803 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – July 6, 2020This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, July 6th, 2020.
Later in the program, local resident and member of the Monroe County Human Rights Commission, Vauhxx Booker, a black man, was physically assaulted by a group of white men at Lake Monroe on Saturday. In today’s program, you will hear from Booker’s attorney, Katharine Liell.
Also coming up in the next half hour, a few Minutes with the Mayor – where we ask Mayor John Hamilton about local issues.
But first, your local headlines.
Indiana saw 330 new positive cases with 5 new deaths...2020-07-0732 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – July 3rd, 2020Good afternoon. This is the WFHB Local News for Friday, July 3rd, 2020.
In today’s news, Indiana delays moving into Stage 5. Governor Eric Holcomb now says the state will move to a “cautious Stage 4.5.” Also, as the IU Health Bloomington Hospital is set to be demolished next year, concerns about spreading toxic lead dust around the community have been rising. You will hear from Aaron Lauer, the Senior Policy Analyst with the Institute of Politics about lead-safe demolition practices.
But first, your local headlines.
Changes were made to MCCSC’s reopening plan in the school b...2020-07-0314 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – July 1st, 2020: How Entertainment Venues are Impacted by Covid-19This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, July 1st, 2020.
Later in the program, WFHB News Director Kade Young talked to Jonah Crismore, executive director of the Buskirk Chumley and Jared Thompson, owner of the Comedy Attic about how Covid-19 has impacted their local entertainment venues.
But first, your local headlines.
Monroe County Council held a special meeting to discuss community concerns and law enforcement resourcing on June 30th. The county Council brought in a community mediator, Latasha Williams to facilitate the meeting. She said the meeting was a beginning for change against...2020-07-0230 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – June 29th, 2020This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, June 29th, 2020.
Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Nicholas DiBrita covers the Joseph Smedley story. DiBrita talked to Andrea Sterling, a graduate student at Indiana University. Also coming up in the next half hour, Sydney Foreman talked to Mayor John Hamilton in our Monday segment, a Few Minutes with the Mayor.
But first, your local headlines.
Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton announced that a third city employee tested positive for COVID-19 during a COVID-19 press conference on June 26th. He said the employee is a firefighter...2020-06-2933 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – June 24th, 2020This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, June 24th, 2020.
Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Braydyn Lents has Part Two of his series on renaming buildings at Indiana University. He speaks with IU Spokesperson, Chuck Carney, and activist Megan Campbell in today’s feature report.
Also, Aaron Comforty has the latest installment of our series on the Bloomington Hospital Relocation. You can hear more local headlines and on today’s edition of the WFHB Local News.
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Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Braydyn Lents spoke with Chuck Carney, Indiana University spokesperson, about renaming buildings at the university. Braydyn Lents also talked to Megan Campbell, an activist who started a petition to rename Jordan Avenue, Jordan Hall and the Jordan River.
Also coming up in the next half hour, Assistant News Director Sydney Foreman talked to Mayor John Hamilton in our Monday segment, a Few Minutes with the Mayor. Today, they talk about the recent spike of Covid-19 cases, renaming buildings at...2020-06-2230 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – June 17, 2020Good afternoon. This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Later in the program, WFHB News Correspondent Aaron Comforty reports on the future of the 24-acre Bloomington Hospital site on Second Street. He talked to Deputy Mayor Mick Renneissen.
Also coming up in the next half hour, your weekly consumer-watchdog segment, Better Beware.
But first, your local headlines.
Up first, the Broadening Inclusion Group was disbanded at a Farmers’ Market Advisory Council meeting on Monday. This came after a controversial statement was released on Facebook from the Broadening Inclusion Group. Man...2020-06-1734 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – June 15, 2020Good afternoon. This is WFHB Local News for Monday, June 15, 2020
Later in the program, WFHB Assistant News Director Sydney Foreman reports on the release of John Myers, scheduled for Monday, who was convicted for killing Jill Berhman in 2006. In today’s feature report, Foreman talked to Jill’s mother, Marilynn Behrman.
Also coming up in the next half hour, Sydney Foreman talked to Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton in this week’s segment of “A Few Minutes with the Mayor.”
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Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Katrine Bruner has reports on a lawsuit between local and federal government on the Houston South Restoration Project – a project that would pollute Lake Monroe – Bloomington’s primary source for drinking water.
Also coming up in the next half hour, WFHB News Correspondent Alex Dederer produces a profile on a student who attended the Enough is Enough protest one week ago.
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Today’s anchors were Benedict Jones and Sydney Foreman
Today’s headlines were writt...2020-06-1331 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – June 10, 2020This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, June 10th, 2020.
WFHB News Director Kade Young covers Tuesday night’s protest at the Monroe County Courthouse. Also, Better Beware – your weekly consumer-watchdog segment.
But first, your local headlines.
In between May 3rd and June 9th, there were 339 new positive cases of Covid-19 in Indiana, according to the state health department’s dashboard.
From May 24th to June 9th, 15 new deaths were confirmed in the state. This comes after almost 5,000 new tests were issued.
That brings the total positive case count to 38...2020-06-1130 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – June 8, 2020This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, June 8th, 2020.
Later in the program, Kade Young and Sydney Foreman talked to two organizers of the Enough is Enough protest on Friday. Also Nicholas DiBrita has an interview from that protest. In today’s show, you will also hear A Few Minutes with the Mayor.
But first, we have a report from WFHB News Correspondent Jake Jacobson.
Last week, the Monroe County Council held a special meeting, to vote on an exemption to fill two deputy Sheriff positions. As WFHB Correspondent Jake Jacobson reports, th...2020-06-0830 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – June 3th, 2020This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020.
Later in the program, Sydney Foreman and myself talk to two core members of Black Lives Matter: Bloomington. Also Braydyn Lents reports on hidden coronavirus numbers at a Bloomington nursing home
But first, your local headlines.
Indiana has reported 4,086 patients in nursing facilities who tested positive for the coronavirus, but are the numbers accurate? At the Golden Living Center in Bloomington, WFHB Correspondent Braydyn Lents explains how a surge in coronavirus cases is causing inaccuracies.
Pygmalion’s Art Supplies carried art su...2020-06-0330 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – June 1st, 2020This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, June 1st , 2020.
Later in the program, Sydney Foreman talks to Mayor John Hamilton in her weekly segment, A Few Minutes with the Mayor. Also coming up in the next half hour, Kade Young covers protests over the weekend in Bloomington and Indianapolis.
But first your local headlines:
Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton said in person shopping began again at the Bloomington Farmers market. However, he said it is still limited during a May 29th COVID-19 press conference.
Monroe County Commissioner Julie Thomas said the...2020-06-0330 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – May 29, 2020This is the WFHB Local News for Friday, May 29th, 2020.
Later in the program, WFHB News Director Kade Young talks to activist group Hoosier Action on their efforts to extend the moratorium on evictions in the state. Also coming up in the next half hour, WFHB Correspondent Alex Dederer talks about the reopening of parks in Monroe County.
But first, your local headlines.
Monroe County Council member Geoff McKim presented cash flow projections for 2020. He spoke about the general fund during their May 26th County Council meeting. He said all miscellaneous collections must...2020-05-2930 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – May 27th, 2020This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, May 27th, 2020.
In today’s show, Sydney Foreman and Kade Young provide an update on the Bloomington hospital site. Indiana State Department of Health reported 370 new positive cases and 21 new deaths from Covid-19. Also coming up in the next half hour your weekly consumer-watchdog segment, Better Beware, hosted by Richard Fish.
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Indiana State Department of Health reported 370 new positive cases and 21 new deaths from Covid-19.
That brings the total number to 32,437 positive cases and 1,871 deaths caused by the virus. This co...2020-05-2830 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – May 22, 2020This is the WFHB Local News for Friday, May 22nd, 2020.
In today’s show, WFHB Correspondents Jasmine White and Braydyn Lents break down racist comments from Indiana lawmaker, Jim Lucas. Also, WFHB Correspondent Katrine Bruner covers a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service for approving the Houston South Forest Restoration and Management project.
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Bloomington City Council discussed appropriating funds for the Sares Road multi use path, intersection improvements and the re-pavement of College Mall Road. Clerk Nicole Bolden presented the ordinance during their May 20th meeting.
Council me...2020-05-2232 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – May 20, 2020This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, May 20, 2020.
In today’s program, our weekly consumer watchdog segment, Better Beware Hosted by Richard Fish. Also, WFHB News Director Kade Young talks to the founder of Quarantine Buddies – a Google form started by an IU student to connect those in isolation.
But first, your local headlines.
WFHB Assistant News Director Sydney Foreman breaks down the latest Bloomington Redevelopment Commission meeting – where a purchase agreement was made to develop the former Night Moves property into affordable housing (Photo courtesy of Indiana Public Media).
The Bloomington Redevel...2020-05-2030 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – Unemployment, Restaurants Reopening, Mayor Hamilton SpeaksThis is the WFHB Local News for Monday, May 18th, 2020.
In today’s show, WFHB Assistant News Director Sydney Foreman talks to John Hamilton, Mayor of Bloomington, in our recurring segment, A Few Minutes with the Mayor.
Also, restaurants in Bloomington are beginning to reopen. WFHB News Director Kade Young talks to Chris Martin, who owns a string of restaurants, including Yogi’s Bloomington.
But first, your local headlines.
City Hall will open to the public on May 26th. Local government watchdog Sydney Foreman reports on the Friday, May 15h Covid-19 Press Conf...2020-05-1830 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – May 11th, 2020Later in the program, WFHB correspondent, Katrine Bruner discusses the impact that this pandemic has had on the local music community in part two of “Voices from the music community of Bloomington. Also coming up in the next half hour, I talk to Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton in our recurring segment, A Few Minutes with the Mayor. That’s all coming up later in the program.
But first, your local headlines.
Indiana State Department of Health reports 32 new deaths from Covid-19. State health department reports 511 new positive cases, as 6,667 new tests are issued. 16.8 percent of thos...2020-05-1229 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – May 4, 2020This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, May 4th, 2020.
Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Katrine Bruner breaks down Governor Eric Holcomb’s plan to reopen the economy. Also coming up in the next half hour, I talk to Mayor John Hamilton in the latest installment of “A Few Minutes with the Mayor.”
But first, your local headlines.
Indiana State Department of Health reports 583 new positive cases of coronavirus with 19 new deaths. Total positive cases are now at 20,507 people, while the total death toll rises to 1,151 people.
Meanwhile, Govern...2020-05-0530 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – April 29th, 2020Later in the program, WFHB News breaks down Governor Eric Holcomb’s executive stay-at-home order which expires Friday, May 1st. Also coming up in the next half hour, Better Beware, our weekly-consumer watchdog segment hosted by Richard Fish with Richard Fish. That’s all coming up later in the show.
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As the governor contemplates his Friday deadline for the stay-at-home order, Indiana’s coronavirus numbers continue to climb. Indiana State Health Department reported 605 new cases in the past 10 days and 63 deaths which occurred in the past two days. That brings the to...2020-04-3028 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – April 27, 2020Welcome to the WFHB Local News for Monday, April 27th, 2020.
Later in the program, Sydney Foreman talks to Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton in her recurring segment, “A Few Minutes with the Mayor.” Also coming up in the next half hour, Kade Young continues his conversation with Matt Houser, an IU Researcher who co-led a survey breaking down public opinion in the state on climate change.
But first, your local headlines:
Numbers courtesy of Indiana State Department of Health.
Indiana State Department of Health reported 963 new positive cases and 31 new deaths. Total positive cases near...2020-04-2830 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – April 24, 2020This is the WFHB Local News for Friday, April 24th, 2020.
Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Katrine Bruner talks to Cardinal Spirits Distillery about their local effort to distill hand sanitizer for free in Bloomington. Also coming up in the next half hour, WFHB’s Alex Dederer talks to the owner of Buffalouie’s to provide an insight on how local business are impacted by the coronavirus.
But first, your local headlines:
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Indiana State Department of Health reports an additional 656 people infected with coronavirus. The anno...2020-04-2530 min
WFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – April 20, 2020Your local headlines:
Indiana saw 7 new deaths reported on Monday. 505 new positive cases are confirmed, according to the Indiana State Department of Health.
Total deaths are at 569 people. Total numbers are at 11,686 cases. Total tests are at about 65,000 people. Total numbers are likely an underestimation due to a lack of testing.
Monroe County reported 4 deaths. 114 people are reported positive with Covid-19. There are over 800 people tested in Monroe County.
23.4 percent of ICU beds in the state are in use. 11.4 percent of state ventilators are in use.
Protestors gathered outside...2020-04-2130 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News Brief – April 14, 2020Good afternoon. Welcome to the WFHB Local News Brief for Tuesday, April 14th, 2020.
According to the Indiana State Department of Health, there are 331 new positive cases of coronavirus between April 11th & April 12. Indiana saw 7 deaths between April 10th & April 12th.
Overall, 350 died from coronavirus in Indiana. There’s over 8,000 positive cases of Covid – 19 in Indiana out of 44,000 people tested.
Monroe County has 87 positive cases, one death and 586 total tests.
Up next, WFHB News Correspondent Alex Dederer reports on 7 positive local headlines.
2020-04-1405 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – April 13, 2020Good afternoon. Welcome to the WFHB Local News for Monday, April 13th, 2020.
In today’s program, WFHB Assistant News Director Sydney Foreman interviews Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton in our first recurring segment “A Few Minutes with the Mayor.”
Coming up in the next half hour, WFHB News Correspondent Katrine Bruner reports on the state of abortions in Indiana in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The coronavirus death toll in Indiana rose to 343 over the weekend, including the first death reported in Monroe County, according to the Indiana State...2020-04-1429 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – April 10, 2020Welcome to the WFHB Local News for Friday, April 10, 2020.
Coming up in the program, WFHB News Director Kade Young interviews an Indiana University researcher who is working on a Covid-19 vaccine for children. Also coming up in the next half hour, we have the latest coronavirus news from our remote correspondents. But first, your local headlines.
There are nearly 7,000 cases of Covid-19. Indiana State Department of Health reports 300 total deaths out of 35,000 people tested.
People 80 years-old and higher made up the most number of those who died from the virus. This age demographic...2020-04-1329 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – April 8, 2020Good afternoon. Welcome to the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, April 8th, 2020.
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As of April 7th at 11:59 p.m. there are nearly 6,000 positive cases of Covid-19 in Indiana. The death toll rises to over 200 people. This is out of over 30,000 people tested.
The largest age demographic for contracting the virus includes 50-59 year olds who make up over 20 percent of all positive cases.
For those who died from coronavirus, the 80+ age demographic makes up almost 40 percent of deaths.
...2020-04-0929 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – April 6, 2020Good evening. This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, April 6th, 2020.
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Indiana State Department of Health reports the total number of covid-19 cases rises to almost 5000 people. 139 deaths were reported this morning at 10 a.m. This is out of over 26,000 people tested.
20 percent of positive cases were found in 50-59 years olds, according to ISDH.
51 cases were confirmed in Monroe County with zero deaths. This is out of 371 people tested.
Governor Eric Holcomb called for abortion clinics to cancel or...2020-04-0729 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – April 3rd, 2020Good afternoon. This is the WFHB Local News for Friday, April 3rd, 2020.
Headlines: There are almost 3500 reported cases of Covid-19 in Indiana. 102 total deaths have been confirmed. This is out of almost 1800 people tested by the Indiana State Department of Health. There are 40 positive cases in Monroe County, with zero deaths, out of 278 people tested.
Indiana State Department of Health reports Age Distribution for those who tested positive in the state. The largest category of those who tested positive in Indiana include ages 50 through 59. This age group makes up 19.6 percent of positive coronavirus cases.
2020-04-0629 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – April 1st, 2020Good afternoon. Welcome to the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, April 1st, 2020.
Coming up in the next half hour, Sydney Foreman talks to Adam Wason, Director of Public Works for the City of Bloomington about early starts on road construction.
Also coming up later in the program, our consumer watchdog segment Better Beware. But first, your local headlines.
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There are over 2500 cases of coronavirus in Indiana. The Indiana State Department of Health reports the death toll is now at 65 people. This is out of 14,000 people tested. Monroe County now has 33...2020-04-0328 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – March 30, 2020Good evening. Welcome to the WFHB Local News for Monday, March 30th, 2020.
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According to the Indiana State Department of Health, 1,786 people tested positive for coronavirus in Indiana. 35 people died from Covid-19 out of 11,685 people tested. These numbers were updated at 11:59 p.m. on March 29th.
The Indy Star reports that the final days of the Indiana General Assembly were dominated by legislation that state lawmakers added onto other bills at the 11th hour that did not receive proper public vetting.
Governor Holcomb vetoed a bill passed b...2020-03-3130 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – March 25, 2020Good afternoon. This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, March 25th, 2020.
Coming up in today’s feature report, we have an interview with the owner of Vance Music about the future of his business in the coming months. Also coming up in the next half hour, Middle Way House talks about the increase of domestic violence when school is not in session. But first, your local headlines.
These are the Covid-19 numbers in Indiana as of March 25th at 11:59 p.m. This broadcast was recorded at around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday (Indiana State Department of Health).
...2020-03-2629 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News Brief – March 23, 2020Good morning. Welcome to your WFHB Local News Brief for Monday, March 23rd, 2020.
Latest Numbers: The Indiana State Department of Health reported three cases of COVID-19 in Monroe County as of 10 a.m. today.
State health department reports the total number of positive cases jumps to 259 people, as the number of those tested increased to almost 2,000 people. So far, there are 7 reported deaths in Indiana.
The Monroe County Health Department reported a limited number of students and faculty at Edgewood High School came into contact with an individual who tested positive for coronavirus.2020-03-2305 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News - March 20th, 2020Good evening. Welcome to the WFHB Local News for Friday, March 20th, 2020.
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As of 11:59 p.m. there are 79 positive cases of coronavirus in Indiana. This comes after the number of those tested increased to over 500 people.
So far, 2 people have died from COVID-19. These numbers are courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Health.
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A Bloomington Hospital Patient tested positive for coronavirus, according to an email sent from I.U. Health to the Indiana State Health Department.
It was confirmed Thursday that...2020-03-2029 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – CoronavirusGood evening. This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, March 18th, 2020.
In today’s episode, we have a special edition of the WFHB Local News where we dive deep into the local impacts of coronavirus.
Over the course of the next half hour, we hear from our remote correspondents reporting from home as well as talk to a psychologist, a doctor and a local nonprofit about COVID-19.
Stay tuned for Friday for another special edition of the WFHB Local News.
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Reporting done by Jasmine White, Braydyn Lents, Kat...2020-03-1830 minWFHB Local News Features – WFHBWFHB Local News – March 13th, 2020Welcome to the WFHB Local News for Friday, March 13th, 2020. Here are your headlines:
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Bloomington Historic Preservation Commission discussed a redesign to the Kiln adaptive reuse petition during their March 12th meeting. The petitioner discussed building design changes.
The petitioner also included a historic light steel rail line detached C-channel awning and railing. He said storm water will drain into an 11th street storm drain and ash wood would be utilized for soffits. Commissioner Chris Sturbaum was concerned with the perpetuity of ash wood.
Sturbaum said...2020-03-1328 minFirehouse Follies – WFHBWFHB’s Firehouse Follies: Anything Goes
Join WFHB and the Firehouse Follies for another live radio theater broadcast: ‘Anything Goes’- featuring special musical guest Carrie Newcomer with Martinie’s Boogie Three, Gozpel Gurlz, and Cathi Norton, with acting troupe The Unusual Suspects. Broadcasting live from the Ivy Tech John Waldron auditorium Sunday December 1st from 4 to 6 P.M. Doors open at 3:30 P.M. Be a part of the audience or listen live on on your community radio station, WFHB.
2019-12-032h 01Lotus Live – WFHB2019 WFHB Lotus Live – Lula WilesLong before they were a band, the members of Lula Wiles sang folk songs and traded fiddle tunes at camp in Maine. The trio, all of whom grew up in rural Maine, carry those lessons of community and the meaning of shared art with them as they create music that explores cultural virtues, soothes aching wounds, and envisions a better world. Their singing includes clear vocals and lovely three-part harmonies, and they are steady, stronger player on acoustic and electric guitars, fiddles, and upright bass. Lula Wiles’ spare, direct style reflects their strongest influences – including Elizabeth Cotten, Hazel Dickens, Wood...2019-09-2321 minLotus Live – WFHB2019 WFHB Lotus Live – Les Filles De IllighadadLes Filles are from Illighadad, a secluded commune in central Niger, in the scrubland deserts at the Sahara’s edge. They draw on the traditional tende music of rural Niger that inspired Tuareg blues. The sparse music, which is built from a few elements (vocals, handclaps, percussion), is also dominated by women. Lead vocalist Fatou Seidi Ghali is one of the only Tuareg female guitarists in Niger. In lieu of the djembe or drum kit popular in Tuareg rock bands, Les Filles de Illighadad incorporate the traditional drum and the pounding calabash, half buried in water. Hypnotic guitar riffs, dr...2019-09-2320 minLotus Live – WFHB2019 WFHB Lotus Live – Steve Riley TrioThe Steve Riley Trio plays Cajun French music born in the bayous of Southwest Louisiana: acappella ballads; Cajun blues; hot two-steps that transform the festival tent into a Louisiana dance floor. Steve Riley is a master of the Cajun accordion and his bandmembers are: Kevin Wimmer on fiddle and vocals, bringing a Creole touch to the proceedings; and Sam Broussard on guitar and vocals. You’ll want ‘em to play all night.
Lotus World Music and Arts Foundation and WFHB Community Radio have once again partnered to bring the Lotus Festival experience to the airwaves of South Cent...2019-09-2322 minLotus Live – WFHB2019 WFHB Lotus Live – Sofia Viola and Dat GarciaLotus World Music and Arts Foundation and WFHB Community Radio have once again partnered to bring the Lotus Festival experience to the airwaves of South Central Indiana! Each Lotus Live session features a different Lotus festival artist for an exclusive performance and interview live from Blockhouse Studios. This session is broadcast live on 91.3 FM, 98.1 Bloomington, 100.7 Nashville, 106.3 Ellettsville or visit wfhb.org.
Two dynamic forces from Argentina’s independent folk scene come together at Lotus. Composer, singer, and actress Sofía Viola writes songs that evoke both Latin American folklore and contemporary life. She borrows from an impressive var...2019-09-2319 minLotus Live – WFHB2019 WFHB Lotus Live – Frontera BugalúLotus World Music and Arts Foundation and WFHB Community Radio have once again partnered to bring the Lotus Festival experience to the airwaves of South Central Indiana! Each Lotus Live session features a different Lotus festival artist for an exclusive performance and interview live from Blockhouse Studios. This session was broadcast live on September 27 91.3 FM, 98.1 Bloomington, 100.7 Nashville, 106.3 Ellettsville or visit wfhb.org.
Frontera Bugalú pays homage to music unique to the long Texas/Mexico border that stretches from Brownsville to El Paso: high-energy cumbia blended with the “border folk” of traditional accordion-fronted Mexican music and of other Latin...2019-09-2317 minLotus Live – WFHB2019 WFHB Lotus Live – One For The FoxesLotus World Music and Arts Foundation and WFHB Community Radio have once again partnered to bring the Lotus Festival experience to the airwaves of South Central Indiana! Each Lotus Live session features a different Lotus festival artist for an exclusive performance and interview live from Blockhouse Studios. This session is broadcast live on 91.3 FM, 98.1 Bloomington, 100.7 Nashville, 106.3 Ellettsville or visit wfhb.org.
Dave Curley (vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin), Tadhg Ó Meachair (piano, piano accordion), and Joanna Hyde (vocals, fiddle) perform a rousing blend of Irish and American folk music. They move easily among traditional melodies, their own compositions, and s...2019-09-2318 minLotus Live – WFHBWFHB Lotus Live – AfrotronixElectronic music meets Afrobeat. Born in Chad but now based in Montreal, Afrotronix creates what he calls “an electronic futurist package” by drawing on and sampling from (for example) Mandinka music of West Africa, Saharan Tuareg blues, Senegalese rumba, Chadian sai, dubstep, EDM, and reggae. And he takes his futuristic aesthetic seriously: expect his signature all-white clothing and a helmet that’s somewhere between “a highly-stylized combination of Alien and Sonic The Hedgehog.” Take club beats, pair them with Central African rhythms, and you get the sound of Afrotronix” (OkayAfrica).
Lotus World Music and Arts Foundation and WFHB Communi...2019-09-2316 minLotus Live – WFHB2019 WFHB Lotus Live – Balla KouyateLotus World Music and Arts Foundation and WFHB Community Radio have once again partnered to bring the Lotus Festival experience to the airwaves of South Central Indiana! Each Lotus Live session features a different Lotus festival artist for an exclusive performance and interview live from Blockhouse Studios. This session is broadcast live on 91.3 FM, 98.1 Bloomington, 100.7 Nashville, 106.3 Ellettsville or visit wfhb.org.
The Balan Fanga Project showcases the West African balafon: think xylophone, but made from wood and gourds, with a richer, earthier sound. Born in Mali, Balla Kouyaté has an unparalleled knowledge of traditional repertoire and has b...2019-09-2319 minFirehouse Follies – WFHBWFHB’s Firehouse Follies: Order In The Court
Join WFHB and the Firehouse Follies crew for another live radio theater broadcast: ‘Order In The Court’—featuring special musical guests Mark Robinson and Daniel Seymour, with storyteller extraordinaire Arbutus Cunningham. Broadcasting live from the Ivy Tech John Waldron Whikehart auditorium Sunday, August 25th, from 4 to 6 p.m. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. Be part of the audience or listen live on your community radio station, WFHB.
2019-08-292h 02Firehouse Follies – WFHBWFHB Firehouse Follies presents: Zombie BluesJoin us for the next WFHB Firehouse Follies featuring:
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2018-12-061h 59Activate! – WFHBActivate! – Chuck Beckett : WFHB Community RadioThe “community” in WFHB volunteer-powered community radio was a strong draw for Chuck Beckett as he was looking for a place to give back as a volunteer in his retirement. The atmosphere and people at the station reminded him of his time years ago at his college radio station. From music to news to community features and activities, he has been inspired to get involved and get connected. Chuck started out as a desk jockey at the station and learned more about what makes the station run. His involvement has expanded during his time at WFHB to include committee work...2018-11-1905 minActivate! – WFHBActivate! – Chuck Beckett : WFHB Community RadioThe “community” in WFHB volunteer-powered community radio was a strong draw for Chuck Beckett as he was looking for a place to give back as a volunteer in his retirement. The atmosphere and people at the station reminded him of his time years ago at his college radio station. From music to news to community features and activities, he has been inspired to get involved and get connected. Chuck started out as a desk jockey at the station and learned more about what makes the station run. His involvement has expanded during his time at WFHB to include committee work...2018-11-1905 minLotus Live – WFHBSocalled – Lotus Live on WFHB 2018First broadcast live from Blockhouse Studios on WFHB on Saturday, September 29, 2018
Genre-defying maestro Josh “Socalled” Dolgin is a musician, producer, composer, arranger, magician, filmmaker, photographer, and visual artist based in Montreal. Socalled grew up taking piano lessons and loving funk and hip hop; when he first heard klezmer music on an old Yiddish record, he was fascinated by the cool sounds he could sample to make hip hop beats. Then, he realized that integrating this Jewish music from the 1930s into his songs was a way of representing himself and his cultural heritage.
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2018-10-2621 minLotus Live – WFHBMamadou Kelly – Lotus Live on WFHB 2018First broadcast live from Blockhouse Studios on WFHB on Thursday, September 27, 2018
Mamadou Kelly knows Malian music inside and out, thanks to his origins in Mali’s Niger River Delta – and years spent playing with legends like Ali Farka Toure and Afel Bocoum. A brilliant guitarist and vocalist steeped in the West African “desert blues,” Mamadou carves out rhythmic, propulsive grooves with his band BanKaiNa.
https://www.clermontmusic.com/mamadou-kelly/
Interview Host: Jennifer Brooks
Producer/Director: Jim Manion
Assistant Producers: Adriane Pontecorvo, Christine Brackenhoff
Lotus Festival Artist Liaison: Shelley Hanmo Qian
Bl...2018-10-2615 minLotus Live – WFHBJarlath Henderson – Lotus Live on WFHB 2018First broadcast live from Blockhouse Studios on WFHB on Saturday, September 29, 2018
Hailing from County Armagh, Ireland, Jarlath Henderson is the first Irish solo artist to win the BBC Young Folk Musician of the Year Award. He is also a masterful balladeer, three times All-Ireland Champion uilleann piper, and a versatile multi-instrumentalist (whistle, flute, cittern) He “revives traditional songs with no-nonsense, respectful vocals that are matched against subtle, bravely original arrangements” (The Guardian). Traditional music and song, placed firmly in the 21st-century.
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Producer/Director: Jim Manion...2018-10-2620 minLotus Live – WFHBMaking Movies – Lotus Live on WFHB 2018First broadcast live from Blockhouse Studios on WFHB on Friday, September 29, 2018
Making Movies blends pulsing Afro-Latino rhythms, psychedelic jams and rock ’n’ roll swagger into powerful live performances, full of theatrics and cathartic climaxes. The foursome showcases their Latin American roots, with frontman Enrique Chi incorporating traditional instruments like the Panamanian mejorana alongside electric guitar, or the Chaurand brothers swapping drums and percussion for a dueling zapateado huasteco, a traditional form of dance from Veracruz, Mexico. The band’s political idea is straightforward enough that they can express it in four words: “We are all immigrants.”
https...2018-10-1216 minLotus Live – WFHBAnandi Bhattacharya Trio – Lotus Live on WFHB 2018First broadcast live from Blockhouse Studios on WFHB on Friday, September 28, 2018
Anandi grew up among music and musicians: her father is slide guitar master Debashish Bhattacharya, and she inherited her golden voice from her grandmother. Her singing is a mixed style of Agra, Patiala, and Maihar gharanas (Indian singing styles), and she has also delved into Bollywood music and even western genres. Anandi is joined by her father on slide guitar and her uncle, tabla master Subhasis Bhattacharya. The trio blends modern sounds with traditional instruments to create a singular musical experience.
http://www.herschelfreemanagency...2018-10-1119 minLotus Live – WFHBGuilhem Desq – Lotus Live on WFHB 2018First broadcast live from Blockhouse Studios on WFHB on Saturday, September 29, 2018
Nicknamed the “Hendrix of Hurdy-Gurdy,” Guilhem Desq breathes new life and innovation into this old-world instrument – a deep-barreled, lute-shaped string instrument whose sound is generated by a the turning of a crank. Desq electrifies this originally acoustic instrument and plays a wide variety of genres on it – anything from traditional European folk to Middle-Eastern tunes, contemporary rock, hip-hop, and electronica.
http://www.guilhemdesq.com/en/
Interview Host: Jen Brooks
Producer/Director: Jim Manion
Assistant Producers: Adriane Pontecorvo, Christine Brackenhoff
Lotus Fe...2018-10-1017 minLotus Live – WFHBSam Amidon – Lotus Live on WFHB 2018First broadcast live from Blockhouse Studios on WFHB on Friday, September 28, 2018
Sam Amidon digs through sounds and stories of late 19th and early 20th century American musical culture (ballads, hymns, work songs), using them as points of departure for his own melodic explorations. A singer and a multi-instrumentalist on banjo, guitar, and fiddle, Sam always creates original work that pushes Americana boundaries.
http://www.samamidon.com
Interview Host: Jamie Gans
Producer/Director: Jim Manion
Assistant Producers: Adriane Pontecorvo, Christine Brackenhoff
Lotus Festival Artist Liaison: Shelley Hanmo Qian
Blockhouse Studio...2018-10-0918 minLotus Live – WFHBJupiter & Okwess Lotus Live on WFHB 2018First broadcast live over WFHB from Blockhouse Studios on Friday, September 28, 2018
Front man Jupiter Bokondji and the band Okwess hail from Kinshasa, in Congo. Their exhilarating version of soukous is jet-fueled – Congolese rhumba with healthy doses of funk, soul, and rock. Jupiter & Okwess deliver more than just high-energy music: his songs often touch on Congo’s colonial past, and its modern economic and social challenges.
http://www.jupiterandokwess.com
Interview Host: Adriane Pontecorvo
Producer/Director: Jim Manion
Assistant Producers: Adriane Pontecorvo
Lotus Festival Artist Liaison: Shelley Hanmo Qian
Blockhouse Stud...2018-10-0819 minBig Talk – WFHBWFHB Volunteer Coordinator Cindy BeauléCindy Beaulé has been a member of the WFHB family since shortly after the station first went on the air a quarter of a century ago. She hosts a Tuesday afternoon music show and serves as WFHB’s volunteer coordinator, wrangling some 150 music, news, and administrative personnel. She explains what it takes to become part of the WFHB crew, as the station is always on the lookout for new people to come aboard. She’s also hosting “The Age of Cindy,” a benefit concert for WFHB, Thursday, August 30th, 2018, at the Players Pub.
[This episode originally aired Thursday...2018-08-2728 minFirehouse Follies – WFHBWFHB Firehouse Follies presents “Life in the Fast Lane”The WFHB Firehouse Follies return to the Ivy Tech Waldron Whikehart Auditorium Sunday, August 26, at 4 p.m. with “Life in the Fast Lane,” in which we offering up our usual mix of fast-paced comedy and some great music. Our special guest for the show will be former Bloomington guitar legend Mark Robinson, appearing with his long-time duo partner, Nashville singer and songwriter Davis Raines. Also on tap we will have the WFHB Gospel Gurlz and our house band, the Firehouse Rounders. The Firehouse Follies are underwritten by Ivy Tech community College and other Friends of the Follies.
2018-08-262h 01Local Live – WFHBWFHB’S Local Live: Krista Detor & Friends Holiday Special Part 2December 14, 2016 – Our Local Live crew headed to the hills of Northeast Monroe County for a live holiday broadcast from Airtime Studios with Krista Detor and friends – The New Hoosier Broadcasters, Amanda Biggs, Marilyn White, Justin Teague, Steve Mascari, David P Weber, and Michelle Younger. This is Part 2 of the broadcast.
Produced by Jim Manion
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WFHB Local Live remote crew: Jim Lang, Dan Withered, Kate Welch, Frankie Farrell, Jerry Stern and Frankie Ferrell.
2016-12-1951 minLocal Live – WFHBWFHB’S Local Live: Krista Detor & Friends Holiday Special Part 1http://wfhb.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/AIRTIME_2016_1.mp3
December 14, 2016 – Our Local Live crew headed to the hills of Northeast Monroe County for a live holiday broadcast from Airtime Studios with Krista Detor and friends – The New Hoosier Broadcasters, Amanda Biggs, Marilyn White, Justin Teague, Steve Mascari, David P Weber, and Michelle Younger. This is Part 1 of the broadcast.
Produced by Jim Manion
WFHB Local Live remote crew: Jim Lang, Dan Withered, Kate Welch, Frankie Farrell, Jerry Stern and Frankie Ferrell.
2016-12-1943 minLocal Live – WFHBLocal Live on WFHB 4-23-08: Sheasby Matiure and The Mbira QueensWFHB Music presents this archival session in memory of Dr. Sheasby Matiure, who passed away on November 10, 2016, in Zimbabwe. Full obituary below. RIP, Sheasby.
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It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of Dr. Sheasby Matiure on November 10, 2016 in Harare, Zimbabwe. Sheasby was an incredibly talented musician, educator and scholar in both North America and Zimbabwe. He was a commanding teacher, with a true passion for music, as well as for teaching. His dedication to his students was matched only by his dedication to his wife and family.
Sheasby Matiure, born on July 27, 1956...2016-11-2332 minActivate! – WFHBActivate! WFHB : Christine BrackenhoffWFHB is a listener-supported, volunteer powered, non-commercial broadcast radio station in Bloomington that is powered almost 200 volunteers to create a variety of public arrairs, news, and music programming. Christine Brackenhoff, a volunteer with the station, talks about how her volunteer experience with the station has helped her grow her professional skills; as well as contributing to a valuable part of the community.
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2016-06-0704 minActivate! – WFHBActivate! WFHB : Christine BrackenhoffWFHB is a listener-supported, volunteer powered, non-commercial broadcast radio station in Bloomington that is powered almost 200 volunteers to create a variety of public arrairs, news, and music programming. Christine Brackenhoff, a volunteer with the station, talks about how her volunteer experience with the station has helped her grow her professional skills; as well as contributing to a valuable part of the community.
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WFHB News Reporters
Brown County Humane Finance Specialists
Arts Fair on the Square Graphic Designer
2016-06-0704 min