Radio Highlights

Here are a few of the program specials coming up on WORT 89.9 FM...

WORT RADIO HIGHLIGHTS for the week beginning
February 1, 2012

Compiled by Diapoulos and Mitroff
For more information call: (608) 256 -2001
News & Public Affairs Facilitator: Molly Stentz
Music Director: Sybil Augustine
http://www.wort-fm.org

WORT was voted "Favorite Local Radio Station" in the
2011 "Madison's Favorites" Isthmus Reader's Poll (the 15th
time that WORT has received this award.) "A Public Affair"
was voted #2 as "Favorite Local Radio Call-In Show."

LISTEN LIVE ON THE WEB!
Live streaming of all shows, podcasts/archives of our locally
produced news & public affairs shows and on-demand archives
of music shows are available at: http://www.wort-fm.org.

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WORT COOKBOOK NOW AVAILABLE!
Our first printing (500 books) of "This is What Democracy
Cooks Like" sold out in less than two weeks. Books from the
2nd printing are now available at the station, 118 S. Bedford
St, weekdays from 9am-6pm. Books are $25 (no tax) with
shipping available for $5. To order on-line with a credit
card or to print out a mail-in order form visit: wortfm.org
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A PUBLIC AFFAIR
Monday through Friday, Noon-1pm. A Public Affair is
WORT's live call-in interview program. Listeners can
call in with questions and comments at: 608-256-2001
or toll free at: 866-899-9678.

2/2, Thursday
Host Allen Ruff speaks with John Marsh, author of
"Class Dismissed -Why We Cannot Teach or Learn Our
Way Out of Inequality."

2/23, Thursday
Host Allen Ruff speaks with Gary Rhoades, author of
"Capitalist Education".

2/20, Monday
Host Brenda Konkel speaks with Colin Gillis, of Wisconsin
Alliance of Tenant Rights.

3/2, Friday
Host Esty Dinur speaks with Jarvis Tyner who was the
Communist Party, United States candidate for Vice-President
in 1972 and 1976. He is currently the Executive Vice-Chair of
the Party.


THE ACCESS HOUR
Mondays, 7pm-8pm
A different individual or group from the community hosts
the program each week! Music, discussion, and lots more!
For information about hosting an Access Hour, call 256-2001
on Monday at 8pm immediately following the show or email: 
accesshour@yahoo.com.

2/6
This show features pieces created by a UW class in the style of "This 
American Life."

2/20
Doctor Gene Farley, local expert on health care reform presents this 
show focusing on health care in Wisconsin.

2/27
The host has created a half hour piece on trash picking/dumpster diving, 
including interviews with local veteran trash pickers, authors, and an 
on-location trash picking adventure. For the second half hour, she'll 
talk with several of the trash pickers in the studio about their best 
finds, observations from an environmental, economical, social justice 
point of view, and the fun side of this activity.

3/5
A pledge drive show concerning Native American Pow Wows around March and 
April -- Native American dancing at Pow Wows: reasons, origins, songing, 
drumming, and dancing, with guest Nicole Larson.

3/19
"We Are All Mechanics". This is a program about spring and summer 
bicycle riding!

3/26
The general format will be talk and music, particularly big band jazz 
and blues.

4/2
High school poets host a poetry show. From the November 19th, a 
city-wide high school spoken word poetry competition. The "Can You 
Spit?" winners share their talent on air.

4/9
This is a musical tribute to April ninth. Featured will be songs that 
either debuted on that day or describe events that took place on that 
date back through history. To quote the Beatles, "Number nine, number 
nine, number nine…"!!

4/23
"Bricks of Truth" is a talk show covering national political issues 
hosted by Ken Rotar, author of "Bricks of Truth" a book of aphoristic 
insights into life. Callers are encouraged to share their questions and 
comments.

4/23
Son of El Queso Madre—a humor show.

5/14
Dr. V's "What a year it's been" show.

5/21
East High's annual spring "Access Hour" day

5/28
"A tribute to Pete Seeger": a short dedication to Pete and Toshi (his 
wife), their family friends and fans, the Wisconsin Solidarity Singers, 
the staff, volunteers and listeners of WORT, and people of good will all 
over the world, and then non-stop tunes and songs by Pete from 
recordings dating from 1950 to 2000s.


FICTION JONES
3rd, 4th and 5th Fridays of the month, 11pm Midnight
Host "Gregg Williard" continues with "A Journal of the Blank Year", a 
non-sequential serialized novel with a style that crosses "Proust" with 
"Philip K. Dick". Although you probably won't want to miss a single 
episode, the novel is designed so that each chapter stands alone. Tune 
in whenever you can!


MUSIC PROGRAM SPECIALS


NEW DISC(S) AT NINE: Mon-Thurs nights, one or more NEW DISCS are played 
at 9pm, during the 8-11pm rock show.