WORT 89.9 fm » Radio Literature http://www.wortfm.org Madison Wisconsin's Listener-Sponsored Community Radio Station Mon, 20 May 2013 01:08:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 400 SATURDAYS http://www.wortfm.org/400-saturdays/ http://www.wortfm.org/400-saturdays/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 21:43:06 +0000 Radio Lit /?p=14681 Thursday, May 16th, on Radio Literature, host Melvin Hinton spoke with poet and journalist Kim Johnson-Bair, editor of 400 Saturdays: An Anthology of Vinyl Folklore. Featured in the book are many local DJs, artists, and musicians, including “Rockin’ John” McDonald, John Kraniak, and country music artist and historian Bill Malone.]]> book jacket for 400 SaturdaysThursday, May 16th, on Radio Literature, host Melvin Hinton spoke with poet and journalist Kim Johnson-Bair, editor of 400 Saturdays: An Anthology of Vinyl Folklore. Featured in the book are many local DJs, artists, and musicians, including “Rockin’ John” McDonald, John Kraniak, and country music artist and historian Bill Malone.

]]> http://www.wortfm.org/400-saturdays/feed/ 0 Meet Your New Library Director http://www.wortfm.org/meet-your-new-library-director/ http://www.wortfm.org/meet-your-new-library-director/#comments Sat, 17 Nov 2012 00:58:32 +0000 Molly Stentz http://www.wortfm.org/?p=8253 WORT’s Radio Literature program broadcast live from the Goodman South Madison Branch Library on November 1st.  Host Melvin Hinton spoke with new Madison Public Library Director Gregory Mickells, as well as library employees and even a few patrons. Mickells oversees the 9 libraries in the Madison system, including the much-anticipated new Central Library. He started the job in September.   Watch their discussion:   WORT’s “Radio Literature” Live Remote from the South Madison Goodman Library, 11/1/12, with Melvin Hinton and Gregory Mickells from John Quinlan on Vimeo.   Special thanks to John Quinlan for video production. Many thanks to Christina Wagner and John Schmitt from the Madison Public Library for invaluable technical assistance.]]> WORT’s Radio Literature program broadcast live from the Goodman South Madison Branch Library on November 1st.  Host Melvin Hinton spoke with new Madison Public Library Director Gregory Mickells, as well as library employees and even a few patrons. Mickells oversees the 9 libraries in the Madison system, including the much-anticipated new Central Library. He started the job in September.

 

Watch their discussion:

 

WORT’s “Radio Literature” Live Remote from the South Madison Goodman Library, 11/1/12, with Melvin Hinton and Gregory Mickells from John Quinlan on Vimeo.

 

Special thanks to John Quinlan for video production. Many thanks to Christina Wagner and John Schmitt from the Madison Public Library for invaluable technical assistance.

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