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WORT Seeks Talk Host

04/25/13 5:49 PM |
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Have you ever wanted to be on the radio? Do you enjoy learning about the world and sharing interesting news and information with those around you? Consider becoming a host of A Public Affair on WORT.

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The Daily Buzz

Getting Kids Outdoors Is A Challenge Diane Schwartz Is Up For

    Joining host of the Tuesday 8 O’CLock Buzz, Aaron Perry, In Studio was Diane Schwartz. Schwartz is the Executive ….

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A Public Affair

“Fighting Forward” Labor Summit

On the second half of the Monday, May 20th show, John Quinlan was joined by Jacque Pokorney and Patrick Barrett. They previewed the “Fighting Forward: A Labor and Working Class Summit” which will be held in Madison June 12th-15th.

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Madison Makes Music!

03/28/13 4:50 PM
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Madison will have its first ever Make Music Madison festival on June 21st, the summer solstice.

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Venerable Milwaukee Radio Station Drops Local Talk

02/28/13 7:49 PM
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After 20 years on the air, a venerable black-owned community radio station has dropped its local talk programming. Earlier this week, the owners of Milwaukee’s WMCS 1290 AM pulled the plug on its local hosts.

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Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism is Turning the Internet Against Democracy

02/21/13 12:05 PM
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On Thursday February 21st, host Allen Ruff kicked off the Pledge Drive with an in-depth interview with author and professor Bob McChesney. They discussed McChesney’s recently published book, “Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism is Turning the Internet Against Democracy.”

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Growing Up Black In South Madison

02/26/13 10:31 AM
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Dr. Richard Harris, author of “Growing Up Black in South Madison: An Economic Disenfranchise Of South Madison” spoke with the Buzz on Tuesday, February 26, 2013.

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Captive Audience

02/13/13 12:05 PM | A Public Affair
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On Wednesday February 13th, host Karma Chavez interviewed author Susan Crawford about her recent book, “Captive Audience: The Telecom Industry and Monopoly Power in the New Gilded Age.”

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Where do the Giant Lake Sculptures Come From?

02/11/13 2:01 PM | buzz
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It wouldn’t be winter in Madison if there weren’t something odd poking up from the Lake Monona ice. Folk Artist Tim Browning talks about his latest decoration on top the ice.

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