Queery, Author at WORT 89.9 FM

WORT Music Playlists

What was that song I heard? Who was the artist, what is the album title, where can I get it? Where can I find the entire playlist for a show?

Click on the Playlists button to bring up a calendar where you can choose any date to find the playlists for that day. If you can’t find the right playlist or the song you’re looking for, your best bet is to call the station the next time that program’s on and ask the host yourself. If that’s not possible we may be able to help you, but please have as much information as possible at hand when you contact us, such as: approximate day and time the music was played, what type or genre of music it was, who hosted the show and any other information you remember about the selection and we’ll do our best to track it down.

Once you figure it out, there’s a “Buy It!” link next to each track in online playlists that leads you to a place where you can buy songs and albums, and by doing it that way a small portion of each purchase goes to support WORT.

Contact Information

Music Director: Sybil Augustine – musicdirector@wortfm.org (for music submissions, charts and tracking, promotional exchanges for music events and following up on volunteer applications or other requests. Please include specifics in your subject line, such as “Hiphop Music Submission” etc, )

Music Assistant: Aaron Scholz – musicass@wortfm.org (for record donations and sales, promos recording volunteers, etc.)

Music Calendars: Submit your events online here or send by email to calendar@wortfm.org

How do I get my music played on WORT?

We accept submissions in most genres and styles of music, focusing on noncommercial, out-of-the-mainstream, independent releases (check out our playlists and music charts for more information.) It may take up to a few weeks for us to review and process your submission so we appreciate your patience, and feel free to contact us to follow up. Please send your music, indicating any tracks with language that needs to be aired after 10 pm and including a one-sheet description and any biographical and tour information, to WORT Music Director, 118 S. Bedford St, Madison, WI 53703 and/or to musicdirector@wortfm.org.

We do accept digital files on .wav or mp3, but currently we still prefer CDs to digital submissions because it’s the quickest way to get it into the hands of our programmers and onto the airwaves, though we have a growing digital library. Digital submissions should be .wav or other lossless files, or high quality mp3s [128-320 kbps.]

You can follow up or “track” your submissions by email, or call 608-256-2001 on Wednesdays between 1-4 pm CST to ask if we received it, has it been reviewed, has it been added to our library, and what kind of airplay it’s getting—e.g. light, medium, heavy or charting. Thanks and we look forward to hearing your music!

Queery with Erica of Fiddlestick Knits

September 15, 2021 by Queery

Co-host Elliott Flowers and Erica Hainz talk about Erica’s new business adventure: Fiddlestick Knits, a fiber arts shop that has opened recently on Atwood Avenue in Madison. Erica talks about the challenges and teachable moments she encountered and the resources and support she had in making Fiddlestick Knits a reality. Erica also talks about […]

Tia Nelson on her vision for the earth

August 25, 2021 by Queery

Tia Nelson joins Queery host Patsy McKenzie to talk about climate activism. Tia Nelson has deep connections to Wisconsin’s environmental activism. She’s held several high-profile positions at the Nature Conservancy, the Wisconsin Board of Commissioners of Public Lands, and currently is the Managing Director of the Outrider Foundation’s Climate program. Climate activism is in her […]

Queery with Dr. Elizabeth Petty

August 11, 2021 by Queery

Dr. Elizabeth Petty, MD, (she/her), senior associate dean for academic affairs at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, talks with host Megan/Elliott Flowers (they/she) about a new fellowship program aimed at transforming the LGBTQ+ health equity landscape. Dr. Petty also spins a track or two featuring local Madison woman supergroup, Gin, […]

LGBTQ Representation in Elected Office with Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway

June 9, 2021 by Queery and Karoliina Bursian

Madison Mayor Satya-Rhodes Conway recently issued a proclamation honoring the life and legacy of Harvey Milk. Milk was one of the first openly LGBTQ elected officials in the United States when he was elected as San Francisco city supervisor. His election was an inspiration to members of the LGBTQ community that they, too, could run […]

Supporting non-monosexual individuals during Pride

June 2, 2021 by Queery

OutReach Madison has a support group for people who are non-monosexual — whether bisexual, omnisexual, pansexual, polysexual , fluid, queer, or who do not use a label. The group is called called B.O.P.P.+ — that’s Bi-Omni-Pan-Polysexual plus. The group is also open to friends, family, partners, and allies of bi/pan/etc. people, and you can find […]

Proud momma bear talks about her support for her non binary teenager

May 19, 2021 by Queery

On tonight’s episode of Queery I’m talking with Michelle Morris, she is the mother of a non-binary teenager who has recently come out and started living his true life. Michelle and I talk about the everyday journey she and her teenager have and what she has done to educate her other children as well as […]

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