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!

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.

8 O'Clock Buzz

8 O'Clock Buzz is a one-hour, upbeat morning show that brings you a mix of music, culture, information, news and interviews.

Monday

Monday Buzz host Brian Standing
Brian Standing

Tuesday

Tuesday Buzz host Haywood Simmons
Haywood
Simmons

Wednesday

Wednesday Buzz host Jan Miyasaki
Jan Miyasaki

Thursday

Tony Castañeda

Friday

Firday Buzz host Jonathan Zarov
Jonathan Zarov

The Ambassador Of South Sudan On WORT

April 16, 2013 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

On Tuesday, April 16, 2013, Aaron Perry spoke with Raynard Jackson, a Conservative Republican consultant. With the help of Mr. Jackson Perry was able to interview Dr. Akec Khoc – Ambassador of South Sudan. Listen below to the two-part interview first with Raynard Jackson followed soon after by Ambassador Khoc.

Monthly Health Lesson With Mariah Janisch

April 16, 2013 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

On Tuesday, April 16, 2013, Aaron Perry invited Mariah Janisch, personal trainer and health expert, back to the 8 O’ Clock Buzz. This week the two talk about Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. The syndrome is a condition in which women have an imbalanced of hormones, which may lead to ovarian […]

Monday Buzz Vox-Pop Poem of the Week 4/15/2013

April 15, 2013 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

This week three poets called in to contribute to the Monday, 8 O’Clock Buzz, Vox Pop Line: Bob Cochin Hansen, an anynonmous poet, and Lisa Nunez. Interested in leaving a poem-message? Celebrate national poetry month with us: call the 8 O’Clock Buzz’s VoxPop line at 608-622-7899 and record your […]

Getting Books To Prisoners

April 15, 2013 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

If you’re doing time, Books For Prisoners wants to make sure you have, at least, a good book to read. Books For Prisoners have been around since 2006 and not much has changed except their facility has gotten nicer and they continually find ways to send more books each year. Thats all good […]

Found Poetry Review Brings You Pulitzer Remixes

April 15, 2013 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

The 2013 Pulitzer Prizes will be announced later today. Found Poetry Review doesn’t want to wait — they’re remixing the text of past Pulitzer winners to generate poetry. Today, April 15, 2013, on the 8 O’Clock Buzz we speak with Editor-in-Chief of Found Poetry Review, Jenni B. Baker and contributing, Beth Ayer.

"The Bubbler" At The Library (And I'm Not Talking About...

April 15, 2013 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

On Monday, April 15, 2013, Trent Miller spoke with Brian Standing about “The Bubbler” series at the Madison Public Library. This is not your grandfather’s library. Throw every notion you’ve ever held about a library out the window and be prepared for pie making, stop motion animation, screen-printing, performance art, and so much more!

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