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

Rubbery with Violets (Friday, June 29)

June 29, 2012 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

Friday, June 29 our host Ankur Malhotra interviewed Jan Levine Thal and Heather Renkin from the Broom Street Theater for the production of Rubbery with Violets. Written by Siobhan Edge and directed by Jan Levine Thal, the play is filled with inept robbers, handsome policemen, and elderly women with odd problems. The play is rated PG […]

Up in Egypt (Thursday, June 28)

June 28, 2012 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

Thursday, June 28 our host Tony Castaneda interviewed Jennifer Lowenz who talks about Egypt and the uprising. As well as the the Egyptian parliament actions right before the Egyptian election.

Thomas Catering Incorporated (Wednesday, June 27)

June 27, 2012 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

Wednesday, June 27 our host Peaches Lacey interviewed Howard Thomas and Sam Thomas on the Thomas Catering Inc. Howard Thomas told us about his life and what helped him make the decision of making his own catering business. They make various types of food. You may contact them through e-mail at

Parental guide for education (Wednesday,June 27)

June 27, 2012 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

Wednesday, June 27, our host Peaches Lacey interviewed professor Joanne Pritchett from the Charles Hamilton Huston Institute on the education gap in minorities and the parents approach to their children education. Having parental seminars to help reduce the behavior gap. You may contact them via phone (608) 906-2880. The classes are held at 149 east […]

Make,Do

June 26, 2012 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

Tuesday, June 26 our host, Stacy Harbough, interviewed Brian Standing and Pam Andros for Make, Do, a program to match work space with Artists in the county of Dane. They start the program with a series of surveys, three, one is for artists (any one interested in creating some thing), one for people who have […]

Nerd Nite! (Tuesday, June 26)

June 26, 2012 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

On Tuesday, June 26 our host, Stacy Harbaugh, interviewed Lee Bishop from Nerd Nite, Madison. A monthly meeting that has three 20 minute lectures that have about a 10 minute break in between each lecture to refill on drinks and to recharge. Audience participation is greatly appreciated and to get in is free. http://madison.nerdnite.com If […]

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