Lilada Gee Archives - WORT 89.9 FM

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.

Rebroadcast: The Case For Hope With DeRay Mckesson

January 23, 2019 by A Public Affair

Today’s episode is a rebroadcast from September 12, 2018. Lilada speaks with Black Lives Matter organizer DeRay Mckesson about his activism and why he thinks there is still cause for hope. Along the way they talk Serena Williams, police brutality, the school-to-prison pipeline, Colin Kaepernick, and much more. DeRay Mckesson is the author of On the Other Side […]

Lilada’s Farewell Episode

October 3, 2018 by A Public Affair

On today’s show, Lilada celebrates her time with A Public Affair by chatting with some dear friends and reminiscing about favorite episodes and moments from the last two years.

In the News: ICE Raids in Wisconsin

September 26, 2018 by A Public Affair

Over the past weekend, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested eighty-three people across Wisconsin. On today’s episode, Lilada Gee takes a close look at the effects of this most recent immigration raid on the local community. She is joined in the studio by Veronica Figueroa from UNIDOS of Wisconsin and Mario Sierra of Centro Hispano, […]

Black Woman Travelogue: Reflections on the Dominican Republic

September 19, 2018 by A Public Affair

Earlier this summer, Black Woman Heal organized a cultural and service learning trip to the Dominican Republic with a multi-generational delegation of Black women and girls. On today’s episode, Lilada reflects on lessons from this trip with two of her fellow travelers, Jasmine and Bobbi Simpson.

The Case for Hope with DeRay Mckesson

September 12, 2018 by A Public Affair

For today’s episode, Lilada interviewed Black Lives Matter organizer DeRay Mckesson about his activism and why he thinks there is still cause for hope. Along the way they talk Serena Williams, police brutality, the school-to-prison pipeline, Colin Kaepernick, and much more. DeRay Mckesson is the author of On the Other Side of Freedom: The Case […]

Remembering Ann Brickson and What it Means to Be an Ally

August 29, 2018 by A Public Affair

On August 18, 2018, Ann Brickson of Madison, Wisconsin passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones. Throughout her life, she was committed to working for social justice and addressing domestic violence. On today’s episode, Lilada spends the hour honoring Ann and her life’s work with guests Dr. Alice Belcher, Ali Muldrow, Valerie Nash, and Wanda […]

Now Playing

Contact Information

How do I get my music played on WORT?

WORT Music Playlists

The Way We Eat: Madison’s Community Gardens

WORT Welcomes Shaun Soman as Assistant News Director

Nicki Vander Meulen, Disability Rights, & the Run for Madison Sch...

Responding to Gov. Tony Evers’ 2020 State of the State Address

Highlighting UW–Madison’s First Wave Scholarship Program

Rev. Graylan Hagler on MLK, voting rights, poverty, more…

Undecided? Learn about the Candidates for Governor on Aug 8

Dane County DA Defends Record, Elected Seat

Would New State Funding Formula Help Or Hurt Ailing UW System?

Rebroadcast: The Case For Hope With DeRay Mckesson

Lilada’s Farewell Episode

In the News: ICE Raids in Wisconsin

Black Woman Travelogue: Reflections on the Dominican Republic

The Case for Hope with DeRay Mckesson