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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!

Meet Shon Barnes, Madison’s New Chief of Police

February 23, 2021 by A Public Affair

Earlier this month, Madison swore in Shon Barnes as the new chief of police. For today’s show, we feature Tuesday host Carousel Bayrd’s exclusive interview with Chief Barnes about his philosophy of policing and his vision for the Madison Police Department. They talk about what brought Chief Barnes to Wisconsin, community and neighborhood-oriented policing, SROs […]

Restorative Justice and Community Technology

February 2, 2021 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

Today on the Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Dr. Damita Brown (in exile)… Laura Gray, Director of Diversity & Cultural Responsiveness for Iowa City School District joins us to talk about her work for Restorative Justice and Equity and Diversity in education. Laura is the founder of Educational Consultancy Restorative Community Partners, and the Captivate Conference. […]

Revisiting The End of Policing with Alex S. Vitale

June 11, 2020 by A Public Affair

Today, we welcome back to the show professor Alex S. Vitale, author of the book The End of Policing, which has become an indispensable text for the rising movement to defund the police. For this interview, he and Allen discuss the militarization of the police, cops in schools and the school-to-prison pipeline, the local work […]

Eugenia Highland and Remembering Miss Milele

May 13, 2020 by 8 O'Clock Buzz

Damita Brown talks with Eugenia Highland, Restorative Justice Director from YWCA of Madison about Latinx issues in our community, how they relate to the issues faced by other minorities, and what we can all do to work together toward justice. Remembering Miss Milele Chikasa Anana, founder of Umoja Magazine and beautiful and beloved elder of […]

The Road to Restorative Justice with Danielle Sered

February 26, 2020 by A Public Affair

For today’s pledge drive show, Ali is in conversation with Danielle Sered, executive director of Common Justice, about restorative justice and her new book, Until We Reckon: Violence, Mass Incarceration, and a Road to Repair. Danielle Sered is executive director of Common Justice, a Brooklyn-based organization that offers alternatives to incarceration for people charged with […]

Restorative Justice and Youth Empowerment

May 15, 2019 by A Public Affair

For today’s show, Ali hosts a vital conversation about the work of restorative justice and youth empowerment. Our guests are Aaron Blake, youth court coordinator, and Lorrie Hurckes Dwyer, executive director at Dane County TimeBank, and Eugenia Highland, restorative justice director at YWCA Madison.

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WORT Music Playlists

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