On Monday, December 1st, 1975 WORT went on-air for the first time ever! This is a huge milestone for our amazing community radio station, built with the love and passion of countless volunteers and the enthusiastic support and involvement of our community. With the pandemic rendering us unable to have a huge in-person celebration this […]
Rockin’ John hosts World Radio Day show at Next Door Brewing Co....
WORT celebrates World Radio Day (Feb. 13th) with a live remote broadcast of I Like It Like That! Join us Saturday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Next Door Brewing Company, located at 2439 Atwood Avenue on Madison’s east side for an in-person edition of Rockin’ John McDonald’s oldies show. Admission is free and all […]
Rockin’ John and “I Like it Like That”
If anyone embodies the spirit of WORT, it’s Rockin’ John McDonald. For 40 years John has been spinning records and CDs every week on “I Like it Like That.” John sums up his program nicely: “It’s mostly records from the 50’s and 60’s and what fits from the 70’s up to today.” John’s self-described “mixed […]
July 18th “I Like It Like That” On The Archive
If you missed my tributes to Ernie Maresca and Joe Bennett, you can listen on the Wort archive. Next week, I’ll be paying tribute to the late David Somerville from The Diamonds and I’ll be spinning tracks by Dick Dale and The Kevin Fayte Rock’n’RollTrio. They’ll be tearing up the High Noon Saloon on July […]
Now’s the time to VOTE WORT!!!
WORT Radio is up for a MAMA award again this year, and several of our DJs and staff have also made it to the final round in the MAMAs. Check out www.themamas.org and see if any of your favorite radio, industry, or musician people are nominated. Online voting is open until May 17th. The MAMAS [Madison Area Music Awards] were created to honor […]
