Today’s show is dedicated to Anisa Scott, the Madison eleven-year-old whose life was taken much too soon by gun violence. First, Wednesday host Ali Muldrow commemorates Anisa’s life with Reverend […]
Community leaders voice frustration with city inaction
According to the Madison Police Department, 2020 has had a reported 143 shots-fired incidents so far, an 88% increase from the same period last year. Madison community leaders and activists […]
WORT Programmers Respond to Sunday Shooting
Media outlets across the country are sending their messages of support to this station after Sunday’s shooting. Alejandro Alonso Galva put together this story. At approximately 3:12 a.m. Sunday morning, a […]
Announcement Regarding 8/5/18 Shooting
At approximately 3 AM Sunday morning, a man wearing a mask and hood entered the WORT station and opened fire on three DJs in the broadcast studio. Witnesses say five […]
A Disarming History of the Second Amendment
In the wake of the recent massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the right to bear arms and what to do about gun regulation is again under hot debate. […]
Sharon Irwin, Tony Robinson’s Grandmother, speaks with WORT
WORT local news producer Alejandro Alonso Galva sat down with Sharon Irwin, Tony “Terrell” Robinson’s grandmother, to discuss her grief regarding her grandson’s shooting and the family’s lawsuit against the […]
