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 the music. We currently 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 do have a growing digital library. Please send your music (full-length CD or vinyl preferred) 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.

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.

Robert McChesney on A Public Affair

August 3, 2015 by A Public Affair

What is the case for establishing a post-capitalist democracy that serves people over corporations? Today host Yuri Rashkin spoke with Robert McChesney on his book “Blowing the Roof Off the 21st Century: Media, Politics,” the unprecedented power of the prison-industrial complex, role of media and what comes next after capitalism.

Creativity, Corporations & Legos

July 27, 2015 by A Public Affair

Are Legos stifling creativity? Is “teaching to the test” enough? UW Professor Page Moreau’s research finds that today,
working in well-defined problem-solving situations with clear directions for the solution diminishes creative thinking. Today host Yuri Raskin discussed this with Moreau and Melissa Wardy of Pigtail Pals & Ballcap Buddies.

Election integrity and voter ID

July 20, 2015 by A Public Affair

Do you think local elections are fair? Do you trust our local officials to run elections? How valid is the “easy to vote, hard to cheat” claim?
Today host Yuri Rashkin was joined by Karen McKim from Wisconsin Election Integrity and Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell to discuss election integrity and voter fraud.

Author Margaret Regan & illegal immigration in the US

July 13, 2015 by A Public Affair

What does the future hold for immigrants? What policy changes will the general election bring? Today host Yuri Raskin talks with author Margaret Regan to discuss her book “Detained and Deported: Stories of Immigrant Families Under Fire.”

Anita Mukherjee & Tim Breu on A Public Affair

July 6, 2015 by A Public Affair

What are the benefits to private prisons? Why are inmates serving longer sentences in private prisons? Today host Yuri Rashkin was joined by Anita Mukherjee, an assistant professor in the University of Wisconsin School of Business, to discuss her research on private prisons. He was also joined by Tom Breu, who is running against Paul Ryan for Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District.

Gun control changes in Wisconsin

June 29, 2015 by A Public Affair

What effect will Walker’s signing of the Senate Bills 35 and 70 have on gun violence? The bills removed the 48-hour “cooling off” period and now allows off-duty and retired law enforcement officers to carry guns on school grounds. Today host Yuri Rashkin was joined by Morgan Young from End Domestic Abuse to discuss the recent development.

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