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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.

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, )

Digital Production Director: Aaron Scholz – aaron@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!

Today on the Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Dr. Damita Brown, Director of Diversity & Cultural Responsiveness for Iowa City School District, Laura Gray joins us to talk about her work in restorative justice and her book, Seeing Beyond the Behavior, addressing the discipline gap between white and non-white students and other issues in education!

More on Laura, Restorative Community Partners, and Gray Space Thinking: https://www.restorativecp.com/
Follow Laura on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ldmcottrell
Listen to Restorative Equity with Laura Gray: https://anchor.fm/laura-gray5/

Listen in Madison at 89.9FM or online anywhere at wortfm.org. Support your community radio with a donation online at wortfm.org!

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Laura Gray is passionate about Restorative Circles, equity and inclusion. She is a product of Chicago Public Schools and has over 16 years experience in education where she has served as teacher, assistant principal, building principal and director. Laura is an experienced executive coach, facilitator, motivational speaker, published author, Restorative Circle Keeper, trainer, curriculum designer, educator and consultant.

She has a BA in English Education from Loyola University Chicago and a MA in Educational Leadership from Concordia University Chicago. She currently lives on the East Side of Iowa City and serves as the Director of Diversity and Cultural Responsiveness for the Iowa City Community School District, and also is the founder of Gray Space Coaching, Restorative Community Partners, LLC and Captivate Conferences.

Gray Spaces are those areas that are undiscovered, unwritten, and between the “black and white” rules. They fortify the endurance and agility of the “out of the box” leader we all must be in order to stand, feet firm, for equity. Gray spaces embrace flexibility, responsiveness, accountability, and balance! Thrive in the Gray Spaces!

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