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New developments
OutCasting
— our new programming initiative
that gives voice to LGBTQ youth issues. The program
debuted on Thursday, Oct. 6, at 6:30 p.m.
Program overview...
Recent Press —
Front page article about OutCasting in the 10/6/2011
edition of
The Journal News
New article about WDFH in the
November 2011 issue of
Westchester Magazine
Author, columnist, activist,
and It Gets Better Project co-founder
Dan Savage blogs about OutCasting (10/26/2011)
Photos —
Photos of
new studio under construction and early days of live
broadcasts (2010-2011)
Photos and development of WDFH's signal expansion project
(2001-2009)
New public affairs program
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Equipment was recently stolen
from WDFH's transmitter.
More
info...
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This
week's program listings
WDFH's
programming
includes a freeform mix of rock, folk,
blues, and jazz,
along with local and national news and public affairs.
This week (week of January 30):
OutCasting (LGBTQ youth issues): Growing up gay in a
small southern town; guest Joseph Birdsong.
Tune in on Thursday evening at 6:30 or
Saturday afternoon at 1:00, or listen anytime at
On-Demand
Audio or subscribe to
podcast.
In
Focus (local news discussion).
Eagle Fest -- a chance to see these magnificent birds in their
winter habitat along the Hudson River. There is a push
against a redistricting plan. Public meeting at the
Ossining Public Library to discuss the problem of "library
overlap" and how to solve it.
Tune in on Monday evening at 6:30 and
Wednesday morning at 7:30, or listen anytime at
On-Demand
Audio or subscribe to
podcast.
Eyes on Westchester (conversations about local news
stories for central and north county areas):
New Community Affairs Board in Yorktown. Several people
set to oppose Nan Hayworth in November. Breaking news:
Redistricting will make for some crazy borders!
Tune in on Tuesday evening at 6:30 and
Wednesday morning at 7:00, or listen anytime at
On-Demand
Audio or subscribe to
podcast.
Recovery Talk (health):
Robyn Leary,
longtime WDFH volunteer and host of Recovery Talk, died in June
2011. We are presenting encore broadcasts in her memory.
Sub-Saharan Africans suffering from AIDS get a
helping hand from New York high school students;
guests Leah Horowitz and Dana Kayser, seniors at New Rochelle
High School.
Tune in on
Friday
evening at 6:30 and Saturday morning at
9:30., or listen anytime at
On-Demand
Audio or subscribe to
podcast.
Village Green (environmental sustainability):
Ossining Organic Garden, the Cornell Co-op
Extension, eco-art and sustainable landscape design;
guest Donna Sharrett, a master gardener who helped
organize and now runs the Ossining Organic Community Garden.
Tune in on Wednesday evening at 6:30 and
Saturday morning at 9:00, or listen anytime at
On-Demand
Audio or subscribe to
podcast.
This Way Out (LGBTQ news): Slave traffickers trick
Kenyan gay men into the Persian Gulf sex trade; two US states
consider constitutional marriage bans; Cuba considers civil
unions; 80 US mayors sign resolution endorsing civil marriage
equality.
Tuesday
1:30 p.m., Saturday 11:30 a.m.
Making Contact (documentary): Tariq Ali on the
rise of the "Estreme Center."
Monday 1:30 p.m., Saturday
10:30 a.m.
CounterSpin (media critique): Media coverage of
The Operators, Gingrich and racism.
Monday 1:00 p.m., Saturday
10:00 a.m.
Alternative Radio (in-depth lectures and
discussions): Toward a healthy society — lecture by
Stephen Bezruchka. Wednesday
1:00 p.m., Saturday 12:00 p.m.
Sprouts (documentaries, discussions):
Greenpeace Radio on extreme weather.
Tuesday 1:00 p.m., Saturday
11:00 a.m.
...and daily in-depth coverage of issues in
the news on Democracy Now! (Monday-Friday 8:00
a.m. and 12:00 p.m.) and Free Speech Radio News
(Monday-Friday 4:00 and 6:00 p.m.)
Detailed
listings...
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