Station Updates
“Food and Country” Screening, Interview with Ruth Reichl, and More!
Thanks to everyone who participated in these conversations and to the nearly 180 people who came out to the screening on September 17! It’s clear that this community cares a lot about issues of food, nutrition, sustainability, and food justice. Stay tuned for more from your community station! So much has happened since the lockdowns…
Read MoreWRFI Announces Leadership Transition and Recommitment to Community Programming
Following months of strategic planning work by WRFI’s leadership, staff, and community, in June, Executive Director Felix Teitelbaum proposed a plan to restructure station management to improve its organizational resilience and deepen its commitment to local programming. In July, WRFI’s Board of Directors unanimously approved that plan. The station has since begun a search for…
Read MoreYouth Farm Project Celebrates Earth Week with Greta Garrison of the Youth Radio Project
Youth Farm Project participants Stella Sapp-Dietrich and Etienne Exantus and Ray Hage Assistant Director of Cornell’s Science & Technology Entry Program (STEP) with Greta Garrison of the Youth Radio Project on WRFI.
Read MoreTune in, Turn on, and Take Part! Join Us for WRFI’s Spring “Fun” Drive and Be Part of this Community-Powered Radio Revolution!
What does community radio mean to you? We think this commercial-free, free-form, independent station helps make our listeners lives—and life in our communities—just a little better. We strive to make programing that opens ears, opens hearts, and leads us to ask important questions about our world. Even if it’s just to ask yourself, “What in…
Read MoreJoin Us for The Listening Room, Thursday, March 21
Come enjoy crystal clear audio and crackling conversation with guest curators Rebecca Redelmeier and Aurora Berry, WSKG’s new reporters based in Ithaca. WRFI’s Felix Teitelbaum will also share a few sonic delights. The Listening Room is an informal salon for lovers of audio co-hosted by Story House Ithaca and WRFI Community Radio. Curators present selections…
Read MoreCelebrate Women with WRFI this Month
The month of March is Women’s History Month – a time to celebrate women of all backgrounds and recognize the struggle for equality is not over. The first celebration of the fight for women’s rights was held on February 28th, 1909. The occasion was organized by the Socialist Party of America to commemorate the 1908…
Read MoreSongs Dex Romweber Taught Us – The Rocket Morton Show
Dex Romweber (left) and sister Sara Romweber with Rocket Morton Chapel Hill-based rockabilly and blues guitarist Dexter Romweber passed away on February 16, 2024 at the age of 57. Romweber influenced, inspired, and touched the lives of many—including WRFI’s own Rocket Morton. Part one of Rocket’s tribute to Dex and his influences aired on Friday,…
Read MoreFund Drive Update: With Your Help, WE DID IT!
WE DID IT! Thanks to the incredible support of over 80 donors in the Finger Lakes and beyond, we raised over $10,000 in the past week! Your generosity ensures that we can continue opening ears, minds, and hearts across the Southern Finger Lakes. THANK YOU for making a real impact! Your contribution supports: Amplifying the…
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