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Here are the latest announcements and opportunities to get involved in WRFI, follow along with us on this journey of serving Ithaca and Watkins Glen with community radio. We love hearing from you! Contact us anytime.
The Civic Ensemble’s Godfrey Simmons will perform Mike Daiseys edgy, funny, and provocative monologue “The Trump Card” at the Kitchen Theatre on the eve of the 2018 mid-term elections, November 5. The one-night-only performance will benefit WRFI Community Radio. Get your tickets here. “The Trump Card” is an exploration of the Trumps life story, influences,…
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Your Community, Your Radio: WRFI’s New 2018 Schedule In a media-saturated world where content is controlled by fewer and fewer hands, community radio like WRFI provides a unique opportunity for local people to become media-makers and tell their own stories. We are very excited to announce that our new schedule (which started June 1, 2018)…
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Remembering local banjo star Mac Benford of Highwoods String Band
Mac Benford, a local banjo player who made his name with the iconic Highwoods String Band, passed away on Saturday, February 15th at the age of 79. In November 2019, WRFI’s Felix Teitelbaum sat down with the Highwoods star to speak about his longtime music career. A feature documentary which screened locally in November about…
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XR Ithaca’s Art Weaver on Feb. 13 Chase Bank protest, subsequent arrests [AUDIO]
Extinction Rebellion Ithaca organizer Art Weaver speaks about the group’s protest on Thursday, February 13th at the downtown Chase Bank, which ended in a dozen arrests. WRFI’s Michayla Savitt and The Ithaca Voice’s Anna Lamb produced this report.
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Extinction Rebellion Ithaca calls for Chase Bank to divest from fossil fuels, will protest Feb. 13 [AUDIO]
Dr. Art Weaver, an organizer with Extinction Rebellion Ithaca, joined WRFI’s Michayla Savitt and contributor Finley Frenchette on “Your Morning” Feb. 12th to speak about a protest being held at noon on Feb. 13th calling on Chase to divest from fossil fuels. The local chapter of the social justice movement delivered a letter to the…
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Dryden Town Supervisor Jason Leifer announces State Assembly campaign [Audio]
We’re joined in the studio by Dryden Town Supervisor Jason Leifer. Jason recently announced his bid to represent the 125th district in the New York State Assembly. Current assembly person Barbara Lifton announced her resignation late last week after 18 years representing Tompkins and part of Cortland county.
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Finger Lakes for New York Health on “Power to Heal” documentary screening [AUDIO]
Carolyn Kenyon of “Finger Lakes for New York Health” joined WRFI’s Michayla Savitt live in-studio on “Your Morning” to talk about The Power to Heal, a documentary looking at the relationship between medicare and desegregation. The film screens at 7pm on Wednesday, January 29th at Cinemapolis. The pair discuss the gap in health coverage that…
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The Ripple Effect Radio Project Part 3: Monitoring Cayuga Lake’s Water Quality [AUDIO]
Our new public affairs series “The Ripple Effect” dives into the local effects of climate change on our area’s cherished waterways. This project is made in collaboration with the Ithaca Voice, Cornell University, the Community Science Institute, and the Ithaca College Park Scholars. We dive into water hazards affecting the Finger Lakes region, and explore…
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