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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.
Hey Artists! WRFI is looking for your unique, bold, simple take on our “Flying Fish” graphic to help rep the station online, in-print, or who knows..? • No need to include station numbers/text beyond “WRFI” • Your signature or handle is welcome in your design • Submit your design by emailing it to eve@ithacaradio.org by…
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Felix Teitelbaum interviews Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival co-founder Jeb Puryear on July 11, 2022 ahead of the festival’s 30th annual kick off at the Trumansburg Fairgrounds.
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Stevie Eve Chaneles speaks with cast members of the Hangar Theatre’s production of Cabaret.
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Daily features and interviews from our community
An Interview with Anti-Drone Activist Mary Anne Grady Flores – July 25th, 2014
Ithaca peace activist Mary Anne Grady Flores was released from the Jamesville Correctional Facility last week — just one week after DeWitt Town Court Judge David Gideon sentenced her to a year behind bars for her drone protest activities outside the Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse. The decision to release Grady Flores…
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Developing a bike sharing program for Ithaca – July 24th, 2014
Samuel Whitehead talks with the Ithaca Times’ Michael Nocella about the group trying to bring a city-wide bike sharing program to Ithaca. This conversation originally aired on the July 24th, 2014 edition of WRFI Community Radio News.
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Developing a new local currency for Ithaca – July 21st, 2014
Samuel Whitehead talks with Ithacash founder Scott Morris about his work to bring a new local currency to the Ithaca area. This interview originally aired on the July 21st, 2014 edition of WRFI Community Radio News.
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Bringing small dogs from LA to Ithaca – July 17th, 2014
Samuel Whitehead talks with Jim Bouderau, Executive Director of the SPCA of Tompkins County, about the group’s efforts to bring dogs to Ithaca from LA to help other shelters make the transition to becoming no-kill. This conversation originally aired on the July 17th, 2014 edition of WRFI Community Radio News.
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An Interview with Walter Hang from Toxics Targeting – July 15th, 2014
WRFI Producer Maya Cueva interviews Walter Hang from Toxics Targeting on efforts to change the draft of Governor Cuomo’s Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement. This interview originally aired on the July 15th edition of WRFI Community Radio News.
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Bringing Shakespeare to the Arboretum – July 14th, 2014
Samuel Whitehead talks with Michael Donato of the Ithaca Shakespeare Company about bringing the work of he Bard to the green setting of the Cornell Plantations Arboretum. t This conversation originally aired on the July 14th, 2014 edition of WRFI Community Radio News.
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