Articles tagged: radio
WEMU announces retirement of Program Director Clark Smith
Posted: May 01, 2013Clark Smith, a well-known presence and 30-year employee at WEMU (89.1-FM), is retiring effective this Friday, the station announced. Smith has been both news director and program director at WEMU, the public-radio station at Eastern ... Read more »
Ira Glass / dance troupe collaboration added to Ann Arbor Summer Festival lineup
Posted: Apr 30, 2013The Ann Arbor Summer Festival has added an item to its 2013 main-stage lineup: Popular public radio host Ira Glass will appear with witty dance troupe Monica Bill Barnes & Company in a new collaborative project on Saturday, July 6 at 8 p.m. at the Power Center. Read more »
'Wait...Wait...Don't Tell Me!' to be broadcast live at local cinemas
Posted: Apr 26, 2013Find out if Peter Sagal has a face for radio when Quality 16 and Rave Cinemas broadcast "Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!" Read more »
q and a: Radio icon arwulf arwulf muses on 30-plus years on local airwaves
Posted: Mar 11, 2013arwulf arwulf Local fans of non-mainstream, non-commercial radio—especially those who are addicted to great but hard-to-find jazz—are probably familiar with arwulf arwulf. He’s been on the air at the University of Michigan's student-run, free-form radio ... Read more »
107.1's Martin Bandyke to observe his 30 years on area radio with 2 special shows
Posted: Feb 20, 2013Martin Bandyke Martin Bandyke, familiar to radio listeners at the host for 6-10 a.m. “drive time” slot on Ann Arbor radio station WQKL (107.1-FM), will mark his 30th year on the air Feb. 21. The ... Read more »
martin bandyke: 30 remembrances after 30 years in the radio business
Posted: Feb 10, 2013Feb. 21 will mark my 30th anniversary as a radio host, with those first 23 years at WDET-FM in Detroit and the subsequent seven right here on ann arbor’s 107one (WQKL-FM). While I love and ... Read more »
'Acoustic Cafe' offering free weekend in town for the Ann Arbor Folk Festival
Posted: Dec 20, 2012The Ark has paired up with the nationally syndicated, locally created radio show "Acoustic Cafe" to offer giveaway for a special weekend in Ann Arbor to enjoy the Ann Arbor Folk Festival. It's the third ... Read more »
WCBN show 'Crush Collision' marking 25 years with special night at Necto
Posted: Nov 30, 2012"Crush Collision"—an electronic dance music show on WCBN (88.3-FM), the student radio station at the University of Michigan—celebrates a remarkable 25-year run Saturday, Dec. 1 at Necto. Jeffrey Hayner—event organizer and "Crush Collision" alum under ... Read more »
with poll: 'A Prairie Home Companion' with Garrison Keillor coming to Ann Arbor
Posted: Nov 27, 2012Public-radio mainstay "A Prairie Home Companion" and host Garrison Keillor will return to Ann Arbor for a live broadcast from Hill Auditorium next year. Read more »
Column: This Week's Web Picks: where crime stops; a hoax shall set you free; music zones and zoning
Posted: Nov 24, 2012This is the next in a series of posts on interesting and useful websites. Omega CrimeMapping Last week's reported crime in the West Palm Beach, Fla. area While AnnArbor.com reports daily on nearly every notable ... Read more »
U-M grad's radio documentary, 'Save KLSD,' to air on national television
Posted: Sep 12, 2012A film written and co-produced by a University of Michigan graduate, called "Save KLSD," is set to premiere on Link TV via DirecTV and DISH Network today, Sept. 12, as well as Sept. 14 and ... Read more »
Michigan Radio to have 'open newsroom' at Biggby on Wednesday
Posted: Sep 11, 2012On Wednesday, Sept. 12, from 7:30-9:30 a.m., Michigan Radio’s news staff will fan out to Biggby Coffee locations across the state in an effort to engage listeners and the general public in one-on-one conversations about ... Read more »
Davy Rothbart, Ann Arbor native and public radio star, releases a new book of essays
Posted: Sep 04, 2012Hitting bookstore shelves today is "My Heart is an Idiot," a new collection of essays by Ann Arbor native, Found Magazine founder and "This American Life" contributor Davy Rothbart. Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, ... Read more »
WEMU's Linda Yohn wins top jazz radio award for 4th straight year
Posted: Aug 31, 2012Linda Yohn Linda Yohn, music director and on-air host at WEMU, was named Jazz Programmer of the Year in a major market for the fourth straight year Thursday at the JazzWeek Summit's annual awards dinner ... Read more »
WEMU offering shuttle to Detroit Jazz Festival
Posted: Aug 30, 2012Want to hit the annual Detroit Jazz Festival this weekend but don't want to deal with driving and parking? WEMU and Golden Limousine will again this year offer a shuttle service between Ypsilanti and the ... Read more »
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