UC-IMC BUYS THE POST OFFICE; Community Media & Arts Center Planned

Listen to the full edition of the IMC Radio News for Urbana Champaign for Monday May 9, 2005 by clicking belolw: (MP3 26.6 meg, TRT 29:09)
http://radio.ucimc.org/archive/IMCRN-2005-05-09.mp3

To only listen to this week's Headlines click here: (MP3 1.2 meg, TRT 1:23)
http://radio.ucimc.org/archive/Headlines050509.mp3

Sandra Ahten interviews Nick Burbulis about his role in the emergence of Blogs and why more and more, people are turning to blogs instead of the corporate media.
You can listen to the interview by clicking below: (MP3 9.6 meg, TRT 10:30)
http://radio.ucimc.org/archive/pbd.blogspot.com.mp3

Ben Grosser, a local citizen of urbana, provides commentary on Carl Hospital. Ben talks about how Carl doesn't offer enough charitable care and should lose it's non-profit status.
You can listen to Ben Grosser by clicking below: (MP3 2.7 meg, TRT 2:57)
http://radio.ucimc.org/archive/criticalviewer.com.mp3

The Independent Media Center of Urbana Champaign held a press conference in the Historic downtown urbana Post office today May, 9 2005. The press conference was held to announce the UCIMC purchase of the Downtown Urbana Post Office. The Post office is projected to become the center of the global independent media network. The UC-IMC is one of 150 independent media centers in over 50 countries worldwide. This is Sascha Mienwrath the treasurer for the of the Global Indy media Network and the UCIMC.
You can listen to Sascha Meinwrath by clicking below: (MP3 6.4 meg, TRT 7:01)
http://radio.ucimc.org/archive/saschameinrath.com.mp3

Mike Lehmen talked briefly about the development of a new Low Power FM radio station.
The new media and arts space at the Downtown Urbana Post Office will hopefully be the home
of wrfu.net Mike spoke to me about what this new purchase means for WRFU.
You can listen to Mike Lehman by clicking below: (MP3 1.6 meg, TRT 1:48)
http://radio.ucimc.org/archive/wrfu.net.mp3

Angela from bloomington reads a poem in the true spirit of mothers day. Sandra Ahten provides the context for Angela's reading of Julia Ward Howe's, "Mother's Day Call to Action"
You can listen to Angela's reading by clicking below: (MP3 1.9 meg, TRT 2:06)
http://radio.ucimc.org/archive/angelapoem.mp3

That concludes this weeks edition of the IMC Radio News,
Special thanks to Sandra Ahten, Mike Lehman, Sascha Mienwrath, Ben Grosser, Angela Anistesia and everyone in the independent media network and the UCIMC.
For more information on the recent purchase of the downtown Urbana Post office visit http://www.ucimc.org/feature/display/34385/index.php

For IMC Radio News in Urbana Champaign,
I'm Dave Berliner