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Listing of Boston indymedia
Publish with IMC-Boston's print, video, web, or radio working groups. See http://boston.indymedia.org
IMC-Boston: 617-256-8920 or 617-623-8-IMC. Call for office hours at 240B Elm St. in Davis Square, Somerville, MA
E-mail imc-boston-office@indymedia.org
Radio schedule suggestions go to Scott Gurian (Noamad1@aol.com) and John Grebe (JGrebe@IndyMedia.org or 617-250-0000 x3645).
These stations offer meaningful community-produced public affairs and news:
WMBR 88.1 FM (at MIT, Cambridge)
617-253-8810 during programs, http://wmbr.mit.edu . Contact Chuck Rosina or Linda Pinkow at news@wmbr.mit.edu
WMFO 91.5 FM (at Tufts University, Medford)
617-627-3800 during programs, http://wmfo.org . Contact Martin Voelker at nouturnradio@netscape.net
WZBC 90.3 FM (at Boston College, Newton)
617-552-3511 during programs, http://wzbc.org . Contact John Grebe at JGrebe@IndyMedia.org , 617-250-0000 x3645
Allston-Brighton Free Radio is heard in two ways aside from their Webcast from http://www.abfreeradio.org
1. on 1630 and 1670 AM for those living in the Allston and Brighton neighborhoods
2. on WJIB 740 AM only on Saturdays from 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. during a slate of public affairs programs.
http://www.abfreeradio.org . Contact Stephen Provizer at improv@speakeasy.net or 617-232-3174
Use the list above to tune in these programs.
Mondays
6 - 6:30 p.m. WMBR: W.I.N.G.S.: Women's International News Gathering Service is an all-woman independent radio production company that produces and distributes news and current affairs programs by and about women around the world. http://wings.org (When unavailable, the News Dept. replaces WINGS with Making Contact--see description below.)
6:30 - 8 p.m. WMBR: Gendertalk: Fresh, fun, open and honest explorations of gender, hosted by a transgender staff. News, information and exciting new voices that challenge traditional views of gender. Produced by Nancy Nangeroni, Gordene MacKenzie, Hal Fuller, Karen Larsen and Vicky Campisi. http://gendertalk.com
7 - 7:30 p.m. WMFO: Nightly News, new in 2001, features various current affairs. SEEKING PRODUCERS--contact news@wmfo.org
8 - 9 p.m. Allston-Brighton Free Radio: Allston-Brighton Edition's top quality in-depth coverage of local news. Also Tuesday this collaborative hard-punching local news is heard on higher-powered WMBR--see below. Scott Gurian nurtured this local powerhouse of reporting into life and it's now carried on by reporters Jim Hunt, Ken Hunt, Chelsea Merz, Alonso Ochoa, Eilis Oreilly, Alice Smythe and Mark Weaver. Contact the AB Edition news team at abnews@netris.org .
9:30 - 11 p.m. WMFO: In Public with Michael Larson features local guests, call-ins and syndicated programs.
CURRENTLY SEEKING NEW HOST--Call during show at 617-627-3800; e-mail MichaelEugeneLarson@yahoo.com and news@wmfo.org
Above includes: Counterspin. Produced by Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), Counterspin critically examines the major stories every week and exposes the crucial angles the mainstream media missed in their coverage. It highlights biased and inaccurate news; censored stories; sexism, racism and homophobia in the news; the power of corporate influence; gaffes and goofs by leading TV pundits; TV news' narrow political spectrum; attacks on free speech; and more. http://fair.org/counterspin/
Above includes: Making Contact. Produced by the National Radio Project, this weekly is Making Contact with investigative journalism and in-depth analysis that goes beyond the breaking news. Rarely heard voices and perspectives focus on the human realities of politics, the connections between local and global events, and creative ways people are engaging in hopeful democratic change. http://radioproject.org/
Tuesdays
6 - 7 p.m. Allston-Brighton Free Radio: The Allston-Brighton Curmudgeon: hosted by Stephen Provizer, who holds the good, the bad, and the ugly up to the cultural mirror. Replayed on WJIB 740 AM on Saturdays at 11:30 p.m..
6 - 6:30 p.m. WMBR: The Allston-Brighton Edition: see description under Monday's listing. This edited condensed version of Monday's program on A-B Free Radio is now broadcast to the larger area that WMBR reaches. Contact the AB Edition news team at abnews@netris.org
6:30 - 8 p.m. WMBR: Radio with a View: hosted by David Goodman and Marc Stern. Economic democracy, human rights and other left- leaning ideals. Truth, reconciliation and music to get your mind and body in sync. Info: radioview@bigfoot.com
7 - 7:30 p.m. WMFO: Nightly News, new in 2001, features various current affairs. SEEKING PRODUCERS--contact news@wmfo.org
Wednesdays
8 - 9 a.m. WMFO: Alternative Radio: provides information, analyses and views that are frequently ignored or distorted in other media. Established in 1986, AR is dedicated to the founding principles of public broadcasting, which urge that programming serve as "a forum for controversy and debate," be diverse and "provide a voice for groups that may otherwise be unheard." http://alternativeradio.org/
9 a.m. - 1 p.m. WMFO: Jazz and Commentary: Hank Faunce offers decades of history and experience with politics and dixie-land era jazz.
6 - 6:30 p.m. WMBR: Between the Lines: Produced by Scott Harris and the folks at WPKN Radio, Bridgeport, CT, this award-winning program features voices from progressive organizations generally ignored or marginalized by the mainstream media. Between the Lines covers a wide range of political, economic and social topics. Programs begin with the week's under-reported news stories gathered from the independent press. Then interview segments focus on significant international, national and regional issues. See http://www.BTLonline.org
6:30 - 8 p.m. WMBR: Black Perspectives: hosted by Moses and Brother Henry. Providing music, interviews and information by and about African Americans throughout the metro Boston area, the nation and the diaspora.
7 - 7:30 p.m. WMFO: Nightly News, new in 2001, features various current affairs. SEEKING PRODUCERS--contact news@wmfo.org
Thursdays
8 - 9 a.m. WMFO: No U-turn Radio: Hosted by Martin Voelker. This locally-produced, progressive public affairs show offers substantive thought and analysis by featuring the voices of academics, grassroots activists, authors and social critics. Issues covered include: nuclear disarmament; foreign policy towards Colombia, East Timor, Iraq, and Chile; our roles in global warming; alternatives to "the market"; water scarcity; sweatshop labor; biotechnology concerns; the demonization of children for problems of the adult world. http://nouturn.org
6 - 6:30 p.m. WMBR: Local News and interviews hosted by Linda Pinkow and the WMBR News Department.
6:30 - 8 p.m. WMBR: Black Talk Radio: hosted by Brother R.A. and Nina LaNegra. Black Talk covers issues for the Black Community; issues and topics overlooked by the European Dominated Media. RealBlackTalk is an on air study group examining books and authors in the Black Community. Deals with all issues of Being Black and how to regain our Blackness in this World of White Supremacy. Info: http://RealBlackTalk.com Contact: blacktalk@wmbr.mit.edu
7 - 7:30 p.m. WMFO: Nightly News, new in 2001, features various current affairs. SEEKING PRODUCERS--contact news@wmfo.org
Fridays
6 - 6:30 p.m. WMBR: Free Speech Radio News: Excellent weekly newscast produced by reporters on strike from the Pacifica radio network. In-depth coverage you won't find anywhere else! http://savepacifica.net/strike/news/
6:30 - 8 p.m. WMBR: No Censorship Radio: Hosted by Linda Pinkow, Chuck Rosina, Mark Weaver and Scott Gurian. Art, activism and anarchy; an eclectic mix of music, news and commentary from a left perspective, covering peace and justice issues in an energetic and entertaining way, weaving live interviews and taped events with topical music and political art. Exploring revolutionary ideas and actions from Boston and throughout the world. Info: news@wmbr.mit.edu
7 - 7:30 p.m. WMFO: Nightly News, new in 2001, features various current affairs. SEEKING PRODUCERS--contact news@wmfo.org
Saturdays
12 noon - 2 p.m. (later if pre-empted by Fall football) WZBC: Sounds of Dissent: hosted by John Grebe. Interviews and reports excluded from the week's corporate media. Too seldom do we hear the sounds of dissent in major media. Let's clarify crucial information and viewpoints excluded from the corporate press. How will we build participatory non-commercial educational radio? Locally and globally, people are making sounds of dissent, independent of profit and advertising-driven corporate bias. Contact JGrebe@IndyMedia.org or call after the program from 2-3 p.m. at 617-552-3511.
6 - 9 p.m. WZBC: Caribbean Forum: hosted by Joseph Pamphile and friends. Structured to inform, educate, and entertain a multi-lingual audience in English, French, and Creole. With a main focus on Caribbean politics and culture and special reference to the causes of political and social unrest and economic disparities in Africa, Latin America, and the Third World. Caribbean Forum makes a special contribution to the community by providing vital information to refugees from the Caribbean basin and bringing the latest in Caribbean news, music, and information about relevant events in the Boston area. Info: http://wzbc.org Contact JPamphile@partners.org
Sundays
7 - 9 p.m. WMFO: Anba Tonel Lakay, Haitian community news hosted by Yvon Lamour & Jean R. Boisrond. Contact ylamour@aol.com
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