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Six young girls killed in Gaza are related to Tampa family
Seán Kinane about over 4 years ago
An 18-year-old Tampa man who has dozens of extended family members in the Gaza Strip learned Sunday that six of his nieces died in an Israeli airstrike. Yusuf Dabus said the girls were killed in a strike on a Mosque near their home.
<>Dabus was bo... read this postCalls From Home
cowley about over 4 years ago
Selections from the grassroots radio project Calls From Home will air on this Sunday's Critical Times program from 8-9 a.m. on Sunday, or available on our WMNF's archives.
<>Calls From Homebroadcasts the voices of U.S. prisoners and their families. I... read this postBush's Positive Impact on the Economy
Tags: Bush
Matt Cowley about over 4 years ago
In case you've been thinking that the Bush Administration has somehow had a deleterious effect on the economy, consider the positive effect Bush has had on one small business:
<><>Ramazan Baydan, owner of the Istanbul-based Baydan Shoe Company, has bee... read this postWhat are your favorite holiday films?
Rob Lorei about over 4 years ago
What are your favorite holiday films for this time of year?
<>On the second half of the Radioactivity call-in program on 12?24 I asked listeners for recommendations for holiday films with a social conscience. I started the segment playing some sound ... read this postWhat do you want to see in a transit plan for Tampa Bay?
Tags: TBARTA
Seán Kinane about over 4 years ago
TBARTA has come up with three draft transit plans for the region. Soon they will combine them into one "hybrid" plan.
Which of these do you prefer - or are there aspects of any of these that you like? Post a response!
<>Listen to my story about today'... read this postWMNF Most Played CDs during 2008
Randy Wynne about over 4 years ago
WMNF 88.5 Tampa : Top 50 Most Played "CDs during 2008
1) Radiohead - In Rainbows - ATO
2) Various Artists: Cheatin’ Heart: Tales of Lies and Love - BAAMO
3) Alejandro Escovedo - Real Animal - Back Porch
<>4) Have Gun, Will Travel - Casting... read this postAvett Brothers rescheduled (again)
Randy Wynne about over 4 years ago
<>WMNF's concert with the Avett Brothers, postponed once because of a baby, has to be rescheduled again because they are going on tour with the Dave Matthews Band during the spring. The concert will likely be rescheduled for some time in July. We wi... read this post
StoryCorps in Ybor City
cowley about over 4 years ago
<>The StoryCorps team is busy recording Tampa Bay voices and lots of WMNF listeners in Ybor City right now. They told us they've had a wonderful week of recording, so in the very near future you'll be able to hear stories recorded in Ybor right here... read this post
cd of the week
Tags: cd of the week, music
Mike Bagley about over 4 years ago
This week’s cd of the week is from crystal stilts called “Alight of Night”
From the Pitchfork review:
<><>The Crystal Stilts are moody-sounding guys who make fabulous stripped-down garage-pop. Their mix-and-match post-punk ditties manage to sound both a... read this postVote: All Souls Listener's Choice
Matt Cowley about over 4 years ago
You get to choose what our next Special Spotlight on All Souls will be in JANUARY. Here are the choices:
1 - Soul Divas
2 - Soul Men
3 - Blues Divas
4 - Blues Men
<>Please vote soon!! Either e-mail your choice in by 12/26/08 to me at scotte@wmnf.org or c... read this postHuman Rights speech by Eckerd College's William Felice
Seán Kinane about over 4 years ago
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted 60 years ago this week by the United Nations in 1948.
On Friday, the 35th annual Tampa/Hillsborough County Human Rights Award breakfast was held in west Tampa.
<><>Listen to the full speech on human ... read this postMarriage Equality and Gov Christ's Wedding: What Do You Think?
Rob Lorei about over 4 years ago
What do you think of this? Write your comment below. -Rob
<>Good afternoon, welcome to WMNF’s Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up in a moment- the governor is getting married tomorrow in St. Petersburg and there will be a demonstration by groups ... read this postFreak Show Tribute to Vicki Santa
Matt Cowley about over 4 years ago
Vicki Santa was the long-time co-host of the Freak Show, Tuesday nights at 7. Her co-host Ed Greene paid tribute on tonight's show. You can listen to the archive here.
You can listen to the WMNF News tribute to Vicki here.
read this postWMNF's Chief Engineer Honored for Charity Work
Matt Cowley about over 4 years ago
<>WMNF's Chief Engineer, Bill Brown, was featured on Channel 28's "Positively Tampa Bay" for the work he and his wife Sherri do each year, organizing the Cookson Hills Toy Run. Bill and Sherri collect toys for needy children in 17 area schools. Then... read this post
