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StoryCorps in Ybor Airs Nationally
cowley about about 4 years ago
New York's StoryCorps team chose one of the pieces recorded during their recent Ybor City visit to air nationally on NPR's Morning Edition today.
<>It's the voices of a Mexican-American mother and her son. WMNF aired a different part of their convers... read this postJimmie Vaughan and Albert Collins watch T-Bone
Randy Wynne about about 4 years ago
This T-Bone Walker clip featuring Clark Terry and Teddy Wilson has been around for years, but to see Jimmie Vaughan and Albert Collins watching it, then talking and playing, is a YouTube first.
read this postStoryCorps in Ybor - Feb 25 at 7:45 am
cowley about about 4 years ago
Cousins Vince Pardo and Pete Pardo remember growing up in Ybor City in a thriving Italian and Spanish community – when the Ritz was a movie theatre showing cliffhanger serials, and the Cuban Club and Italian Club were that neighborhood’s HMOs.
<>Edit... read this postStoryCorps in Ybor - Feb 25 at 5:30 pm
cowley about about 4 years ago
<>WMNF’s Chief Engineer Bill Brown tells co-worker Sheila Cowley how he once had a summer job in South Florida as a prisoner working on a road gang - at a time when that county would hire young guys to fill in for the real prisoners, so they wouldn’... read this post
Eyewitness To Gaza Destruction On WMNF's 1PM program
Rob Lorei about about 4 years ago
Susan Taylor Martin , the St. Petersburg Times Senior Reporter was interviewed on WMNF today by WMNF's Rob Lorei. What did you think of what she had to say? And of her stories? Is Israel justified in its incursion into Gaza?
<>FMI <>http://www.tampaba... read this postKathleen Edwards in concert Wednesday
Randy Wynne about about 4 years ago
<>It's a 2for1 concert deal. If you bought Loudon Wainwright tix for the show that was supposed to be 2/25 but has moved to Monday 3/2, you get free tix to the Kathleen Edwards show Wednesday night (2/25) at the Palladium in St. Pete. Or buy Loudon ... read this post
Smashism Kills Live on Surface Noise!
Laura Taylor about about 4 years ago
Wednesday, February 25th, in the 11 O'Clock Hour!
read this postLocal Radio Should Be Local
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Matt Cowley about about 4 years ago
Times columnist Ernest Hooper says local radio should be local:
<><>why do so many crave the current homogenous programming? Whether it's Glenn, Rush or Sean, it's basically the same opinions on national issues. Meanwhile, the local issues that matter ... read this postStoryCorps in Ybor - Feb 18 at 5:30 pm
cowley about over 4 years ago
<>As part of WMNF's "Community Voices" series, Cleveland Ferguson III and Thelma Young talk about differing racial attitudes when they were growing up. And Cleveland shares his memories of a progressive public school education that led to his career... read this post
StoryCorps in Ybor - Feb 18 at 7:45 am
cowley about over 4 years ago
<>As part of WMNF's "Community Voices" series, Lourdes Villanueva talks to her son Roger Villanueva about her going back to school as her children were growing up, and the importance of remembering your heritage even as you try to fit in and become ... read this post
Do You Have Ybor City Stories?
cowley about over 4 years ago
If you've got a story to tell about Ybor City - whether it's growing up in Ybor, Ybor in its artsy heydays, family memories or recent events - you can come to Tre Amici Coffee at The Bunker for the next Story Night. . .
Wednesday March 4 7:30 p.m.
<>W... read this postTake our POLKA SURVEY
Jack Zolnierowski about over 4 years ago
Hi Polkateers.....Go to www.polkapartyexpress.com and take the our Polka Survey. It's quick and Easy!
read this postAnswer Your Questions about Digital TV Changes
cowley about over 4 years ago
<>The FCC and the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library are going to be hosting four sessions in Tampa and Ruskin where they'll answer all your questions about how digital television changes will affect you - and demonstrate how to set up a digit... read this post
USF St. Petersburg Performance of The Vagina Monologues
Arielle Stevenson about over 4 years ago
USF St. Petersburg students and community members have organized a performance of the Vagina Monologues as part of the VDay Campaign (www.vday.org). All proceeds from the event will benefit C.A.S.A.
read this postStoryCorps in Ybor - Feb 12 at 7:45 am
cowley about over 4 years ago
<>For most of her 106 years, Rosa Rio has been fully involved in the theatre - starting out as a silent movie organist, then as Orson Welles' organist on his radio mystery, "The Shadow." She was Mary Martin's accompanist who helped her audition for ... read this post
