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JoEllen Schilke
Major media players start commission for sexual misconduct with Anita Hill steering it
By ANDREW DALTON, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The biggest figures and institutions in entertainment have established a commission to be chaired by Anita Hill that intends to combat sexual misconduct and inequality in...
July 12 was the Net Neutrality Day of Action {UPDATED}
FCC Commissioners are set to vote on Net Neutrality this Thursday. The Commission will likely vote along party lines – 3 yes repeal votes from the Rs and 2 no repeal votes from the Ds....
The poetry of World War II, on this the anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack
World War II was the biggest (but not the only) war after the ‘War to End All Wars’. Lasting officially from 1939 to 1945, estimated 50-85 million people, civilians and soldiers, died in it. The...
Vote for your favorite albums of 2017
It’s that time again! VOTE for your favorite albums of 2017. Deadline is Tuesday, December 12 , 6pm. We’ll be counting down the Top Album according to you on Thursday, December 14 on the Thursday Morning...
How can sexual misconduct be prevented in the workplace?
What can be done to successfully prevent or reduce sexual misconduct in the workplace? Sexual Violence Prevention programs have been established in workplaces for decades. But as a barrage of incident reports flood our news...
Deadline is this Friday for Floridians to apply for FEMA assistance (Hurricane Irma)
Did your home suffer damage in Hurricane Irma? This Friday, November 24, 2017, is the last day that you can apply for federal disaster assistance. Here’s the FEMA info: You should register even if you...
2017 Election results locally and some nationally
Democrats are claiming a blue wave washed over the US. Is that true? According to Ballotpedia, Elections [were] held in 59 of the 100 largest cities by population in 2017. This includes elections for 36 mayoral offices,...
The 2017 Shine Festival in St. Pete just concluded this weekend (okay, there might be a few artists still working…) and we have some photos today – more later this week. The cover mural is...
It’s Never Just Another Fund Drive
We have been through a lot lately… and I’m just talking about the month of September! Even though we in the Tampa Bay area dodged a bullet when it came to Hurricane Irma, it sure...
WMNF first went on the air 38 years ago today, changing forever the audio landscape of the Central West Coast of Florida, and many points beyond. Happy Birthday to us! We are very grateful to...
Post-Irma pictures from our listening area
We asked some friends and listeners if we could use their pictures to show our listening area post-Irma. If you have ones we can use, please send them to [email protected]. Thanks! And we hope you...
Here’s some post #Irma-geddeon info
Are you okay? Do you have power? Lots of trees down? Would you like to take a nice hot shower but that ain’t happening? Updating this post as we get info. Here are some links and other...
