Thanks to all who attended the 6th Annual Little Manatee River Jam concert at Canoe Outpost on Friday & Saturday, 11/20 & 11/21/15 …. Especially to those who took a chance on buying a ticket to WIN! Some lucky folks left the show before claiming these gifts: FRIDAY Drawing: WMNF Chico Bag: 1726206 Under the… Read more »
Being There For Others – on Morning Energy
Over the last few days many from around the world have honored the victims of last Friday’s Paris Attack with a moment of silence…And at the Bataclan Theater where many lost their lives, Flowers, candles and tributes covered the pavements. There were also makeshift memorials growing around the world from Bangkok in Thailand to New… Read more »
Olivia Romano on the Monday Traffic Jam Nov 23rd
Tune in to a special edition of the Monday Traffic Jam with your host Bobbie Dusenberry and singer songwriter Olivia Romano. Not only will she play live for you, but she will also pick out some music. What will this charming 17 year old play for you? Tune in between 3:30 – 6:00 to find out!… Read more »
Curiosity is Provoked by Artist’s Wrapped Palm Trees
Ripley’s Believe it or Not just couldn’t. News stations around the country had another #FloridaMan story. Bloggers mentioned that it was pretty tame by Floriduh standards. Neighbors worried about his trees. Artist Piotr Janowski made headlines when he wrapped his rental house, and its adjacent palm trees, in heavy duty aluminum foil earlier this year…. Read more »
New Music in WMNF’s Hot Box
New in the Hot Box (the Hot Box is the stack of cds the music department wants to highlight throughout the week for listeners) New Order – Music Complete – the long time alt-rock band proceeds without founding bassist Peter Hook and the results are getting strong reviews, with Mixmag ’s describing the record as… Read more »
Chance Drawing at James McMurtry, 11/14/15 ~ 2 unpicked up prizes
Thanks to all who attended the Big Shoals & James McMurtry concert at Skipper’s Smokehouse on Saturday …. Especially to those who took a chance on buying a ticket to WIN! Some lucky folks left the show before claiming these gifts: $25 Gift Certificate to: La France, located in Ybor City (Tampa): 4949579 More Goodies… Read more »
What Is War? Polite Behavior? Zuzu! on Life Elsewhere
“War, what is it good for?” That question came to mind as we observed Veterans Day. Then, as if on cue, a rag-tag assortment of bloviators, claiming they want to be commander in chief, lazily spewed out the usual rhetoric of a bigger, better more powerful military. “Winning! We’ll win any war through might!” is the standard… Read more »
MidPoint for Thursday, November 12: political commentator Chris Ingram
Chris Ingram is a political analyst for Bay News 9 and writes a weekly column for the Tampa Tribune. This past Thursday on MidPoint, he came on the show to discuss Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, and why he doesn’t support raising the minimum wage, among other issues.
Women’s Show on Freedom 11/12
It pays to read the fine print…But by what authority are they “stacking the deck of justice?” Did you know that on most credit card agreements, buried on a back page reads, “the company may elect to resolve any claim by individual arbitration,” and over the past few years it has been difficult to apply… Read more »
Ethical Fishing
On 11/9/15’s WMNF Sustainable Living Program the topic was Ethical Fishing in West Central Florida. Our guests were Libby Carnahan, an Extension Agent for our University of Florida IFAS Florida Sea Grant Extension Program; Emily Muehlstein, the Fisheries Outreach Specialist with the Gulf Fisheries Management Council; and David Rieumont, fisherman and publisher for the OnLine Fisherman. Our… Read more »
New in WMNF’s Hot Box
These are this week’s new entries in WMNF’s Hot Box – current new releases that we love. Hear them on WMNF. Israel Nash – Silver Season With crunchy, rootsy songs featuring a high voiced singer, Israel Nash is often compared to Neil Young – and that’s not a bad thing. The new release deftly… Read more »
WMNF Board of Directors Next Meeting is Monday, November 16th, 2015
The Nathan B. Stubblefield Foundation, license holders of WMNF Community Radio, meets on the 3rd Monday of every month (except for December). The meeting begins at 7:15pm at WMNF’s studios. WMNF is located at 1210 E. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Tampa, 33603. Please call 813.238.8001 if you need more information. The meetings are… Read more »