WHFR News

Tune in to this week’s WHFR Journal on Friday, June 2 for an interview with Tirria Kendred, HFC Director of K-12 Relations and Tracy Perry, HFC Director of Admissions and Recruiting as they share details on this summer’s exciting new College Bound – The Hawk Advantage program for prospective new college students. Also, in case you missed it live, hear a special broadcast of Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud’s first State of the City address that took place on May 23, 2023.

Please join Highway 61 for the best in new Blues releases and local area Artists' music every Friday, 2pm until 4pm, with host DJ~KittyLuv;) 'making~waves'.

Here is our latest Top Ten Blues new releases being aired at WHFR-FM 89.3:

1. BOB CORRITORE AND FRIENDS: Women In Blues Showcase (SWAMF / VizzTone Label Group)
2. LIL' JIMMY REED WITH BEN LEVIN: Back To Baton Rouge (Nola Blue Records)
3. JOE KROWN: Tribute (Sledgehammer Blues)
4. ALLY VENABLE: Real Gone (Ruf)
5. DEUCE 'N A QUARTER: Keep Moving On (SELF)

At WHFR, we are constantly getting new music. Some of our most recent adds are shared with us by our Jazz Music Director:

Artist: Sylvie Courvoisier & Cory Smythe
Album: The Rite of Spring
Label: Pyroclastic Record
       Pianists Sylvie Courvoisier and Cory Smythe join forces for an interpretation of the monumental piece by composer Igor Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring. The two pianists here are known for their creative and boundary expanding forays on piano and take this classic piece of Stravinsky to new heights, including passages of free improvisation and extended techniques for piano.

Artist: Matt Mitchell
Album: Oblong Aplomb
Label: Out of Your Heads Records
       On this two-cd set, pianist Matt Mitchell performs with a different drummer/percussionist on each cd. First up is Kate Gentile who joins Mitchell in a set of highly charged excursions into composed and improvised music. CD two finds Mitchell with longtime associate Ches Smith who plays not only drums but vibraphone, marimba and other percussion instruments.

Artist: Ingrid Laubrock
Album: The Last Quiet Place
Label: Pyroclastic Records
       Ingrid has long been known as a creative force on tenor and soprano saxophones and has established herself as a brilliant composer in recent years. This set includes a string quartet of sorts, that being violin, cello, guitar and double bass. The music flows seamlessly from beautiful written passages to creative excursions into the avant-garde.

WHFR is happy to expand our library with submissions like the top jazz adds listed above. If you are interested in sending your music to WHFR, please click "Send Us Your New Music" to display all information needed to submit your content for airplay consideration. On behalf of WHFR, we thank you for supporting the station and helping us continue "Making Waves."

On Memorial Day, we pay tribute to those who sacrificed so we could live in freedom. We are thankful for those who have served, and we are thinking of those who have lost people they love. WHFR commemorates Memorial Day during Roll and Tumble Take 2 (airing 4-6pm, featuring BLUES, R&B, EARLY ROCK 1951-1971 & BEYOND) and Hotwax Radio (airing 8-11pm, featuring MUSIC VARIETY). These shows will feature special memorials and songs with memorial in the title.

Join us on the WHFR Journal tomorrow, May 19 from 1pm-2pm. We'll hear from the new Dean of the HFC School of Liberal Arts, Dr. Brad Romans. Dr. Romans will discuss his experience and interests that relate to a liberal arts education and his vision for the school moving forward. Also on this week's Journal, HFC Counselor in the Assisted Learning Services area, Adriza Caesar will discuss mental health issues and resources available to our HFC students as we shine a spotlight on this important topic during this Mental Health Awareness month.

To our lovely WHFR mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters, and mother figures, we wish you a very Happy Mother's Day. Enjoy the day and thank you for everything you do to make this world a better place!