WHFR News
WHFR PRESENTS: CLEO LAINE
During WHFR PRESENTS this Sunday, March 2nd, from 4:00 – 7:00pm, Terence Tyson of The Play It By Ear Jazz Show will feature the vocalist Cleo Laine as part of Women’s History Month.
She was born Clementine Dinah Hitching on October 28, 1927, in a town near London, England. She was the child of an English mother and a Jamaican father.
Laine auditioned successfully at the age of 24 for John Dankworth's small group, the Johnny Dankworth Seven. She later married him in 1958 and they stayed together until his death in 2010.
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WHFR PRESENTS airs every Sunday beginning at 4:00 pm with a rotating cast of WHFR DJs, taking in-depth looks into the many genres of music that WHFR has to offer. Tune in at 89.3 on the FM dial in Dearborn/Detroit and surrounding communities, or listen anywhere via our online streamer.
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This Just In: Episode 35
Episode 35 of This Just In, WHFR's pre-recorded new music showcase airing Mondays from 8-9p, airs February 24th, 2025.
This week's playlist:
Zoe Mazah - Echo Of Life [Reggae / Acoustic]
Bohemian Rogue - Tide [Folk]
Shelley Minson - Riverbank Red [Country / Australian]
Wuji - Chasm [Alternative Rock]
Youth Lagoon - Speed Freak [Alt / Indie Rock]
JE The #1 Baller - Wave [R&B]
Christopher Damman Sextet - When I Was Young and My Heart Had Windows [Jazz]
Dennis Egberth - Bogey [Jazz]
Cookie the Herbalist & Boomrush Backup - The Rain: Remembering Rainford [Reggae / World]
Ora the Molecule - Intergalactic Dance [Electronic / Indie]
Feathership ft. Laurence-Anne - Tant étrange [World / Indie Pop]
Steve Erickson - Sing That Old Song [Americana / Folk]
SUSS - This Land is Your Land [Ambient / Americana]
Tune in to This Just In each week as we feature a unique playlist of music recently received at the station, in a variety of musical formats.
To submit your music for airplay consideration, please visit the Contact Us tab on our website: https://whfr.fm.
WHFR Journal Black History Month Special Friday, Feb. 21 at 1pm
Join us on this week's WHFR Journal Friday, 2/21 at 1pm for a special program from PRX called "Whispers in Wilmington". Produced this January, the program explores and uncovers the story of the only successful coup d’etat ever to happen on American soil.
This act of racial violence was designed to eliminate all memory of a highly successful Black community in Wilmington, North Carolina back in 1898 and involved involved racist mobs, as well as historians, city planners, journalists and others conspiring for decades to make a Black community’s onetime prosperity and strength unimaginable. Almost unimaginable.
Tune in to hear this powerful story.
Feb 23, 2025 - WHFR PRESENTS: Blues/Rock Legend Johnny Winter
February 23 marks the birthday of one of the great guitarists in the history of music, JOHNNY WINTER. WHFR PRESENTS will feature the music of Johnny Winter in an extended
edition of the program on Sunday, February 23.
From 3-7pm EST, tune in to hear music from Johnny's career as he explored the areas of blues, rock and roll and slide guitar that would have made Elmore James proud. From the incendiary first release, Progressive Blues Experiment in 1968 to his passing in 2014, Johnny set the music world afire with a raw, hard-edged approach to the music.
WHFR PRESENTS can be heard in the Detroit area at 89.3fm and worldwide via the internet at whfr.fm. Normally heard from 4-7pm EST, with a rotating cast of hosts, this will be an extended edition of the program to commemorate the life of a guitar legend on the date of his birth.
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WHFR PRESENTS airs every Sunday with a rotating cast of WHFR DJs, taking in-depth looks into the many genres of music that WHFR has to offer. Tune in at 89.3 on the FM dial in Dearborn/Detroit and surrounding communities, or listen anywhere via our online streamer.
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This Sunday on "Hotwax Radio"
From the studios of WHFR, the White Rabbit and Hotwax Radio invite you to enjoy another round of Sir Cupid.
Having free reign, Sir Cupid will continue kindling frozen hearts and bringing smiles to one’s ears this Sunday, February 16, starting at 7:00 PM EST.
WHFR Journal this Friday, Feb. 14 at 1pm - Renew, Recharge, Reflect
Tune in for this Valentine's Day edition of the WHFR Journal Friday, February 14 at 1pm as we bring you the first of our new series called Counselor Connection – Renew, Recharge, Reflect. This series will air the Second Friday of February, March and April, and will feature a different topic from our HFC Counselors as they work to support our student and campus community to help be our best selves. This week, Counselor Deb Gates will join us and discuss the important topic of boundaries. Also on the show, we'll share an episode of the PRX podcast Happily Ever After about the return of the romance novel, just in time for Valentine's Day. Enjoy!
WHFR Goes Classical Thursday, Feb. 13
All WHFR DJs have the day off because Henry Ford College is closed Thursday, February 13, 2025.
We will be broadcasting our satellite Classical feed all day today... please enjoy!
All HFC classes and regular operations and activities, on-campus and remote (online), will be canceled throughout the day and evening.
HFC's weather closure information is detailed here.
Valentines Day on Radio Vault
***Our valentine is red
Our valentine is blue...
We'll put it in a radio show and send it off to you....***
Generations ago, Valentines Day was big on radio — especially on the situation comedies. Coming up on our February 18th Radio Vault, we'll feature some highlights from Our Miss Brooks (the high school English teacher) Jack Benny (born on 02/14/1894), Fibber McGee, The Great Gildersleeve and maybe others. There were even dramatic shows with a Valentine or romantic theme. One show that even had a dark mysterious, sometimes spooky feel (called Quiet Please) even had an episode simply called "Valentine." The hard-boiled detective on Let George Do It was named George Valentine — no real connection to the February date, but hundreds of episodes were produced by the Mutual Network starting in 1946.
Catch Radio Vault every Tuesday from 10AM-1PM and February 18 for our Valentines Day show, and don't miss WHFR Sunday Night Mysteries from 9PM-12 Midnight on WHFR 89.3 and whfr.fm on your digital device. You never know what you're going to hear!
WHFR Journal 2-7-25
Join us Friday, Feb. 7 at 1pm for the WHFR Journal to learn about the upcoming Musical Showcase at HFC,Torn Apart, Together. We'll also discuss the current gallery exhibit at the HFC Sisson Gallery titled Us, and the special opportunities for students here at HFC to honor and celebrate Black History Month. Tune in at 1pm for all the details.
"WHFR PRESENTS" This Sunday, February 9th...
In celebration of Black History Month and the February 10th, 1937, birth of a Howard University alumnus and soulful musical genius, WHFR 89.3 FM, with your host MissyJ, will spotlight the music of Roberta Cleopatra Flack during WHFR PRESENTS this Sunday, February 9th, from 4:00 - 7:00 PM.
Reaching out farther into the community while still making waves, we are WHFR DEARBORN.
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WHFR PRESENTS airs every Sunday beginning at 4:00 pm with a rotating cast of WHFR DJs, taking in-depth looks into the many genres of music that WHFR has to offer. Tune in at 89.3 on the FM dial in Dearborn/Detroit and surrounding communities, or listen anywhere via our online streamer.
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This Sunday on "Hotwax Radio"
Watching the Super Bowl this Sunday? Earn some early Valentine points with your Valentine by turning the sound down on the TV while piping up the volume to Hotwax radio.
The White Rabbit will be letting Cupid loose for two hours starting at 7:00pm, on the station that's making waves.
Don’t Miss Angela Davis LIVE on "The Rhythmic Ride" This Sunday!
The Rhythmic Ride is excited to share that Angela Davis, one of Detroit’s finest Neo-Soul and R&B vocalists, will be joining WHFR 89.3 FM for a live interview on Sunday, February 9th!
Angela Davis is known for her powerful voice and heartfelt storytelling. She has performed at major events, including:
- 2024 NFL Draft (Detroit) - Sang “Lift Every Voice and Sing”
- National Anthem at Ford Field - Detroit Lions vs. Washington Commanders
- 2013 Detroit Black Music Award Winner - Female R&B Vocalist of the Year
- 2015 WDIV Super Singer Competition Winner
- 2016 Detroit Music Award Nominee
Join us for "Sunday Funday" and experience a mix of R&B and classic soul music, plus an exclusive conversation with Angela Davis at 2:45 PM.
Stay connected with Angela:
- Linktree: linktr.ee/AngelaDavisMusic
- Bandcamp: angeladavis.bandcamp.com
- Instagram: @AngelaDavisEnt
- Twitter/X: @ADavMusic
Don’t miss this special interview! Tune in and feel the music.
This Just In: Episode 34
Episode 34 of This Just In, WHFR's pre-recorded new music showcase airing Mondays from 8-9p, airs February 3rd, 2025.
This week's playlist:
Alien Weaponry - Mau Moko [Metal]
Elas Minus - IDK [Electronic]
Circuit des Yeux - Megaloner [Alternative/Indie]
The Night Flight Orchestra- Give Us The Moon [Rock]
Moby feat. Miss Monique - Feeling So Real 2024 [Electronic]
SASAMI ft. Clairo - In Love With A Memory [Alternative/Indie]
Delivery - Like A Million Bucks [Alternative/Indie]
Hazzerd - Interdimension [Metal]
Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek- Direne Direne [Anatolian folk/psychedelia]
DubMarta - Watch Me Grow [Dub/Soul]
Xelif & Boomrush Backup - Sounds of Fortune [Dub]
Mamalarky- Feels So Wrong [Alternative/Indie]
Ribbon Skirt - Wrong Planet [Post-Punk/Alt Rock]
THE PRO-TEENS- Sofa King [Alternative/Indie]
Tune in to This Just In each week as we feature a unique playlist of music recently received at the station, in a variety of musical formats.
To submit your music for airplay consideration, please visit the Contact Us tab on our website: https://whfr.fm.
New Show Alert!: "The Electronik Underground"
Hello. I’m Taylor, and I will be hosting an EDM-focused show, The Electronik Underground, premiering this Friday from 8:00 to 10:00 PM.
This Electronic Dance Music program focuses on specific genres/feelings per show. One show would be Dubstep, another could be Ambient, and another could be DNB, but they are all contained within their own shows. I even may play unreleased IDs and Wips!
Let's go over what my shows might include. Although the ambiance of feeling-type shows is constant, they are not genre-specific. In the artist showcase, I present an EDM artist with the possibility of getting them on the show. Although the artist grab bag is a showcase for artists, I put all of the artists together because they haven't released much.
You may never know what you will get in the show so tune into The Electronik Underground every Friday from 8:00 to 10:00 PM!
