WHFR at 36th Annual Dearborn Homecoming Festival Friday - Sunday Aug 7-9 11am-8pm
WHFR is happy to part of the annual Dearborn Homecoming Festival again this year! WHFR's tent is located across from the Carnival area near the bridge. Our tent will full of our purged CDs and vinyl records for a $1.00 donation each and WHFR merchandise to purchase. WHFR staff will be breaking into our normal broadcast to give reports from the festival enticing you come down to our tent and/or to Homecoming. Dearborn Homecoming is located in West Dearborn at Ford Field Park just north of Michigan Ave between Brady St and Monroe. The WHFR tent is open all three days from 11am until 8pm.
8-4-15, 1-2 PM: Tuesday Forum--"We Are Not Alone"
Local host David Twichell interviews Jennifer Stein, a filmmaker and entrepreneur whose UFO documentaries have won 4 EBE Awards at the EBE Film Festival held every year at the International UFO Congress in Arizona. Her latest documentary is entitled “Travis: The True Story of Travis Walton.” His alien abduction incident on November 5th 1975 was one of the best investigated and documented cases in history, inspiring the movie “Fire in the Sky.” Remember after broadcast this show is available as a podcast from this website: click on Talk Shows--Tuesday Forum--(select date).
7-28-14, 1-2 PM: Tuesday Forum--IMPACT!
Local host Betty Daniels showcases three local events of non-profit groups: ArtSpace Dearborn will soon be taking applications for new residents in historical east downtown Dearborn; Life Remodeled will be revitalizing Detroit's Osborn High School and its neighborhood August 3-9; and the Dearborn Police Department will host the 2015 National Night Out for Crime” on Aug. 4th. Remember you can listen to this show any time after broadcast as a podcast from this website: click on Talk Shows—Tuesday Forum--(select date).
7-24-15, 6-8 PM: Space Is the Place--Tribute to DIETER MOEBIUS
Host Tom Wilson presents a Very Special tribute to the late pioneer of electronic music German-Swiss musician Dieter Moebius who just passed away July 20th, 2015. Along with his bandmates Hans-Joachim Rodelius and Michael Rother in the genre-defining groups Cluster and Harmonia, Moebius trailblazed a path in creating Krautrock, Kosmiche Musik and Ambient Electronic Music. Tonight--a fitting celebration of the life and music of Dieter Moebius.
7-21-15, 1-2 PM: Tuesday Forum--Metaphysically Speaking
Join host Mike Holloway and his special guest, Adrianna--she is an Intuitive Medium, Author, Reiki Practitioner and Life Coach. Hear how Adrianna got her start as a psychic and how she communicates with different life forms, whether it be human, animal or plant. She also speaks about the Sacred Triad which has influenced her for many years. Remember you can listen to this show any time after broadcast as a podcast from this website: click on Talk Shows—Tuesday Forum--(select date).
7-18-15, Noon to 2 PM: No Boys Aloud
Sometimes things just work out the way they should. Joe Kidd and Sheila Burke had a last-minute emergency last week and missed No Boys A-Loud. But they're on air with Lynn this Saturday and have even more to talk about following Concert of Colors, a new CD, and a special-recognition plaque presented by Rep. George Darany at Concert of Colors. Christine Albert from Swan Songs joins in at 1:15p to talk about her amazing organization which comforts the dying and their families.
Wych Elm Come A-Guitarin' on The Motor Live Drive @5 Thursday July 16, 2015
Please get ready to cheer, clap, stomp, and just have a good time. That's what Wych Elm exist to bring out of you. If you see fit to share in the rollickin' fun, the bearded laughing man will be waiting. Stream live at 5p.m., or download the podcast any time you wish starting at 6:02p.m. Why? Because after 30 years, we're just getting started!
7-14-14, 1-2 PM: Tuesday Forum-- IMPACT!
Michigan Ride for Kids' Task Force Managers Danny & Susan Featheringill join host Lynn to discuss this year's August 2nd event. Want to break out that motorcycle? Help a kid with a brain tumor have a great day? Volunteer behind the scenes? Learn how to do all of the above when you listen to IMPACT! Remember, if you miss the show, tune in to the podcast right here on WHFR.FM; click on Talk Shows--Tuesday Forum--(select date).
WHFR at 2015 Concert of Colors at the Max M. Fisher Music Center Saturday (July 11) and Sunday (July 12) - BROADCASTING all the Diversity Stage Acts!
WHFR is proud to be part of the annual Concert of Colors music festival again this year. As always, we will be broadcasting all the acts from the Diversity Stage including: Spirits Rising (Contemporary native folk); Corktown Popes (rock); The Infatuations (R&B/rock); DJ Alsultany (Techno); Playdate (rock for kids); Lola Morales Sean Blackman Quintet (Latin fusion); Gnawa Diffusion (Gnawa/reggae/groove); and La Chiva Gantiva (Latin fusion).
6-30-15, 1-2 PM: Tuesday Forum SPECIAL--Peace Talk Radio
From NPR and Good Radio Shows Inc,. a non-profit organization, we present the April 2015 episode of Peace Talk Radio: "Love or Anger: Which Motivates Us Most?" If you can't catch this broadcast, remember you can listen anytime after broadcast to the podcast from this website: click on Talk Shows--Tuesday Forum--(select date).
6-26-15, 9 AM to 2 PM: SPECIAL Remote Broadcast!
WHFR will be at the Dearborn Farmers and Artists Market, Friday, June 26, broadcasting live reports and interviews every half hour between 10 AM and 1 PM, then doing the entire "WHFR Journal" show from 1-2 PM with special guest, MI Rep. George Darany. NOTE: "Big Band and Beyond" will provide the music between reports until 1 PM, and "Democracy Now" (usually from noon to 1PM) will not be carried this week. Come on down and visit our table. Free parking in West Dearborn these days!
Jeremy Porter & The Tucos bring the Americana to Motor Live Drive @5; June 25, 2015
These are the guys who have made sharing great music their BE ALL and END ALL. They don't need a plan B. The only thing they do better than huddle 'round and craft great tunes is get out and share them with you every chance they get. Tuned up from touring Ohio, getting ready for Grand Rapids, they perform today on Motor Live Drive @5. Whether you're listening introspectively to the lyrics, or lost in dancing, you'll be glad they shared this homespun rock 'n roll with you. On 89.3 on your FM dial. Or livestreaming. THIS, is The Station Making Waves.
6-23-15, 1-2 PM: Tuesday Forum--Sierra Club Radio
SPECIAL, from the Sierra Club--the world's largest environmental non-profit organization--WHFR presents their latest two 30-minute weekly podcasts, full of the most important news and ideas about taking care of the world we live in (also known as Ecology). Remember you can also listen to this hour-long show from this website anytime after broadcast: click on Talk Shows--Tuesday forum--(select date).
6-16-15, 1-2 PM: Tuesday Forum--The Tavis Smiley Show
SPECIAL: Here's the episode from last Friday, 6-12-15, as our own "Metaphysically Speaking" takes the month off. Would you like to Tavis regularly on WHFR? Let us know by an email: whfr@hfcc.edu. Tavis interviews Philip K. Howard, chairman, Common Good (book:The Rule of Nobody: Saving America from Dead Laws and Broken Government); Liz Garbus, filmmaker (documentary: What Happened, Miss Simone?); and Hollywood legend Robert Duvall (newest feature film project, Wild Horses).
Ancient Language Premiers new album Folk Songs on Motor Live Drive @5 Today
Celestial House, Sci-Fi Techno, Cosmic Soul originators Ancient Language debut their new line up and share music from their upcoming (July 25th) release Folk Songs. Tune in today at 5 and hear what Detroit natives, who've actually jammed onstage at Movement, sound like when making our own Studio J their home away from home. Prerecorded due to scheduling opportunities, don't let that stop you. They jammed live, and you'll feel it, when you tune in to station that's been here 30 years, And Just Gettin' Started! WHFR.fm, 89.3