5th Annual WHFR Record Show Saturday Oct 6 from 9am - 4pm
The WHFR Record Show is here on Satruday Oct 6. We currently have all of our table reserved but that should not stop you from stopping by and check out all the records, cds, cassette tapes, DVDs, VHS, and music related items on Saturday. Early bird entry is at 9am for $5 and general admission starts at 10am and goes until 4pm for a sliding scale entry fee ($1-$5). All admission fees benefits WHFR. The Record Show is located in the Pavilion of the Student Center Building on the Main Campus of HFCC.
Monday FORUM, 10-1-12, 6-7 PM: Sierra Club Radio & 2 TED speeches
Three internet podcasts of great interest: "Sierra Club Radio," their weekly report on the environment we live in (9-22-12) and two TED speeches: Ben Goldacre, "What doctors don't know about the drugs they prescribe," and Clay Shirky, "How the internet will (one day) transform government." If you miss this broadcst, you can listen anytime to the podcast from this website: click on Talk Shows--Monday Forum--(select date).
Changing seasons, Pt.1 on "Theme Attic", Thursday, 10AM-Noon, September 27th!
The autumnal equinox has just passed. So "Theme Attic," the radio show that picks themes and plays music from a variety of genres about selected subjects, will focus on songs that mark the changing of the season to autumn. Music about September and school will also be featured. Join host DJ Phil Maq September 27th at 10:00 AM for his clever and unusual takes on music!
WHFR Journal, 9-21-12, 1-2 PM: Two interviews--HFCC's President Gail Mee and 3-time Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader
Dr. Gail Mee updates us on the exciting new school year at Henry Ford Community College in our first half hour. She will be leaving HFCC after six busy years with numerous local accomplishments and both national and local recognition for her work. In the second half, we speak to "Mr. Public Citizen," Ralph Nader, who ran for President in 2000, 2004, and 2008, twice on a Third party ticket and once as an Independent. Should we vote at all this November? For whom? Why don't we hear more about all the choices we actually have on the ballot?
Big Band, Broadway, and Beyond featuring Show Boat Friday Sept 21, 2012 10am - 1pm
Every week Joe spotlights one Broadway musical on Big Band, Broadway, and Beyond and this week it will be Show Boat. Based on the bestselling novel by Edna Ferber and first appeared on Broadway in 1927 with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Show Boat is a musical about the lives of performers, stagehands and dockworkers on the Mississippi River show boat, the Cotton Blossom. This musical has been on the Broadway stage several times throughout the years along with several film version of the music.
"International Day of Peace," celebrated through music on "Theme Attic," Thursday, 10AM-Noon, September, 20th!
The "International Day of Peace" takes place on September 21st. "Theme Attic", the radio show that picks themes and plays music from a variety of genres about selected subjects, will focus on songs loosely based on peace themes this week to draw attention to this important date. Join host DJ Phil Maq on Thursday, September 20th at 10:00 AM for his clever and unusual takes on music!
Monday FORUM, 9-17-12, 6-7 PM: EarthSky 22 & Freakonomics Radio
"EarthSky 22" reviews the Voyager spacecraft at 35 years old plus today's science news, and "Freakonomics Radio" asks us to 'Fear Thy Nature.' Enjoy and grow with these recent highlights of podcasts from the internet. This show is archived on this website for listening anytime after broadcast: click on Talk Shows--Monday Forum--(select date).
"Theme Attic" Shines Spotlight on Nanci Griffith and Small Faces/Faces, Thursday at 10AM-12 Noon, as WHFR Artist Spotlight Week Continues!
"Theme Attic" starts the last three days of this year's WHFR Artist Spotlight Week off by playing musical highlights from folksinger/songwriter Nanci Griffith in hour number 1, and pub rockers Small Faces and Faces in hour number two. Join DJ Phil Maq, Thursday from 10AM to 12 Noon!
Now MONTHLY: "Dearborn Heights News & Views," begins Sept. 11
Our Tuesday Forum--all locally-hosted talk shows on different topics--now includes a monthly edition of "Dearborn Heights News & Views" hosted by WHFR News Director Dennis Rymarz along with Dearborn Heights councilperson Ned Apigian. For up-to-date news and interviews with important D.H. elected representatives, government workers, and community activists, as well as responsible commentary, join us every SECOND TUESDAY from 1 to 2 PM.
Artist Spotlight Week at WHFR starting Sunday Sept 9
It is that time of year when WHFR likes to have all the DJs spotlight a particular artist or artists on their and this year ARTIST SPOTLIGHT WEEK is Sunday September 9 - Saturday September 15. This week each DJ will devote an entire show to a specific artist or spotlight a different artist each hour. Here is an idea of some of the artists being featured this week: Artist Spotlight Week will kick off with Roy "Little Jazz" Eldridge featured on the PLAY IT BY EAR show hosted by Terence now on Sunday mornings from 10am - 1pm.
"Theme Attic" tries to "Hang On To Summer" Thursday, 10AM-Noon, September 6th!
The weather is still warm and it feels more like July than September. So "Theme Attic," the radio show that picks themes and plays music from a variety of genres about selected subjects, wants to hold onto summer as long as possible. There's still time for one last swim, one last boat ride, and one more sunny day! Join host DJ Phil Maq September 6th at 10:00 AM for his clever and unusual takes on music!
Tuesday FORUM, 9-4-12, 1-2 PM: We Are Not Alone
"Disclosure Leaks" is a new web show, soon to be a TV show. The producers have assembled a team of three of the world's most renowned conspiracy experts who seek to expose high-level, government cover-ups around the world - not the least of which is the UFO phenomenon. Today's show will explore that show with the producers and discuss some of the upcoming topics. The first episode in the series focuses on accounts by Mexican Air Force pilots who filmed eleven unidentified flying objects in the skies over Mayan ruins.
Monday FORUM, 9-3-12, 6-7 PM: Skepticality #189
"Skepticality" is a podcast from Michael Shermer's Skeptics Society that, several times a month, presents opinions challenging mainstream ideas. This episode features an interview with author Victor Stenger ("God and the Folly of Faith: the Incompatibility of Science and Religion"). After broadcast, this show will be a podcast from this website: click on Talk Shows--Monday Forum--(select date).
Kick off your Labor Day Weekend with a salute to working people on "Theme Attic" Thursday, 10AM-Noon, August 30!
"Theme Attic", the radio show that picks themes and plays music from a variety of genres about selected subjects, will feature songs about working people and other topics for the Labor Day Weekend! Join host DJ Phil Maq, for his clever and unusual takes on music!
Monday FORUM, 8-27-12, 6-7 PM: Philosophy Talk & Freakonomics
This week's choices for most interesting podcasts from the internet: (1) from Philosophy Talk--"The Moral Costs of Climate Change" and (2) from Freakonomics Radio--"The Season of Death." This show is archived on this website as a podcast, too, for listening anytime after broadcast: click on Talk Shows--Monday Forum--(select date).