Special Martin Luther King Jr. Day Programming
Turn your dial to WHFR 89.3 FM on Monday, January 20th 9am until 12pm for a day of Broadcasting Service featuring MLK & JAZZ.
Missy J, host of The House That Jack Swing Built, will be your host DJ honoring the Man, Movement and Mission.
Branching farther out into the Community, WE ARE WHFR DEARBORN!
Trevor Lamb to Perform this Saturday with HFC's Big Band
Trevor Lamb will join The Henry Ford Big Band for a magnificent performance on January 18th, 2025. They have selected a wonderful program of music that covers the gambit of the jazz idiom from Duke Ellington to Carla Bley and everything else in-between. Plus, a few tunes will feature the powerful vocal stylings of Oliva Van Goor.
This Just In: Episode 31
Episode 31 of This Just In, WHFR's pre-recorded new music showcase airing Mondays from 8-9p, airs January 13th, 2025.
This week's playlist:
Shadow of the Talisman - What Is Real? [Local / Metal]
Glory's Gate - Pierced Through The Heart [Rock]
Olivia Wolf - Cosmic Appalachian Radio [Americana]
Brother Thunder - Work [Soul / R&B]
Jake Aaron - Give Me Your Horse [Americana / Jazz]
Frankie Sunswept ft. The Silver Moons - Tears Of A Crocodile [Indie Rock]
WHFR Journal Cleans Up For the New Year
Tomorrow, Jan. 10 at 1pm on the WHFR Journal, we'll explore the concept that organization is more than just the physical space, its the mental space as well. Sometimes we hit rock bottom and look around the house and ask: "How did I get here?" Join us as we share a special PRX program called "The Lisa Show" that will share insights and tips about the benefits of and ways to organize. We'll be back with some local segments next week, but hope you're enjoying these handpicked specialty Journal shows in the meantime. Happy January and happy decluttering!
"WHFR Presents" Sunday, January 19th
WHFR Presents will celebrate the lives of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and President Jimmy Carter with an evening of music on Sunday, January 19, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Bill Keith will share some of their favorite songs and artists along with musical tributes to both historic leaders.
The musical mix will span many different genres including Jazz, Gospel, Rock, Folk and Americana.
This Just In: Episode 30
Episode 30 of This Just In, WHFR's pre-recorded new music showcase airing Mondays from 8-9p, airs January 6th, 2025.
This week's playlist:
WHFR Journal Presents "This Year in Climate" PRX Special
Tune in on Friday, January 3, at 1pm to the first edition of the WHFR Journal of 2025, as we air a special retrospective of 2024 in climate. The year set new records for extreme heat around the world in what is already the warmest decade on record. According to the World Meteorological Organization, sea-level rise and ocean heating are accelerating along with the loss of ice from glaciers. And we continue to see extreme weather of all kinds wreak havoc on communities across the world. In November, the U.S.
This Just In: Episode 29
Episode 29 of This Just In, WHFR's pre-recorded new music showcase airing Mondays from 8-9p, airs December 30th, 2024.
This week's playlist:
Suicide Puppets - Piggy [Metal]
S#arpie - All of It [Indie Rock]
Solid Goold - I Can See You Clearly [Indie Rock / Indie Pop]
Joann Fabrix - Never Forever [Experimental Pop]
more eaze & claire rousay - limelight, illegally [Experimental / Electro-Folk]
Katherine Kyu Hyeon Lim and Joey Chang - At First When I Appeard [Experimental Jazz]
"SPIRITS REJOICE" 2024 Favorites & Tribute To Barre Phillips
On Tuesday, December 31, WHFR's SPIRITS REJOICE program will extend to six hours to say goodbye to the year 2024. Between the hours of 4-10pm EST, we will feature the program's favorite jazz and free improv recordings of 2024 and, unfortunately, say goodbye in tribute to the late great bassist BARRE PHILLIPS.
"Best Of" Week: DEC 29th - JAN 4th
Take a look (a "listen," actually) back on 2024 with WHFR! During the week of December 29th, 2024 through January 4th, 2025, all your favorite WHFR shows will present special "Best Of 2024" programming.
How will each of our DJs choose to remember the year that was? They may be playing their favorite singles of 2024, recounting the bands they saw live over the year, or even just playing a few tracks off their favorite 2024 albums.
Tune in to find out and see what special twists our DJs have in store for you. Happy New Year from your friends at WHFR!
End-Of-Year Donations
If you're looking to spend that last bit of money set aside for charitable contributions, consider a tax-deductive donation to your favorite non-commercial internet and broadcast station, WHFR.
Giving feels great and is easy... Please visit https://foundation.hfcc.edu/whfr to make your secure online donation TODAY, perhaps in honor of a loved one as a special holiday gift, or because you believe in the mission of local, independent radio.
Please be sure to scroll down and select "WHFR."
TOP TEN BLUES for December 2024
Please join Highway 61 for the best in new Blues releases and local area Artists' music every Friday, 2:00 – 4:00pm, with host DJ~KittyLuv;) 'making~waves'. Here is our latest Top Ten Blues new releases being aired at WHFR-FM 89.3:
Winter Season Celebration
All of us here at WHFR wish you the very best during this holiday season. Many of your favorite WHFR personalities will once again gather around the studio this season to record special Winter Season Celebration programming, celebrating a variety of holidays that fall into these cold months, including Kwanzaa, Chanukah, Christmas, New Year, and other winter holidays. There will be lots of wonderful independent music that you may have never heard before, plus alternative versions of your favorite traditional holiday songs.
This Just In: Episode 28
Episode 28 of This Just In, WHFR's pre-recorded new music showcase airing Mondays from 8-9p, airs December 23rd, 2024.
This week's playlist:
Steve Davis - We See [Jazz]
Gary Williamson Trio - Windows [Jazz]
The Bad Plus - French Horns [Jazz]
Sam Amidon - Friends and Neighbors [Alternative Folk]
Jonathan Roy - Waiting For A Call [Indie / Alternative]
David Kushner - Empty Bench [Alternative Pop]
The Letter E - Goodbye [Indie Rock / Instrumental]