Encore Presentation: Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson Sr. Tribute

Please join WHFR during an encore presentation celebrating the legacy, love, service and mission of Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson on Thursday, February 26th, 2026, from 3pm until 6pm in words and song.  Reaching farther out in the Community, we are WHFR DEARBORN!!!

WHFR PRESENTS THE MUSIC OF HENRY THREADGILL PART TWO

Known as one of the finest composers and improvisers in modern jazz and the avant-garde, Henry Threadgill's career has spanned six decades of music through his work with AIR, THE HENRY THREADGILL SEXTET, VERY VERY CIRCUS, MAKE A MOVE, ZOOID and other groups as a leader and sideman. His work has served to expand the language of this music in a totally individual way...

Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson Sr. Tribute

Please join WHFR as we celebrate the legacy, love, service and mission of Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson on Saturday, February 21st, 2026 from 8pm until 11pm in words and song.  Reaching farther out in the Community, we are WHFR DEARBORN!!!

WHFR Journal Talks Disability Awareness, Civil Rights, and Beauty Pagents -- Friday at 1pm

Tune in to the "WHFR Journal" tomorrow (Friday), February 20, at 1pm as host Susan McGraw talks with authors and disability educators Ian Flanagan and Jesse Lindlbauer, about their new Kevin Can! children's book series and their message of advocacy and awareness for the world. Then, we'll share a PRX program about Claudette Colvin, known to many as the Teenage "Rosa Parks". We'll wrap the show with the PRX show about the story of the Miss Subways contest in New York City, which celebrated the everyday working girl.

This Just In: Episode 84

Episode 84 of This Just In, WHFR's pre-recorded new music showcase, airs February 16th, 2026 from 8-9pm and February 17th, 2026 from 3-4pm. This week's playlist:

Dailey & Vincent - Ruby [Bluegrass]
Emanuela Hutter - Everybody's Valentine [Rock / Rockabilly]
Jordan Rakei & Jalen Ngonda - What It Gave Me [Soul / R&B]
Matt Axton - MUSCLECHOPS [Rock / Blues]

WHFR PRESENTS THE MUSIC OF HENRY THREADGILL (PART ONE)

On Sunday February 15, multi-wind instrumentalist and composer Henry Threadgill turns 82 years of age. Henry, one of the living legends of the jazz avant-garde, is most well known for his work as a composer, band leader, flutist and saxophonist. Born in Chicago, Mr.

WHFR Journal Talks the Science of Love -- Friday, Feb. 13 at 1pm

Join us for a special pre-Valentine's day "WHFR Journal" tomorrow (Friday), Feb. 13 as we present the new PRX special, "The Science of Love". The show examines emerging research on why we love, how love develops, and how it sustains us across many forms of connection.

This Just In: Episode 83

Episode 83 of This Just In, WHFR's pre-recorded new music showcase, airs February 9th, 2026 from 8-9pm and February 10th, 2026 from 3-4pm. This week's playlist:

HENGE - Ascending [Rock]
HENGE - Slingshot [Rock]
HENGE - Hypersleep [Rock]
boy 2000 & Baltra - feel [Electronic / House]

Sunnyside Revival - Bootyship Captain [Local / Indie Rock]
CG5 & Glitch Whisper - 1 of Us [Pop / Electronic]
NONTHEWISER - Justice Undone [Punk]
KI/KI - Can't Stop Loving You [Electronic / Trance]

WHFR PRESENTS MUSIC OF MAINSTREAM RECORDS

Mainstream Records was a record label established by Bob Shad in 1964. Throughout a 15 year period, Mainstream released an incredible amount of vintage and new recordings covering a wide range of musical genres ranging from classic early jazz recordings, blues, new jazz and the rock and roll of the late '60s. →

WHFR Journal Talks Black History at the Henry Ford, Pathways to the Self, and George Washington Carver's Real Legacy -- Friday at 1pm

Join us for this week's WHFR Journal, tomorrow, February 6, as we chat with Amber Mitchell, Curator of Black History at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation about the many exhibits, programs and events being featured during this Black History Month 2026. We'll also talk wit HFC instructor Dr. Joel Geffen about a new photography exhibit he's part of on display at the EmmaJean Woodyard Gallery at the Henry Ford Centennial Library all this month.

This Just In: Episode 82

Episode 82 of This Just In, WHFR's pre-recorded new music showcase, airs February 2nd, 2026 from 8-9pm and February 3rd, 2026 from 3-4pm. This week's playlist:

Vienna Vienna - Molly [Indie Rock]
Snail Mail - Dead End [Indie Rock]
Ya Tseen ft. dreamcastmoe - Perfect Combo [Alternative]
Lala Lala - Even Mountains Erode [Alt Pop]

Yonder Mountain String Band - Brand New Heartache [Country]
Tyler Ramsey & Carl Broemel - Sail Away [Folk]
Wreckless Strangers - Dirty Soul [Blues / Rock]

TOP TEN BLUES for January 2026

Please join Highway 61 for the best in new Blues releases and local area Artists' music every Friday, 2:00 – 6:00pm, with host DJ~KittyLuv;) 'making~waves'.
 Here is our latest Top Ten Blues new releases being aired at WHFR-FM 89.3:

WHFR Journal - "Tale of Our Cities", Library Talk, and Women's HFC Basketball - Friday at 1pm

Join us tomorrow (Jan. 30) at 1pm for the WHFR Journal, as we present the Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual address “Tale of Our Cities”, featuring Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud and Dearborn Heights Mayor Mo Baydoun. The mayors  addressed local business leaders and residents last Thursday at a special breakfast, and we'll air the speeches in their entirety. Also, we'll chat with Dearborn Public Library Director Dan Lodge about programs and services being offered to the community during these winter months.

WHFR Goes Classical Monday, January 26th

Henry Ford College is closed today –Monday, January 26th– which gives our in-studio DJs an unexpected day off. We will be back in the studio tomorrow. In the meantime, enjoy our Classical 24 programming all day long, and be sure to tune in next week to hear our regularly-scheduled programming!

Henry Ford College's weather closure information is detailed here.

WHFR Salutes Martin Luther King Jr.

Today is a time for the nation to remember the injustices that Dr. King fought against, a time to remember his fight for the freedom, equality, and dignity of all races and peoples, and a time to remember his message of change through nonviolence.