TOP TEN BLUES for September 2023
Please join Highway 61 for the best in new Blues releases and local area Artists' music every Friday, 2pm until 4pm, with host DJ~KittyLuv;) 'making~waves'.
Here is our latest Top Ten Blues new releases being aired at WHFR-FM 89.3:
WHFR Journal This Week: Symphonic Music and Local Cuisine
Join us for the "WHFR Journal" on Friday, Sept. 29 at 1pm when we talk with the Conductor and Music Director of the Dearborn Symphony Orchestra Maestro Steven Jarvi. Maestro Jarvi will highlight their upcoming 62nd season including this first performance, with opening night on October 13th featuring "Rach and Roll". Also on the show, we'll discuss the opening of the 5101 Restaurant here at HFC with Chef de Cuisine Joseph Cosenza. Chef Cosenza will share menu highlights and some of his inspiration for this fall season from his recent travels.
World College Radio Day: Friday, October 6th
World College Radio Day 2023 is Friday October 6th. The theme for this year's World College Radio Day is "Where All Voices Are Welcome".
For us at WHFR, it's a chance to celebrate what college and independent radio has meant to the artists, listeners and our broadcasters over the years; and how it continues to impact our community.
WHFR Journal Friday at 1pm: Suicide Prevention Program
Join us at 1pm on Friday, September 22, for the "WHFR Journal", WHFR's local news and views talk show. To honor Suicide Prevention Month, we'll talk with HFC Counselor Deb Gates on the topic of mental health and the resources available for students and employees here at HFC. Then we'll share the new PRX special "Coping 101: At the Forefront of Suicide Prevention". Tune in to hear this important information on the WHFR Journal Friday at 1pm.
WHFR Journal Friday, September 15 at 1pm Features Two Powerful Guests
Tune in to the WHFR Journal talk show today at 1pm for a special treat as we talk with the Conductor and Music Director of the Michigan Philharmonic Orchestra Nan Washburn and the new HFC Executive Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Tracye Davis. Nan will share stories about her 25 years in her prestigious and important role, more about the "Michigan Phil", and the events they have coming up to enjoy local live music in the genre of classical and more (Visit www.michiganphil.org for more information).
TOP TEN BLUES for August 2023
Please join Highway 61 for the best in new Blues releases and local area Artists' music every Friday, 2pm until 4pm, with host DJ~KittyLuv;) 'making~waves'.
Here is our latest Top Ten Blues new releases being aired at WHFR-FM 89.3:
Join the WHFR Record Show Facebook Page!
Attention all vinyl enthusiasts: the WHFR Record Show, taking place October 21st here on the campus of Henry Ford College, now has its very own Facebook Page!
Please visit facebook.com/WHFRrecordShow to join, and be sure to help spread the word by sharing the WHFR Record Show Facebook Page on your own Facebook page (and, really, any and all social media).
"History Notes" Resumes August 27th!
History Notes is returning to the airwaves with a renewed focus on the corpus of American Blues and Roots music, emphasizing the history/background of the music being played. Throughout the show, host Brian Yamstein will explore American history and the lives of the performers who created the music being featured.
Olivia Van Goor and Henry Ford Big Band Show
The Henry Ford Big Band and Olivia Van Goor will be performing Friday, September 22, and Saturday, September 23, at the Adray Auditorium on the Henry Ford College campus.
WHFR at Dearborn Homecoming August 4th, 5th, and 6th
WHFR will be broadcasting live during this weekend's Dearborn Homecoming which is taking place at Dearborn's Ford Field Park on August 4th, 5th, and 6th.
WHFR Journal LIVE From Dearborn's Homecoming Festival Aug. 4th at 1:00 p.m.
Join us for the "WHFR Journal" local news and views talk show August 4th at 1:00 p.m. as we broadcast live from the exciting Dearborn Homecoming Festival at Ford Field Park (Cherry Hill and Brady Streets ). Host Susan McGraw will chat with Dearborn City Council member Leslie Herrick, HFC's Athletic Director Rochelle Taylor, and new WHFR staff member and longtime Dearborn resident Pete Zeidas about what's happening in the community today.
We Are Not Alone: Monday, August 7, 2023. 2 – 3 PM EST.
This episode of We Are Not Alone will feature Sam Maranto, who is a media consultant and Illinois State Director for MUFON, known for his work on the UAP Tinley Park Mass Sightings of 2004, Chicago O’Hare Gate C17 incident of 2006, and the Chicago Mothman flap.
All archived shows can be found at: https://whfr.fm/station/programs/malt-shop-we-are-not-alone-0
The latest show archives are at: https://whfr.fm/podcast/we-are-not-alone
WHFR's Latest Arrivals
As we expand our music library at WHFR we continue to share some of the albums we have been receiving and are adding to both our physical and digital library for your listening pleasure:
TOP TEN BLUES for July 2023
Please join Highway 61 for the best in new Blues releases and local area Artists' music every Friday, 2pm until 4pm, with host DJ~KittyLuv;) 'making~waves'.
Here is our latest Top Ten Blues new releases being aired at WHFR-FM 89.3: