radio for the rest of us
WRIR-LP 97.3 FM airs unrepresented music, news and views in order to provide a platform for cultural diversity in Richmond.
Techno and jazz. World music and punk. Soul and folk and straight-up rock ’n’ roll. All types of music have a home at WRIR , and all of our music programs are created by volunteer DJs and aired live.
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WRIR’s 7th Birthday Party Is February 3rd
Join WRIR at 7pm February 3rd at the Glorious Renaissance Ballroom!
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There will be 3 rooms of entertainment, DJs, comedy, spoken word and more. A $10 Donation at the door benefits WRIR and includes access to all entertainment, hors d'oeuvres and birthday cake! Come to Broad Street for First Fridays and help us celebrate 7 years of Richmond Independent Radio.
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T-Shirt Design Contest for the March 2012 Fund Drive
WRIR 97.3 LP FM announces its 2012 T-shirt design contest to complement the independent radio station’s upcoming March 2012 Fund Drive. From January 4th – February 6th 2012, WRIR will solicit designs from local as well as national artists. If chosen, the winner’s artwork will appear on the hundreds of T-shirts worn by WRIR supporters. The contest winner will receive WRIR’s top fundraiser package, and will be credited on-air and online throughout the Fund Drive.
This will be the only t-shirt design contest this year. If you want the chance to have your art on the front of the nicest people in Richmond, be sure to send us your design by February 6th.
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Talk Of The Nation’s Science Friday
Neal Conan | Weekdays 2 - 4pm
When Americans want to be a part of the national conversation, they turn to Talk of the Nation, NPR's midday news-talk show. Journalist Neal Conan leads a productive exchange of ideas and opinions on the issues that dominate the news landscape. From politics and public service to education, religion, music and healthcare, Talk of the Nation offers call-in listeners the opportunity to join enlightening discussions with decision-makers, authors, academicians, and artists from around the world.
Neal Conan has had a long involvement with NPR as reporter and editor for NPR News, anchor for NPR live events coverage, and host of NPR's Weekly Edition: The Best of NPR News. Conan played a major role in anchoring continuous live coverage of developments during the terrorist attacks and aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, and the 2003 war in Iraq. His broadcasts are marked by their clarity, accuracy and eloquence.
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Sound Opinions
Jim DeRogatis, Greg Kot | Friday 1 - 2 pm
Take two nationally respected rock critics, the latest music news, personal commentary, and exclusive interviews and performances, add a huge pile of records old and new, and the result is Sound Opinions - the world's only rock and roll talk show.
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Zero Hour
Tim Bowring
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The Rainbow Minute
Today on The Rainbow Minute at 8.59am, 12.29pm and 4.29pm, Josh Sturgill reads "A Divine Life"
Divine, the cross-dressing heavyweight star of John Waters’ films, was cast to play the role of Uncle Otto on the new prime-time sitcom, “Married With Children.” He was set to start work on March 8, 1988, but didn’t show up. Concerned, his manager Bernard Jay went to his Los Angeles Regency Hotel suite, and found the 42-year-old actor dead in his bed.
On May 1, 1988, when the very first episode of “Married With Children” was aired, it was dedicated to Harris Glenn Milstead, otherwise known as the fabulous and irrepressible Divine.
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Wordy Birds
Today's topic of discussion is: And So It Goes Kurt Vonnegut: A Life with Charles J Shields on Friday at noon.
Liz Humes | Friday Noon - 12:30pm
Books are wonderful and deeply rewarding but the truth is most people don’t read -very often. They’re also expensive and time consuming. Wordy Birds is a program about books and ideas that airs every Friday at noon on WRIR. Host Liz Humes has read a book a week since February 2005, when the first version of Wordy Birds debuted on WRIR 97.3 FM.
The program brings to the airwaves both local and international best-selling authors. The only limitation in topics covered is that the interviews are done face to face. It’s not high-brow book radio, it’s a book show for people who don’t read, hosted by someone that does. In turn you get researched informed conversations that are informed, engaging and sometimes funny.
An archive of Wordy Birds can be found on www.wordybirds.org. Publicists and authors interested in interviews can email Liz at liz(dot)humes@gmail.com.
Thanks for tuning in.
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The Total Soccer Show
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Radio For The Rest Of Us at: 97.3 LPFM
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A Grain Of Sand
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97.3 LPFM Radio for the rest of us.
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Tell Me More
Michel Martin | Weekdays 11am - Noon
From the opinions of global newsmakers to listeners' personal experiences of life-changing travel … the wisdom of renowned thinkers, activists and spiritual leaders … and intimate dispatches of daily life around the world from NPR News correspondents on the ground … the NPR talk show Tell Me More brings fresh voices and perspectives to public radio.
Capturing the headlines, issues and pleasures relevant to multicultural life in America, the daily one-hour series is hosted by award-winning journalist Michel Martin. Tell Me More marks Martin's first role in hosting a daily program. She views it as an opportunity to focus on the stories, experiences, ideas and people important in contemporary life but often not heard.
Tell Me More focuses on the way we live, intersect and collide in a culturally diverse world. Each day's show features a variety of segments examining U.S. and international news, ideas and people; its range of topics covers politics, faith and spirituality, the family, finance, arts and culture and lifestyle.
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