Wavelength: Baltimore's Public Radio Journey
Wavelength: Baltimore's Public Radio Journey
Wavelength: Baltimore's Public Radio Journey is a six-episode limited podcast series from Your Public Studios. Hosted by noted storyteller and actress Maria Broom, and featuring interviews and archival tape, the podcast will take listeners on a journey from public radio’s early days to now. Listeners will learn about the evolution of WYPR, WTMD, WEAA and WBJC, how the stations responded to major …Follow the podcast:
First Informers and Bridge Builders
When Maryland went into lockdown at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the region’s public radio stations were deemed ‘essential businesses.’ The staff at WYPR, WEAA, WTMD, and WBJC had a challenge on their hands: How do you stay safe and, at the same time, maintain a service that’s now more cruci…
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Local stations respond to The Uprising
This episode of Wavelength explores local public radio stations’ coverage and response to the Baltimore Uprising following the death of Freddie Gray in police custody. Production and support for this podcast was brought to you in part by PNC Bank. Transcript: [WEAA newswrap] Beverly Burke: Ta…
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Radio pirates
Since WJHU was the precursor to WYPR and this is WYPR’s 20th anniversary year, indulge us as we focus on the station’s early years in this episode of Wavelength: Baltimore's Public Radio Journey. A lot went on… Production and support for this podcast was brought to you in part by PNC Bank.Transcri…
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Stations flip formats
The 1980s and 1990s were a time when many local radio stations were coming into their own. Building, reorganizing, working out the kinks. It was also a time when many stations changed formats. You’ll hear more about that on this episode. Guests: Dr. Baruti Kopano James “Big Jim” Staton Isisara Be…
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College stations create radio proving grounds
WBJC, WCVT, WEAA, and WJHU have a lot in common: the era in which they were founded, voices that were heard on more than one frequency, and all of their roots run back to local academic institutions. On this episode of Wavelength: the evolution of student stations in the 1970s. Guests and voices h…
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The early days of radio in Charm City
On the first episode of Wavelength: Baltimore’s Public Radio Journey, learn about the origins of radio in Baltimore. You’ll hear about a broadcast from a bedroom, a radio transmission from a train, and a station once owned by the King of Soul, James Brown. Correction: The audio at the beginning of…
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Audio trailer
Get a preview of what you'll hear on Wavelength: Baltimore's Public Radio Journey, a six-episode limited podcast series from Your Public Studios. Hosted by noted storyteller and actress Maria Broom, and featuring interviews and archival tape, the podcast will take listeners on a journey from publi…
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