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From the Station Manager - Berthold Reimers
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Berthold Reimers
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Dear WBAI Supporter: We have a come a long way since the 1970's when President Richard Nixon was elected as the conservative Republican alternative to the Democratic ticket. Under President Nixon, the federal government took an active role in preventing on-the-job accidents and deaths when, in 1970, Nixon signed into law a bill to create the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). That same year, rising concern about the environment led him to propose an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and to sign amendments to the 1967 Clean Air Act calling for reductions in automobile emissions and the national testing of air quality. Other significant environmental legislation enacted during Nixon's presidency included the 1972 Noise Control Act, the 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act, the 1973 Endangered Species Act, and the 1974 Safe Drinking Water Act. In today's political climate Nixon would be considered a liberal! We are in a sad state of affairs when the choices we have are between President George Bush and President Bill Clinton or President Barak Obama and Governor Mitt Romney. To my knowledge, WBAI is the only media with a wide range of opinions on this subject. One that attempts to point out that all of our recent leaders have been war mongers, anti-unionists, enemies of the environment, and pro-big business to the detriment of small business. These leaders continue to move the discourse further and further to the right. We are now talking about whether it is wise to raise taxes on the rich instead of talking about how much extra tax we should impose on the rich. I invite you to listen to WBAI and specifically to Professor Richard D. Wolff to get the statistics on how much more in taxes that the rich used to pay in the late 1930's. I encourage you to order one of his talks from WBAI's Online Donation Site, here. WBAI is working very hard to continue to bring you an alternative perspective and it is becoming increasingly difficult for us to continue our mission and maintain our operation without increasing on-air fundraising days. Instead, we have implemented the BAI Buddy system whereby we could reduce on-air fund drives by half very quickly if all of you joined at the minimum of $10.00 per month. We need your help and we are looking forward to your participation in this project that would allow us to spend more time on the programming that you love. |
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Be sure to check the
Calendarat www.WBAI.org for an extensive list of events posted online for not-for-profit groups from around the city
- October 1, Monday - WBAI ART AUCTION - Online Bidding Opens! Bid on works by notable artists at a fraction of their gallery pricing, before the silent auction that will take place on Nov. 7. Preview, register, browse or bid here. Get more info about the auction here. Get tickets to the WBAI Benefit Art Auction live event here . Listen for on-air interviews with the artists and for ticket give aways during the October Fund Drive.
  - October 2-31, WBAI's "Get Back to BAI" Fund Drive - Listen for informative thank you gifts
 when you donate by phone. Or go to our online donation site here to donate and choose a thank you gift anytime. Also, listen for EXTRA INCENTIVES, like tickets to events, films, lectures, + performances when you sign up to become a BAI Buddy. Give In The Name of Your Favorite Show here anytime. - October 15, Monday 6:00pm + 7:30pm, Chris Hedges Benefit for WBAI: Days of Destruction -
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Chris Hedges
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Days of Revolt-
meet and listen to CHRIS HEDGES who will share insights from his new book "Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt" looking into the destruction of our civilization and advising what we might do about it. WBAI's Hugh Hamilton will host the event. Ethical Cultural Society, 2 West 64th Street. 6pm- Meet and greet reception with Chris Hedges 7:30pm - Lecture and Q+A followed by book signing Tickets can be purchased here but listen for free tickets being offered on-air when you sign up to become a BAI Buddy!
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Tiokisan Ghosthorse
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Tiokasin Ghosthorse, WBAI's host of First Voices Indigenous Radio, heard Thursdays 9:00am-10:00am, will join Bernie Glassman and the Zen Peacemakers who will be returning for the 17th year to the old site of the concentration camps of Auschwitz-Birkenau, in Oświęcim, Poland, for a Bearing Witness Retreat in November.
Bearing Witness Retreats started in 1996 andhave taken place annually every year since then. Much has been written about these annual retreats; at least half a dozen films have been made about them in various languages. They are multi-faith and multinational in character, with a strong focus on the Zen Peacemakers' Three Tenets: Not-Knowing, Bearing Witness, and Loving Action. Most of each day is spent sitting by the train tracks at Birkenau, both in silence and in chanting the names of the dead. There is time to walk through the vast camps, do vigils inside women's and children's barracks, and memorial services. Participants meet daily in small Council groups designed to create a safe place for people to share their inner experiences. The whole group meets in the evenings to bear witness to oneness in diversity. |
Donate, Donate, Donate!
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Neil, our security person at 120 Wall
with his BAI Buddy Bag
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On September 12 we launched an intensified initiative to respond to your requests that we cut down days of on-air fund drives. You can help us to do that by becoming a BAI BUDDY.A BAI BUDDY is someone who signs up to make a recurring donation to WBAI using either a credit/debit card, or EFT (electronic funds transfer) from your bank account. It is safe, secure, and so easy! It's simple, automatic and means a great deal to keeping our unique and high-quality programming on the air! A secure online form for registering as a BAI Buddy is here. But you can register in these ways as well: Mail : You can register your recurring donation using the U. S. Mail. Just print out the form that is available here and mail it to the address provided. Phone: Or, if you're really enthusiastic about the great programs you're enjoying on WBAI, you can call 212.209.2828 and tell them you want to become a BAI Buddy! We'll be glad to help you get set up. Thank you so much, your support keeps us on the air! By becoming a WBAI Buddy:- You help to cut down the number of on-air fund drive days
- You get the new WBAI tote/grocery bag
- You become eligible for on-air giveaways
- You get to participate in the Member Perks discount program at local shops
- You get discounted or free entry to WBAI live events
- You automatically become a voting member when $25 in donations have been made.
We all pay a whole lot more each month to watch cable TV and to get on the internet. By donating to WBAI we got a whole lot more for a whole lot less!  
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Interns + Volunteers
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Intern of the month: Michael Holmes
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Michael contributes articles to the WBAI website on issues with a progressive slant to do with the fashion industry. His recent PETA article went viral. At WBAI he also creates on-air promos, helps in the Development Office, and you may get a call from him if you have a problem with a premium.
"I have a degree in Early Childhood Education but my real passion is journalism. I knew at a young age that I wanted to become a journalist. I would create mock news shows and record them on my cassette tape and play them for my grandmother. My grandmother called me Mr. Newsman because I always knew the latest news and celebrity gossip. In 2004, I was assigned an I-search by my Edward R.Murrow HS communication teacher. I didn't waste any time. I called up then Fox 5 's Good Day New York anchor Chris Gailus and told him I am working on a project and wanted to become a journalist. Chris welcomed me in to the Fox 5 studio in February 2004 and little did I know that I was going to witness major breaking news. Alex Rodriguez was officially introduced as a New York Yankee. I currently work full time for CJ's vintage clothing. Our clothing is used on TV shows such as SNL, The Today Show, 30 Rock, and in numerous Broadway productions."
Thank You to Volunteer Imre Wilthalm
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Imre Wilthalm
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Imre has a background in independent media in Austria and as a traveling student of independent radio has traveled to stations in Scotland, Germany, and recently spent a month at WBAI in NYC. While volunteering here he supported WBAI's Artsy Fartsy show by doing segments, capturing sound, and research. He returns to Europe where he can be heard on Radio Helsinki. We will get a full report from him on the state of independent radio in Europe after he is home and recovers from his travels.
Internship Applications are still being accepted for Fall 2012
Internships (credit and non-credit) internships in audio engineering, marketing, accounting, graphic design, social media networking, event planning, general station support, and business organization. Please email a resume, days/hours of availability, and areas of interest to:
Volunteers are needed to answer phones and take pledges. To see shifts available and get information about attending a training session please go here.
To volunteer at any time at WBAI, email volunteers @wbai.org.
WBAI welcomes Suzanne Iacconne as our new Volunteer Coordinator.
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Listener Commentary
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Thank you for the WBAI Newsletter. I have not been able to listen on a regular basis over this past year and the introduction of the Newsletter allows me to still feel part of the Family. It is informative, inviting and looks great.
Clap! Clap!! Clap!!! to all involved.
- Anne Gallagher
Re: "Everything Old is New Again" I just felt moved lately to comment on the high quality and professionalism of your show. I have listened to WBAI for thirty years and I've contributed on occasion. In the last decade or so the radio channel has, in my mind, really deteriorated in quality, content and production, to the point that there are only three or four programs that I listen to anymore. Yours is one of them. It's consistantly well done, well researched or whatever work it is that must go into the production of it. It's a pleasure to listen to. I'm not a big fan of cabaret music or broadway musicals, at least I wasn't till I started listening to "Everything Old is New Again". Thanks. When I have a loose dollar I'll send it your way.
-Peter Architect
Re: "Cuba Boys Article in NY Times" (read here) This doesn't make sense. These guys, it seems to me, are likely candidates for being CIA or FBI "disruption agents" who received regular money to disrupt things at the station. Where'd he get the money for all that traveling, including lots of trips to Cuba?
-Ed Sanders
(American poet, singer, social activist, environmentalist, author, publisher and longtime member of the band The Fugs)
Re: "Cuba Boys Article in NY Times" Why did they put "disrespectors" on the air? These were not "opposition" interviewees, these are the same folks who oppose Obama and any progressive move or legislation in this country to die an ignoble death. The President tried to work the "bi-partisan" game with them and you see where it got him and the country, not to mention people of color.
-Felipe Luciano(WBAI host of Wake Up Call)
Re: "Cuba Boys Article in NY Times"
Scott Sommer mentioned that the guys were not so amusing. They were racist and blatantly homophobic. Forgiveness and compassion are our strong suit. I wish the guy no suffering but a wee bit of an apology for his cruelty (especially to the gay community and those with AIDs) is clearly forthcoming.
-Andrea Katz
(WBAI Interim Development Director)
RE: BAI Buddy
This is a great idea. I will join.
-Littie Rau I enjoyed hearing Gary Johnson on your station...but the discussion that followed was ridiculous. They kept harping on EVOLUTION. Please let them know that it is The THEORY of evolution. Darwin himself said that it was a flawed theory.
- Judy Andreas(and I am not from Texas) Just a thank you for all you do. I am using your WBAI radio show LAW & DISORDER for teaching this fall. It is a brilliant show. It will be streamed into my classroom twice a month and students will be writing opinion pieces based on the content of the show.
-Tami Gold,
Professor & Filmmaker
PSC CUNY Chapter ChairHunter CollegeI am a longtime listener, a senior citizen who goes back to the days of Larry Josephson and
Steve Post. I feel that the station is neglecting a huge part of the population who could be involved in supporting the station, particularly in arts programming. I am an avid listener of Through the Opera Glass, which is at an ungodly hour of 6 a.m on Sundays, and also of Here of a Sunday Morning.
These are the only programs that are available for older, more thoughtful arts patrons. The rest of WBAI is a virtual wasteland in this area, and I rarely listen to the station during the rest of the week--after years of being a loyal and devoted listener and donator.
Whenever you a have fund drive, these programs are often pre-empted by a plethora of vitamin and natural food claim makers. I am pretty tired of hearing Gary Null every time you turn on the station when you fund raise. Its almost as though it is HIS station! Why don't you try some mature programming, i.e. classical music, opera, discussions, etc at other times, instead of Sunday mornings, and try to reach the vast audience of senior folks, who are an ever increasing in population. Amy Goodman, thank goodness, is still available as an articulate commentator. I am almost positive, you would increase your listenership, and also increase your demographics, if you tried to target this audience a little more!
-Rita Stewart
Please send your comments, complaints, or compliments related to any program subject matter aired this month toListenercommentary@wbai.org with "Listener Comment" in the subject line. Submissions should be limited to 400 words and please include your full name and location. We reserve the right to edit where deemed necessary. |
Programming
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** Please Note: Regular programming is pre-empted during the October Fund Drive, October 2-31
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Berthold Reimers - General Station Manager
WBAI Pacifica Radio
120 Wall Street, 10th Floor
(212) 209-2800
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