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From the Station Manager - Berthold Reimers
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Berthold Reimers
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Dear WBAI Family,
I hope you are all safe in the aftermath of Sandy. I would like to give you a quick update on WBAI's own saga over the past few days. WBAI made 3 contingency plans that were challenged by the severity of the storm.
Many of WBAI staff members made a decision to stay at the studio and continue to broadcast until we lost electricity with the knowledge that they might be stranded for a few days. Management assured they were safe, had adequate food, and had a manager on site.
Our first plan was to make provisions for a power loss at 120 Wall Street. We installed a COMREX (Portable Broadcasting System) to our antenna on top of the Empire State Building. Other equipment was delivered to Chief Announcer's Michael G. Haskins home so that he could broadcast from there. This plan worked rather well as WBAI went back on the air 5 minutes after we lost power at 120 Wall Street.
Unfortunately, the signal at the Empire State Building became unavailable when Con Edison and Verizon experienced problems. We went off the air for a while as we waited for the Empire State Building to re-configure their system. We had two contingency plans for this scenario; the use of Gary Null's or Armand DiMele's studios. Unfortunately, Armand's office is located where the crane was dangling and therefore unreachable. We proceeded to set up WBAI staff to broadcast from Gary Null's studio using ISDN equipment. Currently, we are broadcasting from Gary Null's location to the best of our ability as we do not expect to have access to our studio until later this week or longer. Our webstream was offline until Monday evening, which is now operating from Interim Director Andrea Katz's apartment and I encourage you to use it by going to wbai.org. Please also check our website for updates on information about FEMA, gas station availability, warming centers, and food and water distribution sites. I also encourage you to follow us on Twitter, @WBAIRadio, as well as our Facebook page. Social networking intern, Michael Holmes, has done an outstanding job of tweeting and posting on Facebook, to the appreciation of many listeners otherwise disconnected from information during the worst of the storm as well as many from as far away as Portugal, Australia, and Ireland.
Until we are able to return to our studios at 120 Wall St., Program Director Chris Hatzis is making every attempt to bring you as many regular pre-recorded or live programs as we can.
We are pleased to announce that you, our listeners have been very supportive during this disturbing time and that pledges continued to be made online at give2wbai.org and in the form of BAI Buddies! We lost many days of our most important Fall Fund Drive corresponding to about a $150,000.00 loss. The best way to make up for this loss without adding more fund drive days is by you, who have the ability to do so, becoming a BAI Buddy. To do so, please click here.
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L to R : Howard Jordan, Hugh Hamilton, and Earl Caldwell broadcasting an election discussion from our remote location.
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WBAI Art Auction Re-scheduled |
 
The Staff of Radio Station WBAI, New York City, August 7, 1969
Silver Gelatin Print (Printed 1975) Edition 11/50 8 x 10 "
Franklin Millspaugh, Bob Fass, Dale Minor, Larry Josephson, Steve Post
Richard Avedon (1923-2004) Donation by Avedon Foundation
WBAI ART AUCTION :: RE-SCHEDULED TO DEC. 5
The WBAI Benefit Art Show and Auction has been rescheduled to December 5 at 7:30pm due to complications resulting from the recovery from Hurricane Sandy.
Online bidding has begun with the opportunity to preview and bid on artworks prior to the silent auction evening, at the Steve Kasher Gallery, 521 West 23rd St.,NYC. Please click here to browse and bid on a wide array of artwork donated by well known distinguished artists.
WBAI is honored by the outpouring of support for the auction by NYC's art community. All 2-d and 3-d media are included in the show; painting, works on paper, art books, sculpture, printmaking, photography, posters, and collage. They include contemporary works as well as noted historical pieces donated by the estates of prominent artists owing to the artists' known affection for WBAI.
The live auction will be attended by many of your favorite WBAI producers, the contributing artists, as well as several celebrity guests.
Curated by Jim Wintner, WBAI is hosting and establishing an art event that is proving to be the go-to event of the season!
Special Thanks to: Nina Felshin, Harley Spiller/Franklin Furnace & Robert Curcio Please note: Tickets are a SUGGESTED DONATION ONLY and not mandatory for attending the auction. It guarantees you immediate entry when numbers of people arriving and space in the gallery for all to enter is limited.
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Contributing artists include:
Raja Aissa
Saul Appelbaum
Jonathan Auch
Richard Avedon
Melanie Baker
Fran Bealor
Liza Bear
Leonardo Benzant
Marcia Berstein
Nancy Burson
Theresa Byrnes
Brainard Carey
Chambliss Giobbi
Roy Colmer
Beatrice Coron
Frank Craven
Elise Engler
Collette V. Fournier
Deborah Freedman
Phyllis Galembo
Andrew Garn
Max Ginsburg
Alan Ginsberg
Leon Golub
John Gonzalez
Stanley Greenberg
Dimitry Gubin
Richard Haas
Robert Hale
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Ron Haviv
Alfredo Jaar
Bonnie Josephson
Anton Kandinsky
Marc Kehoe
Dred Scott Keyes
Yashua Klos
David Krase
Robert Lach
Jack Laroux
Gilles Larrain
Louise Lawler
Ligorano/Reese
Jennifer MacFarlane
Jennifer Mack
Stephen Mallon
John Malloy
Thelma Mathias
Fred W. McDarrah
Barbara Mensch
Elias Melad
Arnold Mesches
Ann Messner
Charles Mingus lll
Gail Nathan
Ruth Bauer Neustadter
Moano Niumeitolu
Kevin Noble
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Cherie Nutting
Alice O'Malley
Ken Paprocki
Valerie Piraino
Aga Ousseinov
Tom Otterness
Carlos Pinto
Faith Ringgold
Saul Robbins
Arlene Rush
Mark Saltz
Claude Samton
Tony Savino
Carl Scorza
Davina Semo
Stephen Shames
Kiki Smith
Ming Smith
Nina Sobell
Helen Stummer
Anita Thacher
Spencer Tunick
Judith Turner
Carlos Vanegas
Marjorie Van Dyke
Ken Van Sickle
Charlene Weisler
Lorraine Williams
+ more...
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Events |
Please click here: Calendar for an extensive list of upcoming events
- November 21, Wednesday, 6-10pm: Hip Hop TakeOver and SunToucher Entertainment LLC in conjunction with WBAI 99.5 presents "The Show" an after work celebration of music, life, and love. In this second edition of "The Show" at Le Poisson Rouge, the event will be highlighted by celebrating the birthdays of hip hop and NY radio legend Kool DJ Red Alert and THE "MOVE MAKER" JDL of the Legendary Cold Crush Brothers!
Music by Miss I.D. aka Ife' and DJ Max Jerome, emceed by The Mighty G-Man. There's no work for most the next day due to Thanksgiving holiday, so put on your dancing shoes and support community radio. Mix & Mingle... Dance to classic funk, soul, disco, and hip hop. A New York soiree rocking something for everyone. A portion of the proceeds from the bar will go to support WBAI. Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker Street, NYC. Free, Age: 21
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Host Highlights
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Artist Elise Engler joined producer Delphine Blue, of Shocking Blue (Thurs. and Fri. 10am-noon) in the studio on September 21. Elise visited Delphine bringing trays of colored pencils, drawing the contents of Delphine's handbag. The drawing is a donation to the WBAI ART AUCTION. Please click here to see the work. Engler's work is documentary in nature, chronicling particular experiences by drawing/painting all of its components. Most recently her work is the result of time spent in Antarctica as a grantee of the National Science Foundation's Antarctica Artists and Writers Program. She actually listened to WBAI when there. Earlier projects have included drawing everything she owns, the contents of women's bags and an extensive series of drawings about the things purchased with our tax dollars. This large series of drawings includes depictions of everything in and on a fire truck, the contents of a government funded virology laboratory, the battered chairs in a public school classroom and the range of equipment used in Iraq. _______________________________________________
Wake Up Call Producer Esther Armah was the recipient of the Daniel Pearl Multi-media Award for Excellence in Journalism at the 10th Annual Poconos Film Festival. The award honors her journalism, playwrighting, Emotional Justice work in multi-media and multi-platform spaces. Daniel Pearl was an American journalist who worked for The Wall Street Journal as South Asia Bureau Chief and was killed while on assignment in Pakistan, the award honors excellence and creativity in multi-media journalism.
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Congratulations to Peter Bochan as November marks the 40th anniversary of Shortcuts, which are incredible audio collages of music and political sound bites, that began with Nixon's re-election in 1972. Bochan is a frequent winner of local and national radio awards, and was voted "Best (and most eclectic) Radio DJ of 2000" by the Village Voice.
Bochan has produced work for film, radio, television, and the recording industry, including Rage Against the Machine, Richard Belzer, Pearl Jam, Yo Yo Ma, Bruce Springsteen, and many others.He has mixed his way through Watergate, the Vietnam War, Three Mile Island, Contragate, 9/11, and Pacifica@50. He can be heard on All Mixed Up which airs Sunday from 3:00am - 5:00am
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Donate, Donate, Donate!
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 WBAI has launched successfully 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! 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 X 2: Michael Holmes
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Michael Holmes
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Michael was our intern of the month for October but we must give him KUDOS a second time for his outstanding work posting on our Facebook page and Tweeting before, during, and after Hurricane Sandy.
Thank you's to Michael have come in from all over the country and the planet.
Fall / Winter 2012 Internships
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:
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Listener Commentary
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by cartoonist Alexander Dron
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Re a listener's complaint in your October E- Newsletter that there is no arts programming that would interest older, more thoughtful art patrons, I would highly recommend Janet Coleman and David Dozier's Cat Radio Cafe, on Mondays, at 2 p.m. or re-broadcasted online in the Archives..
I too, am a listener who goes back a long way (in my case to the Julius Lester days) and a painter interested in literature, dance, classical music, jazz and all visual arts. I find that CAt Radio Cafe has some of the wittiest and broad-ranging commentary on the arts that I can find on radio or TV. It includes deeply thoughtful poetry and interviews introducing to us the creators of innovative, vibrant, often off-beat theater productions). It is, besides, amusing and consistently clever in the hosts' own improvisational repartee.In sum, I would say to your listener: Try it; you might like it - a lot. -Sharon Bourke, Central Islip
The stream is indeed working now, and it is so great to hear WBAI again. I am in Little Rock, Arkansas, and the webcast is the only way I can hear the station. (I grew up in NYC and used to listen the old way starting in the late 1960s, early 1970s.) Thank you for all the work you guys do over there. It's very much appreciated."XXXXXXXXX - Danny, Little Rock, Arkansas
Please send your comments, complaints, or compliments related to any program subject matter aired this month to [email protected] 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.
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Programming
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Berthold Reimers - General Station Manager
WBAI Pacifica Radio
120 Wall Street, 10th Floor
(212) 209-2800
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