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Archived

WJCU and the Waterloo Arts Festival 2008

November 2, 2012August 18, 2008

The 2008 Waterloo Arts Festival continues to grow and WJCU is proud to be part of this great community event. At this year’s festival our outstanding veteran crew made up …

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Make it a Stan Hywet Hall Summer!

November 2, 2012June 9, 2008

Enjoy whats in your own back yard this summer by taking a trip to Stan Hywet Hall in Akron, Ohio! In episode 25 of Arts on the Heights, Uncle Fred …

Read moreMake it a Stan Hywet Hall Summer!

http://www.wjcu.org/files/2008/05/wjcu-arts_arts_on_the_heights-episode_25.mp3

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Arts on the Heights and “The History Boys”

November 2, 2012March 24, 2008

Come listen to a sneak peek with Uncle Fred’s review of “The History Boys,” now playing at The Beck Center for the Arts. Episode 18 will give you a great …

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http://www.wjcu.org/files/2008/02/wjcu-arts_on_the_heights-episode_18.mp3

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Arts on the Heights starts 2008 off right!

November 2, 2012January 13, 2008

2008 is in full swing and WJCU has just what you need, three brand new episodes of “Arts on the Heights!” In Episode 13 hear Uncle Fred’s review of “Bourbon …

Read moreArts on the Heights starts 2008 off right!

http://www.wjcu.org/files/2008/01/wjcu-arts_on_the_heights-episode_13.mp3

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Celebrities hit the airwaves on WJCU

October 26, 2016November 10, 2007

88.7FM hosted several big names in our University Heights studios this week as singer Sarah Borges and author Mary Morrissy stopped in. Speaking with WJCU’s Chris Hooton, lead singer of …

Read moreCelebrities hit the airwaves on WJCU

http://www.wjcu.org/files/2007/11/wjcu-the_heights-interview_1_sarah_borges.mp3

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Arts on the Heights

November 2, 2012September 30, 2007

WJCU is proud to continue our long history of highlighting culture and arts service opportunities, organizations, and events in our listening area. Uncle Fred of 88.7FM’s “Visiting the Folks” (heard …

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http://www.wjcu.org/files/2007/09/wjcu-arts_on_the_heights-episode_1.mp3

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Celebrating a Broadcasting Milestone

November 2, 2012September 19, 2007

Bill Peters’ popular rock show “Metal on Metal” turned 25-years old at a packed celebration concert at the Beachland Ballroom September 15, 2007. Peters’ show first hit the WJCU airwaves …

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“Metal on Metal” Celebrating 25 years of rock this Saturday!

November 1, 2012September 8, 2007

In 1982 a DJ named Bill Peters started a rock metal show on 88.7FM. Today, 25 years later, he continues to rock. “Metal on Metal” is one of the longest …

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Wordplay

Wordplay is an offbeat mix of poetry, comedy, and an ongoing exploration of the possibilities of the spoken word. Wordplay's opening monologue blends music and language (and sometimes sound effects) into a surreal, funny, often darkly serious meditation on the state of one man's struggles to live in the bewildering world of contemporary America. The show also features guest appearances by local poets and nationally known writers. But the real strength of Wordplay is the interaction between co-hosts George Bilgere and John Donoghue. The two poets read short, interesting poems by important writers. They banter about poetry, argue about it, and generally give each other a hard time. A Plain Dealer article about Wordplay called the show "the Click and Clack of poetry." Not a bad description.
w/George Bilgere and John Donoghue - Poetry
Recent plays
Leo Kottke William Powell @7:30
Chappell Roan Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl @7:00
Pete Seeger If I Had a Hammer @6:58
Tony Elman Winter Creek @6:54
Anne & Pete Sibley Winter On the Great Divide @6:51
Peter Ostroushko Horizontal Hold @6:47
Tony Trischka Sleigh Ride @6:42
The Sweetback Sisters Walking in a Winter Wonderland @6:39
Fred Gosbee The Night the Whiskey Froze @6:36
Mae Robertson Every December Sky @6:28
Kenny Jackson The Shortest Day / Set the Log Alight @6:16
Jay Ungar & Molly Mason A Rovin’ on a Winter’s Night @6:14
Eli Lev and Megan Leigh The Longest Night of the Year @6:06
Phil Passen On a Cold Winter's Day/Cold Frosty Morning @6:01
Pete Seeger If I Had a Hammer (Live) [Remastered] @6:01
One For The Team A Better Job @5:58
The Obsessives Sometimes @5:55
Jawbreaker Accident Prone @5:49
Pavement ...And Carrot Rope @5:45
Minus The Bear We Are Not a Football Team @5:42
LCD Soundsystem Daft Punk Is Playing at My House @5:42
PUP Doubts @5:38
Weezer Buddy Holly @5:36
Death Cab for Cutie You Can Do Better Than Me @5:33
The Hold Steady Chips Ahoy @5:30
PWR BTTM Answer My Text @5:28
The Black Keys Do The Rump @5:25
Daft Punk Aerodynamic Beats / Gabrielle , Forget About the World @5:21
Camera Obscura If Looks Could Kill @5:17
LCD Soundsystem North American Scum @5:12
Jens Lekman Rocky Dennis Farewell Song to the Blind Girl @5:06
Ben Folds Late @5:02
The Hold Steady Stuck Between Stations @5:02
CUSCO Apurimac II @5:02
Screeching Weasel Totally @4:54
Sonic Youth Incinerate @4:49
Grizzly Bear Knife @4:44
Rancid Corazón De Oro @4:40
Spoon All The Pretty Girls Go To The City @4:37
Them Crooked Vultures Dead End Friends @4:37
I'm From Barcelona We're From Barcelona @4:34
The Long Winters Ultimatum (Live) @4:29
Chuck Ragan God Deciding @4:26
of Montreal Heimdalsgate Like A Promethean Curse @4:23
The Libertines Death on the Stairs @4:19
Destroyer Blue Flower/Blue Flame @4:15
Sigur Rós Inní mér syngur vitleysingur (Live) @4:11
The Welcome Wagon He Never Said a Mumblin' Word @4:06
Wolf Parade This Heart's On Fire @4:02
Colin Meloy On the Bus Mall @3:54

The Ray King Variety Show

Spotlighting music of the '50s thru the '70s, with a different theme every week!
@8 am w/Ray King - '50s through '70s with themes

Lake Effect Reverb

Reverb drenched Instro surf music (not the Beach Boys) from around the world. Also some heavy rock. And the occasional scatterbrained rant.
@9 am w/The Rocket - Surf and Guitar Instro

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