Inside Jazz Moves Columbus

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BalletMet working with Jazz Arts Group in rehearsal for Jazz Moves Columbus, Feb. 2-12, 2012
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February
1, 2012

I had a chance to witness the first joint rehearsal of the Columbus Jazz Arts Group and BalletMet yesterday.  They rehearsed at BalletMet and will be at the Capitol Theatre at the Riffe Center  today as they prepare for the premiere of JAZZ MOVES COLUMBUS in partnership with WOSU.  Our team provided video excerpts for [...]

John Glenn: Five Hours that Changed the World

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Col. John Glenn, 1962
6:13PM
January 25, 2012

You can join the OSU campus and the Columbus community in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first American to orbit the earth.  And he lives right down the street with his lovely wife Annie.  There are big ticket events and multiple free events that are part of this celebration throughout the month of February.  [...]

Jazz Moves Columbus featured on Columbus Underground

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January
20, 2012

Check out this great feature on “Jazz Moves Columbus” in today’s Philanthropy Friday from Columbus Foundation/Columbus Underground. Be sure to also check out the rehearsal/interview video and help spread the word of this groundbreaking event which opens February 2nd at the Capitol Theatre at the Riffe Center!  

Do you want ads on your Public Station?

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Mitt Romney calls for advertiser supporter public broadcasting.
10:06AM
January 18, 2012

There is not a more efficient or entrepreneurial public broadcasting system anywhere in the world. Yet, funding for public broadcasting remains under attack. Just this past week, threats made their way into the presidential campaign discussion. We must remind our elected officials — and those who wish to be elected — that public broadcasting is [...]

Down Syndrome Photo Exhibit featured on ArtZine

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Exhibit Photographer Richard Bailey with his daughter
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January 4, 2012

WOSU’s ArtZine, funded through the Greater Columbus Arts Council, is producing some wonderful video shorts about the central Ohio arts community.  See all of these great features on exhibits and artists at: http://beta.wosu.org/artzine/  Consider this feature on an exhibit at the Dublin Arts Council related to Down Syndrome that has had over 15,000 online views [...]

The Untold Story of Jesse Owens

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Jesse Owens at Ohio State
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December 30, 2011

WOSU presents a new half hour documentary: Jesse Owens: Enduring Spirit airing nationally on the Big Ten Network this Tuesday night at 9 pm  following the Ohio State basketball game on BTN.  If you miss it, tune in to WOSU TV for our premiere of the documentary on Sunday, February 12th at 6:30 pm.  It [...]

Announcers Gather to Remember WOSU AM

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Tish Davis, Ken Keller and Bob Schweikart look over a scrapbook Bob's career at a mini-reunion of AM announcers.
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December
14, 2011

A dozen past staffers of WOSU AM reminisced about the old days of AM radio in Columbus. Fred Andrle moderated two recordings with the announcers.

WOSU AM Listeners should switch to 89.7 FM

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Radio Announcer at WOSU AM - 1930s
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November
30, 2011

Effective December 9, 2011, WOSU Public Media will no longer broadcast its NPR and local news programming schedule on 820 AM, which has been duplicated over the past year on 89.7 FM in central Ohio. Listeners should switch over to 89.7FM to continue receiving the quality news programming they have come to expect such as [...]

The Big Give Raises over $58,000 for WOSU

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The Big Give is on 11-10-11 at 11 am for 24-hours.
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November 7, 2011

As you may have read, The Big Give from the Columbus Foundation leveraged more than $8.7 million for area nonprofits—a truly extraordinary day of giving in central Ohio. The Foundation announced today that WOSU Public Media raised an estimated $50,398.87 and will receive $6,541.65 in matching dollars and $1,182.48 in credit card fee reimbursements, totaling $58,123.00 [...]

Tony Ellis, Noted Ohio Banjo Player, Profiled on WOSU

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Tony Ellis of Circleville is featured in a local documentary on WOSU TV this Friday night at 11 pm.
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November 2, 2011

It’s a night for bluegrass and the banjo on WOSU TV this Friday night starting at 9 pm with the PBS Arts special hosted by Steve Martin on the history of the Banjo and followed at 11pm  with Tony Ellis’s Quest.  Our WOSU documentary crew led by Brent Davis travels to Circleville, Ohio to profile banjo [...]