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What has happened or may happen in the local music scene
(l-r): Graduating senior DJs Halle, Austin, Mason, and Will – the last in line, Matt is a Junior and we hope to have him back with us next year! As the 2022-2023 broadcast year comes to a close, we would like to say a big ‘thank you’ and wish our seniors well in their future […]
When I jotted down the title of this FTV, I was looking at the cartoons taped to the outside of our WOAS-FM studio door. They were drawn by the late Dan Rosandich, a 1976 Ontonagon Area Schools graduate who we lost to a heart attack in January of 2023. It jogged my memory that […]
UPDATE NO. 1 – AS OF MARCH 20, 2023, OUR FUND RAISING EFFORT FOR A NEW TRANSMITTER IS IN FULL SWING – WHILE I AM HAPPY TO REPORT WE ARE 1/3 OF THE WAY TO OUR GOAL OF $2,850, WE HAVE A WAYS TO GO. ANY AMOUNT YOU CAN COMMIT TO HELPING US UPGRADE IN […]
Photo: (l-r) Halley Floyd, Austin Razmus, Mason Totzke, Will Immonen, and Matt Immonen make up the day shirt at WOAS-FM for the 2022-23 school year. When WOAS-FM 88.5 went on the air in December of 1978, there was a good size pool of student volunteers lined up to act as DJs. Students who had […]
When I read the front page article in what was to prove to be the last daily issue of the Ironwood Globe (August 31, 2022), it hit me like a line-drive to the forehead. The sudden turn of events took what their publisher described as a ‘thriving, profitable business’ and changed their business model […]
Our friend and mentor at the Ontonagon Herald graciously provided us with the following account of Al Jacquez’s recent show at the Ontonagon Theater of Performing Arts. Thank you to HSR for his kind words about WOAS being involved in bring musical talent of Al’s caliber to the people (and especially the kids!) in Ontonagon. […]
Early in 2022, I started reminiscing about some of my favorite concerts (FTV: Live Shows Revisited – Part 1 2-23-22). Having asked for and received stories about some of your favorite shows as well, they were chronicled in Part 2 (5-11-22). In an article sandwiched in between Part 1 and Part 2, I added […]
Hey gang – The Summer Solstice has arrived and we are giving Lee ‘The Night-flier’ (above) and the rest of the our staff some much needed R&R time – plus yours truly time to swamp out the studios before start of the next broadcast year at WOAS-FM 88.5. The www.woas-fm.org website remains active even when […]
In Part 1 of Live Shows Revisited (2-23-22), I asked for stories about your favorite concert memories. Less than three days later, Howard Szaroletta from Reno, Nevada responded. In terms of ‘mining data’ for interesting stories, I have to say I struck paydirt on the first try. There is no way I could tell […]
From the Vaults: Live Shows Revisited Time to dig into the past and reminisce about some of the live concerts I have been privileged to attend. The list is too long to talk about more than a few at a time. The wheels really started rolling when I did an internet search under the […]