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“In fourteen hundred ninety two . . . “ How many of you instinctively filled in the dots with “Columbus sailed the ocean blue”? Such was the state of North American history as taught throughout most of the twentieth century. This view did not become dogma until there was a deliberate rewriting of history […]
It just goes to show that you are never too young to be a fan of WOAS-FM. Thanks to Helen and Donnie Domitrovich for loaning us Eva, Emma, and Thomas for a photo-op and for Ringo gracing us with his song about the same subject!
Here is a brief, two question music quiz to get your mental gears turning: Question 1 – True or False: Stevie Nicks was invited to join Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Question 2 – Multiple Choice: So far in her career, multi-instrumentalist Celisse has worked with or on – A) Melissa Etheridge, B) Lizzo, […]
A few years ago, we had the pleasure of bringing the Ontonagon Area Schools student body down to see the Rusty Wright Band at the Ontonagon Theater for the Performing Arts. I do not know about the kids and the band, but I had a blast (truthfully, a great time was had by all). We […]
If one checks out the WOAS-FM website (www.woas-fm.org), one can find an archive of FTV articles stretching back several years. The site is hosted by the Regional Educational Media Center (REMC) that is part of the Intermediate Schools District (ISD) office located in Hancock, Michigan. The ISD office is responsible for providing educational services […]
During the summer of 1967, I was making the transition from Jr. High to my freshman year in High School. Little did I know that events taking place across the pond in London during the first six months of that year would have such a profound effect on me. The wheels really started turning […]
Where to begin? On the back cover of his 2015 book Walking the Nile (Grove Press) Levison Wood is described as a “writer, photographer, and explorer. He served in Afghanistan as an officer in the British Army Parachute Regiment.” His resume is expanded some on the back of Walking the Americans (2017, also printed […]
I am, for the moment, speechless – those who know me well recognize that this is NOT my normal state! I received a note and check from former WOAS-FM DJ Sam Bennett (son of my GM mentor Mike ‘Zenith’ Bennett). Not only did Sam make a donation to our transmitter repair fund, he sent out a […]
While the live music industry has been in a COVID-19 induced coma, artists have gone to great lengths to fill up their empty calendars. Some have spent the time pumping out socially distanced events on various media platforms while others have hit the studio. Whether these have been low tech phone affairs or higher tech […]
Just wanted to share a little Pandemic Beater from our favorite Aussie Import, Lachey Doley…if you haven’\’t checked him out, do yourself a favor. Years ago we got an extremely polite request from Lachey about airing his new single at the time and we have been spinning him ever since. Always a crack band and […]