Musical ramblings from the manager
VOTING IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 – A Public Service Editorial WOAS-FM is an educational-public service station and as such, we tend to stay away from ‘taking sides’ in political matters. The ‘educational’ part of our mission includes airing many Public Service Announcements with themes concerning ‘public wellness’. It is with this intent we reprint […]
Surely you have seen pictures of Jeff Lynne. As the leader of the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), there was a period of time when his face adorned publications as varied as Rolling Stone, Melody Maker, Time, Newsweek, and even People. With his curly halo of dark hair, neatly trimmed beard, trademark aviator shades, and […]
SONCO SPOTLIGHT (Submitted by Christine Raisanen, Secretary, SONCO Board of Directors) HISTORY On August 4, 2020, citizens of Ontonagon County will have the opportunity to support vital emergency medical services by voting for SONCO Ambulance’s millage proposal. This millage is the primary funding source for the volunteer ambulance service. Did you know that the seven […]
Previously in this column, we covered some of the history of plastics and how pervasive this material has become in all of our lives. As I delved deeper into Susan Freinkel’s book “Plastic: A Toxic Love Story” (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2001), the more alarmed I became. In the previous article (FTV: Waste Not, Want Not […]
WOAS-FM 88.5 would like to take a minute to acknowledge the student DJs who comprised the day shift this past year. While it is disappointing that they were not able to finish the year because of the you-know-what pandemic, they progressed rapidly in their radio skills and we will miss the graduating seniors. We wish […]
We last visited drummer Kenney Jones in the fall of 2018 (FTV: Kenney Jones 9-12-18) when Classic Rock Magazine talked with him about his book Let The Good Times Roll – My Life in Small Faces, Faces, and The Who (Kenney Jones, 2018 – St.Martin’s Press). It had just come out that month so […]
Back during the 1966-67 school year, my eighth grade study hall would meet in the Kaufman Auditorium at Marquette’s Graveraet Junior High. With the plush velvet curtains covering the windows and stage, it always seemed a bit dark, but if one didn’t have enough homework to keep them busy, there were a lot of interesting […]
The late David Brinkley was not one of my go to sources for information in my formative years. My father watched Walter Cronkite each night when WLUC-TV 6 was a CBS network affiliate (and the only channel we received). Even when cable TV entered the picture, our household relied on Uncle Walter for both […]
David Brinkley’s 1995 Memoir (Knopf Books) is on one hand a fascinating story of his life. Born in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1920, he grew up in the same era as my father. Contrasting Brinkley’s tales of growing up in the post-WWI south with my dad’s stories of his early years in Wakefield, Michigan, I […]
My first introduction to Keith Moon and The Who came from the 45 rpm I had added to my drum practice records. I would put on a stack of 45s (and later, albums) and retreat to the basement. After playing through as many songs as would fit on the spindle, my mom would flip […]