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May is National Pet Month and G-Town Radio wants to share the wonderful pets here in our community. G-Town Radio is a human-powered radio station, but as Mary Oliver penned in her collection of poems, Dog Songs, "What would the world be like without music or rivers or the green and tender grass? What would this world be like without dogs?" We want to celebrate the unconditional love, companionship, and […]

On Thursday, April 17th, Germantown Info Hub hosted office hours outside at G-Town Radio to connect with the neighborhood and share information and resources. Thank you to everyone who stopped by to chat! The Germantown Info Hub is a hyperlocal newsroom sharing community centered and solutions driven information and stories of, for, and with the residents of Philadelphia’s Germantown neighborhoods. Germantown Info Hub is powered by Resolve Philly. You can […]

What do you do for G-Town Radio? Currently, I am the audio-editor of the Grief Journeys Podcast hosted by Janice Tosto. How long have you been volunteering for G-Town Radio? I have volunteered since January 2023. How did you first get involved with G-Town Radio? After graduating from Temple University during the pandemic it was hard to find jobs in music production. So, I decided to research radio stations in […]

On Wednesday, April 9th, G-Town Radio met with the Philly Documenters team at Resolve Philly, and the Grand Rapids Documenters team from The Rapidian, to talk about community outreach, citizen journalism, and the importance of engagement through local media. The Documenters Network is a network of newsrooms and community organizations committed to participatory civic media. They train and pay hundreds of people to attend under-reported public meetings and publish the results. Keep an eye out for future collaborations between […]

WE'RE PARTNERING WITH QUINTESSENCE THEATRE G-Town Radio is excited to share a new partnership with our friends at Quintessence Theatre, housed at the historic Sedgwick Theater in Mt. Airy, right down Germantown Avenue. Quintessence Theatre is Philadelphia's award-winning home for classic repertory theatre, presented through a contemporary lens. Right now at Quintessence Theatre, you can catch productions of two classic Shakespeare plays, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Antony & Cleopatra, […]

CELEBRATE WOMEN’S HER-STORY MONTH WITH SAY IT LOUD! Join “Say It Loud this month as we celebrate Women’s Her-Story Month with songs from Black Women in Music. Classic to contemporary, phenomenal women with a story to tell. It’s all in the music: “From Nina Simone to Angie Stone!” Foreground and background music from legends of the past and present. Say It Loud can be heard the 1st and 3rd Friday […]

Students from an audio production class at Chestnut Hill College visited the station on February 24th to learn about audio production, community radio, and our mission and values. They also recorded some radio IDs to be aired in the future on G-Town Radio. Interested in bringing your class or school group to see the station? We would love to have you! Contact our Office Manager at officemanager@gtownradio.com to schedule or learn more.

On Tuesday, February 18th, Janice Tosto, host of G-Town Radio show Grief Journeys, was a featured panelist for an event at The Kelly Writers House of The University of Pennsylvania titled "Grieving Together: A Conversation on Making Art About Grief and Loss". From the Kelly Writers House website: Join us for a conversation about writing, making art, and having more open discussions around grief and loss, particularly through writing and podcasts. […]

Neumann students with Living Black History guest Timothy Hayes, a Germantown resident and founder of the Atlanta chapter of the Black Panther Party. LIVING BLACK HISTORY WINS AWARD Living Black History, a program produced at Neumann University and aired on G-Town Radio won a first-place Student Keystone Award from the Pennsylvania News Media Association for Best Podcast.The program is made by students in a course taught by G-Town Radio board member and […]