G-Town Radio Newsletter Summer 2022 Edition

Welcome to G-Town Radio Newsletter Summer 2022 Edition!

Germantown Community Radio serves the Northwest neighborhoods of Philly. Radiating from the center of Germantown to Chestnut Hill, Mt. Airy to Nicetown, East Falls to West Oak Lane, and beyond.

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92.9 Day Festival

The 92.9 Day Festival Celebrates 5 years of Germantown Community Broadcasting and the Renewal of our FCC License. WOW!!!! I can hardly believe it. What started in 2007 in the basement of Jim Bear’s Germantown home on the internet has grown leaps and bounds by obtaining a much sought-after FCC LP FM License in 2018. LP stands for Low Power but we prefer Locally Produced. That’s what we do! We create Locally Produced radio content for you. BUT… none of this would be possible without YOU our supporters, our listeners, and our believers in this crazy project.

The 92.9 Day Festival is G-Town Radio’s way of giving back and saying, “Thanks!” So please stop by the studio at Maplewood Mall on Saturday September 24th noon til 6pm. Be a DJ and play your favorite song live on the air, enjoy Live Music, Circus Performances, Bike Parade, vendors, resource tables and so much more. Radiosarous will be there… will you? It won’t be a celebration without you.

G-Town Radio Offers Free Community Courses

Thanks to a grant from Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF), G-Town Radio is offering two free courses to residents 18+! Introduction to Community Radio/Audio Basics Course and Storytelling for Radio. Each five-week course will be held one evening per week in person at Germantown Life Enrichment Center (GLEC). See below to learn more about the courses and instructors –

Introduction to Community Radio/Audio Basics
Have you ever wanted to learn more about G-Town Radio and how to produce content for radio? In this course, you will learn all about community radio and audio recording basics. You will learn how to plan accordingly for all stages of production from idea development to basic audio production to post-production editing. You will also be presented with different production options for working at home, creating virtual productions, and working safely in the field. By the end of the course, you will have created an audio segment that will air on G-Town Radio.

About Instructor Dr. Renee Norris-Jones
Dr. Renee Norris-Jones is a veteran G-Town Radio programmer. She has produced and hosted Legal Talk Radio (For the People), LesBe Real Radio Talk Talk News, Healthy Moments Radio, and most recently Q The Mic.  Dr. Norris-Jones teaches MBA candidates and sits on the board of Women Against Abuse.

Storytelling for Radio
Northwest Philadelphia is full of great stories. We want you to help us tell them! In this course, you will learn the structure of a good story. Through a series of classroom exercises and homework assignments, you will find your story, discover the details that give it character, and adapt the story to an audience, helping to produce compelling radio. By the end of the course, you will have created an audio segment that will air on G-Town Radio.

About Instructor Rita S. Fierro, Ph.D
Dr. Fierro is a visionary author, racial healing consultant, community builder, and program evaluator who inspires and supports trailblazing leaders birthing a more humane world. Dr. Fierro is the host of G-Town Radio show, Collective Power. Her firm, Fierro Consulting, LLC. has increased the effectiveness of organizations internationally that are committed to reducing racism and sexism by helping them realign their internal cultures with their values and measure their results. Click here to learn more about Dr. Fierro and her newest book, Digging Up the Seeds of White Supremecy.

To register for a free course or for more information
email info@gtownradio.com

Programmer Spotlight: Unheard Sounds

Bob Turri’s Unheard Sounds is an eclectic mix of electronic, sunshine pop, obscure pop bands from the eighties, British Pop Music, and a genre called Hauntology. Unheard Sounds can be heard the 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month, from 8pm to 10pm.

Coming up September 22nd
A career recap of sorts of British electronic musician Jon Brooks who recently transitioned to Cate Brooks. This will include their solo works as well as music under the group moniker of “The Advisory Circle”. Jon Brooks/Cate Brooks is relatively unknown to US audiences and deserves a wider audience.

Podcast Spotlight: PA Youth Voices

With the busy world around us, it’s hard to wrap our heads around all of the chaos. From civil rights movements to global pandemics and everything in between, a lot has happened and our generation has a lot to say! Our podcast is led by youth, for youth. With our team of invested and passionate teenagers, we host discussions on elections, politics, equality and equity, the struggles of being a teenager, and our experience living as Gen-Z.

Check out PA Youth Voices on your favorite podcast app.

In Case You Missed It!

This past May, Jamie and the Guarded Heart joined Ryan Shatt on The Local Music Show for a live in-studio performance.

Listen to The Local Music Show on 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, 7pm to 9pm to hear upcoming bands and artists in the area.  Indie rock, hip-hop, electronic, metal, Americana, and more. The Local Music Show also features interviews and live performances with local artists.

In Case You Missed It!

Planet Philadelphia spoke with Glenn “Hurricane” Schwartz. He is the popular recently retired local Delaware Valley meteorologist for NBC TV news. He shared his thoughts on how TV weather reporters are thinking about climate change, how that has (or has not) changed over time, and his own weather reporting has changed.

Listen to Planet Philadelphia Scooped PBS! Glenn “Hurricane” Schwartz & John Harte, Ph.D