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DECEMBER 2021 | WAER MEMBERS

Your Support Helps Create Great Public Radio for Central New York |Syracuse University| S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications | WAER 88.3

News for WAER Listeners

As we say goodbye to 2021 and hello to 2022, we want to thank you for your support of WAER. 

Whether you are a sustaining member, annual donor or made a year-end gift, here are just some of the stories and programs you helped to make possible…..

CNY School Districts Closely Monitor COVID Rates, Aim To Keep Kids In Classrooms
By: Scott Willis

Greater Syracuse Southside Neighborhood Association Serves Community, But Needs More Space
By: Katie Zilcosky

Fate of $85 million Aquarium Uncertain Despite Landing On Onondaga County Legislature’s Tuesday Agenda
By: Scott Willis and John Smith

Onondaga County Legislature To Vote On Amended District Maps Before The Holidays
By: Scott Willis

Syracuse Agency is Helping to Resettle Refugees from War-Torn Afghanistan with Community Support
By: Chris Bolt

Science on the Radio
Science on the Radio” is a 90-second science information segment featuring Marvin Druger, retired chair of the Department of Science Teaching and professor of biology and science education at Syracuse University.

City Limits: Winds of Change
Following City Limits, a Poverty Project; the next installment, City Limits: Winds of Change will explore unconscious bias, police reform and what is being done to combat racism in Syracuse. City Limits features the voices of the people who are working to hold organizations accountable for change. Taking a broader approach, City Limits strives to bring shared community issues, concerns, and impacts into greater focus by taking the necessary time to fully explore topics for deeper understanding.

You empower WAER to stay guided by our mission of public service—to deliver facts and context, bridge divides, promote shared values, and build vital connections.

With your help, WAER will continue to create great public radio for Central New York in 2022.

If you haven’t yet, please consider making a year-end gift to help WAER reach its goal of raising $60,000 by December 31 to support the programming you rely on.

To all of our members who have given in the last twelve months, thank you for your unwavering support of our work!

With heartfelt thanks,
Mary Kate Intaglietta
Director of Development
WAER88.3FM

 
Holiday Programming| Holidays at Hendricks | 2021 Remembered from the Current| WAER | WAER.ORG

WAER Holiday Programming

Tues. Dec. 28 @ 8:00 PM – Holidays at Hendricks
Hendricks Chapel and the Setnor School of Music at Syracuse University present a holiday concert anchor by the Hendricks Chapel Choir, led by Jose ‘Peppie’ Calvar.

Thurs. Dec. 30 @ 7:00 PM – 2021 Remembered from the Current 
Join The Current in honoring the life, music, and legacy of artists we lost this year with 2021 Remembered from The Current. This hour-long musical tribute is a celebration of all sounds – from indie to influential – and the perfect way for music lovers to unite in paying homage to the artists who have shaped music history.

 
Pop Life| Feeding the Curious Pop Culture Mind| With Host Kendall Phillips |WAER 88.3 Syracuse University

Podcast Updates

Looking for a new podcast this winter? WAER has you covered! Take us with you in the car, while working out or at work. You can stream all of our podcasts on waer.org, Spotify or Stitcher. 

Pop Life Podcast
Professor of Communication and Rhetorical Studies at Syracuse University, Kendall Phillips is joined by a collection of expert guests to discuss significant, work, events and milestones in popular culture.

Latest Episodes:
The Current State of Gaming
The Origin of Video Games 

Afro Futures Podcast
Afro Futures is a new podcast from WAER exploring culture, politics, sports and everything in between from a Black perspective. Each episode, host Yusuf Abdul-Qadir brings context and nuance to important conversations.

Latest Episodes:
Ruthnie Angrand
Jay Arzu and Transportation Infrastructure

Ostrom Avenue Podcast
The Ostrom Avenue Podcast is a Syracuse University sports podcast from WAER Syracuse Public Media studios hosted by Ben Shulman and Johnny Gadamowitz. The Ostrom Avenue Podcast takes a deep dive into Orange sports and aims to break down game specifics, key players and big storylines. It is catered to the diehard Syracuse sports fan who wants to feel like they’re a part of the conversation. A new episode of The Ostrom Avenue Podcast can be found weekly during the school year.

Latest Episodes:
The Ostrom Avenue Podcast Episode 82: Panic Time?
The Ostrom Avenue Podcast Episode 81: Hoya Paranoia

 
 
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