Today we mark the fourth anniversary of the day the peoples' music died on so-called pubic radio WGBH, Boston. WGBH management terminated "Folk on WGBH" and "Blues on WGBH" at the end of November, 2009, betraying its public mission as well as all members of the folk and blues communities.
You can learn more at WGBH Drops Folk and Blues Programs from this blog.
You can stay in touch with fellow community members and learn what actions you can take to restore the programs through a discussion group.
Remember this when you receive that solicitation envelope or call from WGBH. Refuse them! Return the envelope marked "refused, you killed the peoples' music." Tell the paid phone solicitor why and ask your name be removed from their call list and database. And it would not hurt to write a letter to the WGBH Board of Trustees.
Tell them public radio is for the public, not the domain of the bluebloods.
Instead, consider supporting a community radio station where the volunteer producer/hosts, not the corporations that pull WGBH's strings, determine their program content.
Massachusetts community stations:
WBCR-LP, Great Barrington - https://www.facebook.com/97.7FM?fref=ts
WCUW, Worcester - https://www.facebook.com/wcuw91.3fm
WMCB-LP, Greenfield -http://www.wmcb.net/WMCB_FMradio_Greenfield.htm
https://www.facebook.com/pages/WMCB-lp-1079/405567872869716
WOMR/WFMR, Provincetown - https://www.facebook.com/womradio/
WXOJ-LP, Florence (community) - https://www.facebook.com/ValleyFreeRadio/
See a listing of others, including independent college / community hybrids, athttps://www.facebook.com/notes/community-and-independent-college-radio/community-and-independent-college-radio-stations/152098281578336
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