WWOZ Street Talk-The importance of community radio
From: David Weinberg
Series: WWOZ- Street Talk
Length: 05:11
This week begins our fall fund drive here at WWOZ so in this weeks street talk we will be discussing all the things that WWOZ does besides play music. I spoke with station manager David Freedman about why its important to give to community radio and what the future holds for not only WWOZ but radio around the world.
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Piece Description
This week begins our fall fund drive here at WWOZ so in this weeks street talk we will be discussing all the things that WWOZ does besides play music. I spoke with station manager David Freedman about why its important to give to community radio and what the future holds for not only WWOZ but radio around the world.
Broadcast History
aired the week of oct. 8th on WWOZ
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