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Upcoming Programs

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Deadline NYC: Tales of New York From a Veteran Reporter

Mon, Feb 22, 2021 - 5:00PM

Building Bridges

Mon, Feb 22, 2021 - 7:00PM

Malcolm X & The End of White World Supremacy

Building Bridges

Mon, Feb 22, 2021 - 7:00PM

Malcolm X: The End of White World Supremacy

Joy of Resistance

Mon, Feb 22, 2021 - 9:00PM

Surrogacy: The Other Side/ Roe-breaking abortion bills

From The Soundboard

Tue, Feb 23, 2021 - 12:00AM

Bobi Wine

Arts Express

Tue, Feb 23, 2021 - 4:00AM

THE HOT SEAT: GENERAL WESLEY CLARK PHONES IN

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall

Tue, Feb 23, 2021 - 9:00AM

Leonard Lopate at Large

Tue, Feb 23, 2021 - 1:00PM

Bob Hennelly on who COVID-19 is hitting the hardest

RADIO GAG

Tue, Feb 23, 2021 - 2:30PM

Thank You Fierce Kween Carolyn Maloney!

LSB Radio Show

Tue, Feb 23, 2021 - 7:00PM

Report from the WBAI LSB


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WBAI is searching for a Program Director to supervise their on-air program format, assure FCC compliance and oversee fund drives.

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WBAI is searching for a Program Director to supervise their on-air program format, assure FCC compliance and oversee fund drives.

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News

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Myanmar, Haiti, Texas blackout, Hunter Bidens laptop (02/22/2021)  New protests in Myanmar.. and Haiti… the smartest guys in the room and the Texas blackout… and Hunter Biden’s...  

Back to Paris Climate Accord, Texas freezes, Justice roadmap, death stalks (02/19/2021)  Biden rejoins the Paris Climate Accord.. as Texas freezes.. and vaccine shipments stall.. the Justice Roadmap.. rethinking the...  

The Justice Roadmap for New York (02/19/2021)  This week, a dozen New York state legislators spoke about their recent visits to prisons, jails, and ICE detention centers...  

Mars Rover Landing, Cuomo's Fail, Missing Commissioner, Dark Money (02/18/2021)  NASA lands its newest rover on mars.. what Governor Cuomo knew and when did he know it… and where’s the police...  

Texas Storm and Climate Change, Reparations, Trump's Wall and Joe Biden, Broadband Emergency (02/17/2021)  ...  

Justice Advocates Call for Passage of Elder Parole and Fair & Timely Parole (02/16/2021)  Since the start of the pandemic, more than 5,600 people incarcerated in prisons have tested positive for COVID-19 (over 1,000 in...  

Private Prisons, Exonerated, Parole Justice, Afghanistan Peace (02/16/2021)  A new day for undocumented immigrants… but private prisons are still the rule.. parole Justice.. and the story of...  

COVID Declines, Cuomo prevaricates, Senate acquits, Trump (02/15/2021)  A worldwide decline in COVID cases as new vaccines come on line… Governor Cuomo feels a void as critics blast his role in...  

Tump's Defense, White House Shredding Party, Ron Kuby, Avalanche in India (02/12/2021)  Trump’s lawyers make the defense… but miss an opportunity.. we speak with a civil rights attorney.. did trump incite...  

Meetings

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WBAI Radio Committee
Open to the public, Wednesday, February 24, 2021, 1:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Tuesday, February 16, 2021

WBAI PD Search Committee
Open to the public, Wednesday, February 24, 2021, 7:30 PM ET at Teleconference
- Tuesday, February 16, 2021

WBAI - Committee of Inclusion
Open to the public, Monday, March 1, 2021, 7:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Monday, January 25, 2021