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Upcoming Programs

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City Watch

Sun, Mar 7, 2021 - 10:00AM

NYS Assembly Member Yuh-Line Niou

On Contact with Chris Hedges

Sun, Mar 7, 2021 - 12:30PM

America's Endless War

Cuba in Focus

Sun, Mar 7, 2021 - 2:00PM

VOICES OF CUBAN WOMEN & NEW CUBAN AMB. IN DC

Con Sabor Latino

Sun, Mar 7, 2021 - 3:00PM

Women’s History Month

WBAI Evening News

Sun, Mar 7, 2021 - 6:00PM

Cat Radio Cafe

Mon, Mar 8, 2021 - 12:00AM

"STRAY': A Dog's -Eye View of the Istanbul Streets

She's On Call

Mon, Mar 8, 2021 - 2:00PM

Celebrating International Womens History

Joy of Resistance

Mon, Mar 8, 2021 - 3:00PM

Women's History Month: Putting women back into history

From The Soundboard

Tue, Mar 9, 2021 - 12:00AM

The Supremes

Law of the Land with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall

Tue, Mar 9, 2021 - 9:00AM


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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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$15 Minimum Wage Fails, Pope in Iraq, Israel Faces Rights Probe, Rethinking NYC cops (03/05/2021)  The Senate says no to $15 an hour.. The pope visits Iraq… the international criminal court opens an investigation into war...  

Myanmar Protests Grow, American Rescue Plan, Border Tragedy (03/04/2021)  Protests grow in Myanmar.. with dozens dead as the military makes more violent threats.. The Senate begins debate not the $1.9...  

Missile Attack in Iraq, Texas Mask Mayhem, Cuomo's Women Problem, DC March 4th Madness (03/03/2021)  A missile attack against a US base in Iraq.. what’s next? Mask mandate fail in Texas.. voter rights and Governor Cuomoo...  

Texas ends its lockdown, too early? Florida Farmworkers, HALT solitary (03/02/2021)  Violence escalates in Myanmar… Texas ends its mask mandate… attacks against health providers on the rise and...  

COVID rescue bill, Florida police kill farmworker, Cuomo's sexual harassment problem (03/02/2021)  The COVID-19 relief bill advances.. but the $15 minimum wage is in doubt… a deputy in Florida is cleared in the brutal...  

Khashoggi. Syria, Saudi Arabia, plutonium, NYC Education (02/26/2021)  The CIA says Saudi Crown Prince ordered the killing of a dissident journalist… While a US bombing mission...  

Capitol Chaos, NY freed of terror label, Local Law 97 Bait & Switch (02/25/2021)  More revelations about the desperate struggle to protect lawmakers on January 6th, Biden reverses New York’s terrorist...  

American Mortality Drop, Cuomo's #metoo, School time, Food Not Bombs (02/24/2021)  Governor Cuomo is accused of sexual harassment in a bombshell blog post by a candidate for Manhattan borough president…...  

Daniel Prude killer cops go free, Indian Point nuke, Let Doctors Heal (02/23/2021)  The Rochester police officers who killed a Black man and hid the videos for months won’t be charged…The...  

Meetings

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WBAI Local Station Board
Open to the public, Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 7:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Tuesday, February 23, 2021

WBAI Finance Committee
Open to the public, Wednesday, March 17, 2021, 7:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Wednesday, February 17, 2021