WFIU is south and central Indiana's source for classical music, jazz, and news, broadcasting 24 hours a day from the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana
John Timm
This week on Nice Work we leave the podcast studio and head out to . . . a TV studio. Beloved Bloomington Band Busman’s Holiday helped the Nice Work team anchor a TV variety show with all local guests.
The year was 1950. The phrase “public radio” did not exist – the founding of NPR was still two decades away. But the aim then was essentially the same: to extend the mission of Indiana University by democratizing information and culture.
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A centennial celebration from 2018 of the lyricist behind "Almost Like Being In Love," "I Could Have Danced All Night," and "On The Street Where You Live."
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A series of sketches in the Owen Family Papers bearing the pseudonym “Clorion” have lately been attributed to Richard Owen's wife Martha. -
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Richmond had grown rapidly since the construction of the National Road, so citizens were dismayed to discover their town had officially decreased in population -
Poet Deirdre Fagin reads "Superstitions," "Our love, like an apple, comes from the earth," " The trouble with pairs," "While your husband is still able to stand," and "In Memoriam." -
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Childcare advocate Lyman Alden was ahead of his time, and the children who passed through Rose Orphan Home benefited from his compassion and dedication. -
Treatment for chronic pain is usually a combination of medications, physical therapy, interventional procedures, psychological approaches and lifestyle changes.
