September 26 - October 2 , 2022
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Fall Membership Drive's Buy-Back Campaign
We are coming into the final week of WDIY's Buy-Back Campaign and WDIY members have helped us raise $8,765 of our $10,000 goal! Thank you to everyone who's donated so far!

If we can meet our Buy-Back goal by Friday, September 30, we will be able to eliminate all on-air interruptions for the first weekend of the upcoming 2022 Fall Membership Drive! Help us keep the drive short by giving early with a membership renewal, new membership gift, or an extra membership gift today.
WDIY in the Community
WDIY staff, board, and volunteers were at the 2022 Celtic Classic this past weekend in Bethlehem. It was great seeing everybody who stopped by our booth.

We will be drawing the ticket winners for the Lord of the Dance and the Red Hot Chili Pipers shows this week, so if you entered the drawings, watch your email.

Sláinte!
Member Representative Election & Membership Meeting
WDIY's annual Member Representative election and membership meeting will take place on Monday, October 17, 2022 from 7 until 9 PM. The meeting will be held in the South Bethlehem Flatiron Building.

All WDIY members and volunteers are invited to attend the meeting. Participating members, those who have volunteered for WDIY at least 12 hours in the last year, will then be able to vote on the new Member Representative to the Board of Directors.
Program Highlights
MONDAY
Monday, 1 - 4 p.m.

On Monday’s Blend, we’ll hear new music from Wilco, Shemekia Copeland, Deep Pocket Thieves, the Hot Club of San Francisco, Jason Scott, Barns Courtney. Some old stuff from Nicole Atkins, the Jefferson Airplane, David Bromberg, Chaka Khan. Some Creedence covers, some crooning, and much, much more.

Missed the live broadcast? Or just want to listen again? Hear any music program on-demand for up to two weeks after the broadcast in our Two-Week Music Show Archive.
Host: Kate Scuffle
Monday, 6 - 6:30 p.m.

It’s festival time in the Lehigh Valley! Kate Scuffle welcomes Touchstone Theatre's Artistic Director JP Jordan and Education Director Mary Wright to talk about Touchstone’s Festival UnBound, which will be bringing culture, conversation, and community together from Sept. 28-Oct. 2.

Together, they highlight some of the festival’s many offerings from the Afro-Caribbean explorations of Remix to the Razzy Dazzy Spasm Band’s reunion, the MAAFA performance, Ghar-am Masala, the Devotional Gathering and much more!
Monday, 6:25 p.m. during Lehigh Valley Arts Salon

The Woman King tells the story of a female warrior group in Dahomey (now Benin) in the 1820s during the African slave-trading days. Gina Prince-Bythewood (director, The Old Guard) directs Viola Davis and John Boyega in an Oscar-nomination worthy movie. Paul Willistein of the Lehigh Valley Press reviews the action history drama.
Monday, 6:30 - 7 p.m.

Laurie Hackett welcomes David Lewis, President of United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, to talk about the nonprofit’s many community roles, the lasting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and this year’s fundraising campaign, as well as David’s personal history of involvement with United Way.

Then, Laurie chats with Karen Smith, CEO of Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley about the “Volunteer Challenge,” which partners companies with local nonprofit agencies, as well as opportunities for community involvement, and the strong spirit of collaboration and volunteerism that resides in the Lehigh Valley.
Monday, 7 - 9 p.m.

Building on last week's theme, there will be another series of "mini-concerts," with the Chad Mitchell Trio, Judy Collins, Peter, Paul, And Mary, Tom Paxton, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, and Don McLean added to the list.
Monday, 11 p.m. - Tuesday, 1 a.m.

Streets. "Funky Street" from Arthur Conley, "Funky Broadway" (the location of WDIY) with Dyke and The Blazers and "The Dark End of the Street" by the great James Carr. Plus, Johnny Otis, Jump Jackson, Cripple Clarence Lofton, and Frank Stokes doing "Chicken You Can Roast Behind the Moon". And more!
Monday, 9 - 11 p.m.

Tonight's program will offer tunes from trombonists Steve Turre and Michael Dease, and also drummers T.S. Monk, Billy Hart, and Jeff Ballard. On the vocal side, we'll hear from Roseanna Vitro and Carmen McRae, as part of a Thelonious Monk set, as well as Andy James, Marya Lawrence, and Sheila Jordan, who will be at the Deer Head Inn this Friday night.
TUESDAY
Tuesday, 6 - 7 p.m.

This week's show: Case Closed?

Adnan Syed, the subject of the hit podcast Serial, left prison this week after serving two decades for a murder conviction. On this week’s On the Media, Brooke speaks to the friend whose call to the podcast producers started the chain of events that ended this week with Syed's release. Plus, how Ron DeSantis’ decision to fly migrants to Martha’s Vineyard was a made-for-Fox News event.
Host: Dave Fry
Tuesday, 7 - 9 p.m.

Dave Fry features archived sets from Slaid Cleaves ('00), The Burns Sisters ('02), Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters ('89), Tom Rush ('03), The Bobs ('04), Peter Rowan ('90), Sam Steffen ('18), and more

Plus, a special interview with John Gorka on his upcoming appearance at Touchstone Theatre's Festival UnBound in Bethlehem.
Host: John Dodds
Tuesday, 9 - 11 p.m.

On tonight’s Doodlin', new jazz release showroom, John Dodds features new albums from an old quartet reunited  Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride, Brian Blade. 

Trombonist Michael Dease, Bruce Barth Trio,vibes player Steve Shapiro, and many more make appearances on this rhythm packed show.
Host: Doug Ashby
Tuesday, 11 p.m. - Wednesday, 1 a.m.

Roots After Hours this week goes to the movies as we explore roots on film. We'll feature Bob Dylan from Don't Look Back, Johnny Cash from I Walk the Line, and many more! 

Roots Reggae will join us at the theatre for a look at the soundtrack to Rockers, a movie about Jamaican roots reggae artists. 
WEDNESDAY
Wednesday, 6 - 7 p.m.

This week's topic: Tax planning before year end

Laurie Siebert will be live in the studio. Listeners can call in with questions on this topic or other general finance topics during the show at 610-758-8810. Listeners can also submit questions during the show or anytime in advance at yourfinancialchoices.com.
THURSDAY
Host: Mike Flynn
Thursday, 5:44 p.m. during All Things Considered

On this episode of What’s in a Name?,  Mike Flynn takes another dive into Lehigh Valley history as he visits the Northampton County borough of Roseto, founded by Italian immigrants in the late 19th century. As part of his investigation, Mike speaks with Dr. Judith Lasker, Professor Emerita in Sociology and Anthropology at Lehigh University about the “Roseto Effect,” a social and health phenomenon identified in, and named after, the borough in the late 1950s.
Thursday, 6 - 6:30 p.m.

Karen El-Chaar welcomes Northampton County District Attorney Terence Houck to talk about his office’s first gun buyback event, which will be held Oct. 1 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Hecktown Fire Company in Lower Nazareth Township, and at the Bethlehem Fire Department’s Lincoln Station.

Karen is also joined by Andrea Search, Director of Advancement at Turning Point of Lehigh Valley to bring attention to Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October. Andrea talks about the many programs and services available at Turning Point to help survivors of domestic abuse, the organization’s annual vigil on Oct. 19, and more.
Thursday, 6:30 - 7 p.m.

Host Michael Frassetto talks about young entrepreneurship with Jared Sawka, owner of Big Bank Couture in the Lehigh Valley Mall, who describes his upbringing in Whitehall, Allentown and Atlanta, the impact of becoming a father, and his journey to start and grow Big Bank Couture.

Then, Michael welcomes Jonathan “Johnny Billz” Valera from Cruz Control Entertainment, and owner of Your CBD Store in Emmaus, who talks about establishing and supporting the hip-hop scene in the Valley, performing alongside notable stars like Jim Jones and Tory Lanez, the importance of learning the music business, and more.

*This show was prerecorded prior to the Lehigh Valley Media Mixer on Sept. 25 at SteelStacks.
Host: Bill Fox
Thursday, 11 p.m. - Friday, 1 a.m.

The Special Focus for September is Palancar, a.k.a. Darrell Burgan, who is an electronic ambient musician from Texas. Darrell has recorded under his own name as well as under the name Palancar. He plays everything from ambient to sequencer music.

On the next Galactic Travels™, the month-long focus on Palancar concludes. The Featured CD at Midnight will be Live in Studio 2017-2019 Part 5 on Emergent World Records.

You will also hear new music by Eleon on Heart Dance Records and by Volker Lankow on Iapetus Music.
SUNDAY
Host: Bill Rudman
Sunday, 9 - 10 p.m.

This week's show: A Tribute to Ethel Merman

Once in every five years on this show, you can count on Ethel Merman, a singer Cole Porter once compared to "a band going by"! Selections from Anything Goes, Annie Get Your Gun, Gypsy, and some true rarities. All in all, a sample more than 40 years of her recordings.
Latest Features from WDIY
WDIY Sponsored Events
Wed 9/28 -
Sun 10/2
Touchstone Theatre
Thu 9/29 -
Sat 10/1
Baker Theatre, Trexler Pavilion for Theatre & Dance, Muhlenberg College
Sat 10/1
The Emmaus Theatre
Sat 10/1
Williams Center for the Arts, Lafayette College
Sun 10/2
Landis Cinema in Buck Hall, Lafayette College
Sun 10/2
St. John's Windish Lutheran Church, Bethlehem
This Sunday's Member Ticket Giveaway
Hey WDIY members, check out the events we're giving away tickets for this Sunday, October 2! Watch your email Sunday at noon for your chance to enter.

  • Orpheus Chamber Orchestra – Thursday, October 6 – Williams Center for the Arts, Easton

  • Nickelodian’s Sponge Bob Musical – October 7-23 – Civic Theatre of Allentown
If you are a WDIY member who has contributed at least $60 for the year or you are actively supporting WDIY as a Sustaining Member, you are eligible for WDIY's Member Ticket Giveaway! If you are not receiving this member benefit on Sundays, please email shamusm@wdiy.org.
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