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WGTE PUBLIC MEDIA TO BROADCAST A LIVE TOWN HALL AND NEW DOCUMENTARY FOR ITS RETHINKING JAILS + JUSTICE PROJECT

TOLEDO, OHIO – November 13, 2024 – WGTE Public Media’s “Rethinking Jails + Justice”, in collaboration with The Board of Lucas County Commissioners and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Safety + Justice Challenge, is set to launch the last phase of the project on November 14. This project concludes with a documentary and live town hall discussion to be broadcast on WGTE HD and online at wgte.org. Read More

This Week on Jazz Spectrum - 11/8-11/10

By Fritz ByersFritz exchanges thoughts with Aly Krajewski about the Song of the Week featured on Jazz Spectrum Saturday.Dear Aly, The noted Sixteenth-Century jazz critic Martin Luther is said to have professed, “Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant an apple tree today.” For reasons that are indistinct, this wise moral resolution is paired in my mind today with another psychological truth, which, like alarmingly many in conventional Anglo-American culture, can be sourced to Samuel Johnson: “When a man knows h Read More

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WGTE PRODUCERS AND HOSTS AWARDED FOUR TOUCHSTONE AWARDS BY THE PRESS CLUB OF TOLEDO

WGTE Awarded Four Touchstone Awards

WGTE Public Media is thrilled to celebrate four AWARD-winning projects and the staff behind them, who were recently recognized at The Press Club of Toledo Touchstone Awards event. The Press Club of Toledo’s annual Touchstone Awards recognizes the achievements of local journalists and community leaders in northwest Ohio. The winners were judged by a panel of journalists and media professionals from the Denver and South Texas areas. Below you will find more information and be able to watch or listen to the following winning p Read More

This Week on Jazz Spectrum - 9/27 - 9/29

By Fritz ByersEach week, Fritz exchanges thoughts with Aly Krajewski about the Song of the Week featured on Jazz Spectrum Saturday.Hi Aly, I’ve often wondered about the reasons behind the oodles of ironic references to jazz that Big Time cultural tastemakers shoehorn into their pop concoctions.  For instance, I have a dim memory of there being a slightly mocking reference to the nonpareil bassist Charles Mingus in Jerry Maguire, although I’m not curious enough to verify this by rewatching it. Read More

This Week on Jazz Spectrum - 9/20-9/22

JULIETA EUGENIO with Marta Sanchez, Matt Dwonszyk, and Steven Krammer, SMALL’S JAZZ CLUB, 5 SEPTEMBER 2024, 10:30 pm setBy Kim Kleinman, Contributing WriterFritz framed his essay on the best jazz albums of 2022 around Julieta Eugenio’s Jump, an astonishing tenor/bass/drums date that, as he put it, Read More

Hispanic Heritage Month

Watch and listen to Hispanic voices on WGTE HD and FM 91 during Hispanic Heritage Month! 

WGTE HD

• Friday, September 13 at 9 p.m. - American Masters: Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It.
• Tuesday, September 16 at 10 p.m. - American Masters: Orozco: Man of Fire
• Tuesday, September 17 at 9 p.m. - American Masters: Julia Alvarez
• Tuesday, September 24 at 8 p.m. - Finding Your Roots: Mexican Roots
• Friday, September 27 at 9 p.m. Read More