WJFF Radio Catskill

06/09/2020

4:45 p.m.

John Little, Deputy County Manager, Sullivan County
Mid-Hudson Region Phase 2 Reopening: Sullivan County Government

5:45 p.m.

Bob Eckert, Northern Farmhouse Pasta, Roscoe
Mid Hudson Region Phase 2 Reopening: Outdoor Restaurant Service

6:35 p.m.

Stacy Cohen, Catskill Distilling Company/Dancing Cat Saloon, Bethel
Mid Hudson Region Phase 2

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06/09/2020

Listen: Various speakers at the BLM Protest in Callicoon

Hundreds gathered peacefully in Callicoon Creek Park to denounce racism and hear speeches from those who have experienced racism first-hand in our local communities. Here are their full unedited speeches, recorded on June 7. Speakers include the voices of area young people. Recorded on location by Rosie Starr.

https://wjffradio.org/staging/listen-various-speakers-at-the-blm-protest-in-callicoon/

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06/09/2020

Listen: Janus Adams’s Full Speech at BLM Protest in Callicoon

Why here? Why Callicoon? Because “we are the ones we’ve been waiting for.” Janus Adams of The Janus Adams Show on WJFF addresses the crowd in Callicoon Creek Park at the Black Lives Matter Protest on June 7. Recorded on location by Rosie Star

https://wjffradio.org/staging/listen-janus-adamss-full-speech-at-blm-protest-in-callicoon/

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06/09/2020

Listen: Excerpts from Callicoon Protests

Hundreds gathered peacefully in Callicoon yesterday to denounce racism, mourn the loss of unarmed African-Americans at the hands of law enforcement, and to hear speakers describe their own experiences of racism and hopes for what comes next. Rosie Starr was there and this piece features excerpts from four of those speakers.

https://wjffradio.org/staging/listen-excerpts-from-callicoon-protests/

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06/09/2020

Listen: Dr. Amy Nitza of the Institute for Disaster Mental Health at SUNY New Paltz

Don’t drown in an amorphous nebula of dread and anxiety – Name It To Tame It! On this week’s “Mental Health Monday,” Dr. Amy Nitza of the Institute for Disaster Mental Health at SUNY New Paltz tells us to get specific about our stressors and by naming them, if not ending them, at least reduce them.

https://wjffradio.org/staging/listen-dr-amy-nitza-of-the-institute-for-disaster-mental-health-at-suny-new-paltz/

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06/09/2020

Listen: The American Civic Association’s Events Coordinator Lameese Mehana

The American Civic Association (ACA) is a nonprofit that helps immigrants and refugees start a new life in our communities without having to give up their own cultural identities. In this time of pandemic and racial tension, they’re as busy as ever connecting immigrants to resources. ACA Events Coordinator Lameese Mehana tells us more.

https://wjffradio.org/staging/listen-the-american-civic-associations-events-coordinator-lameese-mehana/

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06/08/2020

LISTEN: Lorraine Lopez-Janove is the Chief Diversity Officer for SUNY Sullivan, Suny Orange and SUNY Ulster. In this honest conversation about racism, she says police brutality and systemic racism are sparking the frustration in the streets. She also says the hurt and anger in the community is real and that white allies need to listen and learn.

WJFF Website: https://wjffradio.org/staging/listen-lorraine-lopez-janove-chief-diversity-officer-for-suny-sullivan-suny-orange-and-suny-ulster/

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06/08/2020

Community Interviews June 8

4:45pm
Lameess Mahanna
American Civic Assocation

5:45pm
Dr. Amy Nitza, Institute for Disaster Mental Health, SUNY New Paltz
Mental Health Monday

6:35pm
Voice of Black Lives Matters Protestors in Callicoon (recorded Sunday, June 7)

06/08/2020

LISTEN: Are people buying more veggies in the pandemic? Are farmers recovering from the cold spring and late bloom? Kalan Joslin of Lucky Dog Farm and President of the Callicoon Farmer’s Market answers these questions and tells us how the market is doing in its new outdoor location in Calllicoon Creek Park.

WJFF Website: https://wjffradio.org/staging/listen-kalan-joslin-of-lucky-dog-farm-and-president-of-the-callicoon-farmers-market/

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06/08/2020

LISTEN: There’s been a delay with the state-mandated absentee ballots for the Sullivan West School District but the deadline to have ballots in is still 5p.m. Tuesday, June 9. So the school is urging to bring those ballots in person to make sure they get in. District Clerk & Secretary to the Superintendent Christina Kautz and School Board President Rose M. Joyce-Turner tells us more.

WJFF WEBSITE: https://wjffradio.org/staging/listen-district-clerk-secretary-to-the-superintendent-christina-kautz-and-school-board-president-rose-m-joyce-turner/

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06/08/2020

LISTEN: Father Ed Bader reacts to the horrific killing of George Floyd, reflects on what it will take to see substantial change on racism and other social ills, and affirms that a church is people and what they do, not a building. Plus, details on how St. Peter’s will start doing communion this Sunday.

WJFF WEBSITE: https://wjffradio.org/staging/listen-father-ed-bader-from-st-peters-church-reacts-to-the-horrific-killing-of-george-floyd/

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06/07/2020

Over 100 Stations Unite to Honor George Floyd June 9

We are over 100 and growing!

On Tuesday, June 9, the radio stations below will recognize the funeral of George Floyd by playing together Sam Cooke’s anthem “A Change is Gonna Come.”

06/07/2020

Find out for yourself this Sunday why this is the oldest program still airing on WJFF. Sample the wonderful diversity, perfect for a Sunday morning.

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06/06/2020

Bearing Witness at WJFF - Remembering George Floyd - an open letter to our community: https://wjffradio.org/staging/bearing-witness-at-wjff-remembering-george-floyd/

06/06/2020

At 3 p.m. The Music of Legendary Singer-Songwriters with Host Kathy Geary.Tune in

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06/06/2020

Tune in today for “The Janus Adams Show" at 4 p.m

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06/06/2020

WJFF will participate with over 100 community stations nationwide on Tues. June 9, 3pm to honor the life of George Floyd and those seeking change.

06/06/2020

Folk Plus is a blend of music from the contemporary folk scene.

Angela Page draws from her experience of music gathered from over 20 years running college folk venues in the late 70's, the Speak Easy in Greenwich Village through the early 80's, her involvement with the production of the Fast Folk Musical Magazine and her ongoing radio work.

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06/06/2020

WJFF Radio Catskill
"Farm & Country"
Saturdays 11:05 am after NPR headlines

On-air at 90.5 FM
Online at wjffradio.org
download the new 2.0 WJFF App

Here is our 11:05 am radio show scheduled for Saturday June 6, 2020

* In his "Star Talk" report this week, Keith Hubbard says the big and little dippers are easy to view in the evening sky and Keith tell us how to find them.

* Stephanie Phillips in her segment "Now You Know" features a conversation with arborist Mark Gidley from Hankins NY; who helps us select what type of trees are suitable for our property.

* Phyllis Haynes, Pastor at St. Paul's Lutheran Church shares what inspired her to join the Narrowsburg community in solidarity for Black Lives with a peaceful protest on the bridge that connects Sullivan Country to Wayne County Pennsylvania.

* Community member Jan Goodwin shared a very powerful poem written by Asmae Fahmy entitled "Eight Minutes and 46 Seconds". This very powerful poem was written in response to the recent killing death of George Floyd. Asmae Fahmy is a 24-year-old American-Egyptian writer, who granted me permission to narrate this poem. She can be reached through her web site: AsmaeFahmy.com.

This broadcast is subject to cancellation as live daily press briefings take priority.

06/05/2020

4:45 p.m.

Father Ed Bader
St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Liberty
Reaction To Social Justice Protests

5:45 p.m.

Christina Kautz, Sullivan West School District
Deadlines for Absentee Budget Ballots

6:45 p.m.

Kalan Joslin, Callicoon Farmer's Market
Volunteers Needed for Summer

06/05/2020

Listen: Amanda DeMasi, LIVE from Honesdale’s Central Park Protest

Three young women from Honesdale planned a peaceful protest against racism. Then they saw some threats and rumors of violence and unrest and canceled it. That’s when even more people stepped up to help make it happen. Amanda DeMasi, one of the orginial event planners who worked hard to make it happen tells WJFF the whole story LIVE from Honesdale’s Central Park as the successful protest was winding down.

https://wjffradio.org/staging/listen-amanda-demasi-live-from-honesdales-central-park-protest/

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06/05/2020

Listen: Monticello’s Protest: Local activist Cristal Staten

The Village of Monticello has been embroiled in a scandal regarding the use of racial slurs. Mayor Gary Sommers released five press releases in one week that never described what was happening. The releases started by saying the village “in no way…condones the use of any racial slurs” and was working on the problem, and culminated Thursday with a clarification that he, Mayor Sommers, has not resigned. To fill in the rest of the story, WJFF talked to local activist Cristal Staten.

https://wjffradio.org/staging/listen-monticellos-protest-local-activist-cristal-staten/

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06/05/2020

Listen: Honesdale’s Central Park Thursday's Protest

Hundreds gathered in and around Honesdale’s Central Park Thursday to protest racism and the ongoing killings of unarmed African-Americans. WJFF’s own Rosie Starr was there, reporting LIVE and describing the scene – what the crowd looked like, whether it was peaceful, what the signs said, etc. These are Rosie’s 4:45 and 5:45 reports, back-to-back.

https://wjffradio.org/staging/listen-honesdales-central-park-thursdays-protest/

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06/04/2020

LISTEN: Religious leaders across the country denounced President Trump’s photo in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Washington DC Monday. Among them was Bishop Paul Egensteiner of the NY Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, which includes congregations in Ulster, Orange, and Sullivan counties. Bishop Egensteiner calls for “moral leadership that inspires unity and justice.”

WJFF WEBSITE: https://wjffradio.org/staging/listen-bishop-paul-egensteiner-of-the-ny-evangelical-lutheran-church-of-america/

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06/04/2020

LISTEN: Now in it’s 20th year, the Leadership Sullivan program trains a class of adults each year to “develop informed and committed leaders from all segments of the community.” The COVID pandemic has put this year’s class on pause, but their project to help students with school lunches has taken on new meeting. Leadership Sullivan Coordinator Lisa Schmidt explains how.

WJFF WEBSITE: https://wjffradio.org/staging/listen-leadership-sullivan-coordinator-lisa-schmidt-on-helping-students-with-school-lunches/

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06/04/2020

Daye Jack "Hands Up" ft. Killer Mike

"I'm tired of human lives turned into hashtags." --Miguel

Protest songs Friday night on The Mixtape: Miguel, Nina Simone, The Clash, Sly & the Family Stone, Mahalia Jackson, and so many more. NEW TIME: 7 PM EST on 90.5 FM WJFF Radio Catskill. Streaming and archived at www.wjffradio.org.

"Hands Up" Montage Video directed by David Gallardo (http://www.degallardo.com) Download "Hands Up" ft. Killer Mike on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/HandsUp.iTu...

06/04/2020

LISTEN: Listeners were so eager to hear from Senator Jen Metzger (NY-42) during All Things Considered, one of them even called in to request a question about repealing Section 50-a of the state’s Civil Rights Law. Another listener, a Middletown Business owner, voiced concerns over the ongoing COVID shutdown and new fears of looting and violence. Sen. Metzger covers these questions and more.

WJFF WEBSITE: https://wjffradio.org/staging/listen-senator-jen-metzger-on-all-things-considered/

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06/04/2020

As part of our coverage of protests in the community, WJFF's Rosie Starr will join us live at 4:45pm and 5:45pm from Honesdale with information and interviews about the peaceful protest this afternoon in Honesdale Central Park

At 4:50pm, a Meditation Moment with Doug Bill, host of WJFF's "Bodhi Talk"

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06/04/2020

WJFF Radio Catskill’s Rosie Starr was on the scene for a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest on the Narrowsburg Bridge June 2.

She spoke to several community members about why they felt compelled to speak out against racial inequality and social injustice.

LISTEN to this one-hour Special Local Report:

https://wjffradio.org/staging/special-report-narrowsburg-blacklivesmatter-protest-with-rosie-starr/

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06/04/2020

LISTEN: From Honesdale to Philly and back again: De’Asia Thompson, an activist and biracial woman who grew up in the Honesdale area tells WJFF why she helped plan a youth-led protest in her home town, what she saw during protests in the streets of Philadelphia, and why she worries for her boyfriend’s life when he leaves for work every day.

WJFF WEBSITE: https://wjffradio.org/staging/listen-deasia-thompson-talks-to-wjff-about-helping-plan-a-youth-led-protest-in-honesdale/

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06/04/2020

LISTEN: Delaware Valley Action! is a civil rights and social action advocacy group that formed after the 2016 election. Co-founder Ed Gragert tells WJFF about the civil rights protest in Milford PA on Sunday where the local police helped the protestors in a surprising way. Plus: yesterday’s primary elections in PA, the outlook for November, and more.

WJFF WEBSITE: https://wjffradio.org/staging/listen-delaware-valley-action-co-founder-ed-gragert-on-civil-rights-protest-in-milford/

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06/03/2020

Tonight at 8 on WJFF - a special report from our own Rosie Starr covering last night's protest event in Narrowsburg. http://www.wjffradio.org

Special Local Report on Community Protests Tonight at 8!

WJFF's Rosie Starr produced a one hour special on the peaceful protest last night on the Narrowsburg Bridge.

She was on the scene and spoke to several community members about why they felt compelled to speak out against racial inequality.

Listen to this Special Local Report tonight at 8pm following new episodes of "Trailer Talk" on Radio Catskill, Your Community Radio Station for the Catskills and Northeast Pennsylvania.

06/03/2020

Special Local Report on Community Protests Tonight at 8!

WJFF's Rosie Starr produced a one hour special on the peaceful protest last night on the Narrowsburg Bridge.

She was on the scene and spoke to several community members about why they felt compelled to speak out against racial inequality.

Listen to this Special Local Report tonight at 8pm following new episodes of "Trailer Talk" on Radio Catskill, Your Community Radio Station for the Catskills and Northeast Pennsylvania.