Hey Open Mic Clubbers,�
It's been a while since I last dropped you a note so let me first say THANK YOU.� 2007 is here and The Mic is too.� Your�voices were heard,�so the�local decision�to abandon this station and progressive talk was reversed.� Since the fall of�2004, The Mic has gone through a number of changes and more are in the works.� Most will be small, but some may be more significant when Air America radio pulls out of bankruptcy.� I am looking forward to that.
Local changes will�reflect the feed back that my bosses and I have heard from you. Some of those�are detailed below and I'll be willing to elaborate on Tuesday night at High Noon Saloon.��Friends of Progressive Talk have put together what looks to be another great rally with music from�Dumante, Sean Michael Dargan, Jack Cracker of The Crest, and a performance by TAP IT- New Works.� Speakers will include myself, Barbara Wright�from The�Dardanelles, Tom Athans founder of Ed Schultz and Stephanie Miller Shows, John Nichols, Mike McCabe,�and more. It all starts at 7p on Tuesday night.� Hope to see you there.
Again, thank you for listening.� Thank you for supporting our advertisers.� Thank you for helping to spread the word about The Mic 92.1 to new listeners and advertisers.� If you would like to do more,�pick up a Mic Tote Bag and take it with you on your next trip to the store.
What's New?
The MIC 92.1 is proud to announce a new local�Spanish language�music show.��'La Original', a regional Mexican�music show programmed and hosted by Jose Sol�rzano debuts on�the MIC 92.1 on Saturday Feb. 3rd.
This weekly five hour show will�feature music, conversation, listeners requests�and more.� La Original is the creation of Jose Sol�rzano, known on air as Pajaro Loco.�
Workin' It with Jackie Guerra is back on The Mic.� The labor focused show returns to The Mic's Saturday afternoon line up.� Tune in tomorrow at 2p.� Mother Jones Radio has closed shop on Sunday afternoons, but may return in the future.
On themic921.com�check out Pride Radio.� This new section of The Mic's website features�interviews with gay celebrities and icons such as RuPaul, Carson Kressley and Janice Dickinson.� There's celebrity gossip from blogger Perez Hilton, music and videos on-demand, "I'm Coming Out" listener stories, movie reviews, style and health news, sex talk and much more.
What's Coming Up?
Katha Pollitt�from The�Nation�joins Dan and Annie Laurie on Frethought Radio tomorrow morning at 8a.
Iraq reconstruction is in the spotlight so Bobby and Pap will turn their focus to Gulf Coast reconstruction on Ring Of Fire tomorrow at 4p.
John Colbert will talk to State Representative Dave Travis about plans for the current session on Madison Forum Sunday at 9a.
Mary Layoun, professor of comparative literature at the University of Wisconsin will Join Matthew Rothschild on Progressive Radio Sunday at 10:30a to discuss the situation of women in Iraq and Palestine.
On Sunday night at 9p, Steve Earle will be spinning records with Paul Rieckhoff�from Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.
On Martin Luther King Day we are back at it (blizzard or not) with the regular line up.� The Young Turks will kick it off with a full report of Cenk's trip to The National Conference for Media Reform in Memphis.
Brian Turany
Program Director
THE MIC 92.1
General (608) 274-5450
Progressive Voicemail (608) 663-7291
www.themic921.com
