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01/11/2024

You may experience service interruption today due to maintenance. The outage is scheduled to occur at 9:30 am.
Programming will resume this afternoon.
Thanks for listening to WRGC.

10/25/2023

GCSU professor becomes national go-to for AI in higher ed.

These days, the subject of artificial intelligence is rife with the headiness of what it can accomplish versus people’s fear of the unknown. Will this rapidly evolving technology take over, destroying jobs and shoving humans aside?

05/15/2023

On this Music Monday, join Jazz Soirée host Cliff Towner in welcoming WRGC Operations Director Daniel McDonald to the mic one last time.
McDonald joins Jazz Soirée tonight to explore the ways Miles Davis’s music evolved with the different concert venues, recording studios and music producers that he worked with during his genre-defining career.
On an episode entitled “the Sound of Miles Davis,” Towner and McDonald talk about how learning more about the places where music is made can enhance your understanding and enjoyment of the artists and their unique contributions to Jazz.
McDonald accepted a position with WUGA in Athens and will be leaving WRGC later this month. Tonight’s episode of Jazz Soirée will be his last production at Milledgeville’s public radio station.
“Thank you to everyone who’s ever tuned in to WRGC,” McDonald said. “It has been my pleasure shining a light on the many people and stories that make up this incredible community. I am so grateful to you for trusting me to share your stories through WRGC 88.3 FM.”

04/29/2023

04/26/2023

City of Milledgeville to set up water distribution centers today and Thursday.
Officials will distribute both potable (drinking water) and nonpotable water.
Beginning at 4 p.m., Wednesday, April 26, drinking water will be available at the Baldwin County Government Annex building at 1601 N. Columbia Street.
Residents can bring a container to fill with nonpotable water at several fire stations.

04/25/2023

City of Milledgeville expects low water pressure and localized outages to last through Wednesday, April 26. City water officials have not issued an estimate for when service will be fully restored.
Contractors will work tomorrow to increase the effectiveness of the secondary operating pump that was put online as a backup to the failed high service pump. But water officials expect water pressure levels to fluctuate with water usage during the evening, night and morning hours.
Officials ask all residents to continue conserving water until service is fully restored.
Photo by flickr user Alan Levine https://www.flickr.com/photos/cogdog/with/17062571422/

04/24/2023

City of Milledgeville Issues Emergency Water Conversation Advisory

A motor failure in a high service pump at the City’s Water Treatment facility has caused the City of Milledgeville to issue an an emergency water conservation request for all City Water and Sewer customers to please refrain from the following:
- Outside water use in any capacity or volume
- No filling of swimming pools
- No watering of gardens, lawns or washing cars (Commercial car washes using recycling techniques may continue to operate)

The Recommendation for indoor water conservation is as follows:- Please try to condense loads of laundry
- Reduce showering times
- Turn water off when brushing teeth or shaving. - Make sure all faucets are turned off
- Dishwashers are full to minimize loads

Voluntarily following this conservation request makes it less probable that the complete system will lose water pressure . This conservation request remains in effect until further notice by the City of Milledgeville.

04/18/2023

The turning lane from 441 South to Roberson Mill Road will close for repairs at 10 p.m., Tuesday, April 18.
Repair operations are expected to continue through 5 p.m., Wednesday, April 19.

04/10/2023

Saxophonist Gene “Jug” Ammons would have turned 98 this Friday.
Let’s celebrate “The Boss” by listening back on an episode of Jazz Classics featuring the Hard Bop Sax.
Tune in at 8 for classic edition of Jazz Classics with Dr. Bob Wilson.

04/05/2023

Our engineer is making some upgrades to our broadcast system.
You can expect to hear some intermittent outages. I apologize for the inconvenience.
You can always tune in to our sister station, WMUM 89.7 FM, broadcasting out of Macon, or listen online at gpb.org

04/04/2023

Mark your calendars for April 19th at 6pm! Georgia's Old Governor's Mansion is excited to be hosting Dr. Bob Wilson, Professor Emeritus of History and University Historian, for an evening of GCSU history, wit, and wisdom. Copies of the newest addition of "125 Years of Georgia College" will be available for purchase in the gift store.

04/03/2023

With April birthdays including Scott LaFaro (today), Charles Mingus (April 22), Paul Chambers (April 22) and Percy Heath (April 30), we think it’s a good time to revisit GCSU Jazz Director Cliff Towner’s program on Jazz bassists.
It’s Monday night, tune in at 8 for Jazz Soirée—only on WRGC 88.3 FM.

03/21/2023

In honor of Flannery O’Connor’s birthday on Saturday, March 25, we’re broadcasting an hour of conversation about the late Milledgeville author.
Tune in at 8 p.m. to hear a conversation with Bruce Gentry. Gentry is GCSU’s resident O’Connor scholar and the author of “The Better to See You With: Perspectives on Flannery O’Connor, Selected and New.” “The Better to See You With” is a compendium of essays selected from Gentry’s years encouraging critical reflection on O’Connor’s literature and life.
Following that, GCSU Director of Historic Museums Matt Davis talks about the National Park Service bestowing National Historic Landmark status on Andalusia, the Milledgeville Dairy Farm where O’Connor completed the majority of her published works. At 10 a.m., Friday, March 24, GCSU will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the opening of the Interpretive Center at Andalusia.

03/02/2023

https://www.npr.org/2023/03/02/768874324/wayne-shorter-sage-of-the-saxophone-dies-at-89

The composer and saxophonist, who won a dozen Grammy Awards and recorded with everyone from Miles Davis to Joni Mitchell, died on Thursday, March 2 in Los Angeles.

03/02/2023

02/23/2023

“Courage is inseparable from love and leads to what may arguably be the noblest of all warrior virtues: selflessness.” -Steven Pressfield

Allied Arts will be hosting “Stories at the Market” led by Jeanette Waddell on February 26th from 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM at Allen’s Market. The program’s theme will be “Courageous Love”, where we will hear personal experiences from our storytellers about how they chose love when it would’ve been easier to walk away. These stories capture hardship, intermingled with joy, happiness, and laughter.

02/14/2023

February is American Heart Month.
On this day when so many of us are focusing on matters of the heart, we’ll listen back on a conversation with GCSU epidemiologist Dr. Damian K. Francis of the Center for Health and Social Issues about how you can improve your heart health today and every day. Tune in tonight at 8.

02/06/2023

In memory of William Orten “Ort” Carlton, we’re rebroadcasting our two-part collaboration with Georgia College’s Center for Georgia Studies on Historian Grace Elizabeth Hale’s book “Cool Town: How Athens, Georgia, Launched Alternative Music and Changed American Culture.”
Tune in at 8, tonight for an hourlong special on the music of Athens. Tomorrow night, we’ll focus on the history of how that music got made.
Godspeed, Ort. Thank you for focusing our attention on all the right stuff!

Our invitation for Ort’s friends to contribute reminiscences about him of course resulted in a much greater response than Flagpole’s pages can accommodate. Fortunately, everybody’s words and pictures have been collected here for wide reading now and in the future. And such great contributions ...

01/31/2023

Tune in to the Monthly Modern tonight when we feature the music of David Lang. Join host Andrew J. Allen at 8 p.m. for the best in modern concert music on the Monthly Modern.

01/23/2023

Tonight, GCSU Jazz Director Cliff Towner presents a program of music from artists nominated for this year’s GRAMMY Awards. Tune in at 8 p.m. to hear (potentially) award-winning music from artists who’ve been recognized by the Recording Academy of the United States.
If you can’t tune in at 8 p.m., checkout the playlist on Spotify

Cliff Towner · Playlist · 11 songs

01/20/2023

An excellent story about science exploring Jazz's secret sauce

For nearly a century, jazz musicians have debated what gives songs that propulsive, groovy feel that makes you want to move with the music. The secret may lie in subtle nuances in a soloist's timing.

01/20/2023

The City of Milledgeville will hold a public hearing for the 2023 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 in the Council Chamber of City Hall. The purpose of the hearing will be to obtain citizen input into the development of the application and to review progress on previous CDBG grants.
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01/17/2023

Reflecting on the celebration of the life and work of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we will re-broadcast a special program of Milledgeville Baldwin County community celebrations from years past.
Tune in Tuesday at 8 to hear select memories from our community’s celebrations on the MLK Holiday.

01/12/2023

Baldwin County School District is canceling all after school activities in advance of today's severe weather.

01/09/2023

With upcoming birthdays like Kenny Clarke (today), Max Roach (tomorrow), Gene Krupa (Jan. 15) and Jimmy Cobb (Jan. 20), it’s a safe time to revisit GCSU Jazz Director Cliff Towner’s ‘Give the Drummer Some’ episode of Jazz Soirée. Tune in tonight at 8. https://bit.ly/3Zph1GU

01/06/2023

We are experiencing issues with our broadcast that have gotten worse today. Please bear with us as technicians diagnose the issue and work for a solution. You can tune into our sister station WMUM 89.7 FM or listen online at gpb.org.
We apologize for any inconvenience.

01/04/2023

The Georgia Department of Public Health is increasing COVID-19 testing in Baldwin and other Central GA counties.