WICB News

06/03/2023

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Join WICB’s News Director, George Christopher, in learning more about Clyde Lederman and his campaign!

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Community Beat 🏘️ - Joshua Pantano and Caroline Grass
Politics Beat 💼 - Liam McDermott

21/02/2023

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Join WICB news correspondent Caroline Grass to learn more about the risk of flooding in the city of Ithaca

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Community Beat 🏘️ - Sarah Payne and George Christopher
Politics Beat 💼 - Liam McDermott

26/09/2022

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WICB news correspondent Caroline Grass as learns more about harmful algae blooms, or HAB’s, in the first part of a two-part series learning more about the environment in the Ithaca area.

Cover photo credits to Cayuga Lake Watershed Network.

29/08/2022

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WICB News Director Bec Legato spoke with the Planned Parenthood Generation Action at Ithaca College President Reilly Shingler about their role for the organization and how they plan to continue to operate in this new climate post Roe v. Wade.

Logo credits go to Planned Parenthood.

29/08/2022

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WICB News Director Bec Legato spoke with Ithaca Common Council Member Robert Cantelmo about his role in the passing of the bill that labeled Ithaca a sanctuary town for abortion and reproductive health care.

03/04/2022

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Hear from correspondent Caroline Grass on the Ithaca chapter of the Xtinction Rebellion, correspondent Jay Bradley on Cornell University students who are making the most fuel-efficient vehicle in the world, and correspondent Christian Maitre on the weekly Xctinction Rebellion protests outside the Chase Bank location in Ithaca.

07/03/2022

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Hear from correspondents Caroline Grass and Emma Kersting on the Ithaca College Women Leaders Series, correspondent Himadri Seth on the Ithaca College History Department's event covering historical context to the invasion of Ukraine and correspondent Michael Memis on Ithaca College's Day of Learning

27/02/2022

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Hear from correspondents Christian Maitre and Jay Bradley on unionization at Starbucks and correspondent Himadri Seth on accessibility at Ithaca College.

20/02/2022

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Hear from correspondent Jay Bradley on the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s bird-watching event and Himadri Seth on accessibility at Ithaca College

13/02/2022

Tune in TONIGHT at 7 for this week's . Hear from correspondent Caroline Grass on the return of TEDx to Ithaca College, correspondents Himadri Seth and Jay Bradley cover the Insect Encounters event for Darwin Days, and an archived Valentine's Day story from past WICB correspondent Melanie Delian.

If you can't catch the show tonight, find us on podcast apps or at wicb.org/news

07/02/2022

Tune in to tonight to hear correspondents Jay Bradley and Inbaayini Anbarasan interview Ithaca Ale House's new executive chef, correspondents Andrew Garoppo and George Christopher cover redistricting in New York State, and the first part of correspondent Christian Maitre's series on safe injection sites.

30/01/2022

Tune in to tonight at 7 to hear WICB correspondents Emma Kersting and Jay Bradley talk about the return to campus for higher education in Ithaca and WICB correspondent Michael Memis interview Lana Kennedy Brol, a mother resuming her studies at Cornell University.

05/12/2021

Tune in to tonight at 7 to hear part 2 of WICB news correspondent Andrew Garoppo's interview with Cornell Law students advocating for refugees from Afghanistan.

14/11/2021

Tune in to tonight at 7 to hear WICB news correspondent Andrew Garoppo talk to students from Cornell advocating for Afghan refugees in the U.S.

Picture source: U.S. Department of Defense

24/10/2021

Tune in to 92 WICB tonight at 7 to hear Andrew Garoppo and Inbaayini Anbarasantalk to Tompkins County DA Matt Van Houten in the first episode of a series investigating crime and criminal justice in Tompkins County, and Himadri Seth talk about Halloween events at The History Center!

10/10/2021

Tune in to tonight at 7 to hear about understaffing in the Ithaca Area and a conversation with Bob Roth, co-creator of the Disney series "The Ghost and Molly McGee"

26/09/2021

Tune in to tonight at 7 to hear correspondent Jordan Broking talk about understaffing in various organizations in Tompkins County and correspondent Emma Kersting talk to students in Ithaca College and Cornell University who got COVID-19 after being fully vaccinated and how being vaccinated affected their quarantine experience.

Picture source: U.S. Secretary of Defense

19/09/2021

Tune in to tonight at 7 to hear about evictions in Ithaca during the pandemic, the reopening of the State Theatre in Ithaca, and a re-air of an interview with WICB Blues Progressions Host Pete Panek who turned 70 earlier this year.

Picture attribution: Kenneth C. Zirkel, https://tinyurl.com/vayx8zy

17/09/2021

won 'Outstanding Public Affairs Program / Series (College Radio Division)' at the New York State Broadcasters Association awards!

Congrats to all o the staff involved in making the show sound so great last year! Jay Bradley produced Ithaca Now as news director with managing assistance from Selin Tuter and production assistance from Christian Maitre and now-news director Himadri Seth!

Listen to our latest:
https://open.spotify.com/show/6ds5Fka2lt1mXKktmUj7mi

12/09/2021

Tune in to tonight at 7 to hear about events in Ithaca on the 20th anniversary of 9/11, a conversation with IC Prism in the wake of Ithaca College being featured in Campus Pride's List of Top 50 LGBTQ+ -friendly colleges and universities, and the return of AIDS Ride for Life.

05/09/2021

Tune in to tonight at 7 to hear the first episode of Fall 2021! In this episode, hear about the return of study abroad programs, Ithaca College President Shirley Collado's departure from the College, and students thoughts on returning to campus, large social gatherings, and more.

Make sure to listen at 7 p.m. tonight, and if you can't make it, find the episode on podcast apps later tonight!

01/08/2021

Tune in to 92 WICB tonight at 7 to hear the fifth episode in our series "Asian in Ithaca: Stories of Race, Culture and Identity." In this episode, producer Vedant Akhauri talks to Mahmud Burton, president of the Al-Huda Islamic Center in Tompkins County about the Muslim Community in the Ithaca Area and how their presence and expression has expanded over the years.

25/07/2021

Tune in to tonight at 7 to listen to the fourth episode in "Asian in Ithaca: Stories of Race Culture and Identity," in which producers Akhauri and Jordan Broking talk about AAPI history and culture in the Ithaca Area!

PC: Reed Freeman, The Ithacan

27/06/2021

Tune in to at 92 WICB tonight at 7 to hear the second episode in our summer series "Asian in Ithaca: Stories of Race, Culture & Identity." In tonight's special episode, WICB News correspondent and series producer Akhauri talks to Hazel Bali about their experiences as a non-binary le***an who is a rising sophomore at Ithaca College and an international student from India.

Can't make it at 7? Look out for the episode at wicb.org/news

20/06/2021

Tune in to tonight at 7 p.m. at 92 WICB to hear the first episode in our new series "Asian in Ithaca: Stories of Race, Culture and Identity."

In tonight's episode, WICB News correspondent Jordan Broking talks to Hana Cho - former Vice President of IC Asian American Alliance about Asian stereotypes, biased news coverage, and more.

Can't listen tonight? Look out for the episode at wicb.org/news.

16/06/2021

In celebration of , we made a playlist of stories focusing on the LGBTQ+ community in and around Ithaca!

Listen here: https://tinyurl.com/jafcez8

11/06/2021

Listen to the summer edition of The Latest, our daily news podcast updating you on events in Ithaca, Tompkins County and beyond. New episodes every weekday! Today's episode is brought to you by newscaster Laura Koch

Listen here: https://tinyurl.com/sfstnfhx

23/05/2021

Congratulations to all our graduating seniors! In this episode, outgoing WICB News Managing Assistant and graduating senior Selin Beril Tüter talks to fellow graduating seniors about their experiences with WICB and Ithaca College. Originally aired on May 9, 2021 on The episode now also features former news director Bridget Bright going on an Ithaca bar crawl!

Listen to the episode here:
https://wicb.org/2021/05/our-graduating-seniors-reflect-on-ithaca-their-unusual-experience/

20/05/2021

WICB News correspondent Phoebe Harms asked students in Ithaca about THERM - a manufacturing company whose glaring orange sign has made students over the years wonder about it's purpose and location. Originally aired May 9, 2021 on , as part of an episode featuring stories with and about our graduating seniors!

Listen to the story: https://wicb.org/2021/05/so-what-does-therm-do-actually/

17/05/2021

Our Best-Of for this season is out on podcast apps! We love what our reporters have been able to do this year so far, and can't wait to hear what comes in the fall - and what our graduating seniors do next!

Stories by Jay Bradley Madolyn Elizabeth Laurine Himadri Seth Vedant Akhauri Bridget Bright & Jessica Dresch

LISTEN:
https://wicb.org/2021/05/the-best-of-ithaca-now-spring-2021/

A collection of some of the best stories produced by WICB News reporters this season!