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Ithaca Festival 2015 – May 28th, 2015

By WRFI News Staff

Samuel Whitehead speaks with Ithaca Festival Director, Danielle Klock, about what it takes to put on the event and what’s in store for this year. Their conversation, which originally aired on May 28th, 2015, begins with Samuel asking Danielle about the festival’s origins.

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WRFI @ Ithacafest

By WRFI News Staff

Come and get to know your community radio station at the Ithaca Festival, May 28 through 31! On Thursday evening, the WRFI Community Radio News Team will be broadcasting live from the Ithaca Festival Parade. You can also stop by our booth and catch a show on the WRFI Stage in Dewitt park on Saturday.…

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Knowing Jim Dennis – May 25th, 2015

By WRFI News Staff

Samuel Whitehead speaks with Tompkins County 5th District Legislator Jim Dennis about how he got into public service, revisiting CIITAP, and the fallout of the New Years Eve standoff in Danby.   This interview originally aired on the May 25th edition of WRFI Community Radio News;

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Why [WERE] we silent?

By WRFI News Staff

At about 9:15 on Saturday night, our WRFI transmitter failed completely. It looks like the power supply got fried, probably by lightning.  More than a dozen volunteers worked like crazy yesterday to make repairs and we were back on the air by 7:30 Sunday night. Special thanks are due to fellow broadcasters WVBR who lent us a backup…

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