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Sam Taylor of Social Media Lab at Cornell about teens and screens-April 28, 2017

By WRFI News Staff

Sam Taylor, Graduate student in the Social Media Lab at Cornell, talks about how communication technologies, such as Facebook, chatting, and Snap Chat impacts our personal relationships.  He will be participating in a discussion about the documentary “Screenagers” on May 1, 2017 at Ithaca High School.

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SCHEDULE HERE: New Orleans Jazz Fest LIVE on WRFI!

By Felix Teitelbaum

  Many thanks to our friends at WWOZ 90.7 FM New Orleans, WRFI will be airing a simulcast LIVE from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Saturday, April 30, 3-7pm and next Saturday, May 6! Stay tuned for line-up and more details! “Oh Zee” will be feeding us content from the traditional jazz, blues, and heritage…

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Gay Nicholson about the People’s Climate March- April 26th, 2017

By WRFI News Staff

Gay Nicholson, President of Sustainable Tompkins, talks about the upcoming People’s Climate March, taking place on Saturday, April 29th, 2017.  Presentations before and after the march will focus on engaging local citizens to take action to lower their carbon footprint. This interview originally aired on the April 26th, 2017 edition of WRFI Community Radio News.

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Carolyn Kenyon of Finger Lakes for New York Health-April 12, 2017

By WRFI News Staff

Carolyn Kenyon, an advocate from Finger Lakes for New York Health, talks to WRFI news about the New York Health Act.  This bill, which has been passed by the New York Assembly, would establish a single payer health insurance system in New York State. This interview aired on the April 12th, 2017 edition of WRFI…

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