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May is celebrated every year as Bike Month, and Bike Walk Tompkins, an organisation that works to make Ithaca and Tompkins county a community that is safe and convenient to walk, bike and roll in, organise bike month events. Kai Linke had the opportunity learn about them
On tonight's show, we are going to hear from Malcolm Alexander, who had the opportunity to talk to members of climate activism organisation, Extinction rebellion. Then, we are going to hear from VIC's 50 hour marathon DJs to see how their experience has been.
On tonight's show, we are going to hear from Kai Lincke, who had the opportunity to look into the ECOReps program and composting action on campus.
On tonight's show, we are going to hear from Sarah Payne, who had the opportunity to talk to Professor Pearl Ponce, who has recently been named director of the George W. Bush Presidential Library in Dallas, Texas. Then we will hear from Caroline Grass, who had the opportunity to look into the Reclaim Earth Day walk happening tomorrow on Earth Day.
Aela Shaw talks to Planned Parenthood about their organisation
On tonight's show, we are going to hear from Noah Darling, who had the opportunity to attend the commemorative rally marking 25 years since the march and sit-in of Egbert Student Union coordinated by members and allies of IC's then known Afro-Latin Society
On tonight's show, we are going to hear from Malcolm Alexander who attended the "Equality for All in 2024- Are Your Rights Protected?" panel run by the Womens Fund of the Community Foundation of Tompkins County.
Correspondent Caroline Grass had the opportunity to look into History forge, a project undertaken by the history center in tompkins county. Then, correspondent sarah payne had the opportunity to take a look at the warm winter Tompkins county has encountered.
Station manager Bec Legato had the opportunity to talk to Zoe van nostrand at Ithaca's History Center about their newest exhibit.
News Director Inbaayini Anbarasan had the opportunity to talk to WICB's Sports Director, Josh Hobbs, about their experience at the 58th superbowl's radio row.
Inbaayini Anbarasan had the opportunity to talk to Heidi Brown, owner of Feel Goods Ithaca, an ethical clothing store on the West End of Ithaca.
Inbaayini Anbarasan had the opportunity to talk to Reverend Dr. David Kaden from the first Congregational church of Ithaca about the church's safe spaces. We're then going to hear from Bec Legato who had the opportunity to talk to TJ Schaper, one of the owners of Deep Dive Ithaca.
Bec Legato spoke to Frank Vignola, who performed at the Cornell concert series
Sarah Payne had the opportunity to talk to Olivia Carpenter, owner of Via's cookies.
Station Manager Bec Legato had the opportunity to talk to Somak Chattopadhyay, managing partner of Armory Square Venture, Skaneateles-based venture capital firm focused on fueling innovation in upstate New York and across the Rust Belt.
Malcolm Alexander had the opportunity to talk to Dean Amy Falkner, Dean of the park school of communications here at Ithaca College. Part 2
Sarah Payne spoke with vendors at apple fest about their preparation for the festival, and the upcoming fall season. Malcolm Alexander had the opportunity to talk to Dean Amy Falkner, dean of the park school of communications here at Ithaca College.
Emma Kersting had the opportunity to cover the common council meeting on Wednesday September 20th, where they discussed the amended payments from Cornell to the city of Ithaca and a pilot policy to manage the city's homeless camps.
Interview with producer Ava Berardi on The Universal Truth's recent achievements at the Merced Queer Film Festival
Interview with Venerable Choesang about the new library and learning centre.
Best of Ithaca Now Spring 2023! WICB News Editorial Staff for Spring 2023 George Christopher - News Director Liam McDermott - News Production Director Inbayini Anbarassan - News Web Coordinator Chess Cabrera - News Social Media Coordinator
Birding at Cornell, Summer Safety Tips, and a HAYA Sneak Preview!
Common Council Approves Public Safety Committee Report Hosted by Himadri Seth
Reimagining Public Safety Special Committee Report, HAYA Episode 7 Hosted by George Christopher
Hosted by Sarah Payne
Ithaca Now Originally Aired March 5th, 2023 Hosted by George Christopher
2023 Election Breakdown, Ithaca's New City Manager and a Sneak Peak at HAYA Ep. 6 Hosted by Joshua Pantano
Risk of Flooding In Ithaca Hosted by Anushri Sukumaran
Cinemapolis Looks to Expand Accessibility and Black History Month on IC's Campus
On this week's Ithaca Now, News Director George Christopher sits down with the city's of Ithaca's newest Common Councilor and WICB News Correspondent Joshua Pantano tells us about the Ithaca College Spring Visiting Author Speaker Series. Hosted by Liam McDermott.
On Tuesday, a special election was held in the Tompkins County Legislature's Third District. The election was called after the resignation of two-term Democrat Henry Gransion last year. Granison resigned due to his battle with cancer, and passed away shortly after. Local Democrats chose former Director of the Tompkins County Public Library Susan Currie as their nominee. Currie ran unopposed taking over 98 percent of the vote according to unofficial results published by the county board of elections. With Currie's victory Democrats will return to the 11-3 majority they briefly lost after Granison resigned in October. WICB News Director George Christopher sat down with Currie to learn more about her and her goals in the county legislature.
We're going to hear part of the second episode of HAYA or how are you actually with Katelyn Smith and WICB news director Bec Legato spoke with representatives from the League of Women Voters in the second part of a two part conversation to learn more about the organization and to speak on issues on the local ballot. Ithaca Now is WICB's weekly news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news. Originally aired November 20, 2022. Cover picture credits to the League of Women Voters in Tompkins County Website.
We're going to hear from WICB news correspondents Liam McDermott and Aela Shaw as they speak to multiple people at this years Cortaca game and WICB news director Bec Legato spoke with representatives from the League of Women Voters here on campus to learn more about the organization and to speak on issues on the local ballot. Ithaca Now is WICB's weekly news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news. Originally aired November 13, 2022. Cover photo credits to Ithaca College.
We're going to hear from Bec Legato as they speak with a representative from the Ithacan and two members of the Society of Professional Journalists as they recount their experiences going to Media Fest this past weekend in Washington D.C. Ithaca Now is WICB's weekly news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news. Originally aired November 06, 2022.
We're going to hear from Katelyn Smith as she speaks with the New Student and Transitions Program director in a sneak peek of her new podcast series, HAYA and WICB news correspondent Newt Andia investigates into queer spaces around the Ithaca Area. Ithaca Now is WICB's weekly news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news. Originally aired October 30, 2022.
Ithaca College, among a couple of other school's on the east coast were invited to go to the White House to celebrate World College Radio Day. They were able to hear from multiple different representatives from the White House and even received a tour of the Eisenhower Executive Building and the Press Room. WICB News Director Bec Legato spoke with Connor Hibbard and Andy Tell, station managers of WICB and VIC and the two representatives who got the chance to attend this event. Ithaca Now is WICB's weekly news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news. Originally aired October 23, 2022.
We're going to hear from our WICB news director Bec Legato as they speak with representatives from TEDx Ithaca and WICB news correspondent Newt Andia went to Firebrand Books to listen to a talk about their organization and George Christopher with a special episode of politics beat, looking into the minimum wage bump in the local area. Ithaca Now is WICB's weekly news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news. Originally aired October 09, 2022. Cover photo credits to Ithaca College.
We're going to hear from our WICB news director Bec Legato as they recount this weekends Inauguration festivities to welcome Ithaca College's 10th president, and WICB in collaboration with ICTV correspondent Aubren Villaseñor spoke with some members from Apple Fest. Ithaca Now is WICB's weekly news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news. Originally aired October 05, 2022.
WICB news correspondent Caroline Grass as learns more about harmful algae blooms, or HAB's, in the second part of a two-part series learning more about the environment in the Ithaca area and WICB News Director Bec Legato and news correspondent Joshua Pantano spoke with Annette Levine, who this past week led a presentation about the impact of second-generation holocaust survivors. Ithaca Now is WICB's weekly news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news. Originally aired September 25, 2022. Photo Credits to Jasmine Scriven for the Ithacan.
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. Ithaca Now is WICB's weekly news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news. Originally aired September 18, 2022. Cover photo credits to the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network.
News Director Bec Legato spoke with two representatives from End Abortion Stigma and WICB news correspondent Caroline Grass as she spoke with an Ithaca College Alumni who recounted their time with “The Band's Visit.” Ithaca Now is WICB's weekly news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news. Originally aired September 11, 2022. Cover Photo Credits from www.alilouisbourzgui.com
News Director Bec Legato spoke with two representatives from End Abortion Stigma that was founded here in Ithaca to learn more about their organization and what they provide for child-bearing individuals in the local area. Originally aired September 04, 2022. Ithaca Now is WICB's weekly news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news. Cover picture courtesy of the Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakes Facebook.
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. Originally aired August 28, 2022. Ithaca Now is WICB's weekly news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news. Logo credits go to Planned Parenthood.
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. Originally aired August 22, 2022. Ithaca Now is WICB's weekly news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news. Cover Photo Credits to the ILR School at Cornell University.
WICB news correspondent Caroline Grass spoke with Ithaca City of Asylum's newest writer Dmitry Bykov, correspondent Michael Memis talked to Isaac Schneider from Ithaca College Hillel regarding the incidents of antisemitism that occurred at Ithaca College, former news director Himadri Seth spoke to DEAR at IC's co-president about accessibility on campus, and former news director Jay Bradley spoke with Cornell's director of labor education about the unionizing of the Ithaca Starbucks locations. Originally aired May 15, 2022. Ithaca Now is WICB's weekly news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news.
Former News Director Jay Bradley shares stories of graduating seniors involved with WICB, and correspondent Michael Memis follows-up on his conversation last semester with Lana Kennedy Brol, a tik tok influencer and mom who returned to finish her studies at Cornell. Originally aired May 8, 2022. Ithaca Now is WICB's weekly news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news.
WICB News correspondents Michael Memis and Christian Maitre present the third episode of their series focusing on the history of student media at Ithaca College, this time talking about ICTV, and we play an old episode that also dives into the history of IC, but from a different perspective. Originally aired May 1, 2022. Ithaca Now is WICB's weekly news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news.
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