On this episode ofthe Public Radio Hour,we talk with Huntsville's Manager of Urban and Long Range PlanningDennis Madsen about the newly release local music survey, which is part of an effort to strengthen our buzzworthy local music scene. Community Newsroom producer Kathy Jones takes our Public Microphone to talk with the Tennessee Valley Authority about how it manages water in the Tennessee River. The show starts with another installment of Ginny Kennedy's interview series is exploring the issue of suicide and a conversation withWendy Galloway, who lost her son to suicide.

This episode of The Public Radio hour features a segment by Sarah Williamson on the theme of 'nostalgia' ... and what happens when a person finds love and then it goes away. Sarah talked with her grandfather, 'GaGa' ...

This episode of The Public Radio Hour takes us from Hunsville to Hartselle to the Tennessee River to the Ozarks. Katy Ganaway visits Barkley Bridge Elementary School to discover how teachers and students earned a special STEM-related designation. We begin a series of conversations on mental health and suicide awareness as Ginny Kennedy sits down with Connie Kane of Crisis Services of North Alabama. Community Newsroom producer Kathy Jones takes us to Decatur's riverfront for a conversation with Cindy Lowery of the Alabama Rivers Alliance about the efforts to create a statewide water management plan. We'll also preview the newest show to join our schedule, Ozark Highlands Radio, which airs Sundays at 6pm beginning July 8th.

This episode of The Public Radio Hour features a radio version of the WLRH Sundial Writers Corner's recent 'Short Works Show'. This live performance featured storytelling, spoken word poetry and live music before a full house at Flying Monkey Arts Theater at Lowe Mill. This radio edition includes works by David LIttle, Joyce Billingsley, Susan Luther, Susan Hazen Guthrie, Monita Soni and Jimmy Robinson, as well as live music by Dawn Osbourne with Jason Humphress and With Love. The show was organized by Chris Ferguson in honor of Sundial creator and Hall of Fame broadcaster, Judy Watters.The Sundial Writers Corner has been on hiatus since Judy retired in January, but will relaunch in Summer 2018. Stay tune for details! In the meantime, explore our vast Sundial Writers Corner archives here ...

In this episode of The Public Radio Hour, we explore summertime music madness in the Tennessee Valley. We'll learn more about Huntsville local music audit from Nadia Niakossary, a consultant with Sound Diplomacy. Independent Musical Productions hopes to release our inner ogre with Shrek the Musical. Our Public Microphone talks with music fans at the 14th annual Cigar Box Music Festival. We'll visit with Amanda Campbell and Suzanne Flynn with the Huntsville Madison County Public Library system about its Concerts at the Library series and other library activities. We'll also take a special preview of Ozark Highlands Radio, one of the shows we are considering as a replacement for The Folk Sampler, when it ends production this month.

On this episode of The Public Radio Hour, the WLRH Community Newsroom shares more funny words and phrases and talk politics with millennials. We'll also talk with Shane Davis, Huntsville's director of urban development about the Rocket City's thriving music scene and a new local music audit intended to help that scene grow. We'll also talk with Blair Bowie of Campaign Legal Center about the Definition of Moral Turpitude Act and efforts to help Alabamians with criminal convictions restore their voting rights so they can become functioning members of our democracy.

On this episode of The Public Radio Hour, we explore the concert of slang with Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett, hosts of A Way with Words. We also hear from two long-time WLRH hosts, Beth Norwood and Judy Watters,as they revisit memorable on-air experiences and look ahead to the future. WLRH Community Newsroom producer Kathy Jones also takes us on an audio tour of the Panoply Arts Festival.Slang terms shared by students at Lee High School in Huntsville AL ...forfn. someone who says they will do something but doesn't; a flake, a liar. Also v.,toforf.betadj., interj.for sure, yes, okay, good,cool, etc. Often duplicated asbet betorbet bet bet.to cap, capping,cappin'v. to brag,exaggerate about oneself, show off,put on airs, front, floss. Also:no capn. no lie. Fromhigh cap,high-capping.wig-snatchv. to impress or overwhelm someone, especially in a positive way. Alsoto have one's edges snatched. Also adj.wig-snatched;edged.OMM, on my mama, on ma, on God, on me, on babyinterj. I swear or on my honor.say lessv. phr. say no more or stop talking, usually said in the imperative.snack/snak/snacn. an attractive person. You look like a good snack. Also, someone isa whole meal.yeet1.an interjection of surprise, excitement, approval.2.somethingtosaywhenyouhavetrickedsomeone, similar topsych/sike.

This Spring Fund Drive episode of The Public Radio Hour explores the storytelling tradition with powerful tales from program on our main 89.3 FM/HD1 signal, including RadioLab, TED Radio Hour, Snap Judgment and The World Cafe.

On this episode of The Public Radio Hour, we celebrate Women's History Month with interviews from the WLRH Community Newsroom. We'll hear from one of NASA's first female engineers, Dr. Joyce Neighbors, who helped launch Explorer One and America into space. We'll also talk with Dr. Colleen Wilson-Hodge, who leads NASA's Gammy-Ray Burst Monitor team, which recently won the prestigious Rossi Prize for making a ground-breaking discovery that helped prove Albert Einstein's Theory of General Relativity. Huntsville 'womanpreneurs' Joy Ragland and Loreal Jones also pay us a visit to talk about how they are trying to inspire young women, and anyone else, in future business careers. You'll also meet two incredible people through our 'Unfamous Women of History' project.Follow these links to learn more about the people and topics you heard in this episode ...CLICK HERE to learn more about Dr. Joyce Neighbors and other early NASA pioneersCLICK HERE to learn more about gravitational waves and Dr. Colleen Wilson-Hodge's Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor teamdiscoveryCLICK HERE to learn more about the Unfamous Women of History project (stayed tuned, we're doing this again!)CLICK HERE to learn more about Loreal Jones

This episode of The Public Radio Hour celebrates Black History Month through conversations with two of Huntsville's top music educators. WLRH Community Newsroom producer Tim Miller with the "In Tune with TMill" podcast talks with Mario Maitlin of The Maitland Conservatory about how a love for the arts can translate into a career opportunity for young people. Then, Beth Norwood visits with Oakwood University Academy Choir conductor Justin Jordan about music's role in telling the story of America. We'll also get a history lesson on civil rights legend Ruby Sales from the Moments Of The Movement podcast. Find links to more information and listen to the entire episode below...explore civil rights historywith 'Moments Of The Movement'link to The Maitland Conservatorylink to Oakwood University's Choir Program(the Oakwood Academy Choir's Black History concert is Wednesday, February 28th 2018 at 7pm at Oakwood University Church)link to the In Tune With TMill podcast on Soundcloud