WYMS (88Nine Radio)/Milwaukee Celebrates 10 Years

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For 10 years, community-supported WYMS has broadcast unique mix of indie, urban and MILWAUKEE music and community stories, with a focus on improving the city. At its 10th birthday celebration this past SUNDAY (2/26), the award-winning station unveiled plans for a series of special events and new programming throughout 2017 to mark its first decade and to highlight MILWAUKEE music and community.

At an on-air celebration held with RADIO MILWAUKEE members at its studios, the station announced several activities this year to commemorate its 10th birthday:

• Holding an all-day free street concert outside its studios on JUNE 24th, with a mix of national and local acts to be announced.

• Unveiling on APRIL 14th (“414 Day”) a new feature to connect MILWAUKEE music to listeners everywhere.

• Launching a new narrative audio and video series, “In The Wings: Bringing Our Community to Center Stage,” that each month will highlight the positive work of MILWAUKEE individuals in a variety of categories, starting MARCH 1st with the city’s food culture.

• Beginning a weeknight show, “88Nine After Nine,” hosted by DJ TARIK MOODY.  It will feature a pioneering new format, combining contemporary urban and Triple A sounds, from 9p to midnight MONDAYS through THURSDAYS.

• Airing the new weekly “Listener Approved” show at 9p FRIDAYS beginning MARCH 5th with MD JUSTIN BARNEY unveiling a top-ten countdown of the station’s best songs as selected by listeners.

• Throwing a benefit gala dinner JUNE 22nd honoring station donors and founders, including co-founder, philanthropist and musician PETER BUFFETT.

“RADIO MILWAUKEE has come so far in just 10 years, from its beginnings in a basement at MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS to our $2.8 million state-of-the art studio and performance complex in the WALKER’S POINT neighborhood,” said Exec. Dir. GLENN KLEIMAN.  “We’re proud that we’ve been able to bring great music and stories to MILWAUKEE for 10 years and have an even greater impact on the MILWAUKEE community.”

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