Rediscovered Radio: Women’s Voices, Women’s Music in the WYSO Archives

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Latest Episodes:

Women's Music of the Past Four Decades Jun 04, 2024

Cohosts Jocelyn Robinson and Juliet Fromholt have an audio preview of the next few episodes, which dive deep into women’s music of the past four decades.

Bonus Episode: A conversation with Suzanne Hopkins May 21, 2024

Take a trip down Memory Lane with Suzanne Hopkins of the Hotmud Family.

Bonus Episode: A conversation with Neenah Ellis May 07, 2024

In this bonus episode of Rediscovered Radio: Women's Voices, Women's Music in the WYSO Archives, an interview between co-host Jocelyn Robinson and WYSO’s former general manager, Neenah Ellis.

Folk Music for the Folks Apr 23, 2024

In the 1970s, Celtic music found a home on WYSO’s airwaves alongside bluegrass, and numerous other genres. It was a love for Celtic music that brought Phyllis Brzozowska to WYSO, and eventually to presenting concerts for the Dayton community. Those concerts led to the creation of Cityfolk, a local organization that celebrated music from a variety of folk traditions.

Musical Roots Women Apr 09, 2024

In the early-mid 1970s, WYSO was the site of an explosion in bluegrass and old-time music, both on the air and at venues throughout the Miami Valley.

Making Change: Women’s Voices on WYSO Mar 26, 2024

Over the past 66 years, WYSO made the transition from a student-run college radio station to community radio to the Miami Valley’s major public media outlet, and the WYSO Archives holds the chronicle of that transition.

Coming Soon: Rediscovered Radio: Women’s Voices, Women’s Music in the WYSO Archives Mar 21, 2024

In our upcoming six episode podcast, hosts Juliet Fromholt and Jocelyn Robinson will share gems from WYSO’s extensive archive, featuring the work of women musicians, and women hosts and presenters in different stages of the station’s history. The podcast series will celebrate women’s voices past and present, and look at the role those voices were given in the local and national music scenes with a critical lens.