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Playlist

December 20, 2012

6:00 AM
*********
Artist : *****6am*****
Album : *************
Label :
6:07 AM
Bittersweet
Artist : Big Head Todd and the Monsters
Album : Sister Sweetly
Label : Giant / Reprise
6:13 AM
The Jailer
Artist : Erin McKeown
Album : Manifestra
Label : TVP
6:16 AM
Listing
Artist : Minus the Bear
Album : Infinity Overhead
Label : Dangerbird Records
6:24 AM
Flyaway
Artist : BoDeans
Album : American Made
Label : Free+Alive
6:35 AM
Unconditional
Artist : Willy Porter
Album : High Wire Live
Label : Six Degrees
6:42 AM
Prince Caspian
Artist : Phish
Album : Billy Breathes
Label : Elektra
6:19 AM
Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree
Artist : She & Him
Album : A Very She & Him Christmas
Label : Merge
6:49 AM
2000 Miles
Artist : Pretenders
Album : Singles
Label : Sire
6:57 AM
Baby I Know
Artist : Steve Forbert
Album : Over With You
Label : Blue Corn
7:00 AM
**********
Artist : *****7am*****
Album : **********
Label :
7:07 AM
Natural Forces
Artist : Lyle Lovett
Album : Natural Forces
Label : Curb / Lost Highway
7:12 AM
Little Red Shoes
Artist : Craig Chaquico
Album : Fire Red Moon
Label : Blind Pig
7:19 AM
What Have You Done To Lift Somebody Up
Artist : Paul Thorn
Album : A Long Way From Tupelo
Label : Perpetual Obscurity
7:22 AM
The Hive
Artist : Booker T. Jones
Album : The Road From Memphis
Label : Anti
7:26 AM
The Ghost of You Walks
Artist : Richard Thompson
Album : Best of The Capitol Years
Label : Capitol
7:35 AM
Puerto
Artist : Calexico
Album : Algiers
Label : ANTI-
7:42 AM
I’m Shakin’
Artist : Jack White
Album : Blunderbuss
Label : Columbia Records
7:45 AM
I Can See For Miles
Artist : The Who
Album : Meaty Beaty Big & Bouncy
Label : MCA
7:54 AM
Little Lizzie Mae
Artist : Chris Robinson Brotherhood
Album : The Magic Door
Label : Silver Arrow/Megaforce
8:00 AM
**********
Artist : *****8am*****
Album : **********
Label :
8:07 AM
I Bow Down and Pray to Every Woman I See
Artist : Chuck Prophet
Album : No Other Love
Label : New West Records
8:11 AM
Life Holds On
Artist : Beth Neilsen Chapman
Album : Greatest Hits
Label : Reprise
8:16 AM
Lover of the Light
Artist : Mumford & Sons
Album : Babel
Label : Glassnote
8:27 AM
We Three Kings
Artist : Bob Nave
Album : Ring III - Cincinnati Keyboard Christmas
Label : Cincinnati Public Radio
8:30 AM
The Moon Is Calling
Artist : Nada Surf
Album : The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy
Label : Barsuk
8:32 AM
Tupelo Honey
Artist : Van Morrison
Album : Tupelo Honey
Label : Polydor / Exile
8:41 AM
Mary Had a Baby
Artist : Bruce Cockburn
Album : Christmas
TrackNumber : 1
Label : Columbia Records
8:45 AM
Right Where You Are
Artist : Bonnie Bishop
Album : Free
Label : Bonnie Bishop
8:49 AM
Dig that Crazy Santa Claus
Artist : The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Album : Dig that Crazy Christmas
Label : Surfdog
8:55 AM
Never Alone
Artist : Jeff Beck
Album : Emotion & Commotion
Label : Atco

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Local News
3:07 pm
Wed February 15, 2012

Art Academy of Cincinnati Gets New President

The Art Academy of Cincinnati has a new president.  He is John Sullivan, who comes to Cincinnati from the Watkins College of Art, Design and Film in Nashville.  Sullivan notes that the art academy was a pioneer in moving several years ago to the city's Over-the-Rhine neighborhood from its long-time home next to the Cincinnati Art Museum in Eden Park.  He tells WNKU's Steve Hirschberg that after such a bold move, as he calls it, the academy now  has plenty of company in its new neighborhood.

Local News
10:34 am
Tue February 14, 2012

Valentine's Day from Loveland, Ohio

Sending a Valentine’s Day card is one of the most traditional ways to say “I Love You”.

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Local News
3:25 pm
Mon February 13, 2012

Black Brigade Helped Defend Cincinnati During Civil War

Credit The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

In 1862, during the Civil War, Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky faced the likelihood of an invasion by Confederate troops.  But the area was able to avoid a military confrontation, thanks to volunteers who came forward to defend the city and to  help bolster its fortifications.  Among those volunteers was a group of local African-Americans that came to be known as The Black Brigade.  As part of the commemoration of Black History Month, WNKU's Steve Hirschberg talked about this historical episode with Richard Cooper, Interpretive Services Manager at Cincinnati's National Underground Railroad

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Local News
1:11 pm
Fri February 10, 2012

Facebook Timeline a must for users

The popular social networking site,  Facebook is getting ready for another big change and maybe it's already happened for you. Facebook's Timeline will be mandatory for users.

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Local News
10:42 am
Fri February 10, 2012

Mammoth Cave National Park Has $62 Million Economic Impact on Region

A new study compiled for the National Park Service shows Mammoth Cave National Park generates $62 million  a year for the South-Central Kentucky area. The park is located about halfway between Louisville and Nashville, near I-65. Vickie Carson is the park's Public Information Officer.  In this Postcard story,  WNKU's Steve Hirschberg asked Carson about the findings of the economic impact study.

Local News
4:27 pm
Thu February 9, 2012

First Free Arts Sampler Coming Up This Weekend

This Saturday, the first in a series of three free arts sampler days takes place around the Cincinnati area.  Rebecca Bromels is Director of Communications for Artswave.  Bromels tells WNKU's Steve Hirschberg that all three sampler days take place on Saturdays.

Local News
10:00 am
Tue February 7, 2012

dunnhumbyUSA Near Deal to Stay in Downtown Cincinnati

dunnhumbyUSA is working on a formal agreement with the city of Cincinnati, the state of Ohio and 3CDC to keep its headquarters downtown but in a new location. WNKU's Steve Hirschberg talked with Stuart Aitken, the company's CEO.

Local News
12:00 pm
Mon February 6, 2012

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Touts Record of Helping Ohio

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack says his department is doing everything it can to help grow Ohio's economy and to help improve the state's rural areas.  Vilsack talked with WNKU's Steve Hirschberg in the wake of President Obama's recent State of the Union Address.

 

Local News
11:41 am
Fri February 3, 2012

Super Bowl Football and All NFL Footballs Are Made in Ohio

Sunday night's Super Bowl,  just like every Super Bowl before it, will be played with a football made in the small town of Ada in Northwest Ohio. That's where the Wilson company has been making all of the NFL's official footballs since 1955. WNKU's Steve Hirschberg talked with company spokeswoman Molly Wallace.

Music News
11:14 am
Mon January 30, 2012

Local Musician Visits WNKU for Live Performance and Interview

Local songwriter and musician Josh Eagle of "Josh Eagle and the Harvest City" was in the WNKU studios last Friday to perform live. Afterwards WNKU's Steve Hirschberg sat down with him for an interview. Eagle was asked when he first realized he that wanted to make music his career.

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