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WBHM's goal is to raise the final $50,000 to purchase and install a brand new state-of-the-art, energy-efficient transmitter.
WBHM Bids Farewell to Janae Pierre
Janae Pierre is leaving WBHM join WNYC, the NPR station in New York City, to host a new daily podcast. She sits down with Andrew Yeager to reflect on her time in Birmingham.
Andrew Yeager named first managing editor of WBHM
Andrew Yeager has been named the first managing editor of WBHM 90.3 FM as the station enters its 45th year of sharing news with Alabama audiences.
Design the 2021 WBHM Pint Glass and Mug!
It’s that time again! We are thrilled to continue our popular pint glass series by inviting Birmingham artists to submit their best designs for our next pint glass! How do you “see” WBHM? What’s your vision of public radio in the heart Alabama? Where does your imagination take you when you listen to public radio? […]
Nine New Programs Coming to WBHM beginning March 7
Nine new programs are coming to WBHM beginning Saturday, March 7. It’s Been a Minute with Sam Sanders, Sound Opinions, Bluegrass Breakdown, Highway 61, Ask Me Another, The Splendid Table, Travel with Rick Steves, and On Being are scheduled for weekends, and weeknights will now include Marketplace. In addition, classical music will begin at 8 […]
CPB, NPR Partner With Public Media Stations To Launch Gulf States Newsroom, With Hub At WBHM In Birmingham
Public media stations WBHM in Birmingham, Alabama, Mississippi Public Broadcasting in Jackson, Mississippi, and WWNO in New Orleans and WRKF in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, have joined together to launch the Gulf States Newsroom. With support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and NPR, this innovative collaboration will increase coverage of news events in a region […]
One Small Step: “There is more to you…”
Nicole Watkins has mobility issues as a result of spina bifida. She identifies as a liberal with strong feelings about healthcare. Austin Suellentrop, a self-identified conservative, has strong feelings about abortion.
WBHM Wins Five Regional Murrow Awards
WBHM has won five 2018 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards presented by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) for the region including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. The awards recognize the best electronic journalism produced by radio, television and online news organizations around the world. RTDNA has been honoring outstanding achievements in electronic journalism […]
Totally Need NPR – A Music Video from WBHM
If you totally need NPR and WBHM, make your donation today. And when you do, thanks!
WBHM Wins 16 Alabama AP Awards
Public Radio WBHM 90.3 FM won seven first place and nine second place Alabama Associated Press Media Editor awards at a ceremony held June 17, 2017. “It’s wonderful to have earned recognition on such a broad range of initiatives, from noteworthy reporting to public service,” says WBHM News Director Gigi Douban. “For us here at […]
Christopher Davis – One Artist, Two Designs
Birmingham native Christopher Davis is the featured artist for WBHM’s Spring 2017 Fund Drive. This time, however, we’re doing something a little different. Davis has created two designs for the station — one will be featured on a mug and the other will be featured on a pint glass. You can have either one (or […]
A Message from WBHM GM Chuck Holmes, 03/09/17
March is Women’s History Month. If you’re familiar with the history of public radio, you know that four of NPR’s earliest voices were women: Susan Stamberg, Cokie Roberts, Linda Wertheimer and Nina Totenberg. They are known affectionately as the Founding Mothers, and they are still on the air. They started out, along with NPR, […]
A Message from WBHM GM Chuck Holmes, 2/14/17
Forty years ago, here’s what Alabamians were loving on Valentine’s Day: Rocky was the box-office blockbuster at movie theaters, Leon Uris’ novel about Ireland, Trinity, was the bestseller in bookstores, “Torn Between Two Lovers” topped the Billboard chart. (Sorry for putting that song in your head.) And Public Radio WBHM 90.3 FM was just […]
A Message from WBHM GM Chuck Holmes, 1/25/17
There’s been much discussion and discord in America in recent weeks about “fake news” and “alternative facts” and the role of the news media in an increasingly complex and polarized world. Perhaps it’s been a topic of conversation in your home or workplace. We’ve been talking about it at WBHM, too. Our journalists at WBHM […]
A message from Charles W. Holmes, WBHM’s new General Manager
My arrival in Birmingham coincided with last weekend’s snow and ice storm. But that frigid weather was no match for the warm welcome my wife Sarah and I have received from so many in Birmingham as we make this our new home. I’m so excited about the future of WBHM/WSGN and thrilled to lead the […]
Meet the Host of 1A: Joshua Johnson
Meet Joshua Johnson, the host of 1A -- a new program which will succeed The Diane Rehm Show.
WBHM Names Holmes General Manager
Charles W. “Chuck” Holmes, a veteran journalist and newsroom leader at NPR in Washington, D.C., has been named the General Manager of Public Radio WBHM 90.3 FM, the listener-supported service of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Holmes will direct the operations of WBHM and the Alabama Radio Reading Service, a resource for the blind […]
We’ve Got a New Look!
Public Radio WBHM 90.3 FM – Your NPR News Station – is turning 40 this year. There have been a lot of changes in radio through the last four decades, and we at WBHM have not only kept pace, but plan to keep growing right along with the ever-evolving media landscape. That’s why we’ve spent […]
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