Celebrating Baltimore's public radio history

WYPR is celebrating its 20th anniversary! The festival includes a new podcast - Wavelength: Baltimore's Public Radio Journey - with interviews reflecting the diverse landscape of local public media.WYPR Digital Content Director Jamyla Krempel traces YPR’s roots as a student-run station at Johns Hopkins and tales collected from current and former radio staffers.Listen to the first episode here. Check out the WYPR timeline here.Then--WYPR’s first morning-show interview, Dr. Marisela Gomez, on why she fought for the community’s voice to be heard in redevelopment 20 years ago, and why it still matters. Learn more about VOLAR - Village of Love and Resistance. The East Baltimore Historical Library works to preserve the community’s history. On Sunday it will hold a storytellers’ brunch on Facebook Live from 2:30 to 4:30 pm.Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472