Episode 71: "News Roundup"

SHOW NOTES Episode 071 • October 27, 2025     FIRST STRAIN   News ‘n’ Notes:   • NC State’s oldest marcher enters second season   https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article312274350.html https://www.youtube.com/shorts/30dEckYWZrk   • Linde among Grammy award semifinalists   https://cdn.grammymuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/09163920/130254940_2026_grammy_museum_x_mea_semifinalists_final.pdf https://www.facebook.com/lisa.linde.5099/posts/pfbid02L3sh2sJPM7qmben4kVkziD5S1PFZJGbPjS5JYAYQhLkNpAxyyUFBNUX43qY8zpYTl   • UMass-Lowell marching band escapes bus fire, performs afterward   https://www.wcvb.com/article/bus-umass-lowell-band-fire-westwood-massachusetts/69090336 https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/bus-carrying-umass-lowell-students-catches-fire-westwood/T4AGT5RPOBHDLJCAQCZ5H624QY/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNiQNhleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFWN1hLOG9qR01JdEtKSFd4AR6hiapJHiHv_Ij1WALw5RLuh_eckMOeJ7Xm1Dqo0koJySpshEjsSOFUSbs3Qw_aem_xL5NDpu4UP2IChGJ_1HtPw https://www.facebook.com/kristen.sardynski/posts/pfbid02pd8zXb3TCS7Kjh89T3VGjc4fty6HYseXgfxtFWLhUi3kY8bLcbJm6qxvZf24Pvq7l VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeRsRmiBEwk   • Bethune-Cookman band departs Band of the Year contest   https://hbcusports.com/2025/10/07/another-hbcu-band-bows-out-of-espn-competition/ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1094616625992905&set=a.430022375785670 https://www.blackenterprise.com/bethune-cookman-withdraws-espn-competition/ https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/bethune-cookman-withdraws-from-espn-band-of-the-year-competition/ar-AA1ObfsI https://clutchpoints.com/hbcu/another-hbcu-band-director-falls-out-of-favor-with-espns-band-of-the-year   • Protesting clarinetist detained by DHS   https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/portland-ice-clarinet-arrested-protest-b2845329.html https://katu.com/news/local/portland-clarinet-player-charged-with-alleged-assault-on-federal-officer-near-ice-office-oregon-trump-national-guard-immigration https://www.koin.com/news/portland/clarinetist-playing-ghostbusters-arrested-at-ice-facility/       SECOND STRAIN /TRIO   Topic: A brief programming note, about hiatuses (hiati?)     DOGFIGHT / CODA   Topic: Nebraska football coach notices his school’s band   www.youtube.com/shorts/o08xA9WLoZA       FOLLOW US!   BandWagon RSS feed: feed.podbean.com/heyband/feed.xml BandWagon website: heyband.podbean.com BandWagon on Facebook: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555170345309 BandWagon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rhammerton1 BandWagon on BlueSky: bsky.app/profile/heybandwagon.bsky.social Rob (“HammertonMedia”) on Facebook: facebook.com/HammertonMedia   SUBSCRIBE TO BANDWAGON!   www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/eg706GUVzixV   WE GOT MERCH!   Visit www.teepublic.com/user/bandwagon-with-rob-hammerton -or- go to teepublic.com and search “bandwagon”   SEND US YOUR FEEDBACK!   Email: [email protected] Voicemail: speakpipe.com/HeyBandWagon