By Fritz ByersEach week, Fritz exchanges thoughts with Aly Krajewski about the Song of the Week featured on Jazz Spectrum Saturday.Dear Aly, At a recent Let’s Get Acquainted team-building exercise (don’t ask), the moderator stole a question from the NYT Book Review regular feature, By the Book, in which a writer is asked a series of probing queries. She presented the group with the inquiry: “You’ve having a dinner party. Read More
By Savannah PackmanAre you looking for a new drama to binge? Maybe you’re yearning for your next romance ship. Or maybe you’re searching for the next big mystery that leaves you guessing at every turn. What if I told you your next favorite show is available to you on WGTE Passport right now? You may be thinking, what is that and why do I need a passport? Luckily for you, WGTE Passport is fast, easy, and simple to join and understand. Read More
Each week, Fritz exchanges thoughts with Aly Krajewski about the Song of the Week featured on Jazz Spectrum Saturday.By Fritz ByersDear Aly,
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By Richard PatonThe best documentaries not only take a deep dive into their subject matter – they provide context, both social and political, and examine the ramifications or fallout from the subject at hand.
There is no better example than “Disco – Soundtrack of a Revolution,” a three-part documentary series that aired on WGTE-HD. Read More
Each week, Fritz exchanges thoughts with Aly Krajewski about the Song of the Week featured on Jazz Spectrum Saturday.Song of the Week – “Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most” – Music by Tommy Wolf, Lyrics by Fran Landesman Dear Aly, Last week at dinner, a friend and I were talking about Salman Rushdie’s new book, Knife, an extended and moving reflection on an extremist’s demented attempt to stab him to death, thirty years after the fatwa that was decreed against him for the act of publishing a work of imaginative fiction. Read More
“Magic of the Old West End” explores the remarkable history of Toledo’s Old West End TOLEDO, OHIO – June 26, 2024 – Join WGTE Public Media as it presents Toledo Stories: Magic of the Old West End, a documentary that delves into the remarkable history of Toledo’s Old West End. It will premiere on WGTE HD on Thursday, June 27 at 8 p.m. Read More
Each week, Fritz exchanges thoughts with Aly Krajewski about the Song of the Week featured on Jazz Spectrum Saturday.Dear Aly,
As we age, and our gears begin slightly to slip, it can lead to some wonderful suspended-in-mid-air exchanges. I was recently on the periphery of one.
We were showing off the downtown riverfront park development. Admittedly, it IS disorienting. But:
“You pretty much cover the waterfront.”
“I love that movie.”
“Which movie” Read More
This documentary is directed and produced by Holly Hey and chronicles the grassroots efforts to support Toledoans with HIV/AIDS during the AIDS epidemic TOLEDO, OHIO – June 14, 2024 – Join WGTE Public Media as it presents “Sister Eileen and Her Boyz,” a 30-minute documentary about the grassroots efforts to support Toledoans during the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This documentary is produced and directed by independent producer Holly Hey and will premiere on WGTE HD at 3 p.m. Read More
Each week, Fritz exchanges thoughts with Aly Krajewski about the Song of the Week featured on Jazz Spectrum Saturday.By Fritz ByersDear Aly,
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