WWOZ brings together our local, national and international supporters into a distinctive community that celebrates and strengthens the music, musicians, culture and culture bearers of New Orleans.
You can't slow down growth, and 'OZ is growing by leaps and bounds. Our
studio and office space is growing, too, so WWOZ has gone to work with
hammers and saws instead of broadcast trucks and mics.
We have plans for many areas in our French Market home. We need to make roo...
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Michelle Baker is the owner of the Swan River Yoga Studio on Magazine Street, where she teaches yoga during the week. After the storm, she wanted to expand her practice beyond Magazine street and into some of the harder-hit neighborhoods of New Orleans.
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Rain or Shine is a community organization that is looking to turn many of the city's blighted properties into community gardens. Today we take a trip to the garden where volunteers work with kids, teaching them the basics of gardening.
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The Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum has teamed up with several New Orleans Public Schools to teach kids design concepts by using hands-on projects.
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Youth radio reporter Kadija Garner explores the issue of teen pregnancy in New Orleans. What are the options for pregnant teens? How are teen mothers judged by others and by themselves?
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During Jazz Fest, WWOZ celebrates two of the senses that give our city soul
— food and music. We’re creating a cookbook of recipes from local New
Orleans musicians. We want our local musicians to be part of the excitement
by submitting their favorite recipes for the cookboo...
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Youth radio reporter James Oliver tells the story of his relationship with his father, who has been absent for the bulk of James's life — in part due to a stay in prison.
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The Essence Festival
The Essence Festival is a celebration of African American music and culture
that takes place during the Fourth of July weekend at the Superdome in New
Orleans. "The Party with a Purpose," as the Essence Fest is called, includes
seminars, work shops and...
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A New Orleans R&B Revue
Back in the '50s, it was the Big Beat Sound of New Orleans that excited young
radio listeners around the country. Many of those bands and performers are
well into their seventies and eighties these days, and rarely if ever
perform. Now there is a ch...
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