Contact: Deepa Fernandes Phone number: 212-209-2812
Email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] More information: www.wbai.org A NEW DAY AT WBAI-PACIFICA RADIO YOUNG SOUTH ASIAN WOMAN TAKES REINS OF DRIVE-TIME RADICAL RADIO! STARTS JUNE 13 Deepa Fernandes continues WBAI�s progressive morning tradition New York, NY, June 8, 2005 � New York�s Pacifica station, WBAI (99.5 FM) is pleased to announce that Wake Up Call, the longest running independent drive-time show in NYC, is coming to a radio near you in a revamped form starting June 13. Wake Up Call listeners have been tuning in since 1988 for news and views that are often times heard no where else in the American media landscape. The revitalized three-hour program will continue to air Monday through Friday, from 6am � 9am. Although the time and place on your radio dial will remain the same, Wake Up Call is experiencing a true shake-up. Carrying on in the tradition of Democracy Now�s Amy Goodman as Wake Up Call hands the reins over to a fresh new voice, newly-appointed host, international journalist Deepa Fernandes. Many listeners know Fernandes as the former host of Pacifica�s Free Speech Radio News. This 29 year old South Asian resident of Harlem [...] Fernandes has a track record of going where few reporters venture, to bring a truly global perspective to listeners. In 2002, she was there when the East Timorese won their independence. In 2003, she spent a month in Venezuela providing up-to-the-minute reporting on the oppositions strike. Last year, she reported from Haiti as President Aristide was forcibly removed from his country. She has reported from the Mexican jungles, the Ecuadorean highlands, the forbidden streets of Havana and the slums of her native India. Fernandes� reporting has also helped Pacifica listeners keep a close eye on national politics. She brought Pacifica and its 100-plus affiliates live coverage of the presidential elections, from the primaries, through the debates, election night, and the State of the Union. The progressive media community is full of praise for Fernandes� shake �em up style: �Deepa will wake us up with go-get-'em grace and good smarts. It's great news she�s on board. Wake up NOW!�� Laura Flanders, host, Laura Flanders Show, Air America Radio "Deepa's fresh new voice and proven journalistic talent will bring NY radio listeners the Wake Up Call they simply won't get any place else! She is a seasoned, unembedded, international journalist who bridges the diverse communities of the WBAI listening area.� --Amy Goodman, host "Democracy Now!", former co-host "Wake Up Call" Not near a radio but in front of a computer? Stream Wake Up Call live each morning through www.wbai.org . WBAI listeners will be treated to reports on issues in their communities, the nation and the world. The new show will keep a firm eye on the corridors of power, from Washington DC to Albany to the NY City Hall while taking the traditional call-in format and mixing it up in a new innovation called �Radio Blogging.� Local independent artists, as well as foreign artists, will perform live at the broadcast studio. True to Pacifica Radio�s 50-year tradition of prize-winning investigative journalism, the new morning show will provide additional thought-provoking information about underlying political and economic forces behind the headlines. Fernandes� production team will include executive producer Sharan Harper, producer/engineer Errol Maitland, and news editor Leslie George. The team also expects to draw from the more than 50 other radio program producers currently at WBAI. Friday mornings is hosted by award winning and veteran journalist Mario Murillo. 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