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Weekly Schedule 06/06 – 06/12

BOOKS ON AIR: Best Selling Non-Fiction: TAKING BACK EDEN written by Oliver Houck Great Literature: THE BELLY OF PARIS written by Emile Zola Best Selling Fiction: ANTKIND written by Charlie Kaufman Contemporary Classics: HELL AT THE BREECH written by Tom Franklin  The Book off the Shelf:  THE SUMMER OF BEER AND WHISKEY written by Edward Achorn Little Free Library Book: DEAD BY MORNING written by Dorothy Simpson The Random Book: DEBUSSY: A PAINTER IN SOUND written by Stephen […]

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Weekly Schedule for 11/15 – 11/21

BOOKS ON AIR: Best Selling Non-Fiction: THE FUTURE IS HISTORY: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia written by Marsha Gessen Great Literature: ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST written by Ken Kesey Best Selling Fiction: THE AGE O9F MIRACLES written by Karen Thompson Walker Contemporary Classics: THE SECRET HISTORY written by Donna Tart The Book off the Shelf: COMET'S TALE written by Steven Wolf and Lynette Padwa Little Free Library Book: SOMEWHERE INSIDE: One Sister's Captivity in North […]

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WRBH is back On-Air!

As of yesterday afternoon, power and broadcasting capabilities have been restored at WRBH. However we are still not 100% operational as our staff and volunteers are displaced throughout the country due to Hurricane Ida. So, for this week (09/05 - 09/12), we will be re-airing all programs and book segments that aired the week preceding the storm (08/22-08/29). There will be Newspaper of the Air broadcasts during this time, so […]

todaySeptember 7, 2021 6

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Alternate Schedule for 04/27 – 05/03

Weekday Book 1: BORN TO RUN written by Christopher McDougal (ending Monday)and starting Tuesday...EDWIN EDWARDS: GOVERNOR OF LOUISIANA written by Leo HoneycuttMon- Fri  6:00am - 9:00am THE NEWSPAPER OF THE AIRMon-Sun 9:00am - 10:00am Book 2: AT THE EXISTENTIALIST CAFE written by Sarah BakewellMon-Fri 10:00am - 11:00am Staff Picks | Magazine Rack | Margie's Sci-Fi | WSJ | GroceriesMon-Fri 11:00am - 12:00pm Replay of THE NEWSPAPER OF THE AIRMon-Sun 12:00pm - 1:00pmBook 3: […]

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Alternative Schedule for 04/06 – 04/12

Weekday Book 1: THE FUTILITARIANS written by Anne GislesonMon- Fri  6:00am - 9:00am THE NEWSPAPER OF THE AIRMon-Sun 9:00am - 10:00am Book 2: CUBA ON MY MIND written by Roman de la CampaMon-Fri 10:00am - 11:00am Staff Picks | Magazine Rack | Margie's Sci-Fi | WSJ | GroceriesMon-Fri 11:00am - 12:00pm Replay of THE NEWSPAPER OF THE AIRMon-Sun 12:00pm - 1:00pm Book 3: EMMA by Jane Austen (ending Monday)Book 3: ALL THE KING'S […]

todayApril 7, 2020 6

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This Week on WRBH (12/23 – 12/29)

Special Christmas Eve & Day Broadcasts: Christmas Eve Book # 1: THE MISTLETOE MURDER: AND OTHER STORIES written by P.D. James and read by Charlotte Travieso (Tues 1PM-5PM; Wed 2AM-6AM) Christmas Eve Book # 2: SILENT NIGHT: THE REMARKABLE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914 written by Stanley Weintraub and read by Charlotte Travieso (Tues 6PM - Wed 1:30a) Christmas Day Book:  A CHRISTMAS CAROL written by Charles Dickens and read by Kelley Crawford* Overnight […]

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WRBH Blog: A Saturday Matinee at NOCCA (with Video!)

Brothers from the Bottom Meets The Blind Communitywritten by David Benedetto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf2BoY5fEm8&feature=em-upload_owner  ***This past Saturday, the WRBH staff gathered at a table in the lobby of NOCCA's Lupin Theatre and paced around the echo-prone lobby.  Our eyes were glued to the torrent of rain and wind that had decidedly settled over the city so close to showtime. We waited hoping anxiously the water wouldn't keep anyone from making it. Sure […]

todayJuly 1, 2015 6

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Blog: WRBH and Wendell Pierce Come Together To Help Blind Community

Wendell Pierce invites local blind community to his upcoming play with free tickets           Actor Wendell Pierce is inviting the local blind community to enjoy his upcoming play Brothers from the Bottom with free tickets to the June 27th matinee performance. Pierce generously donated 100 tickets to WRBH 88.3 FM Reading Radio, a New Orleans-based non-profit and national resource for the visually impaired for which he has become a prominent supporter.  Brothers from the Bottom, which is […]

todayJune 4, 2015 4

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WRBH Volunteer Spotlight: Geoff Worden

Written by Sarah Holtz           For our new podcast segment, “WRBH Volunteer of the Month,” I sat down with Geoff Worden, to talk with him about his experiences as a beloved on-air reader, proud father, and wine wayfarer.  How long have you been reading for WRBH?I have been volunteering at WRBH for about two years. I know I’ve gone through two seasons of doing the promos for Tulane Women’s Basketball and the […]

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WRBH 88.3 FM, Radio for the Blind and Print Handicapped, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is the only full-time reading service on the FM dial in the United States. At WRBH, our mission is to turn the printed word into the spoken word so that the blind and print handicapped receive the same ease of access to current information as their sighted peers.

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