WGTE Public Media

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For over 40 years, WGTE has been a trusted source of information, music, and entertainment - a valued and vital service that provides award-winning programming to Northwest Ohio, Southeast Michigan and beyond.

Series

Caption: Dr. Louise Toppin
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Dr. Louise Toppin, noted soprano and professor of voice at the University of Michigan, is our guide for a celebration of some of our most historically significant African American composers.

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104 Pieces

"Living American Composers: New Music from Bowling Green" is a radio series devoted to living American composers and their works. Update: all of Season Ten is now available for auditioning/download!

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307 Pieces

"Celebrating the connections we make through the people we meet."


Latest Pieces

Caption: Augusta Read Thomas, Credit: Anthony Barlich
Two-time Composer in Residence for the BGSU New Music Festival, Augusta Read Thomas (a.k.a. "Gusty") joins us to introduce her work.

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  • Added: Apr 04, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
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Meet the youngest guest of The Rough Draft Diaries, 9-year-old Leila and her non-profit Leila's Promise. An organization that looks to empower and ...

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  • Added: Mar 28, 2022
  • Length: 06:09
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Jennifer Higdon, Credit: Andrew Bogard
Pulitzer and Grammy-winning composer Jennifer Higdon joins us for a sampling of recent recordings of her music.

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  • Added: Mar 28, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
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Lucas County CASA – Court Appointed Special Advocates – is a non-profit organization of volunteers who work for the juvenile court judges to advoca...

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  • Added: Mar 22, 2022
  • Length: 06:17
  • Purchases: 1
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Knock-Out Parkinson’s is a therapeutic boxing program for individuals of varying ages diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. We discover the origins o...

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  • Added: Mar 14, 2022
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 1
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Airing just a day after International Women's Day, we're talking to the Glass City Rollers, Toledo's Premier Flat Track Women's Roller Derby League!

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  • Added: Mar 07, 2022
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 1
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Dean Davis likes to create art murals and complete restoration projects. He has worked on projects like the Muhammed Ali/Mike Tyson mural for Soul ...

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  • Added: Feb 28, 2022
  • Length: 06:15
  • Purchases: 1
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Valerie Thompson is a native Toledoan and a graphic designer at ProMedica, but she's more than a graphic designer, she's the environmental designer...

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  • Added: Feb 22, 2022
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 1
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Since it began in 1988, TOLEDO EXCEL, a scholarship incentive program at The University of Toledo, has been striving to prepare underrepresented st...

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  • Added: Feb 14, 2022
  • Length: 05:59
  • Purchases: 1
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On this episode of The Rough Draft Diaries, we tell the story of Chuck Ealey's long and winding road to the College Football Hall. Especially long ...

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  • Added: Feb 07, 2022
  • Length: 06:40
  • Purchases: 1