WMNF Under New Management

"WMNF just announced that Randi Zimmerman is the new GM. She used to work with VOA, a US imperialist propaganda medium."

Alvaro Montealegre

Commercialize WMNF - Tampa

Two Worlds Indigenous Radio Program was forced off of the air; Urban Cafe (Black/Latino Talk) successful show, was cancelled; Sunday morning Black Talk was broken up and replaced with white folk/ballad music; they took out the only Latino show playing during the day. Right now there are only two daytime Black shows, out of 39- Sonday through Saturday. And, that is only part of the harmful changes that are being implemented; the stated goal is totally destructive; their aim is to commercialize WMNF and to get rid of "diversity" and "peace and social justice" as principles in our mission.

Alvaro N Montealegre

Palestine Refugees Enter Ybor City

Local Treasures Dezeray Lyn and Alvaro Montealegre

Palestine Solidarity Activists re-inact the expulsion of

 Palestinians from their homeland. Downtown to Ybor. 

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Support Fairness in Employment and Programming at WMNF

We, the undersigned, listeners, programmers, producers, technical volunteers, etc and lovers and supporters of WMNF 88.5 FM, call on the Station to institute fair and equitable integration of the staff (hired and volunteer personnel) during the day at this community radio station (WMNF 88.5 FM) and we demand proportional integration of the programming crew at the Station, during prime time hours (6:00 AM to 7:00 PM) to be implemented immediately.

We the undersigned, also demand the reinstatement of Alvaro Montealegre, long time fighter for these issues, to his volunteer position of Coordinator of Training and Scheduling of control board operators.

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Norwood Orrick's Solidarity Sunday

Tampa's Monthly Worker Meetup is Back! Worker activist Ashley Whitney will be hosting, along with  IBEW 824 Steward Bill Perry and this blog. Next Sunday at Lee's Grocery in Tampa Heights. info
Pic: Our founder Norwood Orrick with Alvaro Montealegre, Ronny Elliott 
and Jake Verso.

WMNF Has A Long Road To Travel

WMNF has 65 hours of prime time programming and only 3 of those hours are by programmers of Color (African Americans and Muslim Americans).

The News program has been cut to 15 minutes and 5 of those are dedicated to NPR. How can we realistically cover a diverse community of some 4 million people with such little time?

We are demanding a one hour program with 5 minute reports on the environment, People of Color, housing/homelessness, foreclosures, poverty/food distribution, immigration, women's issues, etc.

We are also demanding integration of the staff of 15 with only two People of Color. Thank you for your support!

Alvaro Montealegre