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Cliff Roles’ Talk of the Sun Coast
Moves to WSLR

Cliff Roles’ Talk of the Sun Coast Moves to WSLR The popular radio talk show ‘Talk of the Sun Coast’ formerly heard on 1220AM WIBQ from September 2004 through February 2007, will begin broadcasting on WSLR-LP 96.5 on February 26, 2007. Cliff Roles ‘Talk of the Sun Coast’ will be broadcast live Monday thru Friday from 2 to 3 pm on 96.5 FM WSLR (http://www.wslr.org), Sarasota's own community radio station.

Cliff Roles is a narrator, audiobook-reader and voiceover specialist, and is pleased to be Master of Ceremonies/Auctioneer at community events and fundraisers. He also writes a monthly column for SCENE Magazine. Since moving from Germany to Sarasota five years ago, the native Englishman has performed in various plays and musicals at the Golden Apple Dinner Theatre, the Players of Sarasota, the Manatee Players and the Backlot. In February 2007 Cliff was again Ringmaster of Circus Sarasota for A Decade Of Excellence, its 10th anniversary season.


Sarasota Earthdance 2006


To learn more, visit the Earthdance website at www.srqearthdance.com

Sarasota Earthdance was held on September 16th on the grounds of the Crosley Mansion. It was a wonderful event filled with music, dancing, and good spirits. WSLR was one of the beneficiary's of the event this year. Organizers of the event, Matthew Reynolds and Normen Schindowski, presented the station with a check for $1300 at WSLR's First Annual Volunteer Appreciation Event in October. Thanks to Normen and Matthew and all the other hard-working volunteers that made this event possible.





WSLR's Youngest DJ makes the Guinness Book of World Records

WSLR is proud to now be the home of "The World's Youngest Radio DJ" - an official Guinness World Record designation awarded to Joshua Rabow who hosts "The Saturday Morning Cartoon Show" with his older brother Aaron on the first and third Saturdays of every month from 9-10 a.m. Joshua and Aaron launched the show back in March when Joshua was still 7 years-old and Aaron was 10.

The idea to approach Guinness was actually Joshua's own idea after his dad, Steve Rabow, suggested in jest that Joshua was probably the youngest D.J. in the world. But when Joshua asked his dad if he thought there might be a chance to get into the Guinness Record Book Steve took the question very seriously. Their efforts paid off and now the "title" belongs to our (and the world's) youngest radio D.J. In 2005, when he was 6 years-old, Joshua was a Florida Studio Theater's Young Playwright Festival Award Winner beating out over 5000 other plays submitted from around the world. His play was titled: "How To Keep Your Pants Up!" Joshua and Aaron attend New Gate School. Congratulations again from all of us at WSLR!!




Low on power, high on enthusiasm

Scrappy radio station offers Sarasota an eclectic mix of programs -- all on a budget of $25,000.

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WSLR Sees a Lot of Potential Strength in Low-Power FM

Florida Media Project reports "Sarasota Radio Station Sees a Lot of Potential Strength in Low-Power FM."

"On-air personnel at one of this West Coast city’s newest local radio stations identify it repeatedly not just by its call letters – WSLR – but also by its license category – LPFM, which stands for low-power FM.

"The station is a unique animal in the Sarasota audio jungle – and one of just a few in all of Florida listening land."


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WMNF radio broadcasts show on WSLR LPFM

WMNF radio in Tampa broadcasts a show about WSLR including information and interviews.


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