Programming

Sharon Preston-Folta delves into her passions for music, the arts, and radio with her programs Radio Reset and TownTalk Tampa Bay  “Music is as essential as water, air, and food… It’s a part of my life, it’s in my DNA.” Sharon Preston-Folta does not shy away from expressing her passion for music, with an extensive […]

This Wednesday, December 28 at 9am, we’ll talk to Gene Jones, President of Florida Veterans for Common Sense. He’ll tell us about their new Common Sense News and about the attempts of Mosaic to move their phosphate mining into DeSoto county. On the second half of the show we’ll be talking with Professor Michael Butler […]

Tuesday 12-27-22 from 11 am until 1pm WSLR 96.5 Sarasota, and WBPV 100.1 West Bradenton from 11:03 am until 1:00 p.m. (EST). Also available on our App (Android and IOS); and for two weeks on WSLR Archives: https://archive.wslr.org/ The first our we are playing music for the movies: “Habla con ella”; “Mission Impossible”, “Motorcycle Diaries”, […]

I’ve seen thousands of reviews over the years, but this actually explains “A Deadhead”… “REVIEW: stella As a new fan of the Dead it was years before I realized the importance of the tears streaming down the face of the girl beside me. She seemed to be having a religious experience. Now I know why” […]

Happy Holidays to you! On this show we play “the hits” by Tipica 73, Eddie Palmieri, Ruben Blades, Celia Cruz, Ray Barretto, Los Van Van, Arturo Sandoval, Cheo Feliciano, Johnny Pacheco and more, and mix them in with Holiday Favorites. The sketch is me, in the 70’s, the days of the original Latin Explosion show […]

Our guest on Peace & Justice Wednesday morning December 21 will be Rabbi Barry Silver of congregation L’Dor Va-Dor of Boynton Beach. Rabbi Silver and his co-plaintiffs are suing Florida over the state’s new ban on most abortions after 15 weeks, saying it violates their religious principles. Religious resistance against anti-abortion laws is an unusual […]

I’ve seen thousands of reviews over the years, but this actually explains “A Deadhead”… “REVIEW: stella As a new fan of the Dead it was years before I realized the importance of the tears streaming down the face of the girl beside me. She seemed to be having a religious experience. Now I know why” […]

Interview #1 with Mario Grillo (Machito Orchestra) and Harvey Averne (Coco Records) on Lalo Rodriguez, Puerto Rican singer and musician who passed away Tuesday. RIP Lalo! Interview #2 with Sammy Figueroa about the life and music of Carlos “Patato” Valdes. Sammy followed Patato in Herbie Mann’s band! Plus, the music of Omara Portuondo, Daniel Ponce […]

Tuesday 12-13-23 from 11 am until 1pm WSLR 96.5 Sarasota, and WBPV 100.1 West Bradenton from 11:03 am until 1:00 p.m. (EST). Also available on our App (Android and IOS); and for two weeks on WSLR Archives: https://archive.wslr.org/ We are playing Holiday and Sacred Music that is played throughout Spain, and Latin America. The two […]

I’ve seen thousands of reviews over the years, but this actually explains “A Deadhead”… “REVIEW: stella As a new fan of the Dead it was years before I realized the importance of the tears streaming down the face of the girl beside me. She seemed to be having a religious experience. Now I know why” […]