HD2 Programming Changes

Beginning February 1st, start your weekday mornings off on the right foot Monday through Thursday at 9am: Monday tune in to hear Hearing Voices from NPR, Tuesday spend an hour with Ira Glass and This American Life, Wednesday relieve those days gone by with Florida Frontiers, then stay tune for Court Lewis an American Variety at 9:30am, and Thursday catch up on news of the world with The Changing World. In addition, beginning Monday, NPR’s Tell Me More with host Michel Martin, moves to its new time Monday through Thursday at 1pm.  From international newsmakers to everyday people, from spiritual leaders to foreign correspondents, Tell Me More strives to reveal whole stories from many, different perspectives. Something for everyone, 88.9fm digital HD radio channel 2.

Haiti Immigration Expert to Speak at WQCS Feb. 18

The author of a book about Haitian immigration, “Pride Against Prejudice: Haitians in the United States,” will lecture Feb. 18 as the second guest in the third annual WQCS Speakers Series. Dr. Alex Stepick will share his thought about the earthquake in Haiti and its possible impact on immigration. He is director of the Immigration and Ethnicity Institute at Florida International University in Miami, and a professor of anthropology and sociology. He is co-author of “City on the Edge,” a book about the ways in which immigration changed Miami. The book has received national recognition: the Robert Park Award for the best book on urban sociology, and the Anthony Leeds Award for the best book on urban anthropology. Stepick recently served on a committee on immigrant children for the National Academy of Sciences and has testified before Congress and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee Affairs. His work has been used by the British House of Commons. He will talk at 1 p.m. in the WQCS studios on the campus of Indian River State College, 3209 Virginia Ave., Fort Pierce. Admission is free. The WQCS Lecture Series is funded by the Florida Humanities Council. For details, call 772-462-7822.

WQCS Honors Black History Month

In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement From the East Room of the White House, this one-hour special features highlights from a concert hosted by President and Mrs. Obama in honor of Black History Month. Participants include Natalie Cole, Bob Dylan, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, John Mellencamp, Smokey Robinson, Seal, the Blind Boys of Alabama, the Howard University Choir and others. Morgan Freeman and Queen Latifah will serve as emcees for this concert which will feature songs from the Civil Rights Movement as well as readings from famous Civil Rights speeches and writings. The President will make opening remarks at this concert held in the East Room. The special airs Monday evening at 8pm, February 22, on HD1.

WQCS Airing Series on IRSC’s History

As College Marks 50th Anniversary  WQCS has aired the first in a series of monthly reports about Indian River State College as part of the college’s year-long celebration of its golden anniversary. The first segment, an interview with Maxwell King, the college’s founding president, can be heard by  clicking here. February’s show will focus on Lincoln Junior College, one of the two predecessor institutions of IRSC. Classes began at Lincoln and Indian River junior colleges in 1960. Lincoln was for black students, and Indian River for white. The colleges merged a few years later. The series  on IRSC’s history was prepared by Janie Gould of WQCS. Listen to Story Here