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Welcome to the WEOS : Public Radio for the Finger Lakes!
WEOS is a unique broadcast service for the Finger Lakes; by day we provide the best in Public Radio programming, by night the Hobart & William Smith students sneak in and spin the latest rock/alternative/hip-hop/classic/you-name-it. We also provide extensive coverage of special lectures, symposiums, debates (and more) hosted on the HWS campus.
Also check out our sister station: WHWS 105.7FM - the new home for some of our Hobart Statesmen and William Smith Herons sports. If you don't hear it on 89.7, go up to 105.7. If you don't hear it on 105.7, try 89.7. Don't hear it on either? Then there's no game! WHWS also broadcasts other local events, HWS campus events and Radio Bilingue, a Spanish-language service to the Latino community of Geneva.
05/18/08 : Hobart & William Smith COMMENCEMENT
Tune in to WEOS on Sunday May 18th at 10:15am for live coverage of the ceremonies. The event will also be webcast live if you're outside of the Geneva area.
A full schedule of events is available on the HWS website, along with info for parents and for faculty.
This year's speaker is National News Correspondent Bill Whitaker, who over the course of his career has covered every major news event
ranging from the Tiananmen Square uprising to the battlefront in Iraq
and the 2008 Presidential Campaign trail for CBS News with Katie
Couric.
Whitaker will bring his firsthand experience back to
his alma mater on Sunday, May 18 when he offers the Commencement
address to the Hobart and William Smith Colleges Classes of 2008.
Approximately 375 seniors from the two colleges are expected to receive
Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees. The occasion is
Hobart College's 183rd Commencement and the 97th for William Smith
College.
05/08/08 : Expanded NPR News Coverage of Election '08 The NPR 2008 Election Map has been expanded to include Senate races, and WEOS has set up an entire page devoted to the 2008 Election Coverage. Click here for more news, commentaries, information, polls, widgets and podcasts.
The WEOS Jukebox : If you haven't already noticed - most of the special broadcasts WEOS airs are also archived in our "Jukebox". Just click the link on the left that says "Jukebox/Podcast" and you can listen to MP3's of past Fisher Center Lectures, President's Forums, and other special events. A sampling of recent additions includes:
- Dr. Wangari Maathai Nobel Peace Prize winner, and founder of the Green Belt Movement, who joined the President's Forum for her winning of the Elizabeth Blackwell Award.
- Charmaine Royal who joined us April 25th for the Fisher Center Lecture Series.
- The Climate Commitments: Campus & Community Panel Discussion - part of Earth Week at HWS.
- Dr. Anthony Cortese President of Second Nature, came to the April 2nd President's Forum to provide an
informed perspective on the role of environmentally conscious action
and policy in higher education.
- Marianne Hirsch who joined us on March 11th to talk about The Generation of Postmemory for the Fisher Center Lectures.
- Adam Nagourney Nat'l Political Correspondent for The New York Times, who came to HWS for the March 10th President's Forum.
- Elissa Rosenberg who presentation, Walking explored the "geography of memory" for the Fisher Center Lectures series on March 25th.
- Rep. Michael Arcuri who represents the 24th district of New York (including Geneva, Auburn, Utica, Tompkins County and other areas) in the US House of Representatives, who spoke at the Legislative Luncheon presented by the Geneva Area and Seneca County Chambers of Commerce on March 27th.
- Deidre McCalla - an interview & performances, with WEOS's Greg Cotterill, as part of the Live from Geneva concert series
All these presentations have been added to the Jukebox!
Are you a former WEOS staff member / DJ? We want to hear from you! WEOS is putting together a new initiative: Where Are They Now? Show off that you can make it to lofty heights, in spite of your lowly WEOS beginnings. :-) Send us as much of the following info you care to:
- First & Last Name (maiden name, if needed)
- Graduating Year & Major
- Current Address
- Current Phone & E-mail
- Current place of employment (especially if it's in media of any kind)
- Favorite WEOS memory / anecdote / sordid story

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Pledge now and be automatically entered to win a Grand Prize Trip for Two to Italy
One grand prize winner will be awarded Collette Vacations 8-day "Rome and Florence Holiday" tour package for two people on Nov. 28-Dec. 5, 2008. The prize includes round-trip air transportation, hotel accommodations, meals and excursions during the trip. Winners will get to explore Rome and visit many historical landmarks including the Colosseum and the Roman Forum, and attend 'Dinner with the Tenors' opera while enjoying regional delicacies. From Rome tour will continue to the city of Assisi followed by Florence, where the winners get to explore the city's artistic and architectural gems.
Trip Details · Official Contest Rules
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