YSU Board of Trustees Meeting

The YSU Board of Trustees Institutional Engagement Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 3 at 12:30 pm; and the General Meeting will be held later that day at 5:00 pm. The YSU Board of Trustees could address WYSU business at these meetings.
WYSU Coronavirus Statement

The spread of the coronavirus across our nation, the states of Ohio and Pennsylvania, and the WYSU service area, has created a very stressful environment for all of us.
YSU Coronavirus Information

Here is the updated YSU announcement regarding the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
YSU's Cliffe College of Creative Arts and Communication

Support for WYSU is provided by YSU's Cliffe College of Creative Arts and Communication.
The Canton Symphony Orchestra announces its 2020-2021 MasterWorks season

Support for WYSU is provided by The Canton Symphony Orchestra.
Virtual Events in the WYSU Listening Area

Be sure to visit our on-line Community Calendar and our Facebook Events page for an ever growing list of virtual events in the WYSU listening area.
No WYSU Blossom Bus Excursion this Summer

Due to the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic, and so as to ensure the health of WYSU listeners, members, and friends, we have canceled our 2020 Blossom Music Center bus excursion.
WYSU is Proud to be a Media Partner with Mahoning Matters

Support for WYSU is provided by Mahoning Matters.
Support for WYSU is provided by Paige & Byrnes Insurance

Support for WYSU is provided by Paige & Byrnes Insurance – a family owned, full service, insurance agency serving the Mahoning Valley since 1921 with offices in Warren and Poland.
MAD About the Arts 2020 Canceled

The 2020 MAD About the Arts celebration has been canceled.
Barbara A. Krauss Memorial Scholarship

We are pleased to announce that the Barbara A. Krauss Memorial Scholarship has been established and fully endowed, thanks to the generous support of WYSU contributing members during our spring 2019 fundraising efforts. The scholarship will be offered annually to a successful student in the YSU Dana School of Music recording and engineering program.
Contributions can be made to:
WYSU-FM Open Meeting Policy

The Youngstown State University's Board of Trustees is WYSU-FM's supervisory board. The Board's general meetings and Institutional Engagement Committee Meetings address WYSU business. These meetings are open to the public.
The WYSU Advisory Board meetings are also open to the public.

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National Public Radio

Former UAW President Gary Jones Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement, Racketeering

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Jones admits he conspired to embezzle more than $1 million out of dues paid by union members, the Department of Justice said Wednesday.

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Coronavirus Case Update: May 21, 2020

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Composer's Datebook

Finger Finishes Fourth

LAUGH-IN was a popular TV comedy sketch program in the late 1960s and one of their recurring alliterative gag lines referred to “the fickle finger of fate.” Now, composers who enter – and lose – competitions, often mutter something similar – or stronger.
Currier's "Time Machines"

You could say that when you listen to classical music, you are taking a trip in a time machine. Or, as Shirley MacLaine might put it, “Classical music is the soundtrack of your previous lives.”
Well-travelled Zwilich

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Doing Good

Stacy Call

Gina talks with Stacy Call, Chief Nursing Officer Mercy Health, about 2020 being the International Year of the Nurse.
Leah Merritt

Gina talks with Leah Merritt of the YWCA about the Bright Futures scholarship program.
Tricia Perry

Gina talks with Tricia Perry from the Mahoning County Board of Developmental Disabilities about DD Month and programs.
Sheila Triplett

Gina talks with Sheila Triplett about a panel discussion on white privilege.
Sister Norma Raupple

Gina talked with Sr. Norma Raupple about how she helps run an English as a second language program at no charge.
Steve Phillips

Gina talked with Steve Phillips about the free tax return program at YSU.