Monday 3-16-20 Jive

Good evening, its Monday March 16^th. I’m Leith Johnson. Sadly, this is not the jive at five - With the threat of the covid-19 pandemic potentially lurking around every corner, it’s safe to say that most community activities are on hold. Today, Governor Ned Lamont ordered a shutdown of bars, restaurants, gyms and movie theaters in Connecticut. Restaurants and bars will be allowed to continue food delivery and takeout, while supermarkets, pharmacies, gas stations and other essential businesses will remain open

In light of these concerns and the shifting environment around us, until conditions change, The jive at five community calendar will cease. In the coming weeks, we encourage you to check with any organization or business before heading out to ensure they are open.

As we learn of services that can provide aid and be of assistance to our listeners affected by the pandemic, we will be happy to include them here. Please send your relevant announcements to jive@wesufm.org

The City of Middletown is offering free “Grab and go” breakfasts and lunches M-F between 9am-1pm, now until schools reopen. Families will be able to “grab” the day’s breakfast and lunch, to help eliminate multiple picks. Picks happen at most city schools. 860-638-1485 mealassist@mpsct.org for assistance

Tonight at 6 pm you can join a Facebook live event with Community Health Center, Inc., Middlesex Health, the City of Middletown, and Wesleyan University for an important discussion concerning the latest updates on the coronavirus.

Speakers Include:

Mark Masselli, Founder, President, and CEO, Community Health Center, Inc.

Dr. Margaret Flinter, Senior Vice President and Clinical Director, Community Health Center, Inc.

Ben Florsheim, Mayor, City of Middletown

Dr. Michael T. Conner, Superintendent of Middletown Public Schools

Dr. Alina Filozov, Chief of Infectious Disease and Epidemiologist, Middlesex Health

You can join in on Community Health Center’s Facebook page CHCInc

Here at WESU, during this crisis, we aim to continue to provide you with the same level of critical news and information by day and free form music and creative programing at night and on the weekends.   While Wesleyan students are gone for the rest of the season, and many of our volunteer staff will opt to stay home for the next few weeks, WESU still has you covered. You may hear some new shows, some archived programming, and some of your favorite DJs may be need to take time off, but never fear – WESU remains here for you 24 hours a day, offering a healthy and provocative alternative to main stream media outlets.

With that said, here our line-up for tonight, here on WESU.  (to the best of our ability)

Right after the jive, it’s Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry. From classic bop to relevant new releases.

From 6-6:30pm Radical Radiowaves with DJ Oracle chronicles the actions of the left locally and across the country.

From 6:30-8 pm, 75% Folk with Michael Benson offers a mix of contemporary folk, blues, jazz and acoustic music, along with occasional live interviews.

At 8 until 9:30 pm, it’s the Rumpus Room with Lord Lewis. The best in vintage and contemporary funk, soul, jazz, reggae, dub, afro and Latin dance floor grooves.

From 9:30 to 11 pm, The Jack Sullivan Show brings you music from the 1950s & 1960's as well as live requests, TV trivia, and lot of fun.

The oldies continue from 11-12:30 am, with Hits of the 60s and 70s with Jimmy Z playing Billboard Hot 100 hits. Enjoy special features and little known facts about the music and artists.

At 12:30 until 1:30am it’s Cloggin the Noggin with DJ Oatneel. Every day is national something day. We clog your nog with facts and know-how about the thing of the day.

Breakfast of Champions with The Gonch

What would an album eat for breakfast? Music artists consume in the making of new albums.

From 2:30-3:00am, Spoiler Alert Radio provides a retrospective look at independent artists in filmmaking from across the globe.

From 3-4 am, stay tuned for a rebroadcast of the day’s noontime episode of Democracy Now! from Pacifica.

Finally, rounding out the night from 4-5 am is the BBC World Report with international news coverage and then we kick off each weekday at 5am with Morning Edition from NPR.

For a complete schedule of all our free-form and public affairs programming, visit our website wesufm.org.

Thanks for listening, and please, take care. Stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry coming up next.