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STREAM our 2012 Earth Day Special!
broadcast Saturday, April 14, 5pm
on WFHB Community Radio!

  • BCH celebrates Earth Day, opening with George Clegg learning all about geodes from Don Crumb
  • County elder Hank Swain tells about the day Salt Creek flowed backwards, and the effect it had on the community
  • Yolanda Toschlog details efforts to clean up Salt Creek
  • Susan Showalter interviews long-time Brown County musician Pat Webb, who was involved in the original Earth Day celebration
  • June Wolpert discusses the fine art of quilting with Lee Engren
  • Bruce Clegg gives us the low-down on solar panels and how they work
  • Chris Gustin shares her story with the art of weaving with Vera Grubbs
  • The Brown County Farm Report with Bill Land and Gunther Flumm
  • Brown County’s proposed revisions to its sewage ordinance raises some eyebrows
  • Earth Day Birthday – poem by Gunther Flumm
  • Yvonne Oliger recaps her 20 years of service as the county’s librarian with some history of our beloved community resource
  • Rick Fettig offers his commentary on our addiction to oil, climate change, technology, and the costs of not knowing any better.

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(broadcast February 18 2012)


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  • ➤➤➤ BCH Show Archive  (11)

    After an episode of the BCH radio program has been aired, it will be posted here for streaming. Links to guest websites and other supporting content will also be available.

    • BCH Episode #11 - Earth Day Special by: StringDancer

      April 14, 2012, 17:00

      Click below to stream: Hosted by Janice Pearce and Rick Fettig. First aired Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 5 PM on WFHB. ☆ In this episode of the Brown County Hour: BCH celebrates Earth Day, opening with George Clegg learning…

    • BCH Episode #10 - Youth of Brown County by: StringDancer

      February 18, 2012, 17:00

      Click below to stream: Hosted by Janice Pearce and Susan Showalter. First aired Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 5 PM on WFHB. ☆ In this episode of the Brown County Hour: Musical Guests: Maria, Molly and Jerome of…

    • BCH Episode #9 - Holiday Special by: StringDancer

      December 18, 2011, 04:43

      Click below to stream: Hosted by the BCH Crew. First aired Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 5 PM on WFHB. ☆ In this episode of the Brown County Hour: Musical Guests: Kurt & Marge Young, and the Brown County…

    • BCH Episode #8 – Fall Special by: StringDancer

      October 15, 2011, 19:54

      Click below to stream: Hosted by Janice Pierce. First aired Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 5 PM on WFHB. ☆ In this episode of the Brown County Hour: Brown County icon John Franz reminisces on his long…

    • BCH Episode #7 - Musical Influences in Brown County by: StringDancer

      August 20, 2011, 17:00

      Click below to stream: Hosted by Lee Edgren And Keith Kelly.  First aired Saturday, August 20, 2011 at 5 PM on WFHB. ☆ In this episode of the Brown County Hour: Indiana folklorist, musician and long-time Brown County resident…

    • BCH Episode #6 - Arts In Brown County by: StringDancer

      June 18, 2011, 17:00

      Click below to stream: Hosted by the BCH Crew.  First aired Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 5 PM on WFHB. ☆ In this episode of the Brown County Hour: History Segment with Julia Pearson and the Historical Players: Pete Sebert and…

    • BCH Episode #5 - The Earth Day Show by: StringDancer

      April 16, 2011, 18:06

      Click below to stream: Hosted by Keith Kelly.  First aired Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 5 PM on WFHB. ☆ In this episode of the Brown County Hour: The acoustic music of Deborah and Jonathan Hutchison (interview by Rick…

    • BCH Episode #4 - The Winter Show, February 2011 by: StringDancer

      February 19, 2011, 18:00

      Episode #4 of the Brown County Hour, first aired Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 5 PM on WFHB.

    • BCH Episode #3 - Holiday Special, December 2010 by: StringDancer

      December 18, 2010, 18:00

      Episode #3 of the Brown County Hour, first aired Saturday, December 18, 2010 at 5 PM on WFHB.

    • BCH Episode #2 - October 2010 by: StringDancer

      October 17, 2010, 10:17

      Episode #2 of the Brown County Hour, first aired Saturday, October 16, 2010 at 5 PM on WFHB.

    • BCH Episode # 1 - July 2010 by: StringDancer (1)

      July 26, 2010, 03:59

      The debut episode of the Brown County Hour, first aired Saturday, July 24, 2010 at 12 noon on WFHB.

  • ➤➤➤ Radio Show Blog  (10)

    A place for posts related to the Brown County Hour radio program.

    • Live BCH Show/WFHB Fund Drive by: StringDancer

      September 30, 2011, 14:13

      The BCH Crew and volunteers from WFHB in Bloomington will be joining forces for a community radio fundraising event. Music and skits created by Brown County folks will be broadcast live over WFHB, and donations to benefit the Brown County Hour and…

    • Pam Raider Receives WFHB Award  by: StringDancer

      June 14, 2011, 02:41

      Pam Raider was completely caught by surprise when she was called up to receive WFHB's award for “Producer of the Year, 2010 – 2011”.

    • Brown County Hour Wins SPJ Award by: StringDancer (1)

      April 24, 2011, 02:11

      On April 22, 2011, just short of a year since the debut of the Brown County Hour radio program on WFHB Community Radio, our little auditory diversion from the norm received its very first award: a 3rd Place for Radio Writing in the 2011 Society of…

    • In Memoriam: Jeff Quick by: StringDancer (2)

      April 15, 2011, 17:37

      On March 24, 2011, we lost our good friend and co-worker, Jeff Quick. All of us at the Brown County Radio Hour project are deeply saddened and still shocked by his sudden passing.  Jeff was a hard-working, can-do friend upon whom we all…

    • Audio reactions to Episode 1 by: Woodsmaiden

      August 10, 2010, 17:33

      Audio reactions to the debut broadcast of The Brown County Hour, recorded by Susan W. Showalter.

    • Debut Article: Brown County Democrat by: StringDancer

      July 28, 2010, 15:27

      Newspaper clipping from the Brown County Democrat, July 14, 2010 issue, ten days before the BCH debut.

    • Photos from the Debut Party at the Traditional Arts Building by: StringDancer

      July 27, 2010, 15:31

      While I was enjoying a nice glass of wine with family and friends down at Chateau T's, it seems everybody else in town was partying down at the Traditional Arts Building during the first airing of the Brown County Hour.

    • In-town celebrations to mark debut radio broadcast by: StringDancer (1)

      July 19, 2010, 15:41

      The BCH group has arranged with a couple of locations in Nashville to air and celebrate the debut broadcast of the Brown County Hour on WFHB Community Radio.

    • Show One Screenshot by: StringDancer

      July 9, 2010, 13:36

      For those technically inclined... here's a screenshot of our debut show nearing completion, as it looked in my audio editing software.

    • BCH Photos by Susan Showalter by: StringDancer

      July 7, 2010, 12:56

      Brown County artist Susan Showalter brought her camera to the BCH studio in Nashville the other day as several members of our production team were recording segments for the debut show.














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