Press Releases

WFCR Press Releases

[Friday, April 6, 2012 -- Amherst, MA] New England Public Radio is pleased to welcome Website and Brand Manager Peter Chilton.

[Tuesday, April 3, 2012 -- Amherst, MA] New England Public Radio is pleased to announce it is the recipient of the 2012 ADDY Award for its brand refresh and new logo campaign.

TOPIC: From calling them soccer moms to Walmart women, candidates vying for women voters often try to put the gender in a box.

New England Public Radio is proud to announce that one of its commentators, author Mira Bartok, has received the prestigious National Book Critics Award for The Memory Palace: A Memoir (Free Press)

[Wednesday, February 29, 2012 -- Amherst, MA] New England Public Radio is pleased to announce a new classical music offering on 88.5FM WFCR.

[February 9, 2012 -- Amherst, MA] New England Public Radio announces a special new campaign, "Root For Your Radio: Make a Pledge, Plant a Tree," in partnership with the Connecticut River

January 10, 2012 -- Amherst, MA] National Public Radio (NPR) Foreign Correspondent, Corey Flintoff, will present "Four Countries in Crisis: What I learned about democracy in Egypt, Libya, Afgh

[December 2, 2011--Amherst, MA] New England Public Radio (88.5FM WFCR and AM640/91.7FM all-news WNNZ) is accepting nominations for the 2012 New England Public Radio Arts & Hu

TOPIC: What, exactly, happened to the region's electricity system during last week, and why did it take so long to get it back online?

[Thursday, October 20, 2011, AMHERST, MA.]  As part of its 50th Anniversary celebration, New England Public Radio is proud to present a new series of public events this fall. "Words & Music: Conversations on a Theme," will feature...

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