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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...

[Tuesday, October 18, 2011, AMHERST, MA.]  New England Public Radio, WFCR and all-news WNNZ, will host Eastern Region Public Media's annual meeting next week (October 24-26) at the Sheraton Monarch...

[Tuesday, August 30, 2011, AMHERST, MA.] New England Public Radio will present four concerts from the 2010-2011 classical season of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, one on each Sunday in September, beginning at noon on 88.5 FM WFCR.

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[Wednesday, September 7, 2011, AMHERST, MA.] On Saturday, September 10, all-news WNNZ will begin airing Radiolab, from 2 - 3 p.m. in the Soundwaves time slot. Radiolab, produced by WNYC in New York, is public radio's cult sensation about science,...

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