Indiana Public Media | WFIU - NPR | WTIU - PBS

Noon Edition: A Production of WFIU Public Radio

Noon Edition is a weekly radio program inviting your participation on news and issues facing the central and southern Indiana community. Noon Edition airs Friday at 12:06 p.m. on WFIU HD1.

Displaying all programs tagged with bloomington

A Conversation With IU President Michael McRobbie

This week on Noon Edition, we were joined in studio by Indiana University President Michael McRobbie. He discussed current issues at IU and how they affect the region.

Continue Reading »

A Closer Look At Lotus Festival

This week on Noon Edition, we were joined in studio by representatives from the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival.

Continue Reading »

Ask All the Mayors on Noon Edition

This week on Noon Edition, WFIU’s “Ask the Mayor” took over Noon Edition for an hour-long “Ask the Mayor” extravaganza.

Continue Reading »

Homelessness, Economy, and Community

Evidence of the national recession is becoming apparent in Bloomington’s Perry Township. Township Trustee Dan Combs says his office, which is responsible for poor relief, has seen an increase in requests for assistance.

Continue Reading »

Youth Centers in South Central Indiana

Bloomington’s Boy’s and Girl’s Club Executive Director Jeff Baldwin, Columbus’ Foundation for Youth Executive Director David Westenberger and Terre Haute’s Ryves Hall Youth Center Director Jim Edwards discuss the economic impact on youth centers in south central Indiana.

Continue Reading »

Arts in Your Community

This week on Noon Edition we’ll discuss the role of the arts in the broad WFIU listening community. Joining us in the studio will be Performance Director for the Bloomington Area Arts Council Mark Tichida, Executive Director for the Columbus Area Arts Council Warren Baumgart, and Executive Director of Arts Illiana John Robeson.

Continue Reading »

A Bloomington Soldier in Iraq

This week on Noon Edition WFIU welcomes Captain Jake Weis, an intelligence officer from Bloomington, now serving in the Indiana Army National Guard 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team in Balad, Iraq.

Continue Reading »

Tourism in Bloomington, Columbus and Beyond

This week on “Noon Edition,” Columbus Area Visitors Center executive director Lynn Lucas and Bloomington Convention and Visitors Bureau executive director Mike McAfee join us in the studio. They’ll discuss changes and challenges to tourism in southern Indiana and beyond.

Continue Reading »

Diversity Around the Community

In honor of Black History month, this week on “Noon Edition,” we explore the state of minority communities at Indiana University, the city of Bloomington and beyond. With us in the studio are Edwin Marshall, IU Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Multicultural Affairs, and Beverly Calender-Anderson, Bloomington’s Safe and Civil Cities director.

Continue Reading »

Poverty and Hunger Activist John Breen

This week on “Noon Edition,” Bloomington computer programmer John Breen joins us in the studio to discuss his novel uses of the Internet to fight hunger and poverty worldwide. Breen founded The Hunger Site in 1999, and this year started his newest web-based charity, FreeRice.com.

Continue Reading »