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Home for the Holidays 3 Now Available Online

December 7, 2020 By WRFA Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Reg Lenna Center for the Arts and WRFA radio presents a special holiday program in December. Home for the Holidays 3: Christmas with The Reg premiered on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. with the full video now available for viewing on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local Arts and Entertainment, Local News, Station News and Events, Video Tagged With: Adam McKillip, Bill Ward, Cold Lazarus, Gary Peters Jr., Jim Cunningham, Michael Hart, Porcelain Bus Drivers, Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, Sue Tillotson

Two Area Businesses Recognized Through Hospitality Business Recognition Program

August 27, 2020 By WRFA Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - Two area businesses were recently recognized for demonstrating exemplary customer service and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Big Inlet Brewing and Chautauqua Marina, both in Mayville, were both recognized during the Chautauqua … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Big Inlet Brewing, Bill Ward, Chautauqua County Legislature, Chautauqua Marina, Pierre Chagnon, PJ Wendel

[LISTEN] Back Room Radio Hour – 2019 Christmas Special

December 20, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

LISTEN AT SOUNDCLOUD The Back Room Radio Hour's Annual All-Star Christmas show! Join Host Bill Ward as he welcomes an array Chautauqua County musical artists, and some very special Western New York luminaries. "Every year, the musical community … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio Tagged With: Aaron and Boaz Mecham, Adam McKillip, Amanda Barton, Back Room Radio Hour, Bill Ward, Danelle Donelson, Deep Fried and Dipped in Honey, Infinity Visual and Performing Arts, Jim Cunningham, John Cross, Juli Bessey, Karl Lydell, Mark Mincarelli, Miranda Wilcox, Oldfish, Stan Barton, Sue Tillotson

[LISTEN] Back Room Radio Hour – November 2019: Tyler Westcott and Michael Gerholdt

November 19, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

ALSO AVAILABLE ON SOUNDCLOUD The November 2019 Episode of Back Room Radio Hour, featuring Tyler Westcott and Michael Gerholdt and recorded in front of a live studio audience at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts' Media Arts Studio on Thursday, Nov. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio Tagged With: Back Room Radio Hour, Bill Ward, Michael Gerholdt, Tyler Westcott

Borrello Wins Vacated State Senate Seat, County Legislature Will Remain Largely Unchanged

November 6, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - Republican and current Chautauqua County Executive George Borrello will be the region's next State Senator.  On Election Day Borrello defeated Democrat Austin Morgan of Cattaraugus county. The two were running for the seat vacated earlier … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2019 Election, 57th NY Senate District, Austin Morgan, Bill Ward, Catherine Young, David Wilfong, George Borrello, James Jaroszynski, Jesse Robbins, Kevin O'Connell, Laura Smith, Martin Proctor, Randy Holcomb, Robert Whitney, Rudy Mueller, Russell Payne, Thomas Harmon

[LISTEN] Back Room Radio Hour – Sue Tillotson, Jim Cunningham and the Bonnie Loch Fiddlers

October 15, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE The Back Room Radio Hour presents a brand new season of the popular live music radio show with Chautauqua County Celtic standard bearers Sue Tillotson and Jim Cunningham. Also appearing are the Bonnie Loch … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio Tagged With: Back Room Radio Hour, Bill Ward, Bonnie Loch Fiddlers, Jim Cunningham, Sue Tillotson

[LISTEN] 2019 WRFA Great American Picnic – 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing

July 22, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD WRFA's Great American Picnic at the Southern Tier Brewing Company on June 18, 2019 - celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. Featuring music from Bill Ward and Friends, Cold Lazarus, Gary … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio Tagged With: 2019 Great American Picnic, Astroglide, Bill Ward, Cold Lazarus, Feverhawk, Gary Peters Jr., Porcelain Busdrivers, Steve Davis, Two for Flinching, We Speak Canadian

Whirlybird Music and Arts Festival to Land in Downtown Jamestown Thursday, Continues Through Saturday Night

July 17, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The 2nd annual Whirlybird Music & Arts Festival returns to downtown Jamestown on Thursday, July 18 and continues through Saturday, July 20, 2019. This year's festival will feature over 60 artists and will be celebrating local, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 3rd on 3rd Gallery, After Funk, Amanda Lynn’s Shenanigans, Bill Ward, Cindy Haight, Cold Lazarus, Company Townes, Feverhawk, Funktional Flow, Jamestown Brewing Company, Jamestown Wine Cellar, Jesse Winterhalter, Karate Sleepover, Labyrinth Press Company, LeSpecial, Miki Girts, Phantasm, Qwister, Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, Shawbucks, Smilo and the Ghost, Space Junk, Steven Rogers, The Audience, The LEC, Trip the Deuce, Tropidelic, Vibe Supply, Wanyama, Whirlybird Music and Arts Festival, Winter Garden Plaza, Witty Tarbox

Liuzzo Nominated as Mayoral Candidate of Libertarian Party but Hasn’t Formally Accepted

July 15, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown city councilman who was unable to secure the Republican party's nomination as a candidate for mayor in June may still appear on the November election ballot. Members of the Chautauqua County Libertarian Party held their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2019 Election, 2019 Primary Election, Andrew Liuzzo, Bill Ward, Brittnay Spry, Chautauqua County Libertarian Party, Christopher Schaeffer, Daniel Heitzenrater, David Wilfong, Dennis Welka, Eddie Sundquist, Gerrit Cain, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Mayor, John Dudley Robinson, Libertarian Party, Raven Mason Thompson, Ron Hall, Rudy Mueller, Russell Payne, Ryan Sanders, Sam Teresi, Susan Baldwin, Terry Niebel, Tony Dolce

Local Primaries See Better Voter Turnout than Past Years

June 27, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - The voter turnout for the 2019 Primaries on Tuesday was better than the historical average. That's according to Chautauqua County Election Commissioner Norm Green, who said turnout on Tuesday was twice as high as the board of elections … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2019 Primary Election, Bill Ward, Cathy Young, Chautauqua County Board of Elections, Chautauqua County Legislature, David Wilfong, George Borrello, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Mayor, Joshua Ostrander, Norm Green, Russell Payne, State Senate, Susan Rowley, Tenneil Stelmack, Tony Dolce, Town of Carroll, Town of Kiantone

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