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Donate early to be entered to win passes to LEAF!
Asheville FM’s Fall Fundrive begins on Friday, Oct 13th and we have a pre-drive incentive to get a jump start on our $35,000 goal. Donate to our Fundrive anytime before Oct 13th for a chance to win a pair of community passes to LEAF Global Arts Festival Oct 19-22nd.
A Community Pass allows entry to all that the festival has to offer, just without overnight camping or accommodations. Asheville FM monthly subscribers are automatically entered into the drawing but you can enter too, just by making an early donation!
Asheville FM Seeks Board Members
We are pleased to announce that 103.3 Asheville FM is looking for members of our community to serve as Board members to guide our vision and fulfill our inclusive and progressive mission. The Mission of Asheville FM is to keep Asheville thriving by producing diverse and eclectic programming that inspires our listeners to build connections across our communities and to discover new music and ideas. We do this by producing diverse, insightful and relevant news, talk, sports and music programming.
Board members attend meetings (6 per year) and serve on a committee and participate in fundraising, with the primary responsibility of providing leadership, vision and direction. Board members also develop and recruit volunteer leaders, oversee and procure financial resources, support our executive director, staff and volunteers; and ensure that programming achieves AFM’s mission. Asheville FM is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation.
Being on the board of Asheville FM is rewarding in so many ways! And fun! In addition to helping guide an important community resource, you will be making connections with other volunteers in our family and the Asheville community in general, and also learning about how local community radio serves the Asheville area. Asheville FM is a vibrant organization, our station is solvent and growing; and we need intelligent, passionate leaders to help shape our future.
Board members also attend our casual station get-togethers and other functions and get to know the members of our extended family.
As an organization that celebrates diverse voices, we especially seek women, and members of disabled, BIPOC, LGBTQ, and other historically marginalized communities. Please consider a seat on our Board today! We would love the opportunity to share our future plans with you. Please send your email of interest to [email protected] and we will send you a short application.
Thank you for your consideration!
Open Air: WNC Health Policy Initiative
Today on Open Air, we’ll hear from the WNC Health Policy Initiative podcast. Tune in live on Weds at noon or hear it in our archives for two weeks after broadcast!
School Meals as an Intervention for Food Insecurity in WNC
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identifies food insecurity as a “non-medical factor that influences health outcomes,” which is also known as a social determinant of health. From long-term impacts associated with “developmental, economic, social” factors, to diet-related illnesses such as cardiovascular disease or diabetes, food insecurity has an impact on health (as noted by the World Health Organization on their 2021 Malnutrition Factsheet).
In NC, following a 2022 submission to the NC Medical Journal, one in six children are food insecure, and seen in the USDA’s Food Access Research Atlas, over 1.6 million North Carolinians live in a food desert where healthy foods are not accessible. Since 2012, NC saw an increase in the number of food deserts.
For WNC in particular, the WNC Health Network (WNCHN) found that “the percent of adults in WNC consuming 5+ fruits and vegetables per day has decreased from 8% in 2015 to 5.6% in 2021” and “more than half of very low-income adults in WNC have experienced food insecurity in the past year.” Data collected by the WNCHN also shows that rates of cardiovascular disease and Type 2 Diabetes in WNC are consistently higher than the rest of NC and the country.
To improve health outcomes in our region associated with food insecurities, the NC Alliance for Health (NCAH) supports a Free School Meals for All program to work as a preventative strategy. In this installment of the HPI Podcast, Andrew Rainey speaks with Marianne Weant and Alecia Sanders of the NCAH about food insecurity, the School Meals for All Campaign, what we learned from implementing a similar program in NC during COVID, political challenges, and both state and local considerations for implementation. Check out the website at wnchealthpolicy.org for more installments of the HPI podcast and to learn more about public health issues in WNC.
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Asheville FM Wins Best Local Radio Station (Non Commercial)!
We are thrilled to be named the Best Local Radio Station (Noncommercial) by the readers of Mountain Xpress! This is the first time we’ve been awarded the number 1 spot and we’re over the moon. We also (for the first time) were awarded in 2 other categories.
First Place: Local Radio Station (noncommercial) ~ Category: Media
Second Place: Cousin TL, Local Radio Personality/Announcer ~ Category: Media
Third Place: Local Events Information Source ~ Category: Media
Thanks to all the listeners who voted for us!
a celebration of LED ZEPPELIN -Two special events!
MUSIC TO YOUR EARS and MUSIC MOVIE MONDAYS celebrate peak-period Led Zeppelin, in the River Arts District, sponsored by Asheville FM.
On Wednesday October 4th, the Asheville Guitar Bar hosts the latest entry in Bill Kopp’s Music to Your Ears discussion series, featuring Led Zeppelin’s landmark 1973 LP ‘Houses of the Holy’. And on Monday October 9th, Kopp’s Music Movie Monday series at Grail Moviehouse will feature a screening of the Led Zeppelin concert film ‘The Song Remains the Same’, with a discussion to follow. Don’t miss this special opportunity to convene with your fellow rock fans for these two exclusive, interactive evenings.
Visit Asheville Guitar Bar and Grail Moviehouse and listen to 103.3 Asheville FM for free tickets!!!
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