Ithaca Now

Some of the best stories produced by WICB News correspondents this semester. This episode features stories by correspondents Jordan Broking, Lauren Leone, Christian Maitre, Michael Memis and Bec Legato about understaffing concerns in Tompkins County, pandemic evictions, polls and what they reveal, and Ithaca College being named a top college for the LGBTQ+ community. Originally aired December 12, 2021 Ithaca Now is WICB's weekly news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news.

The second part of WICB News correspondent Andrew Garoppo's interview with students at Cornell Law School about their work helping Afghan refugees in the U.S after the Taliban's takeover. Originally aired December 5, 2021. Ithaca Now is WICB's weekly news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news.

WICB News correspondent Andrew Garoppo talks to students at the Cornell Law School about their work helping Afghan refugees in the U.S., including everything that goes into their work and perceptions of refugees in the U.S. Originally aired November 14, 2021 Ithaca Now is WICB's weekly news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news.

WICB News correspondents Andrew Garoppo and Inbaayini Ambarasan continue their conversation with Tompkins County DA Matt Van Houten in the second part of WICB News’ series looking into crime and criminal justice in Ithaca and Tompkins County. Originally aired November 7, 2021 Ithaca Now is WICB's weekly news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news.

WICB News correspondent Jordan Broking breaks down the many events that took place in Ithaca and Tompkins County over Halloweekend, Bec Legato covers the Rocky Horror Picture Show performed by Ithaca College's student-run club Macabre Theatre, and Caroline Grass covers this fall's Friends of the Library Book Sale in Tompkins County. Originally aired October 31, 2021 Ithaca Now is WICB's weekly news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news.

WICB News correspondents Andrew Garoppo and Inbaayini Anbarasan talk to Tompkins County DA Matt Van Houten about his perspective on crime and criminal justice in Ithaca, in light of rising reports of violent crime in Ithaca, and News Director Himadri Seth talks to Zoë Van Nostraand and Ben Sandberg from the History Center about Halloween events organized by them this spooky season. Originally aired October 24, 2021 Ithaca Now is WICB's news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news.

WICB News correspondents Lauren Leone and Jordan Broking continue to look into Tompkins County’s employment landscape and how the amount of understaffing is affecting the local economy, and correspondent Grant Johnson talks to Bob Roth, a Cornell Alumni who is the co-creator of the new Disney show "The Ghost and Molly McGee." Originally aired October 10, 2021 Ithaca Now is WICB's news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news.

In this episode, WICB News correspondent Caroline Grass takes a look at this year's theatre season at Ithaca College, dubbed "a celebration of the return of live theatre to the school" by the theatre department, correspondent Michael Memis talks to One Pollster's Don Levy to learn more about the polling process, and Christian Maitre has a conversation with Michael Rowell, master beekeeper and co-owner of Ithaca Honey Works, about the perks of beekeeping and the importance of bees. Originally aired October 3, 2021 Ithaca Now is WICB's news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news.

Jordan Broking talks about understaffing in various organizations in Tompkins County and Emma Kersting talks to students in Ithaca College and Cornell University who got COVID-19 after being fully vaccinated and how being vaccinated affected their quarantine experience. Originally aired September 26, 2021 Ithaca Now is WICB's news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news. Picture source: U.S. Secretary of Defense 

Christian Maitre talks to Ithaca OAR about evictions during the pandemic, Jordan Broking looks into the reopening of the State Theatre in Ithaca and we go back to an episode from earlier this year talking to Pete Panek - WICB's own Blues icon, from when he turned 70.

Grant Johnson and Himadri Seth dive into local events in the Ithaca Area on the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Bec Legato talks to IC Prism, an Ithaca college LGBTQ+ support organization in the wake of Ithaca College being named on Campus Pride's list of Top 50 LGBTQ+-friendly colleges and universities, and Caroline Grass and Jack Dunphy cover the AIDS Ride for Life 2021.

Jay Bradley, Laura Koch and Michael Memis talk about the study abroad experience in the midst of reopening and concerns surrounding the delta variant, Jordan Broking and Gia Guido explore the circumstances surrounding President Collado's departure from Ithaca College including what some students have to say about it, and Emma Kersting along with Caroline Grass talks to Ithaca College students about their experience returning to campus, vaccinations, and the resumption of large social gatherings.

The sixth episode in our summer series focusing on the culture, religion, concerns, and personal stories of members of the Asian and AAPI community in the Ithaca area. In this episode, producer Vedant Akhauri spoke to retired Cornell Asian Studies professor Thak Chaloemtiarana on his experiences and the evolution of the Asian community in Ithaca and the nation as a whole Ithaca Now is WICB's news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news. Originally aired August 8, 2021.

The fifth episode in our summer series focusing on the culture, religion, concerns, and personal stories of members of the Asian and AAPI community in the Ithaca area. In this episode, producer Vedant Akhauri talks to Mahmud Burton, president of the Al-Huda Islamic Center in Tompkins County, about the Muslim community in the Ithaca area and how their presence and expression has expanded over the years. ' Ithaca Now is WICB's news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news.  Originally aired August 1, 2021.

The fourth episode in our summer series focusing on the culture, religion, concerns, and personal stories of members of the Asian and AAPI community in the Ithaca area. In this episode, producers Vedant Akhauri and Jordan Broking talk about AAPI history and culture in Ithaca, from the importance of colleges for the Asian Community in Ithaca in the 19th and early 20th centuries, to Buddhist influences following the 1990s. Ithaca Now is WICB's news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news. Originally aired July 25th, 2021 Photo provided by Reed Freeman of The Ithacan

A happy fourth of July to our listeners! The second episode in our summer series focusing on the culture, religion, concerns and personal stories of members of the AAPI community in the Ithaca area. In this episode, correspondents Vedant Akhauri and Jordan Broking speak to two members of the Ithaca Community who were forced to flee from their home countries due to fear of persecution and were then able to find a home in Ithaca because of the support they received from the Ithaca City of Asylum. These Ithacans are Sonali Samarasinghe - A journalist, lawyer and activist from Sri Lanka and Raza Rumi, Director of Ithaca College’s Park Centre for Independent Media and a policy analyst, journalist and author. Ithaca Now is WICB's news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news. Originally aired July 4, 2021

The first episode in our summer series focusing on the culture, religion, concerns and personal stories of members of the AAPI community in the Ithaca area. In this episode, correspondent and series producer Vedant Akhauri talks to Hazel Bali about their experiences as a non-binary lesbian from India who is a rising sophomore at Ithaca College. Ithaca Now is WICB's news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news. Originally aired June 27, 2021

The first episode in our summer series focusing on the culture, religion, concerns and personal stories of members of the AAPI community in the Ithaca area. In this episode, correspondent Jordan Broking talks to Hana Cho - former Vice President of IC Asian American Alliance and Asian American Studies minor about Asian stereotypes, biased news coverage, the sexualization of Asian women, and more. This series is made possible by producers Vedant Akhauri, Emily Hung and Himadri Seth; correspondents Clayton Davis and Jordan Broking; and editor Jay Bradley. Ithaca Now is WICB's news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news.

A collection of some of the best stories produced by WICB News reporters over this past season. Bridget Bright shares her experience getting the COVID-19 vaccine, incoming news director Himadri Seth & graduating correspondent Madolyn Laurine hear from those being laid off in Ithaca College's "Academic Program Prioritization" process, WICB News web coordinator Michael Memis speaks to student musicians to hear what a return to the stage has been like after a remote year, outgoing news director Jay Bradley hears unique stories about young love in the pandemic, Himadri & outgoing correspondent Vedant Akhauri dive into the COVID-19 crisis in India, & Jessica Dresch connects changing times to a special scene at the beach. Hosted by Outgoing News Director Jay Bradley & News Director Himadri Seth Originally aired on May 16, 2021. Ithaca Now is WICB's news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news.

In a special episode focused on our outgoing seniors, Phoebe Harms asks a question on every Ithaca College student's mind - what is THERM, and what do they do? Also, Bridget Bright takes us on a local bar crawl, Jessica Dresch finds a special sight at the beach as we move into summer, and outgoing News Managing Director Selin Tuter collects thoughts and emotions from some of our graduating seniors. Hosted by Outgoing VIC Station Manager Lily Dearworth Community Beat by Himadri Seth & Emma Kersting Originally aired on May 9, 2021 Ithaca Now is WICB's news program covering news, issues, and culture in the Ithaca area. For more local news, visit wicb.org/news. WICB and VIC News thanks everyone graduating who has contributed to us, be it in Ithaca Now, newscasting, or in other ways. We will miss working with you so much!