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Our 10th WFSK Presents: The Fisk Food & Jazz Festival

The weather forecast did not keep the true festival goers from attending this years Smooth & Contemporary musical journey. Our photos will take you through the sound checks, early arrivals at the festival, some performances, sprinkles, rain, winds, lightning and thunder and the festival pause for the weather. We had hoped it would give us about 45 more minutes to get Adam Hawley, our headliner, on the stage to perform. He only got to play the first 6 notes of his set and then thunder & lightning rumbled and filled the sky.
Festival Creator & Host Sharon Kay, paused the event for a storm delay. That same system caused delays in events all across Nashville, including Nissan Stadium. Attendees were asked to shelter in Spence Hall and try to wait the storm out, since it was a rain or shine event.
Festival goers did come prepared though with rain ponchos, rain hats and umbrellas. The lightning continued for quite some time and Kay had to call the festival off. We will work on having Adam back in some capacity.
Many thanks to all who attended and were a part of the festival staff & volunteers and especially to our Sponsors.

Broadcasting History:
The HBCU Radio Legacy

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HBCU Radio Preservation Project Returns Over 375 Hours of Historic Digitized WFSK Audio to Fisk University
YELLOW SPRINGS, OH, 24 March 2026 — On March 31, 2026 t he HBCU Radio Preservation Project will ceremonially return over 397 hours of preserved historic audio that was produced from the broadcast studios of Fisk University’s WFSK 88.1. The preserved materials consist of digitized audio of unique and original programs that aired on WFSK 88.1, including its first broadcast from what was then Radio Free Nashville. Since it began working with Fisk University's WFSK as one of its five pilot stations in 2022, the HBCU RPP has collected a total of 416 audio artifacts. The HBCU RPP collects a variety of audio formats including reel to reels, CDs, cassettes, digital audio tapes (DATS) and mini-discs. The digitized audio from WFSK preserves the sounds of the station as well as the community that the station has served since their inception. Complemented by seven oral history interviews recorded with individuals with ties to the station, this historic preserved audio is not only a unique part of Fisk’s rich history and legacy; it represents an important part of Tennessee's diverse and dynamic history. And it further ensures that Black and HBCU radio history will not be erased or lost to the impact of time.
These important materials, which reflect the rich history and legacy of HBCU radio, will be made available to researchers, scholars, teachers, students and content creators for many years to come.
About the HBCU Radio Preservation Project

The HBCU Radio Preservation Project, a collaboration between the WYSO Archives and the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC), supports radio stations at Historically Black Colleges and Universities throughout the country in preserving their legacies and cultural heritage while fostering an ethos of preservation.
Nearly one-third of the 101 HBCUs have radio stations, and many have been on the air for more than 50 years. Much of the material these stations have created, primary source material that documents the rich history and diversity of the Black experience, is at risk of being lost because obsolete formats are deteriorating. Even current digital material is at risk without proper preservation methods. The four-year project will serve all 30 HBCU radio stations. Its replicable model will ultimately be of use to any college radio station, tribal stations, rural stations, and other public and community stations.

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