Celebrating 40 Years

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January 15, 1981 10 a.m.

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1981

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1981

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As the UWF radio station, WUWF-FM came on the air on January 15, 1981, this photograph shows Phil Burger consulting the news coming off the teletype equipment.

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1983 Pat Crawford's first pledge drive

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1983 Dale Riegle in production studio

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1984 Front Row: Kevin Janser, Tom Perry, Phil Burger, Danny Wester Back Row: John Macdonell, Pat Crawford, Judy Isenberg, Linda Kohanov, Marilyn Fairley, Tom Butts, Becky Baltas, Dale Riegle

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1985 Spring Fundraiser

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1990 Dale Riegle in bldg 77 production studio

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1994 WUWF Hounds Mug Collection

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1997 John Macdonnel in record library

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1997 Sandra Averhart

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2001 Whad'Ya Know? Michael Feldman interviews Dr. Judy Bense

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2003 WUWF Staff

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2004 Voices in the Storm - PNJ article from Hurricane Ivan

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2007 Sandra Averhart and Dr. Judy Bense, Unearthing Florida

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2007 Pat Crawford - Walking the Blue Highway

Robert A. Martin

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2009 Pat Crawford - Biking the Underground Railroad

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2010 Pledge Drive Volunteers

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2010 Steve Tortorici, Classical Music Director 1995-2010

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2011 SightLine begins at WUWF - Lynda Sizemore, SightLine Coordinator

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2015 WUWF Staff

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2020 WUWF Staff Thank You!

WUWF 88.1 FM hit the airwaves on January 15, 1981 at 10 a.m. as Pensacola's first public radio station. While much has changed in the four decades that have followed, our commitment to community service has not wavered.

A Timeline of WUWF History & Milestones

RadioLive Artists Celebrate WUWF's 40th Anniversary

We asked our RadioLive artists to send us videos to help celebrate our anniversary virtually. You can watch the first batch of the videos on our YouTube channel. More videos will be added throughout the year.

In celebration of WUWF's 40th Anniversary, Executive Director, Pat Crawford is interviewed on WSRE's Conversations with Jeff Weeks

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