Community Stories Live

Bringing diverse audiences together to foster greater understanding and empathy

As our mission statement says, "88Nine Radio Milwaukee serves as a catalyst for creating a better, more inclusive and engaged city through music, stories and events created for a culturally open-minded community."

Community Stories Live is a key to making this a reality.

-- Glenn Kleiman
Executive Director, 88Nine Radio Milwaukee

Program Director Jordan Lee interviews Dissect podcast host, Cole Cuchna, during our "Dissecting Kendrick Lamar: Exploring To Pimp a Butterfly" event in 2018

Radio Milwaukee hosts a series of events throughout the year based on our Community Stories -- Community Stories Live -- all designed to develop cross-cultural relationships and partnerships, facilitate dialogue across diverse perspectives, and create bridges across race, age, gender, culture, abilities and sexual orientation. The goal is to provide the foundation for the creation of an inclusive and culturally diverse Milwaukee.

Community Engagement Resource Group Meetings

The Community Engagement Resource Group meets several times per year to strengthen relationships through meaningful discussions centered on diversity and inclusion and to design and plan the Community Stories Live events that are at the core of Radio Milwaukee's engagement strategy.

Community Stories Live Events

Community Stories Live events are curated to create discussion platforms for diverse groups from all backgrounds to engage in conversations that reveal the challenges and opportunities for building a culturally diverse and inclusive Milwaukee.

2019 Events

Saturday, May 4, 12:30-4pm: Urban Spelunking: The Bus Tour
- We will be jumping on a bus and exploring three Milwaukee buildings with Bobby Tanzilo of On Milwaukee and Nate Imig of Radio Milwaukee!

Saturday, May 4, 4-7pm: Grand Opening of the ZIP MKE Gallery at Radio Milwaukee
- Explore Milwaukee's zip codes through a photographic gallery

Wednesday, August 21, 6-9pm: Backspin: The Bonus Episode
- Be a part of a live taping of Radio Milwaukee's first long-form podcast, Backspin: The Search for Milwaukee's First Hip-Hop song -- LISTEN HERE

Tuesday, November 5, 5:30-8pm: Coming to Milwaukee: Immigration Stories (at No Studios)
- Hear personal stories of families and individuals coming to Milwaukee and their experiences with immigration
- This event is put on in partnership with Ex Fabula

Tuesday, December 17, 5:30-8:30pm: Community Stories Live at Radio Milwaukee
- Hear from our Community Stories Team about their top stories of 2019
- Appearances from some of our featured subjects and organizations