WEMU 60th Anniversary

WEMU continues to celebrate its 60th anniversary, and it’s a great opportunity to highlight the evolution of the station and some of its landmark moments. Partnerships have benefited the station, community organizations and, most importantly, you. One such collaboration is WEMU’s partnership with UMS. WEMU's David Fair looked into how the collaboration was forged with the two people who made it happen: UMS president emeritus Ken Fischer and Alberto Nacif, the former host of Cuban Fantasy on WEMU.

WEMU celebrates 60 years of broadcasting in 2025. For the majority of those years, it has been listener support that has provided the funding for the people and programs you listen to. We will be celebrating all year long with a series of conversations highlighting the station’s relationship with the community. This time around, WEMU's David Fair spoke with Dennis Burke who shares how he went from listener to donor to Community Champion.

In December of 1965, WEMU first took to the airwaves, and it was quite a different station than the one you know today. The origin story is fascinating, and as we celebrate WEMU’s 60th anniversary, we’re going to take you back to the beginning. Dick Jacques helped start WEMU six decades ago and served as station manager for about nine years helping create the foundation for the station we are today. He reflects on the station's history with WEMU's David Fair.

2025 marks WEMU's 60th anniversary. Throughout the year, we will have a number of celebrations. And, of course, you will have the opportunity to join us for those events. Additionally, on all of our news and music programs, we are going to be having conversations with the people instrumental in helping shape the radio station you know today. The first is with Station Manager Emeritus, Art Timko. He joined WEMU's David Fair to discuss the station's humble beginnings and forging the path for what the station has become.