Midtown Radio

Recognize any of these characters? 🤩

If you do, you should join us for an awesome in-person celebration as Midtown Radio marks its 8th anniversary! 🎊

Sunday, June 14th. 5-8pm on the rooftop patio! 😎

It’s the perfect chance to hang out, meet fellow supporters, and toast to a great eight years! 🥂

After eight years in the community you never know who’s going to show up!

Limited number of 2 for 1 tickets available. Link in bio.

🎙️ New episode of Midtown Conversations airs this Saturday and Sunday at 11am! 📣

This week’s show explores:
• The future of local journalism
• Media trust in the digital age
• Why local media matters as social infrastructure

Featuring:
• Melissa Bowman (Citified)
• Stewart Grant (Grant Haven Media)
• Ken Seiling (former Regional Chair)
And guest host Shannon Knelsen.

Recorded live at the Princess Cinemas in Waterloo with support from

Available on demand through the Midtown Radio Mobile App (link in bio). 🙏

Some good learning at the podcast day, and in Toronto this week!

Great to meet so many people working on interesting and other audio projects. We're looking forward to some future collabs!

Still concerned about local media in our region?

Join us for this timely panel discussion
Tuesday, May 5th at the Journalism Film Festival 2026 in Waterloo! 🎤📰

In partnership with Ink-Stained Wretches and we will be hosting a discussion on one of the most important conversations happening right now:

The future of local journalism… traditional media, independent media, podcasts, media as social infrastructure, and the rise of misinformation.

We'll be joined by:

👉 Former Regional Chair, Ken Seiling;
👉 Community advocate and author of the Citified substack, Melissa Bowman; and
👉 Stewart Grant, publisher of 12 community newspapers and president of the Ontario Community Newspapers Association.

… for what promises to be a really interesting conversation about where media is headed, how people are consuming information now, and what still needs to be preserved from traditional journalism.

Then we’ll be screening the award winning film, Spotlight 🎬

📍 Princess Twin Cinema – Uptown Waterloo
🗓️ Tuesday, May 5 | 6:00 PM

Early bird tickets are available now. https://princesscinemas.com/movie/journalism-film-festival-spotlight

Deren Atkins (of podcast fame) giving an update on the mobile listening app to the good folks at (who built it last season).

In a nutshell, it’s great! 🙌

If you haven’t tried the app yet you can download it for free from your preferred App Store.

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Our latest substack is live! 🎉 Hit that subscribe button for a chance to win swag! 🎁

Spring forward into great music and stories with Midtown Radio From live music and fresh content to upcoming events and new ways to get involved, here’s what’s happening at Midtown Radio.

Live recording underway at with , and .band!

Our latest substack is live! 🎉

If you're not already a subscriber, please consider becoming one. It's FREE!

https://open.substack.com/pub/midtownradio/p/celebrating-community-with-radio?r=19gqlf&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Public squares have brought people together for thousands of years, but how do we make sure they serve everyone?

This episode explores Waterloo Town Square and the Gaslight District, and how belonging takes intentional design, programming, and hard conversations about who belongs.

As our region grows and housing becomes less affordable, these free gathering spaces aren’t just nice to have, they’re essential.

Listen online Sat/Sun at 11am, or on-demand later in the day. Links in bio!

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Hosted by
Featuring Jeyas Balaskanthan Scott Higgins from

Credits:
Jay Harrison, Host/Producer
Karyn Atkins, Writer/Reporter
Deren Atkins, Editor
Shrijith Ramaswami, Editor
David Harmes, Executive Producer/Engineer

TOMORROW!!!

Join WRCF, KPL, and Midtown Radio for a panel discussion and the official launch of ‘Community by Design’, a new podcast series exploring social infrastructure in Waterloo Region.

Moderated by Midtown Radio host Danielle Deveau, this discussion will feature Eric Avner (WRCF President & CEO), Jeyas Balaskanthan (Uptown Waterloo BIA), Nathan Stretch (Kitchener Public Library), and Jay Harrison, the 'Community By Design' series producer!

Discover how local leaders are strengthening connection and community across Waterloo Region.

There are only a handful of free tickets left! Eventbrite link in our bio.

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