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NEPM is dedicated to fostering independent local journalism, reliable educational material, vibrant cultural experiences, and active community participation. It amplifies diverse voices and encourages meaningful discussions. Serving the western Massachusetts area, NEPM offers a wide selection of both local and national programming from PBS and NPR, in addition to its own locally developed shows, series, podcasts, and specials. The organization operates four digital TV channels and two radio networks that feature news, classical and jazz music, documentaries, talk shows, dramas, and various cultural and educational content. Based in Springfield, Massachusetts, NEPM is a community-supported, independent non-profit entity.

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Author Mattea Kramer, musician John Carroll Kirby, Word Nerd

1 day ago | nepm.org | Monte Belmonte |Kaliis Smith

Published June 26, 2025 at 11:04 AM EDT Ways To Subscribe Apple NPR TuneIn Google Spotify 1 of 3 — grove.png Photo is adapted from the cover art of John Carroll Kirby's 5th LP, "My Garden." Courtesy of artist / John Carroll Kirby 2 of 3 — IMG_4732.JPG Author Mattea Kramer joins The Fabulous 413 to talk about her novel, "The Untended." Ayu Suryawan / NEPM 3 of 3 — word nerd for grove.png The Word Nerd with Emily Brewster, senior editor at Merriam-Webster, is a recurring weekly segment on The...
Lichter and Levin Delicatessen, Nightjar Farm, Jurassic armored mud balls

2 days ago | nepm.org | Monte Belmonte |Kaliis Smith

Published June 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM EDT Ways To Subscribe Apple NPR TuneIn Google Spotify 1 of 3 — PXL_20250623_144012969.jpg The Fabulous 413 visits Nightjar Farm for the latest CISA Local Hero Spotlight. Kaliis Smith / NEPM 2 of 3 — PXL_20250623_211127188.jpg The Fabulous 413 visits Lichter and Levin Delicatessen in Northampton, MA.
Music with Olive Klug, author Jonathan Wynn, Mr. Universe

3 days ago | nepm.org | Monte Belmonte |Kaliis Smith

Published June 24, 2025 at 11:16 AM EDT Ways To Subscribe Apple NPR TuneIn Google Spotify 1 of 2 — PXL_20250621_191414852.jpg Singer-songwriter Olive Klug joins The Fabulous 413 for a pop-up at the Green River Festival. Kaliis Smith 2 of 2 — mr universe for grove.png Mr. Universe with Salman Hameed of Kainaat Studios and Hampshire College is a recurring weekly segment on The Fabulous 413.
Massachusetts lawmakers have been passing spending bills. But what about the state budget?

4 days ago | nepm.org | Adam Frenier

Regional News Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Chris Lisinksi / SHNSMass. Sen. Michael Rodrigues speaks at a conference committee meeting on June 16, 2025 where negotiators finalized a fiscal year 2025 surtax spending bill. Last week, the Mass.
Live from the Green River Festival!

5 days ago | nepm.org | Monte Belmonte |Kaliis Smith

Published June 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM EDT Ways To Subscribe Apple NPR TuneIn Google Spotify 1 of 1 — IMG_4663.JPG The Fabulous 413 talks to band MoLowda and the Humble for its live broadcast from the Green River Festival. Ayu Suryawan We’re on the Franklin County Fairgrounds, ready to begin 3 days of music, fun and community in Greenfield. It’s time once again for the Green River Festival.
Designer Claire McCardell revolutionized women's fashion. Why isn't she better known?

6 days ago | nepm.org | Andrew Limbong

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'Proactive financial planning' becomes urgent, says UMass Amherst

6 days ago | nepm.org | Jill Kaufman

Regional News Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Nirvani Williams / NEPM The UMass campus overlooking academic buildings and the W.E.B. Du Bois library [far left]. In a message sent this week to faculty and staff at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Chancellor Javier Reyes said they must continue preparing for potential federal funding cuts.
A short list of epistolary novels from the editor of 'The Common' in Amherst

1 week ago | nepm.org | Jill Kaufman

Regional News Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email 1 of 2 — PXL_20250414_172748142.jpg Jennifer Acker, editor of the literary magazine "The Common," in an office at Amherst College, talking about her top five epistolary reads, which landed as a list this year in the Wall Street Journal.
Pride on the river, Holyoke Pride, pluralization

1 week ago | nepm.org | Monte Belmonte |Kaliis Smith

Published June 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM EDT Ways To Subscribe Apple NPR TuneIn Google Spotify 1 of 3 — IMG_4220.JPG The Fabulous 413 visits Fame Lounge in Holyoke to learn about their Pride Month celebrations. Ayu Suryawan / NEPM 2 of 3 — IMG_4605.JPG The Fabulous 413 hits the Deerfield River with Zoar Outdoor.
“No Kings,” rising cost of living, Juneteenth celebrations

1 week ago | nepm.org | Carrie Saldo

Published June 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM EDT Ways To Subscribe Apple NPR Spotify RSS 1 of 2 — thumbnail_IMG_1947.jpg This week's panel for The Rundown includes Adam Hinds, CEO of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute; Aprell May Munford, reporter for the Springfield Republican; and NEPM reporter Karen Brown.