WBOI-FM

WBOI is an FM radio station based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, broadcasting on a frequency of 89.1 MHz. As a member of National Public Radio, it is run by Northeast Indiana Public Radio, a non-profit entity. The station's facilities include studios and a 604-foot tall transmitter tower, both situated in Fort Wayne's Centennial Park. With an effective radiated power of 34,000 watts, WBOI reaches audiences across northeast Indiana, northwest Ohio, and parts of southern Michigan.

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AvKare recalls over-the-counter eye drops after FDA audit

2 days ago | wboi.org | Alana Wise

Pharmaceutical company AvKare has issued a voluntary recall on several of its over-the-counter products for dry and irritated eyes, citing regulatory "deviations" identified during an audit by the Food and Drug Administration. "Health Hazard to the user is unknown," AvKare said in a statement on its website.
Some federal agencies dealing with DOGE cuts feel confusion and concern for the future

2 days ago | wboi.org | Geoff Brumfiel |Andrea Hsu |Kirk Siegler

Reporters have been looking at federal agencies and employees impacted by DOGE cuts from food inspectors to nuclear scientists to firefighters, and the broader effects of the restructuring efforts. Copyright 2025 NPR
White House welcomes Afrikaners to the U.S., but drops protection for Afghan allies

3 days ago | wboi.org | Quil Lawrence |Tom Bowman

As many as 9,000 Afghan refugees are at risk of deportation, as the Trump administration has ended the temporary protected status (TPS) that allowed them to stay in the U.S. legally. The White House says their country is no longer dangerous for them, a contention that confounds Afghanistan watchers. "It's a death penalty for them if they return," said Zia Ghafoori, who worked as an interpreter in combat with U.S. Army Special Forces from 2002 to 2014.
Major League Baseball lifts lifetime ban on Pete Rose and 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson

3 days ago | wboi.org | Russell Lewis

The commissioner of Major League Baseball has removed Pete Rose, 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson and 15 other deceased players from the sport's permanent ineligibility list. The move clears the way for Rose, Jackson and others to potentially be voted into the Hall of Fame. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred made the decision after the Rose family filed an application to change the policy following Rose's death last year at age 83.
How did the Mavericks beat long odds to win top overall pick in the NBA draft?

3 days ago | wboi.org | Becky Sullivan |Juana Summers |Vincent Acovino |John Ketchum

The Dallas Mavericks have received the top pick in the next NBA Draft ... which has led to questions after the team traded away its star to the Los Angeles Lakers earlier this year.
FWCS partnership to bring childcare to all district elementary schools

6 days ago | wboi.org | Ella Abbott

Fort Wayne Community Schools will be providing before and after school childcare for all elementary students, in a new partnership to address family needs. Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, FWCS will be partnering with the YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne and Champions of Greater Fort Wayne to provide registered childcare services at schools across the district. Mitch Sheppard works in public and private partnerships at the district.
ARCH still constructing the future by preserving city's built heritage

1 week ago | wboi.org | Julia Meek

In honor of National Historic Preservation Month, local historian Karen Richards is presenting the final installment of ARCH, Inc.’s annual lecture series titled, Celebrating 50 Years of ARCH. This event takes place May 17, in the Cinema Center’s Spectator Lounge. ARCH was formed in 1975, Richards notes, out of a push by Fort Wayne’s Bicentennial Commission to save the last remaining structure from the city’s Wabash and Erie Canal era.
Local Roman Catholic bishop praises new pontiff, urges prayer

1 week ago | wboi.org | Rebecca Green

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend says he welcomes the new pope with joyful hope. In a statement issued Thursday a few hours after Pope Leo XIV was chosen to head the world’s Catholics, Rhoades said he remembered serving next to then Cardinal Robert Prevost at the Synod of Bishops in Rome. He added that he remembered the new pontiff as a man of intelligence, kindness, and humility.
Field Notes: May 8, 2025

1 week ago | wboi.org | Zach Bernard

Fort Wayne FC kicks off its season Sunday, and players and coaches are sharing their feelings ahead of the campaign. It will be the club's final season before its promotion to USL League 1 in 2026, and likely the last to be played at Bishop D'Arcy Stadium before moving to a new home. Victoria Jacobsen from The Journal Gazette swings by to discuss some changes approved by the IHSAA earlier this week, take a look at boys' volleyball sectionals, and check in on the TinCaps.
Cancer-causing chemicals are in many beauty products women use, a study finds

1 week ago | wboi.org | Ronnie Cohen

More than half of Black and Latina women in Los Angeles who participated in a new study regularly used personal-care products containing a known carcinogen. Study participants photographed the ingredient lists of all the products they used at home over the course of a week. The journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters published the study Wednesday.