The Mighty Zephyr is celebrating women artists, musicians, educators and activists all March long in honor of Women's History Month!
Did You Know Women’s History Month started as Women’s History Week? "Women’s History Month began as a local celebration in Santa Rosa, California. The Education Task Force of the Sonoma County (California) Commission on the Status of Women planned and executed a “Women’s History Week” celebration in 1978. Between 1988 and 1994, Congress passed additional resolutions requesting and authorizing the President to proclaim March of each year as Women’s History Month. Since 1995, each president has issued an annual proclamations designating the month of March as “Women’s History Month.” read more
No matter what the current administration does The Mighty Zephyr is celebrating! We're proud to be the home of one the longest running Women's Only Music shows "Face The Music" and we're proud of all the special shows our programmers have planned this month.
Every Thursday FACE THE MUSIC with Terre & Shelby "Tilts the scales every Thursday night with two and a half hours of music performed, written, and arranged by women!"
3/9 SUNDAY PAPERS with Rob "Join Sunday Papers as we celebrate Women's History Month! All female artists! Including Joni Mitchell, Nina Simone, Kim Gordon, Linda Ronstadt and more! Feel free to drop a request in the chat.
3/16 STRING THEORY with Dr. Robert "he best in women guitarists including Mary Osborne, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Emily Remler, Rosinha De Valença, Liona Boyd, Jocelyn Gould, Megan Lovell, Grace Bowers, Yasmin Williams, Yvette Young, Sue Foley, Jennifer Batten, and others!"
3/17 IT'S JUST JAZZ with Steve "Enjoy music from talented female artists as a celebration of Women’s History Month. Line up includes Ella Fitzgerald, Andrea Wolper, Diva Jazz Orchestra, Billie Holiday, Artemis and more!"
3/17 EVE OF DESTRUCTION with Josh "Women of Punk! Line up includes X-Ray Spex, Amyl & the Sniffers, The Slits, The Bags, Au Pairs, L7 and so many more!"
3/19 PLANET WAVES with Sista Shoshana "She'll feature women's music from around the world! You will be lifted and inspired through rhythmic music from around the planet and beyond."
3/19 RADIO RADICS with Brenton "Celebrate Women of Reggae on Radio Radics Tonight! Brenton's line up includes Phyllis Dillon, Joya Landis, Hortense Ellis, Lynn Tait, The Lovejoys, Claudette Miller and more!"
3/19 CREOLE STOMP with Hondo "All female performers from Louisiana playing beautiful and meaningful songs. Including Ann Savoy, Kristi Guillory, Queen Ida, Marcia Ball, Rosie Ledet, Amanda Shaw, Irma Thomas, Katie Webster, Saffire, Sheryl Comier, Marva Wright& Yvette Landry among many more."
3/25 ZEPHYR SOUL STEW with Tim G "Special Soul Women's Edition featuring Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Big Maybelle, Irma Thomas, Aretha, Mitty Collier, Bettye LaVette, Amy Winehouse, Sharon Jones, Mary Wells & others!"
3/28 CARIBBEAN DANCE RADIO with DJ PhG "We’re celebrating the powerful women of reggae—from foundation legends to the modern queens shaping the sound today. Tune in to KZFR for a mix honoring icons like Marcia Griffiths, Judy Mowatt, Sister Nancy, and Lady G, alongside today’s torchbearers like Koffee, Lila Iké, Sevana, Naomi Cowan, Jaz Elise, and more. Roots, dancehall, lovers rock, and conscious vibes—this one’s for the empresses!"
