Tag Archives: ETOW

Radio France International features Ears To Our World

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Thomas

Many of you know how important I consider shortwave radio to be in the third world and for those living under repressive regimes. Radio France International recently interviewed me regarding these views and my position as the founder and director … Continue reading →

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Ears To Our World: Giving the gift of radio

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Thomas

This holiday season, you might consider giving a charitable donation to Ears To Our World. A one time donation of $40 US can help a community through the power of shortwave radio. Many readers may know that I’m quite involved with ETOW. … Continue reading →

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Today is World Radio Day: Support a Cause via Shortwave Radio

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Thomas

Shortwave Radio Listeners may occasionally feel that their hobby is a passive one–one of simply listening. I’m here to tell you that it is not. SWLers are among the more enlightened of media hobbyists, and here’s why: 1) they tend … Continue reading →

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How to celebrate National Radio Day

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Thomas

August 20th is National Radio Day, a day for celebrating the invention of radio and this amazing 110+ year old communications medium, still so vital to information access throughout our world. Those of you who still believe in the relevance … Continue reading →

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ETOW featured on PRI’s The World Technology Podcast

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Thomas

Shortwave radio charity, ETOW (Ears To Our World) has been featured in this week’s PRI’s The World Technology Podcast. If you’ve never heard of ETOW, check out our previous posts or simply visit ETOW’s website. Self-powered shortwave radios are an … Continue reading →

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In an Internet World, Radio Lives

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Thomas

Thank you to Radio World for publishing this: For as long as I can remember I’ve been passionate about radio. From my earliest childhood memories in the 1980s during those final fading days of the Cold War — of my … Continue reading →

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Shortwave Radio Charity, Ears To Our World, Featured in Wall Street Journal

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Thomas

From the Wall Street Journal Magazine: “This is the sound of renewable education!” says Thomas Witherspoon, 37, founder of Ears to Our World, as he picks up a small portable radio and quickly cranks its handle, producing a high-pitched, wobbly … Continue reading →

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Humanitarian Radio Relief in Haiti

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Thomas

Radio Friends: For those of you who don’t know, I’m the founder and director of a newly formed non-profit organization called Ears To Our World (ETOW). ETOW’s mission is to send self-powered shortwave radios to schools in the developing world–you … Continue reading →

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