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Move over Jon Stewart. This "Daily Show"
covers nothing but Jewish topics.

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The first half of each weekday pro-
gram is devoted to community news
Special to the Jewish News
updates, while the second half features
ershon Friedman channels
interviews. Saturday shows are divided
his energy into connecting
between music and community.
with Jews of all persuasions.
During the first half-hour broadcast
Through his band,
on weekdays, listeners hear the latest
Mesamechai Leiv
news found in print and
("Those Who Make the
broadcast resources,
Heart Happy"), he con-
announcements of events
nects face-to-face with
found in newspapers and
people attending Jewish-
press releases, congratula-
themed parties. Through
tions messages called in
his Torah Radio Network
by listeners and Torah
(TRN), he connects
commentary by rotating
across the airwaves with
rabbis.
people looking for cur-
One second half-
rent Jewish information TRN founder and host Gershon
hour topic covered in
Friedman: "Were Orthodox based
and trends.
Detroit was issues faced
but we try to draw all Jews together
Friedman, who
by Yeshiva Beth
with programs of common interest."
launched the TRN in
Yehudah, as discussed
1996 with Yisroel
by Rabbi Avraham
Dovid Berger; offers an hour program
Fishman, director of special projects at
— The Daily Show -- five evenings a
the Jewish day school. Another topic
week in Chicago. Just recently, the two
was summer skin care, as explained by
producers and on-air personalities
Dr. Julie Goldberg, a Jewish dermatolo-
expanded into the Detroit market with
gist based in Chicago.
The Detroit Daily Show, which runs 9-
Upcoming interview segments will
10 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays on
include discussions of the Jewish neigh-
WNZK, 680-AM on the radio dial.
borhood that thrived along Dexter, the
"We're Orthodox based, but we try to
growth of the Jewish community in
draw all Jews together with programs of
Detroit and Jewish day schools in
common interest," says Friedman, 27,
Michigan.
whose wife, Chaya Jarcaig, grew up in
"Our strongest show so far occurred
Windsor and attended religious school
right before Passover," Friedman says.
in Detroit.
"We had a call-in segment with Rabbi
"What made us want to do this is that
Yaakov Eisenbach, who answered ques-
we found a void in the community.
tions about what products are kosher for
There was no way to contact all the Jews
Passover. In the 30 minutes of the seg-
in Chicago by just turning on a radio."
ment, we had 50 calls."
The network, which started with a
"We don't preach in any way," says
program of Jewish music, entered its
Friedman, who turned office space into
current Chicago programming mode last
a studio.
September. The idea for the network
"We always encourage our listeners to
came from Berger, a Torah scribe.
send in their suggestions and comments,
"We want our programming to be
and we'd like to branch out to different
very thorough," Friedman says. "It's not
cities soon." ❑
directed toward any one audience. We
broadcast in the evening hours for family
The Detroit Daily Show airs 9-10 p.m.
time so that the focus is on family, com-
Mondays and Wednesdays on WNZK-
munity and getting everyone involved."
680 AM. Those living outside the
TRN planners, including program
broadcast territories can access the shows
director Eli Samber, who teaches at a
over the Internet at www.torahradio.net .
Hebrew day school, have established
Listeners can communicate program-
fixed formats-so audiences will know
ming ideas by faxing them to
what they can expect to hear at certain
(773) 267-4882 or e-mailing them to
times in the hour and on certain days of
info@torahradio.net .
the week.

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