Live TV in the Community
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Tony Robles Talks To Authors At Hickory Literary Festival 2026
Tony Robles interviews authors Marlo Scheitler, Maeve Fox, Jojo Berret, and Jason Parker about their impactful works. Scheitler explores themes of diversity and empowerment in her poetry, while Fox’s book reflects on personal transformation. Berret’s “Joetry” connects activism…
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Literature and Public Lands Celebration in Flatrock, NC
Tony Robles speaks to Joel about his book, In The Absence Of Belief at the Literature & Public Lands Celebration in Flatrock North Carolina. The event took place April 18th 12-4pm, it celebrated the local authors, artists, and…
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Waialua Volunteers Step Up
Waialua got hit pretty hard. My father’s place is on high ground, but Waialua is in a valley, and all of that water came down. I could see the water lines on the houses and they were pretty…
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Waialua Recovery
Waialua, a small farming community, is facing unprecedented flooding, severely damaging homes and forcing evacuations. Despite this disaster, community response has been strong, with many volunteers assisting in cleanup efforts. Concerns over contaminated water supply hinder recovery, with…
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Basketball, Bagoong and Bayanihan in Albany, Georgia
In Albany the Filipino community is holding a basketball tournament with teams from the local Filipino league competing. The tournament is a fundraiser for children in the Philippines, children in need of school supplies. This is one of…
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John Coltrane Sunday Morning
Tony Robles recites poem, John Coltrane Sunday Morning in Hamlet, North Carolina, Birthplace of John Coltrane On The Day After His Birthday
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Pilgrimage to Hamlet, North Carolina, Birthplace of John Coltrane on His Birthday
Peggy Harris shows Listen & Be Heard Contributor Tony Robles the John Coltrane Mural in Hamlet, North Carolina. Peggy was born and raised in Hamlet and graciously guided Tony to the mural while telling stories of her birthplace…
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Porch Music all Day in Morganton, NC
Tony Robles roams Morganton on International Porch Music Day, where it is an all-day event spread out to make it possible to hear almost everyone.
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Jose Case
Tony Robles talks with Jose Case, Main Street celebrity in Hendersonville, NC. In the video they talk about his bikes. In the audio file, Tony reads Jose a poem that he wrote about him, and interviews him WPVM…
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Hendersonville Rally Against GOP abortion ban proposal
Listen & Be Heard speaks to attendees at abortion rights rally
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Home of Dr. Nina Simone
Tony Robles visits Tryon, NC, birthplace of Nina Simone, and reads a poem…
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Good Morning Truck
Tony Robles speaks to Stanley, owner of a new food truck ahead of The Acoustic Trail Trolley in Hendersonville, which raises money for the PTSD Fund.
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A Juneteenth Freedom Fest Hendersonville Reflection
We were in a car headed in the direction of the Carl Sandburg Home Historical Site in Flat Rock where the event was scheduled to take place. Crystal receives a call. I hear her conversing with someone about…
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Flute Busking
Tony Robles talks with Diana Flores, who plays flute on Main Street in Hendersonville. She describes the freedom that it affords her in her choices of music, including themes to her favorite video games. She also plays in…
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From Bamboo Comes Life:
Edwin Lozada, Executive Director of Philippine American Writers and Artists (PAWA), who explains the Philippine creation story of the first man and woman. Malakas is the first man who was created, and Maganda, the first woman.
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Las Flores
In Hendersonville a community comes out early Sunday morning to honor the earth, the soil; a place to plant songs and poetry and a vision of sharing and depending on one another. Our sustenence is the dream that…
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Student Art on Display
The Arts Council of Henderson County showcased student artists grades 3 through 12 in its yearly contest on April 14th. The art showcase and contest was held at the Blue Ridge Mall in Hendersonville, North Carolina
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Healing Love is What it’s About
Tony Robles speaks with Robert Zachary of the Healing Love Institute who shares life experience and poetry too.
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Virtuous Spells Love
The Hendersonville Main library celebrated National Reading month on March 4th with an event that included great songs by the performer Virtuous, whose rhymes, rhythms and energetic personality got the crowd of kids and parents moving to the…
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Rise Up! Hendersonville, North Carolina remembers and celebrates Black History Month 2023
Tony Robles speaks to Alyeh Cady and Pam Suber, videos and photos by Isabel Cutler at the Rise Up! Black History Month Event at Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Hendersonville produced by Crystal Cauley.
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Henderson County School board member Stacey Caskey on unconscious bias in the Henderson County Schools
Tony Robles speaks with Stacey Caskey about unconscious bias for Listen & Be Heard.
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Interview with John Ariatti of Grow Our Own Teachers of Color, part two
Tony Robles interviews John Ariatti for L&BH.
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Interview with John Ariatti of Grow Our Own Teachers of Color Part 1
Listen and Be Heard speaks to John Ariatti of Grow Our Own Teachers of Color at a meeting on black equity in Henderson County Schools. His group works to increase the numbers of teachers of color in Henderson…
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Take Action! Healing the Unconscious Bias in the Henderson County School System with Deborah Ogiste and Crystal Cauley at meeting held at the Unitarian Church in Hendersonville, NC
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Remembering Poet Al Robles and his love for Community (1930-2009)
Tony Robles remembers his uncle Al Robles on the occasion of his birthday.
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Familiar food for the Latino/a/x Community in Hendersonville
From Mexico, El Salvador, Guatamala And their nopales tongues sing nopales songs and speak nopales poetry and rituals And from their hands come: Chayote Jalapenis Peras Limon Cebolla Banana Yucca Tomatillos Frijoles Arroz In a place called Hendersonville
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Listen and Be Heard TV: Crystal Cauley of the Black History Collective of Henderson County Speaks at the People’s Museum on Black History
Listen and Be Heard TV: Crystal Cauley of the Black History Collective of Henderson County Speaks at the People’s Museum on Black History for MLK Day 2023.