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Evanston Band Reports Hate, Pitt's Golden Guy Makes History | OAWB S4EP43
Marching band, color guard and winter guard news: Two stories from the marching arts community take center stage this week. At Evanston Township High School, marching band and color guard members report racist and homophobic harassment during a football game against New Trier, prompting an investigation. At the University of Pittsburgh, 18-year-old Dante Dew is making history as the first male member of the Golden Girls baton-twirling squad. Whitney Stone, Ricardo Robinson-Shinall and Sadie Wallace discuss what accountability should look like for the Evanston students and celebrate Dante's milestone alongside the history of male baton twirlers and rifle lines. Plus, Bands of America regional results from Waco, St. Louis, Memphis and California, WGI's 2027 Future Leaders Program, and new pep band competitions. Ricardo tackles upside-down color guard flags in the 60 Second Tech Block, then takes aim at unnecessary props in Water We Doing?! CHAPTERS: 00:00 Preview | 01:05 Welcome | 01:37 Evanston Band Reports Harassment | 08:02 WGI Future Leaders | 10:41 BOA Regional Results | 15:49 Pitt's Golden Guy | 21:51 Pep Band Competitions | 27:13 Previously on OAWB | 32:29 Guard Closet | 34:09 60 Second Tech Block | 36:56 Upside-Down Flags | 44:48 Water We Doing?! | 54:40 Gush & Go | 1:02:06 Closing HOSTS: Whitney Stone (@dancerwhit), Ricardo Robinson-Shinall (@ricardorrobinson), Sadie Wallace (@m.sadiewallace). Associate Producer: Jeremy Williams. SOURCES: Evanston/New Trier: https://www.newtrier.k12.il.us/p/~board/homepage-news/post/joint-statement-from-eths-and-nths | Pitt's Golden Guy: https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/10/19/pitt-golden-girls-baton-twirlers-marching-band-dante-dew/stories/202610130023 | BOA: https://marching.musicforall.org/ | WGI: https://www.wgi.org/futureleaders/ | Varsity: https://www.varsity.com/performing-arts/pep-band-regional-competitions/ Presented by Guard Closet: https://www.guardcloset.com/ | Listen: https://www.onawaterbreak.com/links | News: https://www.onawaterbreak.com/news | Team: https://www.onawaterbreak.com/team | Join: https://www.onawaterbreak.com/join-us | Follow @onawaterbreak, subscribe and share.
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