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Former 5th District Congressional Candidate Al Weed has relaunched Public Policy of Virginia, a grass roots organization whose stated mission is to “change the energy culture of the Commonwealth.” Weed joined Rick Moore on the July 13th edition of the Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call on WNRN to answer questions about the role carbon emissions. What [...]

Live Arts is on the cutting edge again just ask any tween. In the great tradition of American Musical Comedy Love Stories, Live Arts is presenting Disney s High School Musical this summer from July 11 to August 2, on the main stage, with all local talent. As the actors warmed up for their final rehearsal, I [...]

On the July 6, 2008 edition of WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, real estate blogger Jim Duncan talks with Rick Moore about the state of the Central Virginia housing market. Is it a good time to sell your house? Should you move from renting to owning? Find out more in this podcast from the Charlottesville [...]

Listeners to the June 29, 2008 installment of WNRN s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call with Rick Moore will get a one-hour lesson in personal finance from one of the region s top experts. Karin Bonding teaches a personal finance course at the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia. She answers calls from listeners about [...]

On this edition of Sunday Morning Wake-Up call show Pete Ronayne and Jim Sofka, two political analyst discuss presidential election 2008 wiath Rick Moore. Topics include candidate experience, whether America is ready to vote for a black man as President, and who would be a more acceptable first lady.

On this week s edition of the Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, three board members of the Almost Home Pet Adoption Center, join Rick in the studio to talk about No-Kill animal shelters. Bette Grahame, Sarah Landon, and Tedi Wright discuss topics such as spay and neutering, volunteering at the shelter, and how else individuals can help. [...]

This week s edition of the Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call with Rick Moore is a discussion about Alzheimer s - what it is, how to catch it, and what to expect in those that have it. Sue Friedman is the President of the Central and Western Virginia Chapter of the Alzheimer s Association, and joins Rick in the [...]

This week s edition of WNRN s Wake-Up Call is a discussion about politics - specificially the 2008 Presidential Race. Three guests: Bonnie, Thalia, and Jim, give their opinions on questions such as, Should Clinton drop out? Which Democratic candidate would do better against McCain? and How does ageism/racism/genderism play into the equation? The conversation then moves to [...]

Mental health is the topic of this week s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call on WNRN. Paul Patrick, a founder of On Our Own, and Frank Blankenship of MindFreedom International, both Mental Health Advocacy groups, join host Rick Moore in the studio. They also consider themselves to be psychiatric survivors, having both been forcibly committed to mental [...]

In today’s show, adapted from an article published on the Oscar Web site written by Margaret Grundy, we look at be the research of Richard Handler, UVa professor of anthropology, and how the popularized story of colonial Williamsburg, upon reexamination reveals different side of tale. When Americans visit Colonial Williamsburg, they come to celebrate their nation’s [...]

This week is a special Mother s Day edition of the Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call. Two mothers joins host Rick Moore in the studio to talk about what it s like to be a mom, and how they raised their kids. Vicky - a mother of three, and Molly - who has two children, answer questions about [...]

On this week s edition of the Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, Barbara Nordin, who has written articles for the Hook and the C-Ville, speaks with host Rick Moore about three local mysteries. From the dissappearance of Judy Jones in 1969, to the deaths of Julie Williams and Lollie Winans in 1996, to Pat Collins in 1986, [...]

We had a conversation with John Gibson, Artistic Director or Live Arts, the day after he announced Live Art's next season schedule to a packed house.

Lee Channing is back in the studio this week to take calls and answer questions about work, relationships, and other sometimes stressful aspects of life. From how job interviews will go, to how to deal with sickness and ailments, she hands out advice and insight to callers. Lee specializes in intuitive color awareness: being aware of the color in your environment, and the effect it has on your life - a topic she recently finished a book about. She also runs a weekly internet talk-show, every Friday at noon. To contact Lee or her consulting group, Spirits Evolving, you can visit their website.

On this edition of WNRN s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, Amy Predmore and Tatyanna Patten, Co-Presidents of Charlottesville s Earth Week, join Rick Moore to talk about the 10-day celebration. Predmore and Patten discuss some of the general trends of the environmental movement, as well as the events coming up locally for Earth Week (which runs April 18-27). From environmental movies to tree plantings and concerts, there are more than a dozen events on the calendar. The guests also discuss the Discover Transportation Freedom Initiative, a plan to get people to discover alternatives to commuting by car; as well as the effort to popularize Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs. Amy Predmore says that Earth Week is about bringing together people who care about change. If you want to see change, you can get involved by donating or attending Earth Week events. For more information, you can contact Earth Week on their website.

On this week s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, Michael Lachance of the Nelson County Virginia Cooperative Extension joins Rick Moore in the studio for a discussion about beekeeping, and the phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder. From how a colony operates, to how to get started in beekeeping, Lachance dispels common bee myths and dishes out everything you wanted to know about beekeeping. Members of the community also call in with their own questions about bees and the law, disease, and safety. Plus, did you know that the US Postal Service delivers bees through the mail? Or that drone bees don t have stingers? Learn more interesting facts about bees, only on WNRN s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call!

Coy Barefoot joins Rick Moore on a special taped edition of WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call. Coy and Rick have been working together on and off for years, and this time it’s Coy’s turn to be interviewed. Subscribe to WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call by Email

It s the annual Barhoppers show on this week s edition of WNRN s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call! Members from Offstage Theatre s Barhoppers 2008 join Rick Moore in the studio to present some samples from their show. The show s various directors and producers explain what exactly Barhoppers is and how it got started, while the actors perform excerpts from some of the skits - Automatic Writing, Tragic Hero, Big Fish, Little Fish, and Answer Man. Barhoppers is theatre performed in bars - and this year, all seven skits are by local playwright Joel Jones. You can see the show at Rapture for the next two weeks, Sunday through Tuesday, 7:30 at Rapture. The show is open to all ages, though parental discretion is advised. Tonight is the only non-smoking show.

On the March 9th edition of the Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call on WNRN, two representatives from Appalachian Voices join host Rick Moore to talk about Dominion Virginia s plans to build a new coal power plant in Southwestern Virginia. Tom Cormons is the director of the Charlottesville offices for Appalachian Voices, and Mike McCoy is a field organizer from Richmond - they discuss the so-called green power plant: why it s important to Dominion Virginia, what makes it green, and what it could have on the area. Callers chime in with their questions about the plant: How many jobs will this provide? Why has this plant been getting so much media attention? What are the pros and cons? Find out all about the proposed power plant, as well as learn about some of the other environmental issues Appalachian Voices deals with - only on the Wake-Up Call! Express your opinion about the power plan by commenting after the show! For more information, the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has posted links to Dominion s application for a permit that will explain the company s attempts to limit air pollution from the facility, including mitigation plans. The facility is known as the Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center, and the engineering analysis is halfway down the page. DEQ is taking public comment until March 12.

On this March 2nd, 2008 edition of WNRN s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call,two experts on the subject of epilepsy join host Rick Moore for a discussion about the condition. Suzanne Bischoff of the Epilepsy Foundation of Virginia and Assistant Professor Howard Goodkin of UVa s Department of Neurology discuss subjects such as: Is medication the only way to treat Epilepsy? What about diet and nutrition, or other less conventional solutions? The guests discuss this, as well as how loved ones of those with Epilepsy deal with the disorder. They also talk about the stigma associated with Epilepsy, and the challenges Epileptics deal with in many parts of life: dating, socializing, even getting to work. Learn about this invisible disorder that affects millions of people every year - only on the Wake-Up Call.

The afternoon before the 80th annual Academy Awards, three movie experts visited the WNRN studios for the Wake-Up Call s annual Oscars show. Ben Nuckols and Tom Dumontier (two films reviewers for WNRN), and Adam Greenbaum (the owner of an independent movie theater) discussed their predictions for winners, and delved into what types of movies tend to get nominated and win. They also talked about how the recent writers strike has affected the Academy Awards - will this be a laugh-out-loud night to remember, or a quickly thrown-together mess? Give your own predictions for the winners, by commenting after the podcast! You can watch the 80th Annual Academy Awards at 8:30PM tonight on ABC.

On this special late Valentine’s Day episode of the Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore brings three guests into the studio to talk about love and relationships. They talk about whether they believe in love at first sight, the different types of relationships that exist, and what exactly love is. They also discuss friendships with exes, and how their beliefs about love have changed as they’ve gotten older. Callers also ask their own questions to the guests and add their perspectives on relationships. What are their rules about dating? Do they follow them? Learn all about how different people view love - and add your opinions by commenting after the show!

It s two days til the primary polls open in Virginia, and on this Sunday, February 10th edition of the the Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore explores this years presidential race. Pete Ronayne and Jim Sofka are with the Federal Executive Institute, a center for professional executive education. They discuss last week s Super Tuesday and what it meant (or didn t mean) for the candidates. Ronayne and Sofka also talk about Tuesday s primary - the focus on the Democratic over the Republican candidates, whether it will decide the Democratic presidential nominee, and the recent emergence of Virginia as a battleground state. Plus, the guests explain the primary process as a whole: how it works, the differences between the Democratic and Republican Races, and the importance of so-called Super Delegates. Callers also ask their own questions about the race. The Wake-Up Call is broadcast every Sunday morning from 11AM-Noon (EST) on WNRN-FM. If you want to participate in the show, you can call the WNRN studios at (434) 979-0919, or toll-free at 1-877-967-6762. Visit our RSS feed to subscribe.

On the Sunday, February 3rd edition of WNRN s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore speaks with leaders from several non-profit organizations in Charlottesville. Mary Burkholz from the shelter Caring For Creatures, UVA business professor Rob Patterson, and Tim Sinatra from the local chapter of the Boys and Girls Club are the guests in the studio as we talk all things non-profit. They talk about how to build an organization from scratch, the hurdles organizations have to overcome to be classified as a non-profit, and why not all non-profits are tax exempt. Tim Sinatra, as the leader of a branch of a national organization, also talks about the advantages and disadvantages of being part of a larger non-profit network. How are non-profits regulated? How do they get their funds? Find out all you need to know about charitable organizations, here on the Wake-Up Call. The Wake-Up Call is broadcast every Sunday morning from 11AM-Noon (EST) on WNRN-FM. If you want to participate in the show, you can call the WNRN studios at (434) 979-0919, or toll-free at 1-877-967-6762. Visit our RSS feed to subscribe.

For the January 27th edition of the Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore delves into a topic at the top of many New Years Resolutions: staying healthy. Melanie Brede, a registered dietitian; and Dr. Diane Wakat, who runs a private nutrition clinic, join Rick in the studio to talk about health in today s lifestyle. They answer questions about fast food (how much?), preventing diabetes, and offer some alternative ways of looking at the traditional food pyramid. Later on in the show, the guests also answer questions and worries that callers have about their own health and diets. Does chicken soup really help you get better?Unlimited us cellular ringtones composer access databases or local special times us cellular ringtones company, name. What about multi-vitamin supplements and other fast-track solutions to staying healthy? Find out what the experts have to say, right here on the Wake-Up Call. The Wake-Up Call is broadcast every Sunday morning from 11AM-Noon (EST) on WNRN-FM. If you want to participate in the show, you can call the WNRN studios at (434) 979-0919, or toll-free at 1-877-967-6762. Dr. Wakat is also the co-author of The Energetic Diabetic: A Personal Fitness Guide

On the January 13th edition of WNRN s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, Rick Moore is joined in studio by representatives of are organizations that serve the area s poorest residents. Susan Banks, Rich Keffert and Patti Wilson of Emergency Food Bank Will Gallik of On Our Own Dave Norris of PACEM (People and Congregations Engaged in Ministry) The five guests answer questions about getting along with neighbors, coordinating donors, maintaining shelter facilities and collecting and distributing food between agencies and other organizations.

Realtor Jim Duncan and mortgage broker Matt Hodges of Compass Home Loans join Rick Moore on the January 20th edition of WNRN s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call to talk about what s new in the area real estate market. The pair answer questions and give explanations of how to buy real estate and how current trends have affected professionals and influenced buyers of property. Jim has a great summary of the show on his blog. Go and comment there!

For the New Year show, Lee Channing answers callers questions about family, career, personal challenges and mysteries. Particular callers ask about moving on from paralyzing breakups, reducing stress at work and in life, and anger management. Also covered are the meaning of color and the roles of chakras (zones of the body) in the life. She projects the nature of the coming year for individual callers and in general.