Wake-Up: Blue Star Families of Central VA

On the March 29 edition of the Wake-Up Call, Rick Moore returns to talk with Jacqui Cecalupo and Karen Bobbitt of Blue Star Families of Central Virginia, a non-partisan, non-sectarian, non-profit and multi-racial group supporting friends and family of those currently serving or who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America.

Wake-Up Call: American Shakespeare Center with guest host Pete Ronayne

On the March 22 Wake-Up Call, guest host Pete Ronayne talks with Ralph Alan Cohen, Founding Executive Director and Director of Mission at the American Shakespeare Center, and Sarah Ellen Enloe, Director of Education. The American Shakespeare Center is an internationally acclaimed theatre company that performs Shakespeare’s works under their original staging conditions — on a simple stage, without elaborate sets, and with the audience sharing the same light as the actors — right in Central Virginia.

Wake-Up Call: Aging in a Challenging Time

On the March 1st edition of the Wake-Up Call, Rick talks with Jeanne McCusker and Una Ezell of Home Instead Senior Care, a home health care agency devoted to keeping seniors in their own homes as they grow older. Along with local real estate expert Jim Duncan, they talk about the challenges for seniors and their families as the economy tightens.

Wake-Up Call: Love and Loss on Valentine’s Day

On the February 15th edition of the Wake-Up Call, Rick talks to guests about their experience with divorce and marriage. Does growing up in a family with married parents increase your own chances for healthy relationships? Does a failed first marriage help lead to a healthier second marriage? Or do you always carry the baggage of earlier relationships? Rick’s guests and his callers discuss their personal experiences.

Wake-Up Call: How the local Salvation Army helps

On the January 18 edition of the Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, Rick talks with Marnie Allen, director of transitional housing and the soup kitchen for the Salvation Army in Charlottesville. They discuss the increased call for services due to the current economic conditions, the role of transitional housing (in contrast to homeless shelters), and what the Salvation Army does when not ringing bells in front of stores during the holidays.

Wake-Up Call: Lee Channing, Intuitive Consultant, on the New Year

On the January 4th edition of WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, Rick Moore welcomes returning favorite guest Lee Channing, Intuitive Consultant, to talk about the energies and colors that can guide us into the new year. The many callers had questions about personal guidance, lost pets, and relationships.

Wake Up Call: Alan Zimmerman, the Tough Customer

On the December 28th edition of WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore talks with Alan Zimmerman who, for the past year and a half, has written the Tough Customer column for The Hook. Alan concluded 2008 with a final column on the many people who got caught up in scams, and offers perspective and advice to consumers.