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This week Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with Charlottesville Tomorrow Senior Reporter Sean Tubbs about current events affecting Charlottesville and Albemarle County.
The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m.The station is looking for volunteers. Apply here if you are interested in volunteering.
This week Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with Upper James River Keeper Pat Calvert about the state of the James River and the coal ash pond situation at the Bremo Power Plant.
The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m.The station is looking for volunteers. Apply here if you are interested in volunteering.
This week Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with Greg Buppert and Will Cleveland from the Southern Environmental Law Center about the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, the Clean Power Plan, the uranium mining ban in Virginia, the Bremo Power Plant and a few recent decisions from the Virginia General Assembly as they pertain to environmental law.
The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m.The station is looking for volunteers. Apply here if you are interested in volunteering.
This week Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with Ridge Schuyler about his work with the Charlottesville Works Initiative. According to Schuyler, 18% of Charlottesville families cannot afford food and shelter. That’s 5661 families says Schuyler. Billed as Real Jobs for Real People the initiative connects employers with the people they need.
Need help finding a job in Charlottesville? You can contact Mr. Schuyler at Ridge.Schuyler@cvilleworks.org.
The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m.The station is looking for volunteers. Apply here if you are interested in volunteering.
This week Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with Shelter for Help in Emergency Fundraising & Development Coordinator Sarah Ellis about domestic violence. One in three women is a victim of domestic violence during their lifetime. “It’s a part of American culture,” says Ellis. The shelter provides services for both women and children.
The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m.The station is looking for volunteers. Apply here if you are interested in volunteering.
This week WPVC’s Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with Santa who calls several lucky boys and girls to find out what’s on their Christmas lists.
The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m.
Founded by Jeff Lenert and Rod Howard WPVC 94.7 FM serves up a mix of progressive talk radio during the day and EDM during the evening hours. If you are interested in volunteering with the station you can apply here.
This week WPVC’s Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with Virginia General Assembly Delegate David Toscano about a wide range of topics including ABC Board agents and their role in policing underage drinking, the installation of Virginia Supreme Court Justice Jane Roush and the US 29/Rio Road development.
David Toscano is serving his fifth term in the Virginia General Assembly. He represents the 57th District (Charlottesville and part of Albemarle County) in the House of Delegates and, since 2011, has served as House Democratic Leader. David is a member of the Courts of Justice; Transportation; and Rules committees. David is also a member of the Disability Commission and has served on the special Joint Subcommittee to Study Land Use Tools in the Commonwealth and the Joint Committee to study Math, Science, and Engineering. He is a member of the Manufacturing Development Commission, the Virginia Adopts Statewide Steering Committee, the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program Committee, and the Board of Directors of the New College Institute. He is also a member of the United Way Board.
The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m.
Founded by Jeff Lenert and Rod Howard WPVC 94.7 FM serves up a mix of progressive talk radio during the day and EDM during the evening hours. If you are interested in volunteering with the station you can apply here.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of The Sunday Morning Wake-up Call here on the Charlottesville Podcasting Network. To mark the occasion, CPN’s Dan Gould talked with program host Rick Moore about the show’s genesis, along with its current and future plans.
Our interview took place at the studios of WPVC 94.7 on December 6, 2015.
You can listen to our ten-year archive of Wake-up Call here. The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m.
This week WPVC’s Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with University of Virginia Media Relations Coordinator & Associate Editor at Sabato’s Crystal Ball, Geoff Skelley about the 2016 US Federal Election.
Geoffrey Skelley is the media relations coordinator for the University of Virginia Center for Politics and associate editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball, the Center’s nonpartisan newsletter on American campaigns and elections. As a political analyst, Geoffrey has been quoted or cited in numerous print and online publications, such as the New York Times, Politico, Newsweek, and Huffington Post, among others, and does frequent radio and television interviews with local, national, and international media organizations. He also speaks to organizations around Charlottesville and Virginia on a regular basis, giving presentations at the Federal Executive Institute in Charlottesville and to groups like the Senior Statesmen of Virginia. Geoffrey has been with the Center since 2011.
A native of Harrisonburg, Virginia, Geoffrey received an M.A. in Political Science (with a focus on the European Union) from James Madison University in 2011, and is a graduate of the University of Virginia, receiving a B.A. in History in 2009. Beyond the Center and his love for American politics, Geoffrey closely follows developments in international affairs, sports, and music.
The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m.
Founded by Jeff Lenert and Rod Howard WPVC 94.7 FM serves up a mix of progressive talk radio during the day and EDM during the evening hours. If you are interested in volunteering with the station you can apply here.
This week WPVC’s Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with International Rescue Committee Executive Director for Charlottesville Harriet Kuhr about the IRC, its mission, history, process and the current politics of refugee settlement since the Paris attacks.
Harriet Kuhr joined the IRC in Atlanta in 2004 as manager of the program that helps resettled refugees find employment. In 2006, she became the manager of resettlement services, eventually overseeing a staff of some 20 case managers, employment coordinators and logistics specialists. She has been executive director of the IRC in Charlottesville since April 2010.
Her prior work experience includes more than 20 years working in the field of international cultural exchange. She is a graduate of the University of Virginia.
The Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call is heard on WPVC 94.7 Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m.
Founded by Jeff Lenert and Rod Howard WPVC 94.7 FM serves up a mix of progressive talk radio during the day and EDM during the evening hours. If you are interested in volunteering with the station you can apply here.
This week Rick is joined by the Co-Chairs of Charlottesville’s Youth Council, Mo Brown and Ramsey Byrne, along with Areeb Khan, UVA advisor to the Youth Council. The group works with city council and features 17 members aged 13-18. The purpose of Youth Council is to advise the council and inform the community about issues that affect youth, and makes recommendations on how they feel Charlottesville can be a better city.
Rick Moore has assembled a group to discuss how poverty affects the Charlottesville area. Alicia Lenahan, President of Piedmont CASA, the Court Appointed Special Advocates work for children whose parents are unable or unwilling to keep their children safe. Ridge Schuyler, director of Charlottesvile Works Initiative, helping local residents find decent work. Although minimum wage is $14K a year, for a Mother with two children to work and commute in Charlottesville, she would need to make about $34K a year. Along with Susan Goins-Eplee, MSN, RN, Bilingual Community Health Nurse for Jefferson Area CHiP, working with parents to make healthy homes, to help interpret, not only the language barrier, but also to interpret and navigate the healthcare system.
On Saturday, February 21 these groups, headed by Piedmont CASA will put on the Community Action Poverty Simulation (CAPS). The goal for the 80 participants is to keep a roof over their head and get their bills paid with a kit to role-play the life of a low-income family. More details on the CAPS simulation here.
More information about Piedmont CASA at pcasa.org, information about Charlottesville Works Initiative at cacfonline.org, and information about Jefferson area CHiP at jachip.org.
Poverty Simulation with Alicia Lenahan