Andy Friedman
Andy Friedman and Paul Curreri were at WNRN this morning for an interview and some songs with Anne Williams on Acoustic Sunrise. Andy has a new album called “Weary Things” and treated us to a few songs. He plays tomorrow night at Clementine Cafe in Harrisonburg.
The Duhks
The Duhks swung by WNRN’s Acoustic Sunrise this morning. They interviewed with Anne Williams and played a few songs for us off of their new album, “Fast Paced World”. Hailing from Winnipeg, Canada, they are playing their first show ever in Charlottesville tonight at Gravity Lounge.
Professor Edwin T. Burton of the University of Virginia Economics Department spoke on the current economic crisis at a Senior Statesmen of Virginia forum on January 14, 2008. Professor Burton is a well known economic expert who is a frequent guest on WINA. He is the former head of the Virginia Retirement System and is the author of the Burton Finance Blog.
Burton received his B.A. in Economics from Rice University in 1964 and his Ph.D. in Economics from Northwestern University in 1971. He is currently professor of economics at the University of Virginia, a post he has held since 1998. He is also currently a trustee of Virginia Retirement System. His past positions include head of Investment Banking and Municipal Finance at Interstate Johnson Lane from 1994 to 1995, president of Rothschild Financial Services, Inc. from 1987 to 1994, senior vice President of Smith Barney from 1975 to 1984 and assistant and associate professor of economics at Cornell University from 1969 to 1979.
The topic of today’s presentation is “The Financial Crisis – Which Inning Are We In?”. Bill Davis, SSV board member and secretary, moderated today’s program.
Second year student Chip Ransler joins BusinessCast this week to talk about Husk Power Systems, a company in the Darden Business Incubator founded by Chip and fellow student Manoj Sinha, and recently featured in the New York Times. In the news: “Watching the Inauguration,” “UVA is Number One,” “Job Searching in Challenging Times,” and “Making the Top 100.”
Yarn
Yarn dropped into WNRN’s Acoustic Sunrise this morning for an interview with Anne Williams, fresh from their show at IS Venue last night. They are playing at Clementine Cafe in Harrisonburg on Saturday. They treated is to some live songs from their album “Empty Pockets”. Videos are up at youtube.com/WNRNradio.
Ted Genoways has recently been on sabbatacial from the Virginia Quarterly Review to write a book about Walt Whitman’s life from 1860 to 1882. Walt Whitman and the Civil War: America’s Poet during the Lost Years of 1860-1862 will be published by in July 2009 by the University of California Press. Ted was a guest on the January 7, 2009 edition of WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” with Coy Barefoot. They also discussed the upcoming issue of the Virginia Quarterly Review.
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