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On the May 12th Wake Up Call, host Rick Moore talks with local mothers Sarah, Jenn, Mariah, and his own mother about various stages and aspects of motherhood such as the decision to become a mother, naming your child, etc.

 

On the May 5 Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore talks with Josh Wheeler, Director of the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression. Rick and Josh discuss the the Center’s mission and achievements. The conversation focuses on the 2013 Muzzle Awards, which are given for affronts to/disregard for First Amendment principles. Mr. Wheeler shares the background of recent “winners.” The center has a new page where readers may leave their comments.

Mr. Wheeler also shares the history of The Community Chalkboard and Podium: A Monument to The First Amendment, located outside of City Hall in Charlottesville, which was designed based on feedback from the community.

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On the April 21 Wake Up Call host Rick Moore chats with Kaz Komolafe, editor-in-chief at the Cavalier Daily, to discuss such things as newspapers going digital and the effects of social media on the press, Cavalier Daily’s role in recent UVa incidents, and reporting current events to a niche readership.

 

On the April 7 Wake Up Call host Rick Moore talks with Walter Heinecke, professor of research, statistics, and evaluation at the Curry School of Education; and Peter Norton, professor at UVa’s School of Engineering and Applied Science and vice president of the UVa AAUP chapter, to discuss the why the AAUP is still important, the issues with Helen Dragas being reappointed to the Board of Visitors, and the imagery of UVa across the collegiate landscape.

 

On the Easter Wake Up Call host Rick Moore talks with local intuitive analyst Lee Channing to answer your phone calls and questions about about relationships with partners, friendships, pets, careers, and health, as well as talk about how different seasons and energies affect your life.

 

On the March 24 Wake Up Call host Rick Moore and special co-host Ren Hinchey talk with Peter Thompson, executive director of the Charlottesville Senior Center, about the Senior Center and what it offers to the Charlottesville community, as well as raise money for the Spring Fund Drive.

 

On the March 17 Wake Up Call host Rick Moore talks with Rennie Johnson and Abigail Turner, two task force members of the Charlottesville Human Rights Commission, to discuss the efforts, goals and realities of a politically appointed commission and the argument about why, or why not, to assemble it.

 

On the March 10 Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore speaks with Dr. Carl Bowman, Faculty member and Director of Survey Research at U.Va.’s Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture and Megan Juelfs-Swanson, doctoral candidate in Sociology as they discuss “The Culture of American Families Project.

The project is a multi-year study comprised of on-line surveys and face to face interviews, examining the treasured hopes, deepest fears, and most pressing challenges of today’s parents. The goal is to understand the climate in which children are being raised today. Some topics covered: What does it mean to be a “good parent” or a “good child” in this era. What challenges exist in parenting and how is parenting different now than in previous decades.

*Due to technical difficulties only the first forty minutes of the program were recorded.

 

On the February 24 Wake-Up Call, Rick Moore speaks with 3 members from the Albemarle County school system to talk about topics relevant to school systems in general. Rick’s guests are:

Steve Koleszar – Chairman, Albemarle County School Board
Dr. John “Billy” Haun – Albemarle  County Assistant Superintendent for Instruction
Dr. Matthew Haas – Albemarle County Assistant Superintendent for Organization and Human Resources

From inclement weather decision-making, to realignment and budgeting, to strategic planning and staff hiring, the public is aware of the outcomes but not always of the internal process. This is an opportunity to hear about decision-making from our local leaders, regardless of your school system.

 

On the February 17 Wake Up Call host Rick Moore talks with Becky Weybright, the executive director of the Sexual Assault Resource Agency (SARA). Along with Becky are Amanda Huskin, a SARA volunteer, and Mary McGregor, an intern at SARA. The three women discuss with Rick what the center provides for the community, current legislature surrounding sexual assault, and the social and cultural aspects surrounding the act of assault.

 

On the February 10 Wake Up Call host Rick Moore talks with Walter Mehring and Cara Marinucci, licensed relationship counselors, to discuss all relationships under the sun–family, friends, intimate, or otherwise–to celebrate Valentine’s Day a little bit early.

 

On the February 3 Wake Up Call host Rick Moore talks with “Lawrence,” the young man who brought his Cetme 308 into a local Charlottesville Kroger food store, to discuss his motives for the incident, the effects of the incident, and other miscellaneous issues related to the incident.

Left: A man in Oregon bringing his gun into JC Penny store.

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