On the November 25 Wake Up Call host Rick Moore talks with Hook journalist Barbara Nordin to talk about the history of and surrounding the historic Swannanoa Mansion that lies on top of Afton Mountain.
Wake-Up Call: Lincoln on the Radio
On the November 18 Wake-Up Call host Rick Moore talks with Anne Chapman local casting director and member of the Virginia Production Alliance and actors Kevin O’Donnell and Robert Wray about their experiences on the set of Lincoln.
Wake Up Call: Post-Election Politics
On the November 11 Wake Up Call, host Rick Moore talks with UVa Department of Politics Professor Sid Milkis about the results of the past election on Tuesday and what they mean, as well as different issues such as campaigning and various platform issues.
Wake-Up Call: IMPACT Charlottesville
On the November 4 Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore focuses on IMPACT (Interfaith Movement Promoting Action by Congregations Together), a grassroots movement of 32 member congregations that join together to work on the root causes of community problems. Rick’s guests are IMPACT Board member Janie Eckman and Vice-President Denise Zito. The group’s past successes include addressing transportation, health, and housing needs of the working poor and indigent in our community.
Wake Up Call: Virginia Film Festival
On the October 28 Wake Up Call, substitute host Sean McCord fills in for Rick Moore to talk with Jody Kielbasa, festival director, and Wes Harris, festival associate programmer and production coordinator, about the annual Virginia Film Festival, including what the festival is about, the events going on during the festival, and more.
Wake-Up Call: Hawes Spencer and local stories
On the October 21 Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore talks to Hawes Spencer, editor of The Hook, on several local important stories, including the EPA Superfund site in Greenwoood; a new book that challenges the idea of Thomas Jefferson as a benevolent slaveholder; and the 100th anniversary of The Jefferson Theater.
Wake Up Call: Genetically Modified Foods
On the October 14 Wake Up Call host Rick Moore talks to Professor Dr. Manuel Lerdau of the UVa Department of Environmental Sciences and nutrition specialist and certified Wellcoach Wendy Vigdor-Hess about genetically modified foods, fact versus fiction on them, and any health risks or benefits.
Wake-Up Call: Improving Teaching and Learning
On the October 7 Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore talks with Robert Pianta, Dean of UVA’s Curry School of Education and Director of the Curry School’s Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning (CASTL), an interdisciplinary center that provides evidence-based tools to improve teaching and strengthen learning.
Wake Up Call: Middle Eastern Events
On the September 30 Wake Up Call, host Rick Moore talks with Scott Harrop, lecturer of Middle Eastern Studies at UVA, about the recent uprisings and events occurring in the middle east, as well as what these actions imply, such as the state of free speech.
Wake Up Call: Fall Fund Drive
On the September 23 Wake Up Call host Rick Moore and his nephew Ren Hinchey interview the executive director of the Charlottesville Area Habitat for Humanity Dan Rosensweig and plays the “Best of” moments from this past year on the Wake Up Call.
Wake Up Call: Talk with the Psychic
On the September 16 Wake Up Call host Rick Moore talks with intuitive analyst Lee Channing of Spirits Evolving to discuss and predict listeners’ futures, careers, relationships, pets, and more.
Wake Up Call: Gay and Lesbian Issues
On the September 9 Wake Up Call, host Rick Moore talks with Lisa Green, a member of the Charlottesville Planning Commission, Amy Sarah Marshall, president of the Charlottesville Pride Community Network, and Edward Strickler, a local human rights advocate and part of the Virginia Department of Health, to discuss living life in Charlottesville while being a member of the LGBTQ+ community, political and social issues that surround being gay, and the first annual Charlottesville Pride Festival.